Mahar Yangon took over Little Yangon’s space last month on the top of the hill in Daly City. They did a minor facelift of the space to make it more modern. The menu contains dishes that cost between $5.99 to $8.99. Everything we tried was served ‘SE Asian street food’ sized, i.e. its probably the size you’d get if you try to get a breakfast at a roadside stand in Yangon.
Everything tasted like what your mom would make you if your mom were Burmese, i.e. homey food. The flavors weren’t bold, and the spicing restrained. I’d love to hear opinions about more dishes here, as they have a pretty wide menu.
Pan Thay Noodle- coconut curry. Same base as mohinga, I believe. Mild and laid back coconut curry with pieces of chicken and some crisps sprinkled on top. Pretty neat.
Okra egg curry. Came with a mildly sour and spicy curry that coated the okra, potatoes and egg first hard boiled then fried. I’d prefer if the curry came on a few notches bolder.
Garlic noodle. This was a good one, though probably the least Burmese dish ordered. Al dente flat rice noodle with crumbs of fragrant, crisp and crunchy fried garlic sprinkled liberally on top. Finished in no time.
Coconut chicken noodle. Don’t remember much about the dish.
Tea leaf salad. Similar to the okra egg curry, its mild and laid back. Fried garlic, fried mung bean and sesame added quite a bit of savoriness to the dish.
Complimentary item that came with the bill- may be the Buu Tee Kyaw (fried gourd)? The dip was pretty nice.
What else do people prefer here?
The server said the new joint was unrelated to the old joint. Someone should verify since we didn’t find him informative in general.
