All About the Appetizers at Rangoon
Rangoon was the very first place I wrote about when Midtown Lunch Philadelphia started in 2010. I was so excited to find Burmese food in Philly and wanted to try their lunch specials. What I learned from that first visit and subsequent visits is that the best dishes here are found on the appetizer and salads section. The lunch menu in particular isn’t incredibly exciting- so let’s stick to the stand outs.
Besides ordering the chickpea tofu again, I had to get one of my favorite Burmese dishes- green tea leaf salad. The flavor is completely unique- sort of bitter, which I am normally pretty particular about (no arugula or grapefruit for me), but is welcomed and balanced when paired with sesame and peanuts.
The thousand layer pancake is also a must order. Like roti- the hot, flaky bread gets dipped into a warm curry. If you like spicy- go with the potato curry as the accompanying dipping sauce, otherwise choose the chicken.
Want more Rangoon action? Here is a short video of my appetizing meal there.
Rangoon, 112 North 9th St (btw. Cherry St. + Arch St.), 215 829 8939
Posted by Jamie at 11:19 am, April 14th, 2015 under Burmese, Chinatown.
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That’s the thousand-layer pancake? There’s one Burmese place in Manhattan (Mingala), and theirs is considerably taller. I only counted about 450 layers, though.
(Did Wayne know about your food videos before? He must have Googled that by now.)