Gao Viet Kitchen & Bar - San Mateo
Gao Viet Kitchen & Bar is a Vietnamese restaurant in San Mateo, CA. Order takeout online for pickup or delivery.
313 S San Mateo Dr
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone: +16504772524
Price range: $11-$20
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Hours
- Sunday, Saturday: 11:30–15:15
- Sunday: 17:00–20:46
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 16:30–20:45
- Friday: 11:30–14:45
- Friday, Saturday: 17:00–21:15
Gao Viet Kitchen & Bar - San Mateo Menu
NOODLE SOUP
- BUN RIEU CO BA — $27.00
A very popular and flavor-packed Vietnamese vermicelli noodle soup, shrimp, fresh tomatoes, Vietnamese ham, meatball, fried tofu, pork & shrimp paste and mild broth. served with side of Vegetable, chilli fish sauce (for intimidating strong shrimp paste, please request)
- CHUBBY PHO — $26.00
Filet Mignon, Tendon, Marrow, Onion, Green Onion, Cilantro, Rice Noodle.
-Contains Raw Meat
*Please re-heat and cook meat at home. Request if you want filet to be cooked*
- CRAB BANH CANH — $30.00
Softshell Crab, Shrimp, Egg/ Corn Starch Batter, Pork, Pork Belly, Quail Egg, Tapioca Noodle, Carrot, Daikon, Green Onion, Cilantro, Fried Shallot. (Pork broth with crab roe)
Limited seasonal availability - currently served with 1 soft shell crab + shrimp.
- BIG RIB BUN BO HUE — $41.00
Spicy Lemongrass Grass Noodle Soup with Big Beef Rib, Pork Ham, Pork Belly,
(served with side of vegetable/herb)
We remove the Rib Bone for easy packing
- Filet Mignon Pho — $24.00
Filet Mignon, Onion, Green Onion, Cilantro, Rice Noodle.
Contains Raw Meat
*Please re-heat and cook meat at home. Request if you want the filet to be cooked*
- Bánh Canh Gio Heo — $26.00
Shrimp, Pork, Pork Belly, Pork Hock, Quail Egg, Pig Heart, Pork Rib, Carrot, Daikon, Tapioca Noodle, Green Onion, Cilantro, Fried Shallot. (Contains Shellfish, Egg)- GF
- Lobster Bánh Canh — $96.00
“Bánh Canh” noodle soup with 1.5l bs live Maine lobster, pork, quail egg.
- Pho Gà - Chicken Pho — $21.00
Chicken noodle soup, rice noodle, chicken, PORK broth, spring onion, drop off garlic (no vegetable).
- Bún Mam — $28.00
Fermented fish rice vermicelli noodle soup, tiger prawn, squid, fried pork belly, flaky white fish, eggplant (customer favorite).
- Vegetarian Pho — $20.00
Mushroom, Seasonal Vegetable, Daikon, Fried Tofu, Soft Tofu, Rice Noodle, Spring & Fried Onion
- Wok Pho — $26.00
Wok-Tossed Ribeye, Egg Yolk, Garlic, Ginger, Onion, Green Onion, Cilantro, Rice Noodle, Oyster Sauce.
Cannot request no onions.
Contains Soy Sauce, Egg, Raw Meat
- 5-Spice Chicken PHO — $26.00
BBQ Chicken, Marrow, Lettuce, Bok Choy, Onion, Green Onion, Cilantro, Rice Noodle.
Contains Soy Sauce, Wheat
- THE BIG GAO PHO — $41.00
Full Beef Rib, Marrow, Rare Beef, 24-Hour Beef Broth, Grilled Onion, Load of Spring Onion
*Please re-heat and cook meat at home. Request if you want the filet to be cooked*
- Old School BUN BO HUE — $27.00
Due to popular demand. A semi traditional bowl of Bun Bo Hue. Spicy Lemongrass Noodle Soup, Pork Hock(1 or 2 pieces depend on size), Pork Ham, Butter Brisket, Pork Blood Cube, Rau Ram & Onion, served with side of cabbage/herb.
Chef Favorite
- Beef Boy Pho — $36.00
The cuter version of our Big Gao Pho with Beef Rib Cube, Filet Mignon, spoon of Marrow, Fresh Pho Noodle & 24-Hour Beef Broth.
Contains Raw Meat
*Please re-heat and cook meat at home. Request if you want the filet to be cooked*
- Brisket Filet Pho — $30.00
Filet mignon, brisket, marrow, onion, green onion, cilantro, fresh noodles
STARTERS
- Bò Tái Chanh - Beef Carpaccio — $22.00
Rare filet mignon, onion, mint, fried shallot, egg yolk
Contains Raw Meat
- PORK BELLY — $19.00
Banh Hoi Thit Heo Quay - Crispy Pork Belly, Banh Hoi Noodle, Lemongrass Pork Au Jus Dripping Sauce, Pickles.
- Fish Sauce Glazed Chicken Wing — $17.00
- Crispy Lemongrass Tofu — $16.00
- Cà Tím | Grilled Eggplant — $17.00
With Gao sauce.
- Pho Roll — $15.00
Chef's favorite roll when visiting Hanoi. Wok tossed Ribeye, onion, fresh vegetable, rolled in uncut fresh pho noodle sheet top with scallion oil, bathing in house Nuoc Cham.
(May take longer)
- SALAD — $14.00
Mango or Papaya
Vietnamese Coriander, Carrot, Garlic, Onion, Fried Shallot, Fish Sauce.
- 5 spice belly — $19.00
Sliced pork belly, resting in our 5-Spice mixture, oven baked till almost melt in your mouth tender, then grilled to add little bit smoke taste.
- Nem Nuong | Fresh Grilled Pork Sausage Roll — $15.00
Grilled Pork Sausage Roll with fresh vegetable, herb, fried rice paper, dipped with house peanut sauce (can substitute for nuoc cham sauce)
*Contains Peanuts*
- SHRIMP SPRING Roll — $15.00
Shrimp, Vermicelli, Lettuce, Beansprout, Mint, Cucumber, Pickled Carrot and Daikon. Served with Peanut Sauce
Peanut Sauce Contains Peanut, Wheat
- Banh Cuon — $23.00
Rice Flour, Ground Pork, Wood Ear Mushrooms, Sausage, Ham, Green Onions, Lettuce, Cucumber, Mint, Beansprout, Fried Shallot, Pickled Carrot and Daikon.
GAO'S ROLLS
- WRAP & ROLL — $42.00
A fun individual or share wrap yourself plate with fresh pho noodle sheet instead of traditional rice paper, dipping with mam nêm (pineapple sauce). Come with Grilled Shrimp / Nem / BBQ Ribeye / fried rice paper & shallot / Fresh Vegetable, cucumber & pickle
(No substitute)
- Chef Choice Rolls Platter — $34.00
10 mixed rolls (will fall back chef's selection if customers substitute request not available).
- PHO ROLL — $18.00
Chef's favorite roll when visiting Hanoi. Wok tossed Ribeye, onion, fresh vegetable, rolled in uncut fresh pho noodle sheet top with scallion oil, dip with house Nuoc Cham.
- Fresh Spring Roll — $14.00
- TOFU PHO ROLL — $15.00
Wok tossed tofu & onion, fresh vegetable rolled in pho sheet, swimming in house veggie sauce.
- Cha Giò | Crispy Imperial Roll — $16.00
- Vegetarian Imperial Roll — $16.00
BY THE SEA
- The MUSSELS — $24.00
Quick steamed & grilled on the sizzling plate, added garlic sate scallion, peanut, side of house dipping sauce for extra kick. Very simple but extremely addicting Vietnamese street style dish. (8 pieces)
*Contains Peanuts*
- HOLY PRAWNS — $45.00
Grilled Tiger Prawn tossed in a zesty fish sauce, butter, chili and lime sauce served alongside delicate "Banh Hoi" rice noodles and a medley of fresh vegetables.
Minimum 5 per order
Contains Milk, Shellfish
- Grilled Scallops — $42.00
Scallop, Chili, Garlic, Bell Pepper, Onion, Green Onion, Peanut, Vietnamese Coriander, Ginger, Fish Sauce, Butter.
Contains Peanut and Milk, Shellfish
LARGE ENTREES
- Lemongrass Chicken — $25.00
GÀ XÀO SA - Wok Tossed marinated chicken meat in chilli lemongrass sauce, added onion and served with fried egg on top of steamed rice and house made pickle. A Chef Comfort Daily Comfort Dish.
(Subs for Garlic Noodle +$7)
- BúN CHA CO LINH — $30.00
A must try. Grilled pork belly & grilled fatty pork (cha), rice vermicelli noodle (bún), fresh vegetable & herb, side of nuoc mam dipping sauce. Inspired by the most popular dish from Hanoi.
- "LET'S PIG OUT" — $32.00
Com Tam - broken rice platter - grilled pork chop, sweet pork sausage, shredded pork, running egg, balance with cucumber, pickle & tomatoes, housemade fish sauce, finished with small pork broth
- 5-Spice Chicken — $24.00
Roasted & Grilled Juicy Bone-in Chicken Quarter
- GARLIC NOODLE 3-WAY — $32.00
Customer-favorite garlic noodles with rib eye beef, grilled shrimp, and imperial roll.
(Beef can be substituted with bbq pork, 5-spice chicken, 5-spice pork belly or more Shrimp)
- PORK RIB — $30.00
Suon Nuong Sa | 24-hour marinated pork rib Grilled in lemongrass sauce. (Recommended with crispy coconut sticky rice)
- VERMICELLI BOWL — $24.00
A chef comfort, satisfying but not heavy kinda bowl. BBQ Pork, Grilled Shrimps, Imperial Roll, Nem Nuong, fresh vegetable, peanut, onion, side of housemade nuoc cham.
*Contains Peanuts*
- Bò Lúc Lac | Shaking Beef — $36.00
Wok tossed cube tender filet mignon, fresh watercress & tomato salad (most popular).
- Caramelized Clay Pot - Kho To — $25.00
Caramelized & braised savory claypot with catfish shrimp & pork belly, serve with jasmine rice & fresh vegetable (Mama favorite).
Can you choose catfish or pork belly only (same price)
- Vegetarian Claypot — $25.00
Vegetarian claypot, caramelized & braised fried tofu, okra, mushroom, pineapple, onion, jasmine rice.
- Bo Ne — $45.00
Filet Mignon, Sweet Sausage, Pate, Fried Egg, Ham, Tomato, Onion, Green Onion, BBQ Sauce. Choice of Bread or Rice.
- Fried Rice — $19.00
BBQ Shrimp, Sweet Sausage, Egg, Onion, Bell Pepper, Cucumber, Tomato, Garlic, Green Onion, Fried Shallot, Soy Sauce and Fried Egg on top
- Wok Tossed Vegetables — $18.00
Watercress stir fried with garlic and fish sauce
- Garlic Noodles — $13.00
Egg Noodles, green onion, lettuce, pickled carrot and daikon, fish sauce, butter
DRINK / DESSERT DRINK
- Viet Iced Latte — $8.50
A glass of fresh milk mixed with dripping coffee and sweetened condensed milk.
“Refreshing for those of you who are after a less caffeine-charged way of drinking coffee”
- LYCHEE COCONUT FREEZE — $9.00
- Lemongrass Ginger — $8.00
Lemongrass, ginger, jujube, rock sugar
- Dragon Blossom — $8.50
Fresh Dragon fruit, hibiscus syrup, green tea
- COCONUT COFFEE - Cafe Dua — $9.00
- Traditional Ice Coffee - Cafe Sua Da — $7.50
Slow dripped coffee with condensed milk
- Milky pandan - Sam dua sua dua — $8.50
A playful throwback to childhood! Creamy milk and sweet coconut meet the unique flavor of pandan for a smooth, refreshing sip that’s both fun and delicious. (*Dairy)
- Pandan Coffee — $9.00
A bold yet balanced blend of coffee, creamy milk, coconut milk, and fragrant pandan leaf—smooth, satisfying, and perfectly sweetened.
- Pistachio CaPhe — $8.50
Salty-sweet pistachio cream over Vietnamese iced coffee. Smooth, nutty and balanced.
- Juice Box *Mocktail — $12.00
Orange juice, passion fruit, lemon juice, grenadine. Bright, fruity, and full of zest - Juice Box is a burst of sunshine in a glass!
- Lemonade — $6.00
- Ca Phe Sua Bap — $8.50
A refreshing twist on a latte, creamy corn milk layered with Vietnamese coffee - smooth, lightly sweet, and comforting.
EXTRA SIDE ORDER
- Choose Your Side Order — $4.00
PARTY TRAYS
- Banh Beo Tray - Steam Rice Cake 20pc — $55.00
20 Pieces
* At less 2 Hours Pre-Order on busy day
- Banh Khot Tray- Mini Pancakes 20pc — $55.00
20 Pieces / Fresh Herbs, House Nuoc Mam Sauce
*Pre-Order 2 Hours in Advance or 1 Day Day Before
- Street Eat Deluxe — $105.00
10 Peaces Banh Cuon/ 10 Piece Banh Khot/10 piece Shrimp Banh Beo / 5 Piece Nem / Pork Ham / Fresh Herbs / House Nuoc Mam Dipping Sauce
*At less 2 Hours pre-order on busy day.
BANH HOI
- 4-Item Banh Hoi Deluxe — $50.00
Woven Vermicelli, Lettuce, Mint, Cucumber, Green Onion, Fried Shallot, Fish Sauce, Pickled Carrot and Daikon.
Combo Options: Pork Sausage, Pork Belly, Imperial Roll, Sugarcane Shrimp.
CATERING MENU
- Banh Beo Tray - Steam Rice Cake — $99.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
For Wed-Thurs lunch time, require order 24 hours ahead of time. Thanks
- Banh Cuon Tray — $109.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
For Wed-Thurs lunch time, require order 24 hours ahead of time. Thanks
- Banh Khot Tray — $99.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
For Wed-Thurs lunch time, require order 24 hours ahead of time. Thanks
- Roll Selection - Tray — $71.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
- Nem Nuong/ Chao Tom - Tray — $95.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
- VEGETARIAN Selection - TRAY — $62.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
- Beef Selection - Tray — $124.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
- Chicken Selection - Tray — $81.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.
- Pork Selection - Tray — $86.00
Please allow at least 2 hours’ notice. Timing may vary based on volume.