Rangoon Ruby

Went here for dinner and at 6, we were the only ones there. We ordered a lot of food - bowls of Jasmine rice, Mango Chicken, Garlic Noodles, Burmese Pad Thai, Yellow Tofu in Red Curry and ended with a Coconut Pudding. Mango Chicken was sweet - expected it to be tangy. The Pad Thai and Red Curry base were the same. The Banana Pudding however was interesting. We ordered it with vanilla ice cream and it was awesome. Will come back for more.

I ordered Tea Leaf Salad and Burmese Pad Thai with tofu via DoorDash on June 7, 2022. I am so disappointed that I paid nearly $16 for no tea leaf "Tea Leaf Salad" (see photo) and the $17 Burmese Pad Thai with tofu (which tasted like it was from Trader's Joe's teriyaki tofu) really disappointed. No, I am angry. I was willing to overlook the extremely priced meal, but not having a key ingredient really infuriates me. Hence, this review. I will never order from here again.

We liked the food options. Ordered vegetarian and non vegetarian starters and main dishes. Didn't order any dessert though as we had desserts at fisherman's wharf earlier. The tofu and the chicken preparations were good and so were the samosas. We ordered medium spicy but still it wasn't very spicy. Could have easily gone for the highest spicy version.

In addition to finding a piece of METAL in the food, the guy working there claiming he is the “manager” seems to have an attitude problem.. As we entered the restaurant, that same guy barely talked to us while looking at the computer screen. We ordered Lemongrass chicken and Burmese Pad Thai with chicken, food was good until I felt something hard between my teeth, it was a dark stiff piece if metal. I called the manager, again acting very busy on his computer screen and did not even turn his head towards us, eventually he came and took a picture of it and said that it is from the cleaning tools they use and asked if we wanted the food replaced. I was surprised that we were not given an apology or asked if it broke a tooth! I expressed my concern that we may find another one so we will not finish the food, the manager did not seem to care by any means and said we are all set! I asked if this has happened before, he said yes but not within a week’s time. I told him in a nice way that it can cause a big deal and a lot of harm so they must be careful, again he barely replied with ok thank you! I cannot tell if that guy was having a bad day or this is his normal attitude but it was very unprofessional and he clearly lacks customer service skills. I hope this attitude is addressed and such situations avoided in the future.

Went on a sunday, dinner for 2. It was really crowded, but staff were friendly and did their best. We ordered some sake that was pretty decent for like $35 a bottle. We had samosas and the tea leaf salad for appetizers. Both were really great, especially the salad. The fermented tea leaf is a distinct flavor, and paired with crunchy nuts and greens is a good combo. The spicy lamb and pork curry were definitely good but nothing crazy amazing. I also thought the rice was overcooked and clumpy. Overall very good experience, but would probably try different mains next time.