Xin Chao
Starters
- Pork Belly Bao$7.00
Fried bun stuffed with braised pork belly, caramelized fish sauce, beef tallow aioli, pickled cucumber
- Smoked Duck Salad (Gluten-free)$15.00
Our house-smoked duck with arugula, purple cabbage, jackfruit, walnuts, ginger fish sauce vinaigrette Available as a quack-less vegan option $10
- Quackless Salad (Vegan)$11.00
Jackfruit, arugula, purple cabbage, walnuts, ginger fish sauce vinaigrette
- Not Our Ma’s Eggrolls$10.00
Chefs Christine and Tony took each of their mom’s eggrolls, mashed them together, added their own little twist, and these babies were born. Hand-rolled eggrolls with pork, shrimp, crab, and fish sauce vinaigrette for dipping. Moms would still be proud.
- Soft-shell Crab$18.00
Lightly battered and served with fresh herbs, tamarind gastrique reduction
- Smoked Beef Cheek Dumplings$14.00
Spicy lemongrass “bún bò Huê’” sauce, fresh Vietnamese herbs
- Viet Cajun Oysters 6$22.00
- Viet. Cajun Oysters 12$38.00
- Wagyu Meatball$14.00
R-C Ranch American Wagyu, lemongrass, fish sauce glaze, roasted peanuts, toasted baguette slices
- Lemongrass Chicken Skewers$9.00
Grilled chicken breast with scallion, salted duck egg yolk, lemongrass, palm sugar
- Vegetable Eggrolls$8.00
- Spicy Cucumber Salad$8.00
- Drunken Mussels$16.00
Mains
- Braised Pork & Crispy Rice$24.00
Served over rice in a stone bowl with seasonal pickled greens and soft-boiled egg.
- Smoked Beef Rib Flat Rice Noodles$31.00
Post oak-smoked Texas BBQ beef rib, mushrooms, carrot, Chinese broccoli
- Half Chicken$26.00
- Whole Chicken$44.00
- Tofu & Veggies (vegan)$16.00
Stir-fried rice noodles, carrot, tomato, herbs
- FOB Whole Fish$45.00Out of stock
Fresh off the boat catch of the day. Served fried with a fish sauce vinaigrette and sweet tamarind sauce for dipping
- Fried Rice$15.00
- Salted Prawns$29.00
- Smoked Brisket Bo Kho$22.00
- TAMARIND King Crab$69.00
- Lobster$40.00Out of stock
- Five Fungi Congee (Vegan)$15.00
Sweets
- Coconut Bread Pudding$9.00
Dulce de leche, toasted coconut, lychee, vanilla ice cream, sweetened condensed milk
- Rubbish Apple Pie a la Mode$11.00
Christine’s famous pie praised by Gordon Ramsay, but with a twist: star anise, ginger, lemongrass, vanilla ice cream, fish sauce caramel
- Ube Tiramisu$12.00Out of stock
Sides
Pho
- Chefs Special Pho$18.00
A first edition t-shirt with part of our custom restaurant mural as painted by Houston-based artist Caroline Truong. Soft, high-quality, 100% cotton fabric in black with contrasting white graphic on front. Get one before they’re gone!
- Pho Tai$15.00
The brand new Xin Chào series 01 hat is a structured baseball snapback cap with an embroidered cartoon astronaut sitting on a space rocket and holding a XC flag. Xin Chào is making its mark in history! Made from 80% acrylic and 20% wool blend in black with adjustable plastic snap closure.
- Smoked Beef Rib Pho$28.00
Signed copy by Christine Ha
- Tx Wagyu Pho$23.00
- King Kong Pho$59.00