Mong Thu Cafe

Another #tbt from the archives! Mama and baby back in 2017 when we got her an apron and it was too long so second born chopped & sewed to make another! 2-for-1 y’all

Found an old drawing dedicated to @mongthusf before there was even an instagram for us. Still gettin our noodle on as usual tho!

When photographers & foodies order take-out from you, plate it the hell up and take incredible photos! We pump out the same dishes all the time but seeing them like this makes them especially dreamy today thank you Nam-Chi & Tina! You make our bánh t & bánh mì xíu mi to die for

Now if you didn’t look closer, this would’ve passed for bún riêu, but it’s not! Mama messing around at home and made a vegan batch bún riêu chay! Hoping for these experiments to make it on the specials board one of these days

After a week of your kindness and generosity in sharing and buying raffle tickets to support my mama's lil Vietnamese spot Mng Thu Cafe in San Francisco (@mongthusf) we draw names of the winners of mini Cô Mía signs, the famous "sugar cane lady" of Vit Nam, hand painted by yours truly. We cannot thank you enough in supporting my mother, her cafe, and my art. We are forever grateful! Music: Ph êm - Hòa Tu.

PSSST we’re doing a SUPER SECRET SURPRISE raffle to support the cafe since business is not doing so hot with covid & all. Secret because mama works way too hard & probably wouldn’t want us to go through the trouble of doing this. Let’s show her this is very much worthwhile! Enter to win a hand painted sign an homage to Cô Mía, a character found on sugar cane juice carts in Viet Nam where our family is from. VENMO $30 @MONGTHUSF (Kim Nguyen) per raffle ticket no need to input our digits, just bypass that step and send payment anyway. Please share and consider supporting this small, local, immigrant, woman-owned & women-run business! Swipe to see mama and the shop over the years. Thank you for reading & good luck (Don't tell mama or auntie!)

Just got ourselves a write-up for #tltogether with @tlcbd! Thank you @shaynaface for speaking with us and sharing our food with the world every little bit counts! Read about us and others in the neighborhood at the link in their bio or tlcbd.org/tltogether

Legit longing for the days of indoor dining. The loud chatter with slurping in between, pushing tables together for them big groups. Seems like forever ago. Here’s a photo of a team lunch back in 2018. We miss all of you! We’re open for take-out while we work this thing out together. Mask up & be safe!

Almost done with a @mongthusf bánh mì before remembering to take a photo. Never too late to catch that patê oozing in the light

We miss having @the_happyepicurean coming in & taking all these beautiful photos of the bowls he dives into! Here’s one of many of his good shots our bún mng gà, an unsung hero of Vietnamese chicken noodle soups! It comes with bamboo and a tangy ginger sauce for dippage too

Our new voicemail was just recorded in this state of the art recording studio under a blanket in a bedroom. In it we listed our business hours and to NOT leave a message because we don’t have an answering machine! So don’t do it even though the automated lady tells you to

Mong Thu is a tiny Vietnamese restaurant that has been in the Tenderloin for decades. It's run by Kim Lien Nguyen and her daughters, and everyone there is always smiling. Thanks for the reminder to visit, @shak_simley. Support places you like. Food writers and journalists talking about us so casually Thank you @paololucchesi for supporting the Nguyen family and this photo of the h tiu nam vang you had with us awhile ago!

When other Viet owned businesses support you @abacusrow makes beautiful handmade jewelry and sure knows how to hand model our chè bp corn tapioca pudding topped with coconut milk