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Bamboo Asia
Asian Restaurant$$$$
Downtown San Francisco-Union Square, San Francisco
"Vietnamese Bowl consists of pieces of chicken"(3 Tips)
"The shaking beef curry bowl is delicious!"(2 Tips)
"... offers wraps and curry bowls, the Japanese station offers sashimi salad..."(2 Tips)
"Check in on Yelp and get a free mochi."(2 Tips)
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Nick KalraFebruary 4, 2013Everything is $8 plus Tax lol good variety of Indian, Vietnamese, and Japanese foods. Modern green and white environment. Avoid lunch hour :P
Make your own Sushi is the way to go. Request what you want and they make a large roll with it. Great value, great taste!- Gilt CityJanuary 3, 2012The Indian food station offers wraps and curry bowls, the Japanese station offers sashimi salad and sushi, and the Vietnamese station offers rice/noodle bowls and bánh mì.
Ann SwellcityguideOctober 1, 2016Love the fresh sushi. Made to order and can be customized. Great catering via their eat at bamboo website with very reasonable prices.
There are three types of cuisine available: Indian, Japanese and Vietnamese. Clean facility, prompt service, friendly team members and good food.
My new favorite lunch spot! They've three stations - Vietnamese, Japanese and Indian. Love the concept and very fresh ingredients!
Steffie Pardo HarnerJanuary 17, 2013When getting the Trio Sashimi bowl you might want to ask for extra sashimi! There's little in comparison to the rice.
- Munch On MeSeptember 19, 2011The Vietnamese Bowl consists of pieces of chicken marinated in a tangy sesame ginger sauce, then grilled to pure excellence, accompanied by rice noodles and curry friend rice with Sriracha sauce. Read more
Jessie LAugust 17, 2014great healthy lunch options! the slamming salmon salad (Japanese) and the veggie noodle medley (Vietnamese) are both good- Munch On MeSeptember 5, 2011The Sashimi Trio in a salad features a colorful, healthy presentation of salmon, tuna, and hamachi, surrounded by forest of greens, topped with a net of imitation crab meat. Read more
Mighty TravelsDecember 18, 2016Biggest issue - can't decide which flavor bowl to get. They are all so good.
- THE EGGPLANT CHIPS ARE LIFE. Everything is good here. I suggest the Vietnamese bowls :)
Mel MendozaAugust 8, 2014I've only tried the Vietnamese Shaking Beef w/ Noodles w/ Siracha & fried figs is pretty awesome!
lunaniOctober 17, 2014It's alright. Great if you have time for only a quick bite to eat; there are lines, but they move quick! A little pricey and a little too health conscious but that's what you get for the area.- The sushi with snow crab and salmon is delicious. Friendly staff and good service.
I think I've only ever gone with Indian here, though I'm sure their Vietnamese and Japanese food is good too.- Munch On MeSeptember 12, 2011Quinoa and Tofu, an absolutely dazzling dish with marinated aged tofu, earthy quinoa seeds, and soft zucchini in a luscious sweet chili sauce. Read more
Annie 🌺 JalotaFebruary 10, 2018Food is decent, average for around here (~$13 with tax and tip). Ordering was a little confusing - I did the Japanese bowl, and didn’t realize menu was in reverse order. Veg friendly.
:)December 14, 2011This place is great. Three different countries food in buffet/make your own style. I like the Vietnamese the best.
Liz PallattoMarch 3, 2014Ask for a bamboo bowl if you are staying in to eat and you will save some garbage
The Sunny Saigon salad is the low carb version of the Firebird Bowl.
Amanda MorelandSeptember 12, 2015This place is generally great, but they have been out of quite a few of their ingredients recently.
Marie AfricaSeptember 15, 2011Like Chipotle but with Indian, Japanese or Vietnamese food. So many options. I love this place!
- Munch On MeSeptember 12, 2011The Chicken Saag Paneer wrap is a delicious unique way of eating healthy and authentic Indian cuisine. Read more
- DisaBeeAugust 31, 2011The shaking beef curry bowl is delicious! I got mine with wontons on top, yum!
It's good, but you can tell the food sits out for hours and hours without getting refreshed.
The Vietnamese Bowls are good. Choice of chicken, pork, beef or Tofu with all fresh fixings.
Debra MugnaniFebruary 15, 2012They are playing wonderful tango music here. Great change of scenery from my office!
Nikki ChauAugust 15, 2013Quite possibly the worst vegetarian banh mi I've had (and I'm a banh mi monster). Bread was chewy, tofu was incredibly salty. Could not, and did not finish.
Vietnamese sesami chicken with peanut sauce...yummeee
Katie RileyJuly 6, 2015I'm generally a fan of this place, but skip the "eggplant chips" on the Vietnamese dishes; they're totally burnt and gross
Camilla CJuly 31, 2013Love the concept but doesn't work. Poor ingredients and the bowl I for (Buddhabowl) was almost inedible.
Terence ChanApril 5, 2015Good for speed but quality lacks. Sushi was average and fell apart. It's factory style so can't expect much.
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- Mon–Thu
- 11:00 AM–8:00 PM
- Fri
- 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
(415) 772-9134
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