I actually do dream of Burma Superstar restaurant. Their Vegetarian Samusa Soup to be exact. Deep-fried Burmese Samusas broken up into an intensely flavored, thick, rich, onion, cabbage and lentil soup. A bowl of Samusa Soup serves two, but I always order my own and won't share. Though it's tempting to order so many delicious items from the menu, I realize I'm most happy with the soup and an order of coconut rice. Totally decadent and delicious.
Though sometimes for dinner it's fun to put your name on the blackboard and wait out on the sidewalk with a mass of people for your name to be called - if it's not cold and you're not starving - there are times you can just walk in and get a table. Mostly for lunch. They serve 11:00am - 3:30pm. Arrive on the early or late side. Dinner service begins @ 5:00pm and we have had luck arriving for a pre-event early supper and getting a table right away.
Stick to the Burmese options. Dishes that sound/look like Chinese food are great but not anything you couldn't find at 25 other restaurants within a 2-block radius. Harrison (pictured above) especially loves loves loves the Tea Leaf Salad (pictured below) made with fermented tea leaves. It's tossed for you @ your table and they'll make it vegetarian or not, the difference only being the addition or subtraction of dried shrimp. But , whatever else you order, order the soup. It's dreamy!
by the way: Natalie Wood says "Go Vegan. Why Not?"
