Tao Cafe Menu and Prices

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Tao Cafe Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizer

Imperial Rolls

$7.50 - $5.50

Deep fried & crunchy, choose from 2 kinds: shrimp or vegetarian.

Tao Calamari Salad

$8.50

Grilled spicy calamari on bed of black eye peas.

Swinging Crab Cake

$9.50 - $7.00

Crispy in wonton wraps spicy aioli.

Saigon Salad

$6.50

Nuoc cham fish sauce dressing with fresh daikon, jicama & celery. pick the regular poached shrimp & pork, or the vegetarian with candied almonds.

Summer-To-Spring Rolls

$7.50

3 Choices of rice paper-thin wrapped rolls: classic shrimp & pork, spicy ginger beef or vegetarian tofu & shiitake.

Street-Side Salad

$6.50

Soy dressing with crunchy green papaya pick the original candied beef or the vegetarian with crunchy tofu.

Tao Rice Crepe

$8.50

(Turmeric-coconut-flavored) served with lettuce & mint for do-it-yourself rolls pick one of 2 kinds: shrimp & chicken or shiitake & tofu.


Prix FixeCombo salad & crispy imperial rolls (2 pieces), choose between shrimp or vegetarian pick a dish from noodle, soup or vegetarian corner (add $3.00 for queen’s dish) lychee ice cream with ginger confit or lime mango sorbet with strawberry granite. Mon

Prix Fixe

$15.50


Soup

Red-Passion Soup

$9.00

Sweet, sour & spicy tomato base broth w/ tofu & choice of fish, shrimp or veggie.

Pot-Au-Feu Viet

$9.00

People’s hearty beef soup pho with many spices & rice noodle.

Our-Mom’s-Healthy Chicken Soup

$9.50

Shiitake mushroom, broccoli & glass noodle.

Healthy Chicken Soup - Noodle Soup

$10.50

Pick the noodles (egg or rice), then pick the roasted meat (chicken or pork), the soup is served with shrimp crisp, vegetables & hearty chicken broth.


MainRice or noodle as side-dish is recommended with these main dishes.

Beefsteak A La Vietnamese

$13.50

Spicy new york cut, onion & red bell pepper sauce, salad.

Sweet-Mekong-Bass

$13.00

Pan seared, lemongrass, coconut-curry sauce, plantain banana.

Ginger-Chicken

$11.50

Pan-roasted, ginger sauce, sauteed of zucchini.

Green-Pepper Pork

$11.50

Pan roasted pork chop, green pepper cream sauce, roasted root veggies.

Tao Grilled Lamb

$13.50

In medallions, cumin-flavored, smothered grilled eggplant.

Saigon-Paris Leg Of Duck

$12.00

Oven slow-roasted confit, peppercorn sauce, steamed veggies.

Lemon-O-Salmon

$13.50

Pan-seared preserved lemon sauce, soy bean.


Clay Pot

Piping-Hot-Bass

$12.50

Braised & caramelized with hot pepper in clay pot, steamed vegetables.

Tao Ratatouille

$11.50

Spicy zucchini, eggplant, bell pepper with your choice of chicken or tofu.

Square-Dancing-Prawns

$13.50

Braised in clay pot with soy bean, tamarind glaze.


Noodle

Noodles-For-The-Queen

$13.50

Shrimp, chicken & calamari w/ vegetables over crunchy egg noodles.

Bourguignon A La Vietnamese

$10.50

5-Spice stew of beef with carrots, rice noodle & vegetables.

No-Broth-Noodle-Soup

$10.50

A bowl of egg noodle, vegetables & shrimp crisp with your choice of roasted pork or roasted chicken breast.

Saigon-Hanoi Bun (Pronounced Boon)

$10.00

A bowl of warm salad with lettuce, mint & rice vermicelli and choice of sauteed of minced beef or grilled pork tender loin.

Chef’s Yam Noodles

$11.00

Sauteed of chicken with mixed vegetables & soft yam noodles.


Vegetarian Corner

Chef’s Tofu Steak

$11.00

Pan-fried steak of tofu lemongrass fish sauce, roasted root vegetables.

Buddha’s Favorite

$10.50

Soy-ginger steamed soft tofu, shiitake mushroom, glass & crunchy egg noodles.

Around-Midnight-Craving

$9.50

Sauteed of tofu with lemongrass over mixed vegetables.

Monk’s-Gourmet

$11.00

Soft tofu, plantain banana, broccoli & cashew nut coconut curry sauce w/ rice noodle.


Side

Grilled Eggplant Coconut Sauce

$4.50

Spicy garlic mixed vegetables roasted root vegetables sauteed of zucchini & shiitake mushroom each.

Plain rice

$1.50

Coconut sticky rice french tomato rice with almond black wild rice garlic egg noodle. Per serving.


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