Mingalaba
Mingalaba
4 pieces. Burmese special. A mixture of grounded potatoes with curry spices.
Burmese special. Burmese crispy pancake with curry dipping sauce.
3 pieces.
5 pieces. Mixed vegetable with pork.
4 pieces.
Includes 4 cups.
2 pieces.
2 pieces.
Burmese special. Burmese style coconut chicken soup served with onions, cilantro and lemons.
Burmese special. Burmese style coconut chicken soup served with onions, cilantro and lemons.
Burmese special. Burmese style fish chowder soup made with lemon grass, ginger, served with cilantro and lemons. Spicy.
Burmese special. Burmese style fish chowder soup made with lemon grass, ginger, served with cilantro and lemons. Spicy.
Burmese special. Soup made with samusa, falafel, lentils, cabbage, green chilies and onions. Spicy.
Seasend broth with filled wonton dumplings.
Spicy.
Spicy.
Served with chicken and shrimp.
Served with chicken, shrimp and pork.
Burmese special. Salad with imported Burmese tea, leaves, tomatoes, cabbage, dried shrimp powder or vegetarian, fried garlic, sesame seeds, peanuts and split yellow peas. Spicy.
Burmese special. Salad prepared with pickled ginger, dried shrimp powder (or vegetarian) fried garlic, sesame seeds and split yellow peas. Spicy.
Burmese special. Sweet and sour mango with cucumbers, onions, garlic chips, dried shrimp powder or vegetarian, cilantro and chef's special dressing. Spicy.
Burmese special. Fresh green papaya with onions, garlic chips, peanuts, dried shrimp powder or vegetarian, and special dressing. Spicy.
Burmese special. 18 ingredients. Salad made with three types of noodles, green papaya, tofu, onions, garlic chips, dried shrimp powder or vegetarian and a tamarind dressing. Spicy.
Salad with lettuce, fried chicken, fried onions, cilantro and our dressing with pickled leeks.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special.
Beef kebat. Burmese special. Stir fried beef with roma tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and green chilies. Spicy.
Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. House special curry with yellow beans, topped with cilantro. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Pan fried chicken with fresh slice of mangoes, pineapples and vegetables.
Pan fried chicken in a sweet, tangy and spicy sauce with broccoli on the side. Spicy.
Burmese special. Dark meat. Spicy.
Burmese special. Chicken with basil, garlic, green chilies and bell peppers. Spicy.
Spicy.
Spicy.
Deep fried.
Includes 4 pancakes.
Deep fried.
Burmese special. Pan fried chicken breast with asparagus, fresh basil, eggplant, fresh mushroom, green chilies in hot sauce. Spicy.
Burmese special. Tender kabocha squash stewed with chicken, bell peppers, string beans and carrots. Served dark meat.
Includes four pancakes.
Burmese special.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Braised tender pork curry with potatoes, marinated with pickled mango. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese style curry pork with pumpkin
Burmese special. With dry shrimp powder or vegetarian tofu. Spicy.
Spicy.
Burmese specialy. Fried tofu with onions, tomatoes, bell peppers, green chilies and string beans. Spicy.
Spicy.
Burmese special.
Burmese special.
Deep fried. Burmese special.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Include 4 pancakes.
Burmese special. Curry made with squash, eggplant, lentils, cauliflower, okra and potatoes. Spicy.
Burmese special. Burmese style curry made with hard boiled egg and okra. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Tender kabocha squash stewed with Tofu, bell peppers, string beans and carrots.
Burmese special.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special. Wok tossed shrimps with onion, roma tomatoes, bell pepper, green chilies and string beans. Spicy.
Cooked with or incorporating both sugar and a sour substance.
Spicy.
Spicy.
Burmese special.
Burmese special. Burmese style red curry served with okra. Spicy.
Burmese special. Burmese style red curry served with okra. Spicy.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special.
Burmese special. Spicy.
Burmese special.
Burmese special. Flat noodle with coconut chicken, lime leaves, yellow pea's powder, onion and fried thin noodle on the top.
Burmese special. Noodle tossed with cucumbers, potatoes, chili sauce, dried shrimp powder or vegetarian, onion and cabbage. Served room temperature. Spicy.
Burmese special. Burmese rice noodle with spiced coconut chicken, split yellow pea powder and fried onion. Spicy.
Burmese special. Rice noodle in a spicy tomato sauce, pickled radish, cilantro, sesame seeds and peanuts. Spicy. Vegetarian.
Burmese special.
Stir fried vegetables and noodles.
Chicken, shrimp and pork.
Stir fried vegetables and noodles.
Stir fried noodle dish with poultry.
Stir fried noodle dish with vegetable.
Stir fried noodle dish with pork.
Chicken, shrimp and pork.
Burmese special. Rice noodle with prawns, chicken and pork with curry spices. Serve spicy only.
Stir fried.
Stir fried.
Stir fried.
Chicken, shrimp and pork.
Burmese special.
Burmese special.
Burmese special. Burmese style saffron rice.
20 pieces.
20 pieces.
15 pieces.
8 pieces.
With brown sauce and vegetables.
Spicy stir-fry.
Curry seasoned dish.
Cooked with or incorporating both sugar and a sour substance.
Dry shrimp or tofu.
Stir fried.
Stir fried.
Stir fried noodle dish with poultry. Serving plate of food.
Stir fried noodle dish with pork. Serving plate of food.
Mango salad. Pretty good.
Mango Salad
Pumpkin Yellow Chicken
food, curry
芒果沙拉
food
Paratha
food, ramen and noodles, noodle dish, noodle soup, ramen, noodles
food, curry
House Noodle Special - $14.75
Mango salad- great appetizer!
Burmese Green papaya salad
Pan Fried String Beans with Beef
Inside
Mango Chicken
Prawns with curry & okra
Pumpkin Yellow Chicken
Burmese Style Curry Beef
Burmese Vegetarian Samusas
Avocado Vegetarian Spring Rolls
House Special Noodles
Tanner W.
Feb 18, 2025
The good: It's a cozy spot on Burlingame Ave; the service is attentive; the food is tasty.The not-so-good: Portions are small, in combination with high prices (most dishes are $18+). And there is better Burmese in the Bay Area (we are spoiled).I'd probably give 3 stars for the underwhelming experience, but I think they run a good business and I don't want to be overly harsh. I enjoyed the meal, but I probably won't go back.
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Jeannie P.
Feb 23, 2025
Not Ideal for Groups - Additional Fees & Poor ServiceIf you're planning a group meal, I strongly advise against this restaurant. They don't accommodate groups well and seem more focused on extra charges than providing good service.We went for a party of six and were surprised to find that they don't allow reservations for lunch, which is unusual compared to other restaurants in the area. When we arrived, there were open tables, yet we were still made to wait 15 minutes.The food itself was good--hence the two stars--but the service was disappointing. Despite the mediocre service, they imposed a mandatory tip. Worse, they charged an extra $2 per person simply because we brought a cake, making it feel like large groups are penalized rather than welcomed.Overall, it was an underwhelming experience. I would never return for a dinner party, as the focus seems to be on squeezing extra fees out of guests rather than ensuring a pleasant dining experience.
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Aileen L.
Jan 18, 2025
Came to Mingalaba around 7pm in a party of 5, and we were seated in about 20 minutes. The restaurant is relatively small, but dimly lit in a way that created a sense of privacy between the tables. The server was very kind and helped answer our questions, ensure there were no nuts in our orders and was understanding when we inevitably decided to get additional orders of the Paratha. We got a lot to share; our favorites were the Paratha, Basil Spicy Pork, and Pumpkin curry! Everything came out piping hot, was flavorful, and the pork was very tender. Mingalaba is a great spot for burmese food, and if I ever find myself in Burlingame looking for a good dinner, I'll be sure to come back!
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Jacqueline R.
Feb 7, 2025
Mingalaba is delicious! Their Burmese house noodles never fail to impress me. I've been here twice and their roti and house noodles are a "must try". Their version of the tea salad, however, tasted slightly off to us, it had robust flavors that didn't work together and the sauce tasted oddly similar to pesto. There are much better tea salads elsewhere, but we appreciated the craftsmanship of the waiters who took their time to mix your salad in front of you. Service is friendly and fast, I am very pleased with this every time and the ambiance is comfortable! Well-lit and well-designed, we will be back!
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Roozbeh Z.
Dec 1, 2024
We have arrived at 6:30m on a Saturday. The place was packed, but they gave us a table after 10-15 minutes.The indoor sitting is pretty nice, and they have some tables outside too.We ordered samusas as appetizer, and it was pretty tasty. I wish it was more crunchy, nevertheless it was very good.We also ordered tea salad which has been delivered before appetizer. The tea salad was in six sections of tea leaf, cabbage, peanuts and sunflower nuts, jalapeño and some other things. They kindly offered mixing them for us, and then started mixing them right in front of us at the table. Pretty cool We also ordered house noodles and mango chicken and coconut rice. They were all very delicious. They also add 16% tip to the check. I love it. I appreciate that they do.Overall, I don't have any complaints. We had a lovely time, and we will go there again.
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Jill P.
Jan 2, 2025
Cute hole in the wall in downtown Burlingame. They get packed so get there early. We ordered a chicken curry, noodles, and coconut rice. Everything was delicious! We will come back and try other items. The place is small and there is only one bathroom - be mindful of crowding that back space that also shares with the kitchen and waitstaff. Highly recommend otherwise.
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Derek L.
Oct 9, 2024
I wanted to like this place, but ultimately a 3 star rating signifies it's "just ok"Although I don't go to downtown Burlingame often, I do love how lovely the shop facades look. When a friend mentioned that they were going to a Burmese spot in Burlingame, I didn't have the time to go but it landed on my radar. Thus when the time came for me to pick a spot in Burlingame when meeting with different friends, I wanted to give Mingalaba a try.At first, I was worried that this place wouldn't be good because it was empty when I walked in. My friend was running behind so I decided to stroll around for 5-10 minutes. Upon my return, the place had filled up and I had to do outdoor seating. Our server and likely the owner was attentive although you could tell they were really pushing some high ticket items. They tried hard to convince me to get Ginger lemonade but here it is a whopping $10 so I declined. When it came to the food, we ordered tea leaf salad, basil spicy chicken, combination fried rice, and Burmese style vegetable curry deluxe. The tea leaf salad was strong in tea flavor and quite delicate. Soon we would notice that the theme would be that the food comes in small portions. The curry and basil spicy chicken is not spicy at all and overall muted in flavor. The fried rice was nice with a few large pieces of shrimp but again for $20 it definitely needed to be 3x the size of what we got.Overall, nice to try but the prices/portion size and the bland taste will have me going elsewhere to eat in Burlingame.
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Maikhanh H.
Jul 12, 2024
Ambiance: Mingalaba had a very nice interior design and outdoor seating area that represented the food it was serving well. Something I normally don't comment on is the dishes that were used to serve the food. I found that it helped tied together the entire aesthetic of the restraunt.Service: The service was very good and they constant came to check up on how our meal was going. The food came out in a timely fashion and overall was very pleased.Food: We ordered mango beef, rainbow salad, basil spicy eggplant, and Burmese rice not shown in the pictures. The mango beef was flavorful with a nice contrast in sweet and savor. The eggplant had a strong basil flavor with a tangy glaze that suited the flavor. The salad was perfectly portioned with the other ingredients so no flavor was overpowering. Unfortunately not show is the burmanese rice which was delicious. From the seasoning to the toppings the rice was fragrant and had the perfect texture. HIGHLY recommend.
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Tiffany C.
Jan 13, 2025
Always a good time at mingalaba! Staff is always so friendly. Still at the top of my list for Burlingame Ave. such great ambiance! The rainbow salad is to die for!! Soooo flavorful, sweet and savory packed into one. Also love how juicy the asparagus and beef was. Asparagus cooked to perfection and dish seasoned beautifully to go with rice. Yum! Love this place!
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Sabina A.
Mar 1, 2025
Delicious food and fabulous customer service!. Every dish was prepared with love. Thank you
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