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For four star Burmese, try Burma Super Star in San Francisco. This is a great place. Try this popular spot for cheap eats in the Inner Richmond neighborhood. It's been awarded the Best of Salad and Best of Soup awards. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a casual atmosphere. This place is good for groups. Diners really enjoyed the salads.
Glimpses of Richmond's Chinatown can be seen through wispy curtains. Additional decor includes tapestries, hanging lamps and plants. The spry waitstaff are comfortable giving advice on how to navigate the long...
citysearch.com - expert review - 09/13/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The first thing you will encounter is a ridiculous line and a waiting time of at least 1 hour (Saturday at 1pm). We had a party of 2. Without fail the waitress/hostess kept sitting everyone who had a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Good food despite the annoying wait. You can always order take out instead of having to do the call-ahead-two-hours thing.
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
fantastic, authentic burmese food but a painful wait, every day of the week. tip: call ahead and they gladly put your name on the wait list
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We've never been able to get in during dinner time, the line queue like before 5 PM? That's just as ridiculous as Pacific Cafe and people complain about THAT wait and NOT this wait? At least Pacific…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You may have to wait a hour but , damn it's well worht the wait. chili lamb, and platha and some jasmine rice and fresh coconut juice, your all good!
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went to this place, it was a disaster. I had been hearing about it from lots of people over the years, so my boyfriend and I finally hauled our asses over there to see what all the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say this place is so small but yet people still wait in line for this place. I remember my friends and I waited so impatiently that we ended up going to another burmanese resturant on…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It almost seems futile to review this place, mine will poke it's nose out for a few weeks and if I'm lucky get a few useful or cools here and there until the next flood of reviews turns up. Mine is…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm naked. And it's sooo hot.
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is always packed during peak time. My friend and I would come between 11am and 11:30am so we don't have to wait. I ordered food to go yesterday, I found out they open another restaurant in…
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Came on a Thursday night at peak dinner time with a group of 7 people. Ordered their Tea Leaf salad (Mandalay's was better), Rainbow salad (made from 22 ingredients!), Superstar noodles and a bunch of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tuesday night was girls' night and we made plans a week ago to try this highly rated restaurant in the Richmond District. I've never tried Burmese food up until this point and had not idea what I was…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The rainbow salad is one of the best ever. Creative and flavorful. Tried the shrimp curry- Sour. The salt and pepper chicken- Super MSG overload. I had to literally wash it with water before eating…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I think this place is toooooooooo overrated, after having 1000 reviews wouldn't you think this place's food would be having an orgasim in your mouth? Yeah.. no not really... I came here to try the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, so this may be the only Burmese restaurant that I have been to. But what can I say? It's the best Burmese restaurant I've been to. Service is great. Food is even better. Too busy in S.F.?…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for the first time today. Obviously very popular, busy and noisy. I had two of their signature dishes: the rainbow salad and the famous soup, samusa?, the one with the falafal in it.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food was great here but service was a bit slow. Rainbow salad was great and the curry chicken was even better. I wasn't hungry but found myself licking my plate clean. My thai iced tea was also one…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best thing to come out of Burma since John Rambo in Rambo 4 (which i'm still convincing myself that it isn't the best movie ever, for obvious reasons). I've avoided Burma SuperStar for a while…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, damn, my dinner was so good last night! The man and I usually expect a long a$$ wait after 5:30pm and that's cool, whatever. We just put our name and cell number on the list and mosey on down to…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If I were to become a vegetarian Burma SuperStar would be the reason. I just love spicy food and they do it well. We haven't had all the dishes but we tried the Burmese Rice Salad, the Curry Chicken,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So let me preface this review before you even start: I've got mad credibility on this one--I'm Indian by descent, but my mom grew up in Burma and my dad was Burma-born-and-raised. As such, there are a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, after a hard days work as a garbage man this place is really a light can. After a couple of showers I often show up to a 45min wait on the weekends. No reservations taken but they do have a…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Worst Burmese food I've ever had! The wait in the evening is insanely long. What are people thinking to wait 2 hours or more for this place? People, there are plenty of other good restaurants on…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the food is amazing! the first time i came here, everything was so great that i just kept ordering the same dishes every time i came, because i didn't want to miss out on any of them. the rainbow…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I absolutely LOVE Burma Superstar. The Rainbow salad and Tea Leaf salads are amazing, as is the Samusa soup. The Spicy and Crispy Chicken is one of my favorite entrees coupled with some coconut…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Good grief. Don't come here hungry, the wait is looooooong. The interior is small, plus they're popular, therefore 1hr if you aren't there before they open.
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I know people love to eat here, but I honestly can't think of one dish that wowed me! Oh, I'll keep coming here cause my friends like it, so I'll have to pay more attention next time to what I'm…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm TOTALLY a fan.. of their food, NOT their rude reservation girl.
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food here was good. Price was a bit pricey for what you get. Wait is ridiculous. If you have 2 hours to kill and your stomach can wait, go for it. I had the tea leaf salad and enjoyed every piece of…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came here with some church friends and had a really good time! The food was tasty and I'm not into Burmese food. Too spicy for me, but it was good enough that I enjoyed it. The drinks were really good…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been lucky enough to come here a few times without having to endure a long wait for a table. I'm starting to develop a repertoire of favorites, including the gingery burma cooler, the ever famous…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here only once, but really liked it. The food was worth the wait to get in. So if you want to go here take into consideration when planning, because they do not take reservations. You have…
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
don't believe the hype. Everyone is saying this place has gone down hill or gotten or worse or some crap. Well I ate there last night for the second time and it was STILL REALLY GOOD.
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably one of my favorite restaurants in the city, long a** wait an all. It all rests on the Tea Leaf Salad. I actually try not to go there often so that the salad will stay just as good in my…
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Waited in line for about 30 mins on Memorial Day, and I would have waited double. The food, atmosphere, and mad-dash for tables were all fantastic. We had a great time and will definitely be back.
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The food was okay. We ordered five different dishes and they all tasted the same; similar sauces and some of them a little salty. I know it's not burmese but I would recommend Singaporean at Straits…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place isn't bad. The food is pretty good, but I probably won't come back since the wait is pretty long. The food doesn't seem to be too special to me, but it is worth a try.
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the amount of reviews for burma superstar is a good indication of: -how good the food is
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the 2nd time I've tried burmese food. I always order the pumpkin shrimp, fish soup, and squid salad here. The line can get kind of long b/c the food is so good.
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh, how I love this place! I've been here several times and it is worth braving the long wait. The tea leaf salad is so amazingly flavorful and the samosa soup is superb. In terms of main dishes,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Burma SuperStar, how I miss thee. I used to live right across the street... I've been here too many times to count. The wait is well worth it. There's a great little book store down the street…
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have no frame of reference for Burmese food, but I thought this place was decent. My friends and I had to wait over an hour for a table of 7 and I can't say the wait out in the cold cold Richmond…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh how I long for the days when Burma Superstar was little known and you could get a table at any hour without waiting . . . but alas, the people of San Francisco have awoken and now herald this…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty tasty, but not worth the wait. they especially stand out for their vegetarian items. My friend says that their cafe, which is a few blocks away, serves the same stuff, but is always empty.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Does it live up to the hype? No, not really. 3 1/2 stars.
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I will rightly admit this place is very overated like many have probably realized. It still ranks high on Yelp however but I will say the 2 hour wait and high prices are my main gripes. I've been…
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First time I ever had Burmese food. Tasted pretty good overall. It tasted like a cross between Thai and Indian food altogether. Alot of sauce in all the dishes. I liked the Rainbow Salad the most, it…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've never had Burmese food before, so a friend and I decided to try it out. Reviews were true regarding wait time, service was not great either. We waited probably a good 10 minutes before we were…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is amazing. Amazing food, though amazing wait as well. We put our name down at 8:00PM, and they said 45 minutes, so my friend and I went across the street to Blue Danube Coffee House to have…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Me and the boyfriend were wandering down Clement, hungry and not wanting to settle for just anything. Okay, maybe the last part was just me. Scenario --
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This has been one of my favorite places to eat for years. I used to dread coming here before I only lived one block away. The wait is usually always out the door, and even before it opens a line is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
For me...just aight. I've had much better at the Burmese restaurant off California. I've been here several times during lunch and don't even dare to brave the crowd come dinner time. It's a 2 hour…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My review is for the food. People need to stop whining about the wait. If you live in or around San Francisco, you should be used to small restaurants with long waits. The best time to go is for…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Don't believe the hype. The food is oooook-- to be fair, it is good, but not two hour wait good; it is good but not 5 star yelp rating good. I think the amount of reviews this place has had, has…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was afraid of coming here since most reviews said that it was nearly impossible to get a table. But we came in within 15 minutes of them opening and there were enough tables,but by the time we…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has too many damn reviews. No wonder there is a two hour wait anytime anyone tries to get a table at this restaurant. But whatever, call and order it to go. I had this on my table last…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is quite good, I must admit, but come on now the wait is ridiculous. The first two times I've eaten here were for a late lunch so I had just walked in and sat down with no wait at all. With…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I always take people here when they come to visit. The food is excellent. The beverage options are excellent. The dessert menu is a pleasant surprise. The service is good. There is always a wait,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Want to enjoy Burma without the notorious 2 hour wait?! I have the 411 peeps, so listen up!!! When I go and get Burma, I get take out. Even though they are packed with people pouring out onto…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So delicious and worth the wait (although I should give full disclosure that I live a few blocks away and my laundry mat is across the street, so I have plenty of things to keep me occupied while I'm…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Holy mother of heaven. 1092 reviews! It has to be some kind of record. That number is a bit intimidating because what hasn't been said? Here we go.. Initially we wanted to try Q, but there was no one…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's always a friggin line out the door here. Which is fine to me, it just means the food is good. I'm not a big fan of waiting lists and "no reservations". That's okay though. It just motivates me…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place holds a special place in my heart...and my stomach. It is a must-try for every stinkin person in Frisco. Worth every step, distance, journey, hour, bum sitting next to you on muni, killer…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The dishes were good, but the portions were small -- and expensive. If I lived significantly closer I might find myself coming here again, but it's unlikely that I'd volunteer this restaurant. Don't…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Moderator: Reviewer No. 1088 Please step up. Did you enjoy your experience at Burma Superstar tonight? Me: Yes
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1000 plus reviews, wow...It seems superfluous to add yet another high rating to an already highly but hardly OVER rated restaurant but everyone has their own personal take...Plus, I'm a big believer…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wait for it, Wait for it, Wait for it That was the name of the game, waiting. I even called ahead 1 hour before to have my name placed on the list and I still had to wait another 45 minutes. Thank…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was my first time eating Burmese food and I was really looking forward to something new. The wait at Burma Superstar was long (very popular on a Saturday afternoon) but well worth the it The…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
O.M.G. Do they really need another positive review? Do my 5 stars really make a lick of difference? In the grand scheme of restaurant reviews, will my few words here make a dent?
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would give this place 4 1/4 stars if I could, just because of their Tea Leaf Salad. It definitely isn't your typical salad and I love all the components. The flavor and texture was great. I am…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
love this place. no really, i really really love this place. id eat here everyday if i didnt work and live in oakland, and husband would drive my butt to sf without complaining. the tea salad is to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, I know it's been reviewed a thousand times (literally.) But Burma Super Star is a special place. The tea leaf salad is a special dish. The sambusa soup is some special soup. It's worth all the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious food! Fast and friendly service! We went for lunch on a Tuesday, so we didn't experience the lines or crowd. Just the great food. The tea leaf salad and the samusas are delectable!!! I never…
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Burma Superstar can do no wrong. It can't. Unlike Cheesecake Factory where you wait 1.5 hours for mediocre food, at Burma you wait just as long for AWESOME food.
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We came here for to celebrate my cousin's birthday and I was impressed! I have never heard of burmese food but not i'm a big fan!! Love the salad with tea leaves in it!!! We should have ordered two…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Most likely you will like everything on the menu, also order the white sangria. I recommend going in a group so everyone can share. ENJOY! I recommend going during "off" peak hours it does get packed!
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
There is one way that I am like Eric Cartman. Okay, possibly more ways, but here is one I am willing to admit. I hate lines! (Refer to South Park episode #506: "Cartmanland"). So even though I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars. I'm sure you've read a lot of reviews that start with "I wanted to like this place..." that is a lame way to start a review and doe
