Hawker Fare- SF

Snacking & Drinking Dishes (Khong Gin Len)

• Beer Nuts (Tua Din)$6.00

  A fun & addictive bar snack to keep you drinking. Red peanuts roasted with makrut lime leaves, chilies, garlic & salt

• Blistered Green Beans$12.00

  My mother's original recipe: tender beans tossed in homemade Prik Khing curry paste with smoked bacon (can be made without)

• Fried Chicken (Gai Tod)$14.00

  Thai-style: boneless chicken thighs marinated then fried in a rice flour batter & tossed in Nam Prik Pao charred chili jam

Aromatic & Spicy Salads (Laab, Yum, Som Tum)

• Thai Papaya Salad (Som Tum Thai)$14.00

  A quintessential dish of Thai food: green papaya pounded with dried shrimp, palm sugar, fish sauce, chilies & lime, topped with crushed peanuts. A balanced & refreshing salad of sweet, tart & savory - all mildly spiced

• Lao Papaya Salad (Tum Mak Houng)$14.00

  Called Tum Som in Laos, where papaya salads originated, this papaya salad packs a punch. It's pounded with salted black river crab (a Lao delicacy), fish sauce, Pladek fermented fish, dried Thai chilies, tamarind, tomatoes & lime. This papaya salad is still balanced & refreshing, but it's definitely funkier & spicier than the Thai-style

• Minced Pork Salad (Laab Moo)$15.00

  Tossed with shallots, mint, cilantro, green onions, rice powder & dried Thai chilies & seasoned with fish sauce & lime. Served with lettuce & cucumber

• Bean Thread Noodle Salad (Yum Woon Sen)$15.00

  Warm glass noodles with minced pork, shrimp and wood ear mushrooms, tossed with Nam Prik Pao charred chili jam, lime juice, mint and green onions, topped with fried shallots

• Crispy Rice Ball Salad (Nam Khao Tod)$14.00

  A Lao classic: Jasmine rice is seasoned with coconut meat & red curry paste; the rice is then formed into balls, fried, broken apart & tossed with fermented pork, peanuts, cilantro, dried Thai chilies, fish sauce & lime juice. Served with a bouquet of herbs & lettuce. This crunchy salad can be made without pork

Specialty Dishes (Jaan Piset)

• Red Curry Rice Vermicelli Noodles (Khao Poon Nahm Prik)$14.00

  Laotian noodle dish of rice vermicelli noodles in a spicy coconut milk curry broth with bamboo shoots. Spiced with our homemade red curry paste & enriched with chicken broth, finished with bean sprouts, shaved cabbage & herbs

• Tamarind Egg Drop Curry Noodles with Peanuts (Mee Kati)$14.00

  Flat rice noodles in a rich egg drop curry broth seasoned with peanuts, fermented bean paste & tamarind, garnished with bean sprouts, green onions, cilantro & fried shallots

• "Chicken & Rice" (Khao Mun Gai)$15.00

  Hainanese style chicken & rice made the Hawker Fare way. Poached chicken thigh served with a ginger & fermented bean sauce, with cucumbers & cilantro over chicken fat rice. A hugely popular one dish meal found at most street vendors & shophouses, every vendor & household has their own original recipe, ours is no different in spirit & celebrates a classic

• Braised Pork Belly (Dtom Kiem)$16.00

  Tender pork belly, tofu and a hard-boiled egg. We braise the belly in a rich broth that's made by first making a caramel, then adding garlic, ginger, "seasoning sauce," fish sauce and star anise. Topped with house-fermented mustard greens, Chinese celery & cilantro. We recommend pouring the side of sriracha over every single bite

• Brussels Sprouts In Bean Sauce (Phat Pak Talat Fai Dang)$10.00

  Wok-tossed with fermented yellow bean, garlic & Thai chilies. A common, simple preparation of vegetables found at street vendors & in shophouses throughout Thailand & Laos

Grilled Dishes (Ahaan Ping, Ahaan Yang)

• Isaan BBQ Chicken (Gai Yang)$16.00

  An Isaan staple. BBQ chicken is found everywhere in Isaan: cooking along roadsides, in shophouses even on bikes! Our half chicken is brined for 24 hours (the meat can look a little pink) & then rubbed with spices, lemongrass & turmeric. This dish is served with two sauces: Nam Jim Waan, a sweet chili garlic sauce, & Jaew Makham, a tart tamarind dip. Quantities are limited

• Isaan Herbed Pork Sausage (Sai Oua)$15.00

  Made in-house, this aromatic Northern-style spicy pork sausage is made with braised pig's skin, garlic, shallots, fresh yellow turmeric, makrut lime leaves & sun-dried Thai chilies. The sausage is grilled & served with pork rinds, cucumber slices & Nam Prik Noom, a roasted green chili relish

• BBQ Pork Chop (Moo Yang)$17.00

  Schmitz Ranch natural pork shoulder chops marinated in whisky, white pepper, coriander root & garlic, brushed with honey while grilling. Served with Naam Jaew chili dip

• Satay Beef Shortribs (Satay Neur)$18.00

  Satay are typically on skewers, but this original recipe by my mother allows the bones to be the natural skewers. Natural Angus beef ribs are marinated in coconut milk & turmeric, lemongrass & garlic, then grilled & served with a tangy cucumber relish & homemade mildly spiced peanut sauce

Rice & Sides

• Sticky Rice (Khao Niao)$3.00

  to eat with your hands

• Jasmine Rice (Khao Jao)$3.00

• Chicken Fat Rice (Khao Mun)$3.00

  chicken fat rice

• Grilled Sticky Rice (Khao Jee)$5.00

• Ajat$3.00

  cucumber relish

• Peanut Sauce$3.00

• Fermented Mustard Greens$3.00

Desserts (Khong Waan)

Our ice creams & gelatos are made especially for Hawker Fare by Lush Gelato in San Francisco

• Tapioca Pearl Pudding$8.00

  Coconut milk and melon with palm sugar syrup, topped with crushed ice

• Coconut Milk Gelato$8.00

  Served with Kanom Dok Jok, a lotus blossom sesame cookie & caramel-roasted bananas

• Durian Sticky Rice$8.00

  Pandan-scented sticky rice sweetened with palm sugar & coconut, rich durian ice cream