Irrawaddy Coconut Noodle Soup
At Irrawaddy Taste of Burma in Stanton, an Orange County city best known for nearly becoming Anaheim’s “sewage farm,” Banny Hong, wife Rosanna, and nephew Fred Phan have produced some of Southern California’s best...
Mingalaba: Blending Cultures in Burlingame
Burma’s cuisine blends Indian, Chinese and Thai influences. Rangoon-born owner Sandra Tung has run Mingalaba, a Burmese restaurant in downtown Burlingame, since 2008. The name loosely translates to “hello” in Burma, and the staff...
B Star Bar: Traveling to Burma and Beyond in the Richmond
For the second straight year, my family and I were on the hunt for Fourth of July dinner in San Francisco, and predictably, we ran into a spate of holiday closures…at our first six...
Burma Superstar: Blending Southeast Asian Cuisines Seamlessly
From the few restaurants I’ve managed to find in Los Angeles, Burma’s blend of Indian, Chinese and Thai cuisines has been more enticing in concept than execution. Thankfully, Burma Superstar is only 400 miles...
