Great deal for the sf rest week menu. Lunch menu included a side salad which was not specified as the tea leaf salad! Very generous helpings and great service. Nice outdoor seating and an easy BART trip.
RobinW
We were there early before an event at Chase Center (which it's not near but I was meeting friends who took BART). Almost empty but the service was still inattentive. Food was okay but not as good as other local Burmese spots like Burma SuperStar and Mandalay. Wouldn't return unless for convenience.
The food was great! Our walk in experience was strange. We checked Open Table prior and it seemed like the restaurant had openings every 15 mins, so we went over and did not make a reservation as I know businesses can be charged per guest for reservations. The host said they were not taking walk in's, I promptly made a reservation on the app and let her know reservations were available. Then she informed us the kitchen was backed up. I said we didn't mind waiting and can be patient. We let the server know the same thing and he said the kitchen was not backed up any longer. In fact our first two dishes arrived less than 5 mins after we ordered. It was not a great welcome experience but the food was awesome.
NaomiB
My favorite dish is the tea leaf salad and Burma Love makes the best out of every Burmese restaurant I've been to. This is the third Burma Love (not counting Burma Superstar which I also LOVE) restaurant I've been to so was disappointed in the Tea Leaf salad. Not sure if it was an off day or what. The fermented tea leaf part was flat and thin and it tasted very oily and didn't have its normal taste that made your eyes roll back with that first bite. Someone else ordered it and I noticed the presentation was the same so it might be a new chef? Anyway I'll continue to go to Burma Live of course but will stick to the one on Valencia St.
Yolanda
The tea leaf salad was decent but the meat dishes were not very good. The meat was too dry. My favorite item was the platha.
Food: 3
Samantha Lau
Food was good, the tea leaf salad will not disappoint. The service was subpar though - our drinks and food orders were wrong so we had to wait some time for the food to come out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Richard Atlas
Really excellent food, and the place is cool looking. Good for sharing plates :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad Laphet
JoanieS
Outdoor dining during a conference week so it was a good lunch rush all at once. This likely impacted service speeds since we were sat at 12, ordered by 12:30 and then didn't get food until closer to 1. And we only ordered 2 salads and a ginger ale. It's nice that there's Burmese food now in the neighborhood, but service was definitely lagging behind for the week of the conference. The hostess was also taking orders and manning the front desk at the same time.
ChrisL
We were seated >20 minutes of our reservation. But that's okay. Food was okay. Please don't get the Mango Chicken, you'll get mostly onions and 3 thin mango slices.
zedenn
The table assigned to us was smaller than the booking - had to wait 45 mins for another table to open up. The food taste wasnt good - the fried rice was the saltiest thing Ive ever eaten, the shrimp was tasteless, the eggplant shrimp was oily as hell. The place was noisy too. We were expecting a comfortable and tasty team dinner but ruined our experience completely
Wonderful experience! Food was delicious! Service and atmosphere were excellent! Highly recommend the tea leaf salad.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian optionsDietary restrictions: Gluten free and vegetarian options
Just average. "Spicy Noodles" were bland and was delivered only after we reminded the waiter. Nice quiet atmosphere, but disappointing service and food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
The food is always delicious. The service was, unfortunately, subpar. The waitress was not attentive. While we waited for our beverages, etc, she was chatting with her colleagues; we had to ask another staff member to get our drinks that had been sitting at the bar.
Gilad Levy
delicious noodles!
MelR
If you want to eat in a very noisy restaurant with rather greasy and oliy, as well as spicy food with very bad and super unfriendly service you are right here. We have never experienced such bad and unfriendly service.
Great deal for the sf rest week menu. Lunch menu included a side salad which was not specified as the tea leaf salad! Very generous helpings and great service. Nice outdoor seating and an easy BART trip.
We were there early before an event at Chase Center (which it's not near but I was meeting friends who took BART). Almost empty but the service was still inattentive. Food was okay but not as good as other local Burmese spots like Burma SuperStar and Mandalay. Wouldn't return unless for convenience.
The food was great! Our walk in experience was strange. We checked Open Table prior and it seemed like the restaurant had openings every 15 mins, so we went over and did not make a reservation as I know businesses can be charged per guest for reservations. The host said they were not taking walk in's, I promptly made a reservation on the app and let her know reservations were available. Then she informed us the kitchen was backed up. I said we didn't mind waiting and can be patient. We let the server know the same thing and he said the kitchen was not backed up any longer. In fact our first two dishes arrived less than 5 mins after we ordered. It was not a great welcome experience but the food was awesome.
My favorite dish is the tea leaf salad and Burma Love makes the best out of every Burmese restaurant I've been to. This is the third Burma Love (not counting Burma Superstar which I also LOVE) restaurant I've been to so was disappointed in the Tea Leaf salad. Not sure if it was an off day or what. The fermented tea leaf part was flat and thin and it tasted very oily and didn't have its normal taste that made your eyes roll back with that first bite. Someone else ordered it and I noticed the presentation was the same so it might be a new chef? Anyway I'll continue to go to Burma Live of course but will stick to the one on Valencia St.
The tea leaf salad was decent but the meat dishes were not very good. The meat was too dry. My favorite item was the platha.
Food: 3
Food was good, the tea leaf salad will not disappoint. The service was subpar though - our drinks and food orders were wrong so we had to wait some time for the food to come out.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Really excellent food, and the place is cool looking. Good for sharing plates :)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad Laphet
Outdoor dining during a conference week so it was a good lunch rush all at once. This likely impacted service speeds since we were sat at 12, ordered by 12:30 and then didn't get food until closer to 1. And we only ordered 2 salads and a ginger ale. It's nice that there's Burmese food now in the neighborhood, but service was definitely lagging behind for the week of the conference. The hostess was also taking orders and manning the front desk at the same time.
We were seated >20 minutes of our reservation. But that's okay. Food was okay. Please don't get the Mango Chicken, you'll get mostly onions and 3 thin mango slices.
The table assigned to us was smaller than the booking - had to wait 45 mins for another table to open up. The food taste wasnt good - the fried rice was the saltiest thing Ive ever eaten, the shrimp was tasteless, the eggplant shrimp was oily as hell. The place was noisy too. We were expecting a comfortable and tasty team dinner but ruined our experience completely
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful experience! Food was delicious! Service and atmosphere were excellent! Highly recommend the tea leaf salad.Vegetarian options: Vegetarian optionsDietary restrictions: Gluten free and vegetarian options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tea Leaf Salad Laphet, Shan Noodles with Tofu, Burmese Samusas
Just average. "Spicy Noodles" were bland and was delivered only after we reminded the waiter. Nice quiet atmosphere, but disappointing service and food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
The food is always delicious. The service was, unfortunately, subpar. The waitress was not attentive. While we waited for our beverages, etc, she was chatting with her colleagues; we had to ask another staff member to get our drinks that had been sitting at the bar.
delicious noodles!
If you want to eat in a very noisy restaurant with rather greasy and oliy, as well as spicy food with very bad and super unfriendly service you are right here. We have never experienced such bad and unfriendly service.