NEW ITEMS AND A FEW SPECIALS
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Mắm Ruốc Ragu18Inspired by thịt kho mắm ruốc, a simple meal our family often eats during Tết (Lunar New Years). Executive Chef Kevin created this dish to tie in his love for pasta and the nostalgic feeling of coming together as a family for New Years. Beef ragu, mắm tôm (Vietnamese fermented shrimp paste), linguine, cilantro stems. This dish is best served with lots of cilantro! Only Saturdays & Sundays until sell out.
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Shorty’s Shortcake Parfait10Layers of strawberry soft serve, housemade strawberry crumbles, strawberry syrup, topped with a mini strawberry shortcake ice cream cone!
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Buko Pandan Coffee Cake5Coconut and pandan layered coffee cake. House made pandan paste, coconut crumble topping, and latik - coconut curds that are often used in Filipino cooking. This dessert goes best with a cup of coffee! By Chef Luigi and Chef Minh
Food
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Mắm Ruốc Ragu18Inspired by thịt kho mắm ruốc, a simple meal our family often eats during Tết (Lunar New Years). Executive Chef Kevin created this dish to tie in his love for pasta and the nostalgic feeling of coming together as a family for New Years. Beef ragu, mắm tôm (Vietnamese fermented shrimp paste), linguine, cilantro stems. This dish is best served with lots of cilantro! Only Saturdays & Sundays until sell out.
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Shorty’s Shortcake Parfait10Layers of strawberry soft serve, housemade strawberry crumbles, strawberry syrup, topped with a mini strawberry shortcake ice cream cone!
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Buko Pandan Coffee Cake5Coconut and pandan layered coffee cake. House made pandan paste, coconut crumble topping, and latik - coconut curds that are often used in Filipino cooking. This dessert goes best with a cup of coffee! By Chef Luigi and Chef Minh
Cartas de restaurantes cercanos
Drinks
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Trà Thái Xanh Và Dâu (Strawberry Thai Green Tea)ICED 6Strawberry syrup, Thai green tea, salted foam. Compared to the orange Thai tea that’s more warming and spice heavy, Thai green tea is more floral in taste! (Only iced)
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Sweet Po EinspännerIced 6.75Fresh goguma (Korean sweet potato) being roasted outside of H-Mart is a winter treat we always look forward to. This drink is in homage of that. Roasted sweet potato purée, your choice of milk, Vietnamese espresso, a dollop of vanilla whip, topped off with sweet potato crumbles. Fridays - Sundays until sell out! (only iced)
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Milo Mocha LatteHot 6.5Dark chocolate and Milo syrup, condensed milk, your choice of milk, a double shot of Vietnamese espresso (only hot)
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Luigi’s Choco Hot CocoaHot 5For our Chef Luigi! Dark chocolate and Milo syrup, your choice of milk, topped w/ marshmallows (only hot)
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Kumquat & Pandan Trà Đá (Iced Tea)Iced 6Tắc lá dứa trà đá (kumquat & pandan iced tea) made with house kumquat and pandan syrup, pandan infused jasmine tea, and garnished with a pandan leaf. Inspired by Thu’s honeymoon in Vietnam where this drink is a staple! (only iced)
Coffee
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Cà Phê SữaHot or Iced 6Traditional phin brewed Vietnamese coffee with sweetened condensed milk
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Vietnamese Lattehot or iced 6We raised the bar on the traditional latte with this combo of Vietnamese espresso and a creamy milk mixture that’s sweetened w/ condensed milk
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Salted Brûlée Cà PhêICED 6.75Our take on cà phê muối - Vietnamese salted coffee! Strong and balanced. Coffee is topped w/ a salted cream cold foam and torched brown sugar (only iced)
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Phat Xíu (Bạc Xíu)ICED 6Barista Phat’s take on a staple Vietnamese specialty drink. With milk, condensed milk, shaken Vietnamese espresso foam (only iced)
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Mi-XiuHOT OR Iced 6.5A fun and chocolatey version of our bạc xíu, but this time with a Milo twist!
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Egg Coffee (Cà Phê Trứng)HOT OR ICED 7Coffee topped w/ a creamy egg custard that’s whipped to perfection. With egg yolks, condensed milk, cocoa powder, Vietnamese phin brewed espresso. This reminds us of a tiramisu latte!
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Latte FLOATICED 6.25Whole milk, condensed milk, and Vietnamese espresso, topped with creamy condensed milk soft serve (only iced)
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Gritty MatchaIced 6.5This is our take on a dirty matcha. Matcha, condensed milk, your choice of milk, with a double shot of Vietnamese Espresso
Teas & Things
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Honey citron teahot or iced 4(Yujacha) traditional Korean citrus tea. Iced version is topped with sparkling water
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Ume Plum TeaHOT OR ICED 4Sweet, zesty, with a touch of tang - think of a lime popsicle! Iced version is topped with sparkling water
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Corn TeaHOT 2.5(Oksusu cha) traditional Korean tea made from corn silk. Mild and slightly sweet, and beloved drink by many! (only hot)
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ChaiHOT OR ICED 5.5House made chai + your choice of milk. Our chai is slightly sweet! Add a shot of espresso to turn this into our gritty chai!
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Matcha Latte 28 opinionesHOT Or Iced 5.5Matcha from Junbi, condensed milk, and your choice of milk
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Matcha FloatICED 6Matcha from our friends over at Junbi, condensed milk, your choice of milk, topped w/ our signature condensed milk soft serve (only iced)
Appetizers
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Bà Ngoại‘s (Grandma’s) Porridge (GF) (Vegan)6/10A play on canh bí đỏ, Vietnamese pumpkin soup! Roasted kabocha squash, veggie broth, scallions, crispy shallots
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Chú Tám's Fries12Crawfish boil inspired fries. These fries have a bright seasoning blend similar to the one Chú Tám (Chef Kevin’s dad) would make to season a crawfish boil for his family. Paired with a creamed corn sauce, andouille pork sausage, and hot pickled green beans
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Crispy French Fries4/8Crispy fries with salt & pepper - one of the best things when you’re wanting a quick snack
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Tamarind Fries5/9Salty and savory, with the perfect amount of sour and sweet from the tamarind!
Bánh mì
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Bánh mì11House mayo, pickled carrots & daikon, cucumber, jalapeño & herbs, on a Ba Le baguette
Sandwiches
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Sunny’s Hot Sando13Honey hot chili oil aioli (using Sunny’s hot oil that’s made with lots of chilis and garlic), crispy Chinese pork sausage, fluffy eggs, sharp cheddar cheese, on a Ba Le baguette. In collaboration with our Kensington neighbor, Sunny from Vientiane Bistro!
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Staple Egg Sando7Our version of a classic egg and cheese sandwich from the many food trucks gracing our city. Scrambled eggs w/ cheddar cheese, hot pepper ketchup, on a Merzbacher's sweet potato bun
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J St. Sando9Scrambled eggs w/ cheddar cheese, phở herb roasted tomatoes, caramelized onion aioli, served on Merzbacher’s sweet potato bread
Dessert
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Condensed milk SOFT SERVE4A staple flavor - our version of a classic vanilla
