Royal Myanmar Cuisine

I always thought Clarkston was somewhere far away, but it was much closer than I realized. Naturally, when it 's 4th of July, people are flocking to Buckhead/Midtown for the Peachtree Road Race. My husband and I took the other road not taken and drove to Clarkston just to check out Royal Myanmar. This is something you won 't find on Buford Hwy. Conveniently by the exit, Royal Myanmar is in a standalone building in a shopping center that 's probably seen better days. It appears to have been converted from an old Bruster 's ice cream. Despite how dated the building/interior is, the tables and floors are impeccably clean. There 's some Indian and Asian influence with Burmese food. My only experience with Burmese food was in San Francisco years ago and I still have fond memories of the Tea Leaf Salad there. Although there are a lot of salads on the menu, it 's really more like stir fried cooked salads. Here 's what we ate: Tea Leaf Salad Rice It 's a mixture of all sorts of things: chickpeas, fermented tea leafs, fish sauce, spices, etc. It 's good by itself and hardly needs the rice but because it 's so heavily seasoned, you may want some rice to eat with it. Definitely a favorite of the meal. Palata bread Although it 's kind of greasy, I think of it as a puffed up roti bread because it 's dipped in a curry sauce. Worth getting if you 've never had it before. Second favorite. Tofu Thouk (Salad) The tofu is made in house and it 's unlike any other tofu I 've had. It 's certainly not silken, and it 's got a grainy texture that almost reminds me of cheese curds. Nan Gyi Thoke (Rice noodle salad) This wasn 't bad I don 't think I 've ever had rice noodles like this because it 's so similar to bucatini but the smooth soft texture is a sign it 's made with rice. The sauce it 's cooked in is very similar to the Tofu Thouk salad. Dried Small Fish Ba La Chong This is a small container that sits on the counter. It 's basically fried chilis, anchovy and garlic. Much spicier than I expected, we bought it to bring home for a hefty $8. The good thing is that a little goes a long way and we 've been using it to add to homemade congee (rice porridge) and fried rice. FYI, a pot of hot tea here is $2. It 's not really listed anywhere. I 'd be curious to try new things by coming back again since there 's a few more items to try. Dishes are slightly on the expensive side, but definitely shareable. I highly recommend stopping by.

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Don't follow any review older than 7/9/2018. It's under new management and from the reviews it seems like it's gone downhill. They only accept cash. Most of what was on the already small menu was not available. They didn't know about about getting us water, dishes or eating utensils so we had to ask for those. My friend said it was like going to a family's house to eat, as most of the people not eating there were several generations of a family. We had a spicy pork salad that had ears and other stuff not everyone will like. It was good but even the server said it was far hotter than what she was able to tolerate. They were out of rice so I suggested that someone bring it home. We had two noodle dishes that had quail eggs. One was better than the one that was Myanmar's national dish (sorry Myanmarese). The best dish we had was definitely a spicy fried fish. Some of the dishes were similar to Thai or Indian food but cost less. The only dish from what I ate that I would get again would be the fish. The inexperienced staff was very kind and eager to please. Some of us ate other food after we left to get full.

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The ABC's if this place Ambience. None Burmese. Yes authentic Burmese Food Customer Service. Non existent. The owners had a permanent scowl. They did not greet us and the restaurant was absolutely empty on a Friday night. One couple got food to go. Cost. Was around 50 for 5. But they up charged 3.5 percent to use our credit card They close at 9 pm on Friday evening. Oh and they were out of the Kawswey which is a coconut soup. This is nuts as the menu only has around 10 dishes. Don't think this restaurant will last long

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I got their homemade tofu salad, fried gourd street food appetizer and coconut soup. The soup was to-die-for good. I could have that every single day. The tofu was fresh, tasty and filling. I didn't care for the fried gourd. It tasted like lots of breading around a tasteless vegetable. Overall though, I highly recommend.

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Delicious! Got the rice noodles and really enjoyed it (I added the chili pepper btw in that photo... They serve it mild). The owners were super friendly and courteous... Also is anyone else in love with the tea they serve?? Asked them and it's a Burmese Chinese blend.

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