Mission Chinese Food — which amounts to a full-time menu makeover to help former Mission Street Food home Lung Shan (2234 Mission) be a little more hipster- and white-people-friendly — launched this week. Co-chef Danny Bowien promises some spicier and better-than-average Chinese fare as interpreted by “two Asian American line cooks,” including a roast chicken with Hainan ginger and burnt wine sauce, with delivery times of 45 minutes or less. There’s also, of course, the eat-in option, with the lovely poster views of Chinese Communist Party officials astride glorious white steeds, but we’re sure that many food snobs in the Mission/Castro environs will be glad to have a new way to eat well without leaving the couch. Below, the full MSG-free menu, courtesy of Thrillist.
Update- Coming next week: salt and pepper crab. [Eater]
MISSION CHINESE FOOD
Peking Duck Chinito - $8
duck confit, crispy skin, cucumber, cilnatro, and spicy hoisin wrapped in a Chinese donut and rice noodle
Vegan Chinito - $7
roasted mushrooms, braised turnip, watercress, sprouts, and avocado wrapped in a Chinese donut and rice noodle
Ma Po Tofu - $8 (spicy)
ground Korobuta pork, fermented black beans, beech mushrooms, Szechuan peppercorn, ginger, and flaming chili oil. Served with rice.
Islamic Lamb Hot Pot - $10
lamb breast, glass noodles, Napa cabbage, long beans, pickled celery and chili oil
Braised Mongolian Beef Cheek - $9
scallions, onions, peppers, and fresh horseradish; served with rice noodles
Salt Cod Fried Rice - $10
Chinese sausage, fresh black cod, scallion, egg
Roast Chicken - $9 half / $16 whole
with “chicken rice,” Hainan ginger sauce, and burnt wine sauce
Baby Choy Sum - $7
sauteed with garlic and shiitake; can replace some vegetable with tofu; add country ham -$1
Seared Turnip Cake - $4
with golden chive, black vinegar
Lung Shan’s Vegan Delight - $5
shiitake and oyster mushroom dumplings in miso soup
Szechuan Pickles - $3
Taro Panna Cotta - $4
with chrysanthemum honey and oat crisp
Mission Chinese Food - Lung Shan - 2234 Mission Street - 415.863.2800 - Open daily for eat-in or take-out from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Mission Chinese Food [Thrillist]
Earlier: Mission Street Food Not Totally Abandoning Lung Shan After All [Grub Street]
