Tu Lan - #8 - 6th St., SF, CA [2008] (415) 626-0927
 (order everything on the menu at least once, go sequentially)

__Appetizers__ (6)
* 01. Imperial rolls 4.75 (1981: 2.25) (~mid to late 2008, with Jonas)
* 02. B.B.Q. Pork salad roll sausage 4.75 (~mid to late 2008, with Jonas)
* 03. Golden Half Moon Pie 6.25 (~mid to late 2008, took 3 tries) w/ Duffie and Rachel.
* 04. Spring Rolls Fresh Salad Shrimp roll 4.75 (~mid to late 2008) w/ Duf&Rach
* 05. Summer Rolls Fresh Salad Pork Roll 4.75 (~mid to late 2008) w/ Duf&Rach
* 06. Grilled Pork Meat Balls 6.25 (~mid to late 2008)

__Noodle Soup__ (8)
* 07. Hanoi Style Beef Noodle Soup 4.95 (~mid to late 2008)
* 08. Chicken Noodle soup 4.95 (ate at the counter solo. 12/4/2008)
* 09. Shrimp & Pork Noodle soup 4.95 1/30/2009
* 10. Beef meatball Noodle soup 4.95 1/30/2009
* 11. VN wonton soup 4.95 good 2/6/2009
* 12. VN wonton Noodle soup 4.95 broth more buttery-er than #11 2/6/2009
* 13. Beef spicy Noodle soup 4.95 quite spicy. ate 2/7/2009, bought day before
* 14. VN Noodle seasoup 4.95 (?1981: 2.50) Ooof. Something wrong? Smelled like amonia. So far the only thing at TuLan I haven't liked.
 
__Noodle Dish__ (7)
* 15. Pork shish kebab & rice Noodle 5.50 3/5/2009 w/ true, z, jonas
* 16. Imperial rolls & rice Noodle 5.50 3/5/2009 w/ true, z, jonas
* 17. Pork kebab/imperial roll & rice Noodle 6.25 3/5/2009 combo of 15 & 16. w/ true, z, jonas
* 18. Beef sauteed & rice Noodle 5.50 very good, but very oily. w/ jonas, 3/16/2009
* 19. VN style chow mein 4.95 good, but very very salty. w/ jonas, 3/16/2009
* 20. Shrimp, Pork, Chicken, Veg & crispy Noodle 6.25. 5/14/2009. little too salty, better if w/ white rice also.
* 21. VN rice Noodle & Shrimp, Pork, veg 5.50. 6/11/2009. OK, but doesn't compare to #20 on a good day. w/ True.

__Fried Rice__ (2)
* 22. VN style Pork or Chicken Fried rice 4.95. 5/14/2009. bland, tasted of chicken bouillon cubes. w/ True. Didn't 
          yet have the Pork version.
* 23. VN style Shrimp Fried rice 5.75. 6/11/2009. Fair amount of curry powder and truckloads of shrimp. Good. w/ True,
        but didn't eat it there, brought it home and worked on it for 4 days. Lots of shrimp.

__Combination Plates__ (4)
* 24. rice & imperial roll, Pork kebab 6.25. True and Z brought it over to Alameda, VG. 7/22/09.
* 25. Pork kebab & slice Pork 6.25. Takeout w/ Kerri, David, Lydia. not great, not bad. 09/09/09.
* 26. Shrimp Pork & bean cake 6.25. Takeout w/ Kerri, David, Lydia. good, not great. 09/09/09. same sauce as #34.
* 27. Shrimp, Pork, Chicken, mixed veg. 6.25. Takeout w/ Kerri, David, Lydia. not great, not bad. 09/09/09.

__Chicken__ (8)
* 28. Chicken salad 5.50 (1981: 2.75), Takeout, Kerri said too spicy but i liked it. 9/19/2009
* 29. ginger Chicken 6.25 (1981: 3.25), Takeout, similar sauce to no. 34. Good. 9/19/2009.
* 30. Chicken with VN herb 6.25, takeout. 11/7/2009 Similar sauce to no. 34. Good. 
* 31. Chicken curry VN style 6.25, takeout. 11/7/2009 basic yellow curry, light. nothing noteworthy.
* 32. Chicken with mixed veg. 6.25, takeout. 11/7/2009 similar to no. 34. but not as good.
* 33. Chicken with bamboo shoot 6.25, takeout 1/23/2010. good
* 34. Chicken with mushroom 6.25, takeout 1/23/2010. good as always
* 35. Chicken sweet & sour soup 6.25, takeout 1/23/2010. didn't like it, tasted like a locker room smells. second thing at tu lan i didn't like.

__Beef__ (10)
* 36. lemon Beef salad 5.50 (1981: 2.75), takeout 1/23/2010. good, like no. 28
* 37. Beef with VN herb 6.25, takeout 1/23/2010. good but not memorable.
* 38. Beef sauteed with ginger 6.25, takeout 1/23/2010. good, like no. 37
* 39. Beef cubes with VN style 6.75, takeout 1/23/2010. very very good. best of the 7 today.
* 40. Beef with mixed veg 6.25, takeout 2/8/2010. very good, similar to 33/34. weird, this was bamboo shoot and mushroom. 43? 
           I think they served me the 43 when i ordered the 40.
* 41. Beef with Bean sprout 6.25, takeout 2/8/2010. ok... didn't keep well as leftovers as they were sprouts.
* 42. Beef with pineapple 6.25. takeout 3/23/2010. best of the beefs, beef cooked perfectly
* 43. Beef with bamboo shoot & mushroom 6.25. ordered the #40 again takeout3/23/2010, but i believe they're just really similar. moving on.
* 44. Beef with VN pickle cabbage 6.25. takeout 3/23/2010. also had pineapple. unique and different from all previous. salty.
* 45. VN style Beef steak 7.95. takeout 3/23/2010. nothing special. just grilled steak. a little dry. good dipping sauce.

__Pork__ (5)
_ 46. marinated Pork with bean cake 6.25
_ 47. Pork shish kebab 5.50
_ 48. sweet & sour Pork VN style 6.25
_ 49. Pork with mixed veg 6.25
_ 50. Pork with VN pickle cabbage 6.25

__Seafood__ (15)
_ 51. prawns mixed veg 6.75
_ 52. VN Shrimp salad 6.75
_ 53. Fried prawns & sweet/sour sauce 6.75
_ 54. sauteed Shrimp & tomato sauce 6.75
_ 55. prawns & bean cake in curry 6.75
_ 56. marinated prawns & bean cake 6.75
_ 57. prawns with bamboo shoot/mushrooms 6.75
_ 58. sweet & sour prawns soup 6.75
_ 59. Fried fish in ginger sauce 7.75
_ 60. Fried fish & sweet sour sauce 7.75
_ 61. marinated fish 7.75
_ 62. VN style sour fish soup 7.75
_ 63. asparagus with crab soup 6.75
_ 64. squids with VN pickle cabbage 6.75
_ 65. squids sauteed with curry sauce 6.75

__Vegetarians__ (11)
_ 66. Vegetarian & tofu rolls 4.75
_ 67. tofu salad 5.50
_ 68. bean cake with bamboo shoot/mushroom 5.50
_ 69. bean cake with mixed veg 4.95
_ 70. egg pies curry veg 5.50
_ 71. sauteed mixed veg with mushrooms 4.95
_ 72. bean cake in tomato sauce 4.95
_ 73. Vegetarian chow mein 4.95
_ 74. bean cake, mixed veg & crispy Noodle 5.50
_ 75. Vegetarian Noodle soup 4.95
_ 76. Vegetarian Fried rice 4.95

__Pot__ (1)
_ 77. ten things (meat & seafood) 12.75
      mixed up in the pot

__Desserts__ (3)
_ Fried banana 2.50 (1981: 0.70)
_ Fried pineapple 2.50
_ jello mung bean & cocnut milk 2.50

__Beverages__ (7)
_ tea, iced tea 1.00
_ VN coffee 2.25 (1981: 1.00)
_ cola, sprite 1.00
_ soy bean milk 1.50
_ fresh lemonade 1.75
_ fresh soda lemon 2.25
_ soda milk & egg yolk 2.75

__Beer & Wine__ 
_ local beers: bud, michelob, miller, lite 2.25
_ imported beers: beck's, tsingtao, "33" 2.50
_ house wine: glass 2.50
              half carafe 3.75
              carafe 6.25
  
__Family Dinners__
_ tu lan family dinner (for two or more)
  served with steam rice, tea and cookies
   sour Chicken soup
   combination of Shrimp, Beef, Chicken salad
   Pork shish kebab & imperial roll
   Chicken with VN herb
  for four, add Beef cubes VN style
  for six, add tu lan fire pot
  
_ special seafood dinner
  (for four or five) $32.95
   spring rolls
   asparagus soup with crab
   Shrimp salad
   Fried fish ginger sauce
   sauteed squid with bamboo shoots and mushrooms
  
  add anything $1.00 & up