Burma Noodle Bar

Specialties

Burmese noodle dishes: from fragrant Triple Garlic Noodles to spicy Catfish Chowder Noodles to creamy Coconut Curry Noodles.

Our pop-​up menu rotates noodles and snacks like: curry potato samusas, vegan onion fritters, spicy fish cakes, and lemongrass chicken wings. We offer Fermented Tea Leaf Salad and fresh pressed sugarcane juice whenever available.

Our catering menu includes: Tomato Braised Beef Curry, Vegan Veggie Stew, Spicy Fermented bean Pork Curry, Lemongrass Roasted Chicken, Coconut Rice, Garlic Rice Noodles and Coconut Curry Noodles.

History

Established in 2014.

Burma Noodle Bar was created by Eugene Saw, a Brooklyn based entrepreneur and chef, who decided to open Burma Noodle Bar after a strong endorsement from his grandma, his «oracle.»

Here is his story…

The idea came as I was visiting «the oracle», my grandma, one afternoon. I was in a funk. I didn’t know what I wanted to do next with my life. As an entrepreneur, I was willing to take a risk, but I didn’t know where. All I knew was that this time, I wanted to immerse myself into the industry I chose.

My grandma said she always liked when I was in the food business. I had opened and ran a Tapioca Express franchise in Northern California for years. That’s when the idea hit me: What if I opened a noodle shop? What if I make it a Burmese noodle shop? From there, my fate was set.

Meet the Business Owner

Eugene S.

Business Owner

Even though my parents were born in Burma, my only real link I had to their past was through the food. I learned to cook from my mom. At a young age, she taught me how to balance the flavors in the noodle salad. I worked hard to perfect the spices in the coconut curry chicken noodle soup and to capture the right consistency of the catfish chowder. The kitchen was our own little world, it’s where we bonded, where we argued, it was how we loved.

These are her recipes as I remember them. It wasn’t until I lived on my own that I started to miss certain dishes. I never had to make them on my own before and it was a challenge to recreate the food of my childhood. But once I did, it gave me soul satisfaction. My belly was full and so was my heart. Everything that reminded me of home, of family was here inside this bowl. I only needed to eat. This isn’t just comfort food, this is soul food.

–Eugene Saw