Was visiting the Bay Area and really wanted to get Burmese food as I heard they had a large population of immigrants in this area. The restaurant was so-so. COVID-19 wise was very safe: they checked our temperature while entering the restaurant and had us wear our masks the entire time unless we were actually eating. The bummer were the cocktails ($15 per drink which is pricy): our server said that the Bartender was not working that day, so he could try to make a few drinks off the menu. We got the lychee martini and a tiki cocktail: the drinks were very watered down, with a lot of fruit concentrate and overall do not recommend getting the cocktails. Dishes: a) tea leaf salad: standard Burmese dish and didn't disappoint! b) roti paratha and dip: the paratha was old, soggy and not flakey. C) Nan gyi dok noodles: my favorite dish - the blend of the creaminess of the noodle with the egg was perfect. D) basil lemon chicken: too salty read more

Rangoon Ruby - Noodles - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

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We had never eaten here before, but we thought the taste of the dishes was exceptional. We had Pad Thai, Chicken Curry, Burmese-India rice, and for dessert, the House Made Sticky Rice. We ate on a Wed night. The curry is different because it is not a creamy sauce. The portions are moderately sized, and the Burmese rice really only serves one. I first experienced the black sticky rice dessert in Vietnam-Cambodia just before the pandemic, so I was wondering how Rangoon's would compare. I think their rice was a little under-cooked, because the grains were slightly hard. Still enjoyable, but because of the hardness, I would not recommend. The only real problems I had with the restaurant were that (a) the noise level was really difficult for our old ears, so next time we will eat outside, which looks comfortable. And (b) because everything is ordered via app, you don't really have a waiter and no one really checks in on you regularly. It felt kind of like eating take out inside a restaurant. Fortunately as Sindhu B. noted, we avoided the water bottle charge by asking before opening it. I agree with him, they should not set the table with a bottle of water that is not complimentary. I hate it when hotels do that to you, so hope Rangoon takes note of this suggestion. read more

Rangoon Ruby - The noise level was generally around 78dB but sometimes went over 80 dB. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Loved the ambience - service was quick - and the food was very good. Obviously, the tea leaf salad was great, and I also liked the lotus chips. The entree's that we picked out were good too, with a special mention for Mango Tofu which was flavorful read more

I went to eat here over the weekend and absolutely loved it! I had the jalapeño chicken, tea leaf salad, and sesame chicken--every dish was packed with flavor and perfectly prepared. The service was excellent, super friendly and attentive. I genuinely enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it to friends. Definitely a spot I'll be coming back to! read more

love the food so much, the perfect level of spice!! Only thing I was slightly disappointed by was the mango tofu just because there was very little mango. Overall a great dinner spot! read more

Rangoon Ruby - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

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I ordered my dish spicy and my husband ordered mild. The opposite happened and when I asked for extra spice on the side for my dish, which wasn't spicy, I was told it would cost extra. What?! Husband had chicken kebat, he said he wouldn't get again and I had lemongrass chicken; I thought the chicken was dry and.....not spicy enough even though I ordered it spicy! read more

The tea leaf salad here is AMAZING! We ended up getting two plates of this because it was so good!!! The egg and okra curry was also phenomenal. The garlic noodles (we added shrimp) was okay. Was expecting it to be less greasy. The vibe of the place is super chill with lots of seating. Our server was great! Overall good place. Coming back for the tea leaf salad though!!!! read more

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Good service, good food. Will give their food another chance to hopefully post a higher rating next time! Tea leaf salad - rating 3.5/5 The fermented tea leaf seasoning was good, we chose the romaine lettuce option and did not add the cabbages. In hindsight, we should have ordered a mix of the two. The salad tasted good but was dripping with olive oil which disappointed me as it impacted each bite I took of the salad. Also it was low on salt and pepper, we asked for the seasoning and this made the salad better. The nuts and garlic seasoning definitely are great ingredients in this salad. Chicken salad - rating 3/5 It was an ok salad for us, ordered the cabbage - romaine mix option on this one. It had a sweet aftertaste from the dressing that was used. Some more textured ingredients and a better dressing can potentially make this salad very yummy :) Garlic noodles - rating 3.9/5 Good noodles, couldn't take a proper picture once we assembled the noodles with the sauce etc. It was the best dish on the table for us and we brought back the leftovers and enjoyed it at home too. read more

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Food & service was really good. But I would give zero for ambiance for lighting. We were there for lunch on a bright day, but inside was really dark and it was not fun to eat in a dark place. They have glass chandeliers which are very very dim and do not give much light. If they put in brighter lighting, where we can actually read the menu properly, look at each other's faces clearly, and see the food properly, then I would definitely come back otherwise I'll only do takeout read more

So if you are vegetarian don't go here towards end of the day. We ordered the green tea salad and it was stale. We also ordered a vegetable curry and you could tell it has been reheated a couple of times as it was barely edible. We didn't even bother to send it back. Staff service well one server she was kind of snarky. Again this is the second time in a year at this location and see it has been a miss. Not for us anymore. read more

Great food and outstanding service. The owner John is very gracious and talks and interacts with the guests. Was completely full yet food came out quick and hot. My first time having Burmese cuisine. read more

Oh order spicy with coconut rice! The coconut rice is such a nice companion to the spicy food on the gastronomic journey down the gullet. Oh my! And the portions are quite good, easily big enough for two people and even perhaps three if one of your party are not really hungry. The wait staff are attentive and quick. My favorite combination. The signature cocktails did not impress me (not my favorite ) You are given a choice of spicy, medium or mild so don't worry about going here if you don't like spicy food. read more

Rangoon Ruby - Tipsy Monkey - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Rangoon Ruby is one of the best Burmese restaurants with its authentic Burmese, Chinese and Indian flavors and cuisines. The drinks are unique and pack a punch! I continue to come here for Burmese food each time. The parking abundant with a parking lot right in front of the restaurant. Waiters are kind and fast whenever I need extra napkins or utensils. It gets super busy but they're able to accommodate and make me happy! It can be loud and super busy on Fridays and Saturdays so be sure to make a reservation! 5/5 recommend read more

Rangoon Ruby is a burmese place found unexpectedly in the heart of Downtown Palo Alto. From what I've heard, Rangoon Ruby used to be pretty dang good, but I'm not sure if it lives up to the hype anymore. While the dishes were certainly very expensive, there were a lot of missteps that made me wonder how it's survived in the cutthroat downtown Palo Alto market. We ordered the tea leaf salad (of course), the basil chili chicken, the fiery beef tofu, walnut prawns (lol?), and the coconut rice. If it sets off your alarm bells when I say that the walnut prawns were the best dish we ordered, you'd be right: The tea leaf salad, while having all the necessary components of tea leaf salad, was *incredibly* oily and combined with the fermented tea leaves, the salad was pretty cloying and not refreshing as usual. I can usually polish off a whole plate of this at Kyusu in Saratoga, but this place I had to stop after a portion and a half. The basil chili chicken was also oily, overcooked (perhaps because every piece was a different size), and lacked any meaningful portion of the advertised chili flakes, jalapenos, onions, and did not have a basil garnish at all (we found a couple of oily leaves at the bottom). So it was just a mound of vaguely basil chicken that got cold extremely quickly. I get that it's Palo Alto, but with such strong flavors (if they were present) I would have been 100% happier with dark meat. The basil chili beef was... *hard* to eat. You have thin strips of beef, thin strips of bell peppers, thin green beans (again, oily), and then giant slices of tofu that didn't properly pick up the sauce it was tossed with. At $22 I honestly felt cheated. Walnut Prawns: honestly, pretty good haha. I know it's hard to mess up shrimp fried and covered in sweet mayo, but they hit the nail on the head. Order this if you must. The one saving grace of this place is their service - the staff are very attentive and the food comes out pretty fast. They'll even mix your salad, which was very extra but also very nice. If I had maybe asked what on the menu was good, I might have had a better dining experience. Finally, while it's fair that this place is expensive, as are most places in DTPA, but if you're a voracious meat eater like me, just note that almost anything on the menu with a non-egg protein is going to set you back $20+. While I don't normally dock stars for "value", considering what you get, it's a bit of a hard pill to swallow. I don't think I'll be back. --- sweet: walnut prawns, service. bitter: expensive, lots of dishes feel incomplete, poorly executed, or not well-thought out. read more

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Burma ruby is now consolidated to here. Looking at the recent reviews, I was quite hesitant on coming here yesterday. I came here last year in December and it was great but I would have to agree with the reviews that the quality has definitely gone down. Garlic noodles with pork Would not recommend sadly. It was not really flavorful and it didn't really have much taste to it Samosas Great! Pretty big and fulfilling and somewhat worth the price Sesame chicken Pretty good! Maybe a bit on the drier side but only on some pieces. Definitely a good dish. Coconut rice I was super excited since the first the I got this it was great but darn this time was terrible. Had bits of like over cooked rice mixed with really dry rice. Definitely not as good as the first time I had it. Service: I think the service was okay at most. The people are nice but the seating was to tight i felt like I would hit elbows with the person next to me. Definitely not covid safe. We ran out of water but we couldn't find a server to come and ask for more nor could we really find someone to say the rice was terrible. I will say someone did come once to ask us about the food but at that time most of the food didn't arrive. One thing I didn't like was that when we got the noddles they put the sauce bowl in the noodles and it was definitely not the cleanest... Overall I would come here again! I wish that burma ruby was still open because I think the size of the place as well as atmosphere is definitely better. read more

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Ordered MOHINGA, TEA LEAF SALAD, and BASIL CHILI LAMB for delivery through UberEats as a weekend pandemic treat. Everything arrived fresh and delicious! I just split the mohinga portion into two bowls with the soup and microwaved for 1 minute each to heat it up some more. The portions of all the dishes were perfect for two people. Our favorite is the tea leaf salad -- crisp veggies with a delicious and fragrant tea leaf dressing. For delivery/takeout, all the dishes were packaged well, especially the mohinga. I'd order again! Hoping to dine back here sometime soon in the future. read more

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We were a little disappointed on our latest visit here - the decor was a little old, there was a very annoying ringtone/chime/tune every couple of minutes, the food didn't seem that fresh, and they forgot our tea leaf salad until we asked. The samosa soup was decent, but we didn't like raw onion and raw cabbage in it. The coconut rice was probably the best part but it was overpriced like the rest of it. read more

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Located within Palo Alto, Rangoon Ruby offers a wide breadth of Burmese cuisine on its menu. We tried the samosas, beef curry, and basil beef and nothing stood out as being particularly special. The meat was pretty chewy, the flavors were ok, and service felt very rushed. Not a bad choice if you want to experience Burmese cuisine, but there's so many options in the area that I probably wouldn't return. read more

Rangoon Ruby - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Food 5/5 Ambience 4/5. Bit congested For big groups It's in heart of Palo Alto downtown . Service -4/5 read more

The food and the service are always top-notch. I would recommend this place for a business lunch or for a romantic dinner.

Overall mildly disappointed by this place. Service was descent as they only had two servers for a busy day but food came up pretty fast. We got tea leaf salad, basil chili chicken, and a coconut chicken noodle. Tea leaf salad was flavorful and refreshing, best out of the three dishes. Basil chili chicken and the noodle dish was mediocre at best. The taste was relatively bland and mild with a strong raw onion smell over powering everything else. It was a good experience to try but probably will not come back. read more

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1st time trying burmese and tasted like a blend of thai and indian; they served biryani? get the fried lotus roots as an app! Beautiful ambiance and nice service as well "-Ruby Shrimp (5/5) -Fried Lotus Roots" read more

Went on a Wednesday evening and was seated immoderately. It was quite a busy day. Food took forever to arrive. I had to go up and ask about it. They first brought out spring rolls we didn't order. The garlic noodles then came, but they were cold and had a grand total of 3 shrimp. The mango tofu was ordered to be mild but came out extra spicy. I really wanted to give them a chance because I heard good things but severely disappointed. read more

Rangoon Ruby - Mango Tofu (C) Garlic Noodle with shrimp - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

I visited Rangoon Ruby with several other students after our interview at Stanford. We decided to be adventurous and try out Burmese food on my suggestion. It was raining pretty heavily so we have trouble finding parking. The restaurant itself has great ambiance, and although they were busy, they accommodate the three of us so we get seated right away. They have pretty good wine list (on an iPad!) read more

It was my first time trying Burmese cuisine and experiencing their service. The food was delectable, and I was blown away by fermented tea leaves salad. It is definitely unique dish to begin with. We do have samosa in India, but they offer samosa soup which was yum. The eggplant curry was okay and tasted very close to an Indian dish. Though I would have preferred it little more cooked, but its flavor were spot on. With humble service very close to what we get in India, or I would say Burma, this place steal my heart and I would recommend them to everybody whether you want to go out and eat casually with your friends or celebrating a special occasion. Call and check before you drop in as they might have longer wait times with no room for waiting customers. Three dishes and a tip, the bill was $50. read more

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Food: was below the below average. We were a group of 14-15, we order a bunch of things (all vegetarian) all of which, really unexpected were below below below average. The Burmese rice, literally was like cold, old, dehydrated, no vegetable, no salt, no nothing -leftover rice. When asked why it's like that the last who was serving us said - it made and set to warm in a rice cooker like pot- so you can imagine how the rice was. Disgusting. Disappointing. The Cheque was for $585, even after insisting they did remove the rice off the bill (which was $35) knowing the customer isn't happy. WOW. Save your money and don't come here. Don't recommend this place to anyone. Took no pics of the food, as they weren't worthy talking pics. read more

Came here with a few friends for dinner on a weekday. We made a reservation ahead of time and ordered the tea leaf salad, fried tofu, and some pancake with curry sauce (I think it's the best appetizer out of the three). I had the mango white fish with brown rice (ordered separately) as my main dish. Overall all the dishes are pretty delicious, but it's slightly pricy for the serving size. We also waited for quite a bit for the server to give us to-go boxes and take our credit cards at the end. read more

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My first time at this restaurant, but I recall having their food at a yelp Elite event two years ago. My bf and I ordered the parata (like roti) with curries chicken, the Rainbow salad, and the Garlic noodles with shrimp. We didn't have reservations, but since it was 6pm on a Friday, they gave us a table, but we needed to be done by 7pm. Food was delicious and light on the portions. The salad had good flavors and combinations of textures, which was a surprise. Parata was a bit oily, though. Garlic noodles was a smaller portion, good for one, wish it was more. The shrimp was nice and crunchy and done well. All in all, a good dining experience. I enjoyed the Chihuly chandelier lights and photos on the walls. read more

Rangoon Ruby - Garlic noodles with shrimp - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

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Fancy location with very dim lights, was not a great fan of the tea leaf salad. Overall average experience. read more

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I really enjoyed this place! We ordered a few entrees and everything was delish!!! Jose, our server was FANTASTIC. Our service was great. We were seated right away and food came out quick! I didn't have to ask for refills on my drink either! Highly recommend if you're craving Burmese for lunch! ORDER THE TEA LEAF SALAD for an appetizer. So REFRESHING. read more

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The quality of this restaurant's food has deteriorated tremendously over the years. I have been ordering take out for over 7 years. Ordered the following last night and the lamb and chicken just tasted generic made with some generic spices, shrimp curry was just soupy with some generic spices, nothing special, nothing asian / burmese in their taste as they used to be before. Will not be ordering from them again. Very disappointed specially for the prices we pay now. Basil Chili Lamb $24.50, Shrimp Curry $25.75, Basil Chili Chicken $22.75, Product Item Totals $76.75, Local Mandates $3.07, Sales Tax $7.01, Total $86.83. read more

Had a chance to try this place a few times and finally got around to writing a review on my favorites! This place is located in Palo Alto, so if you are in downtown or the Stanford area give this place a shot. For a person who enjoys Burmese food, this place definitely hits the spot in the best way. A few of my favorite items here are: *Tea leaf salad - one of the most unique salads I have had but also one of the most delicious this one is a dish you must try. With all these nuts/veggies and I don't even know what else - this is delicious *Basil chili lamb - one of my favorites. As a lamb lover and someone who loves meat the sauce for this dish is perfect and is wonderful. When here I would order coconut rice as it goes great with the dishes here *Mango Ice cream with sticky rice - as a sucker for anything mango and desserts which are hot and cold, I order this whenever I can! Go here and give this place a shot, you will not be disappointed! read more

The tiki drinks are good, the garlic noodles weren't my favorite though. I thought they were a little sweet to be garlic noodles but the restaurant itself has cute outdoor dining wirh heaters and the staff is attentive. read more

Rangoon Ruby - Garlic Noodles - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

We came here for a early dinner. From service to seating to food everything was great! Their yellow tofu with red curry was so so good. Portions are big. As this was dining out with kids we were extra careful. All the staff members were wearing mask and maintaining all protocols. Kids enjoyed garlic noodles and pad Thai was delicious too just little sweeter for my taste. Drinks were nice as well. They served us an ice-cream with a sparkling candle on top fir our special day:). So thoughtful and definitely made our evening more memorable.I will definitely be coming back!! read more

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I love Burmese food and was eager to have some while in Palo Alto visiting my old college roommate. His girlfriend had heard of Rangoon Ruby so we decided to check it out. We went pretty early around 4:45PM so were lucky to get a seat as we did not have a reservation. Service was attentive and friendly throughout, and the interior was modern and clean with some Burmese elements adorning the walls. The menu was diverse and presentation was more upscale. Portions were moderate for the price, with prices on the higher end. As for the food, I enjoyed the nan gyi dok and tea leaf salads the most, with the other dishes tasty but I have had better. Food tasted authentic but did not blow my mind. Solid Burmese restaurant. read more

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Food was mediocre at best. Nothing stood out. Be wary of the Voss sparkling bottle they leave on your table - they'll charge you almost $10 for it. Pretty ridiculous if you ask me, just give me regular water! read more

Got takeout for my entire family. My brother recommended this but I personally didn't think it was very good. The type of food is Asian Fusion (Burmese, Thai, Chinese). I got the Garlic Noodle with Fried Tofu and Broccoli. All the food that we ordered was wayyyy too salty in my opinion. I added the sauce to my garlic noodles and that was a mistake. The tofu was really salty. Broccoli was good. Tbh, overall consensus was just that the food was way too salty. I didn't think it was worth it for the price. read more

Party of 5, all got different things, and everyone agreed food just wasnt that good or flavorful. Additionally, my friend opened one of the water bottles sitting on the table without knowing it would cost us $9. Half our food came out 10 minutes before the rest. Servers tried to deliver the wrong food to our table multiple times. All these factors ... just find a different place to eat. read more

Definitely recommend Rangoon Ruby and its tea leaf salad!!! Salads for me can be hit or miss because healthy does not always mean tasty, but this was both delicious AND healthy. Ingredients were quite unique and the mix of so many unconventional (to me) things went very well together. Also, great service - I ordered to go / pickup, and the staff at the door was very careful in verifying that my order was indeed from/for me (and not anyone could just take it). I should have taken a photo after mixing everything in - it looked beautiful and inviting in its final form even in the takeout box! read more

Rangoon Ruby - Best Tea Leaf Salad!!! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Ambiance is very nice! Interior is the restaurant is very clean and chic. I liked the chandeliers. Employees are welcoming and attentive. I thought it was nice how you can scan a QR code to pay. They have both outdoor & indoor seating. Tables are spaced apart and there are mask rules, which I appreciate. Food: Salt & pepper calamari: 5/10 - I really liked the batter and how it was prepared. However, it was way too salty. Not much pepper flavor. The sauce it came with though was nice and complimented the calamari, so it cut through the saltiness. I'd try it again in the future, but ask for less salt. Beef kebat: 6.5/10: it had a lot of meat and onions which is wonderful, but it lacked a little in flavor. I liked the spice it had, I think if it had more sauce or whatever is on the meat and had the chance to seep in more of the flavor then it would be very good. Basil chili beef: 7/10 - lots of meat and onions as well. I liked it! Pretty flavorful and it was enjoyable. Both the dishes came with a side of rice. I think if I were to comeback, I would try the pad thai, the palata, and the tea leaf salad. It seems that those three are popular menu items. read more