Dim Sum
Laoâ??s Shrimp Dumplings
$7.00
shrimp, bamboo
Edamame Dumplings
$7.00
soy bean paste
Chaozhou Style Dumplings
$6.00
pork, shrimp, sweet potato, mushroom, five spice
Peking Style Dumplings
$9.00
pork, napa cabbage
Shui Mai
$6.00
shrimp, pork, mushroom
Chicken Feet
$6.00
soy, plum sauce
Steamed Spare Ribs
$6.00
pork ribs, garlic, black bean
Black Pepper Short Ribs
$6.00
beef ribs, soy sauce, lemon leaf
Meatballs With Cilantro
$6.00
beef, lemon leaf, soy sauce, chive
Sticky Rice With Chicken
$7.00
chicken, pork, duck, shrimp, mushroom, bamboo
Shrimp & Cheese Roll
$7.00
pork, bamboo, cheese, wonton skin
Shrimp Crepe With Cilantro
$7.00
rice flour, celery, soy sauce
Beef Crepe With Chinese Pickle
$7.00
chive, water chestnut, soy sauce
Mango Crepe
$6.00
mango, egg, cream
Sweet Red Bean Crepe
$6.00
red bean paste
Mango Pudding
$6.00
cream, sugar
Sesame Ball
6.00
crispy sesame
$Bun
Egg Custard
$7.00
aged salted egg, coconut milk
BBQ Pork
$7.00
soy sauce, onion
Roast BBQ Pork Pastry
6.00
puff pastry, bbq pork, sesame
$Congee & Noodle
Seafood
$5.00
fish maw, squid, shrimp, scallops, ginger
Preserved Egg & Pork
$5.00
turnip, green onion, ginger
Taro & Pumpkin
$5.00
taro, pumpkin, turnip
Laoâ??s Fried Noodle
$12.00
pork, squid, napa cabbage, pea sprout, hot pepper
Tonyâ??s Crispy Pan Fried Noodle
15.00
chicken, shrimp, beef, broccoli, black mushroom, oyster sauce
$Lunch Plates
Kung Pao Chicken
$11.00
peanut, sweet red pepper, mushroom, hot pepper
Tonyâ??s Honey Crisp Prawns
$14.00
asian mayonnaise, lemon syrup
Mongolian Beef
$12.00
mushroom, scallion, soy-plum sauce
Twice Cooked Pork Belly
$10.00
black bean paste, soy, garlic
Sesame Chicken
$11.00
vinegar, sweet syrup
Tonyâ??s Three Chili Chicken
$11.00
jalapeno, hot pepper, soy, sweet syrup, rosemary, sesame oil
Szechuan Chinese Eggplant
$10.00
bamboo shoot, black tree ear, hot pepper
Chicken Lettuce Cups
$11.00
sweet pepper, water chestnut, black mushroom
Peking Duck Salad
$14.00
mixed green, cherry vinaigrette
Asian Chicken Salad
$10.00
mixed green, fuji apple, spicy miso
Peking Style Beef Noodle Soup
11.00
spinach, soy reduction
$Small Eats
Edamame
$5.00
sea salt
Lao's Shrimp Dumplings
$7.00
shrimp, bamboo
Edamame Dumplings
$7.00
soy bean paste
Peking Style Dumplings
$9.00
pork, napa cabbage
Shui Mai
$6.00
shrimp, pork, mushroom
Chicken Spring Rolls
$6.00
chicken, rice noodle, carrot, mushroom, tofu
Peking Duck Spring Rolls
$10.00
roast duck, cabbage, plum sauce
Shrimp & Cheese Roll
$7.00
pork, bamboo, cheese, wonton skin
Pork Pot Stickers
$8.00
cabbage, ginger
Crab Rangoon
$5.00
surimi crab, cream cheese
Shanghai Jelly Fish
$11.00
green onion, carrot, salt
Szechuan Beef & Tripe
$8.00
star anise, hot pepper
Bang Bang Chicken
$8.00
peanut,sesame, hot pepper oil
Scallion Pancakes With Pork Belly
$9.00
soy smoked pork belly, plum sauce
Salt & Pepper Squid
$9.00
jalapeno, red pepper, five spice
Sticky Rice With Chicken
$7.00
chicken, pork, duck, shrimp, mushroom, bamboo
Chicken Lettuce Cups
$9.00
red pepper, water chestnut, black mushroom
Roast Cantonese Duck
$12.00
BBQ Pork
$8.00
BBQ Spare Ribs
10.00
$Soup & Salads
Chinese Sour Pickle & Sole Filet Soup
$8.00
ginger, white pepper
Wonton Soup
$5.00
pork, white pepper
Vegetable Hot & Sour Soup
$5.00
black tree ear, tofu, mushroom, vinegar, soy
Chicken Hot & Sour Soup
$5.00
chicken, black tree ear, tofu, mushroom, vinegar, soy
Mixed Vegetable Soup
$5.00
mixed vegetables, chicken stock
Szechuan Cold Noodle Salad
$7.00
peanut, sesame, hot pepper, peppercorn
Peking Duck Salad
$14.00
mixed greens, cherry vinaigrette
Asian Chicken Salad
10.00
mixed greens, fuji apples, spicy miso
$Fish & Seafood
Szechuan Peppercorn Sole Filet
$19.00
hot pepper, peppercorn, ginger, garlic
Fei Teng Black Cod (Extremely Spicy)
$25.00
hot pepper, peppercorn, star anise, chinese cinnamon
Dong Po Sole Filet
$19.00
chinese sour picket, picket pepper, bean paste
Cantonese Steamed Chilean Sea Bass
$35.00
soy sauce, scallions, cilantro, ginger
Shanghai Ponzu Whole Red Snapper
$28.00
shanghai vinegar
Salt & Pepper Shrimp
$16.00
jalapeno, red pepper, five spice
Tony's Dry Chili Prawns
$18.00
crispy fried prawns, hot pepper, peppercorn, star anise
Tonyâ??s Honey Crisp Prawns
$18.00
asian mayonnaise, lemon syrup
Tony's Dry Chili Crab
pork, hot pepper, garlic, sesame oil, ginger
Cantonese Stir Fried Lobster
ginger, scallion, chinese rice wine, sesame oil
Meat
Twice Cooked Pork Belly
$14.00
black bean paste, soy, garlic
Shanghai Ponzu Rib
$15.00
shanghai vinegar, sugar syrup
Szechuan Pork
$14.00
black tree ear, bamboo, hot pepper
Orange Beef Tenderloin
$16.00
orange puree, vinegar
Mongolian Beef
$15.00
mushroom, scallion, soy-plum sauce
Tony's Black Pepper Tenderloin
$18.00
soy, black pepper
Boiled Beef In Spicy Peppercorn Sauce
$16.00
napa cabbage, celery, hot pepper, garlic
Rosemary Lamb
18.00
jalapeno, red pepper, soy, cumin, garlic
$Poultry
Governor's Chicken
$14.00
ginger, green onion, vinegar, oyster sauce, bean paste
Sesame Chicken
$14.00
vinegar, sweet syrup
Three Cups Chicken
$15.00
basil, soy, ginger, sweet syrup
Kung Pao Chicken
$14.00
peanut, sweet red pepper, mushroom, hot pepper
Basil Chicken
$14.00
jalapeno, celery, sweet red pepper, soy sauce
Chicken With Snow Peapod
$14.00
water chestnut, mushroom, carrot, garlic, ginger
Tony's Three Chili Chicken
$15.00
jalapeno, hot pepper, soy, sweet syrup, rosemary, sesame oil
Lao's Crispy Duck
$19.00
salt, star anise, cinnamon
Peking Duck
$39.00
tony's secret
Tony's Smoked Duck
19.00
green tea, salt, star anise, cinnamon
$Vegetable & Tofu
Szechuan String Beans
$11.00
shrimp, chinese pickle, garlic, green onion
Ma Po Tofu
$11.00
bean paste, soy, garlic, hot pepper, peppercorn
Egg Tofu With French Horn Mushroom
$14.00
oyster sauce
Chinese Broccoli With Garlic Sauce
$12.00
soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil
Szechuan Chinese Eggplant
$12.00
bamboo shoot, black tree ear, hot pepper
Stir Fried Pea Sprout
14.00
salt, chinese rice wine
$Rice And Noodle
Peking Style Beef Noodle Soup
$11.00
spinach, soy reduction
Lao's Fried Noodle
$12.00
pork, squid, napa cabbage, pea sprout, hot pepper
Tony's Crispy Pan Fried Noodle
$15.00
chicken, shrimp, beef, broccoli, black mushroom, oyster sauce
Vegetable Fried Rice
$9.00
mixed vegetable, soy
Yangzhou Fried Rice
$12.00
ham, shrimp, carrot, pea
Lao's Fried Rice
10.00
carrot, pea, spicy picket
$Dim Sum
Laoâ??s Shrimp Dumplings
$7.00
shrimp, bamboo
Edamame Dumplings
$7.00
soy bean paste
Chaozhou Style Dumplings
$6.00
pork, shrimp, sweet potato, mushroom, five spice
Peking Style Dumplings
$9.00
pork, napa cabbage
Shui Mai
$6.00
shrimp, pork, mushroom
Chicken Feet
$6.00
soy, plum sauce
Steamed Spare Ribs
$6.00
pork ribs, garlic, black bean
Black Pepper Short Ribs
$6.00
beef ribs, soy sauce, lemon leaf
Meatballs With Cilantro
$6.00
beef, lemon leaf, soy sauce, chive
Sticky Rice With Chicken
$7.00
chicken, pork, duck, shrimp, mushroom, bamboo
Shrimp & Cheese Roll
$7.00
pork, bamboo, cheese, wonton skin
Shrimp Crepe With Cilantro
$7.00
rice flour, celery, soy sauce
Beef Crepe With Chinese Pickle
$7.00
chive, water chestnut, soy sauce
Mango Crepe
$6.00
mango, egg, cream
Sweet Red Bean Crepe
$6.00
red bean paste
Mango Pudding
$6.00
cream, sugar
Sesame Ball
6.00
crispy sesame
$BBQ
Roast Cantonese Duck
$12.00
BBQ Pork
$8.00
BBQ Spare Ribs
10.00
$Bun
Egg Custard
$7.00
aged salted egg, coconut milk
BBQ Pork
$7.00
soy sauce, onion
Roast BBQ Pork Pastry
6.00
puff pastry, bbq pork, sesame
$Vegetable
Chinese Broccoli W. Garlic Sauce
$8.00
soy sauce, oyster sauce, sesame oil
Stir Fried Pea Sprout
$10.00
salt, chinese rice wine
Stir Fried Chinese Lettuce
8.00
salt, chinese rice wine
$Congee & Noodle
Seafood
$5.00
fish maw, squid, shrimp, scallop, ginger
Preserved Egg & Pork
$5.00
turnip, green onion, ginger
Taro & Pumpkin
$5.00
taro, pumpkin, turnip
Laoâ??s Fried Noodle
$12.00
pork, squid, napa cabbage, pea sprout, hot pepper
Tonyâ??s Crispy Pan Fried Noodle
15.00
chicken, shrimp, beef, broccoli, black mushroom, oyster sauce
$Bellinis $13
Ginger Peach
peach nectar, koval ginger liqueur, lemon juice, la marca prosecco
Strawberry Guava
guava nectar, muddled strawberry, lime juice, la marca prosecco
Raspberry Plum
ume-shu, muddled raspberry, la marca prosecco
Classic
peach nectar, la marca prosecco
Cocktails
Coveted Treasure
$12.00
dragonfruit mai tai. in chinese folklore, dragonfruit was thought to be created in the flames of dragons. soldiers would slay the dragons to present the fruit to the emperor as a ""coveted treasure"". 4 rebels dragonfruit, stirrings triple sec, orgeat almond syrup, strawberry, lemon juice, peach bitters, angostura bitters
Melody Of The Yangtze
$12.00
jasmine passion mojito.mo li hua is an 18th century chinese song which translates into ""jasmine flower"". bacardi, koval jasmine liquer, passion fruit nectar, lime, mint, simple syrup, soda
Revival
$12.00
shochu smash. in chinese medicine, shiso is used to revitalize and revive the body. it is also called zishu in chinese, which means ""revive"". yokaichi kome shochu, shiso, yuzu puree, simple syrup
Royal Spice
$14.00
mango chili martini . in some asian cultures, mangos are considered to be one of three royal fruits and occupy the top place for sweetness and flavor. grey goose vodka, stirrings peach liquer, mango nectar, lime juice, sriracha simple syrup, curry bitters
Flight Of Lu Ban
$14.00
lychee aviation. lu ban is a 5th century chinese philosopher who is said to have created the kite. death's door gin, koval chrysanthemum liquer, hana lychee sake, lemon juice, simple syrup
Southern Delight
$14.00
cucumber martini. named for a popular asian cucumber varietal. hendricks gin, st germain, sambuca, cucumber, lime juice
Kappa's Demise
15.00
suntory sazerac. kappa are mischevious asian folk creatures similar to gremlins. they are said to have a natural aversion to ginger. suntory hibiki 12yr, koval ginger liquer, herbsaint absinthe, peychaud's bitters, simple syrup
$Beer
Barid Kurofune Porter
$10.00
japan
Chang
$7.00
thailand
Cisco Gray Lady Ale
$8.00
massachusetts
Hitachino Nest White Ale
$12.00
japan
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale
$10.00
kentucky
Lagunitas IPA
$8.00
california
Metropolitan Dynamo Copper Larger
$8.00
illinois
Miller Lite
$5.00
wisconsin
Tiger
$7.00
singapore
Tsing Tao
$7.00
china
Two Brothers Ebel's Weiss
$7.00
illinois
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