SHWE Burmese Restaurant Menu
Welcome to SHWE Burmese Restaurant, a hidden gem nestled at 909 Broadway in Rensselaer, NY. This quaint, family-run eatery specializes in authentic Burmese cuisine, offering a diverse menu rich in flavor that’s perfect for casual dining or takeout.
Among standout dishes, the Tea Leaf Salad is a must-try, combining crispy peas, peanuts, and ground tea leaves for a delightful crunch. For soup enthusiasts, the Vegetarian Noodle Soup and Hot and Sour Soup promise comforting warmth and fresh ingredients.
The ambiance is cozy, with limited seating that adds to its charm, making every visit a relaxed experience. SHWE Burmese Restaurant excels in delivering hearty meals at prices that won’t break the bank, ensuring you'll leave satisfied. Don’t forget to indulge in their complimentary fried banana dessert, a sweet way to end your meal!
Appetizers
Vegetable Samosa
Potatoes, onions and green peas with spicy tamarind or sweet chili sauce.
5 Piece Dumpling
Your choice of vegetable, shrimp, beef, pork, or chicken with sweet chili sauce, soy sauce or hot sauce.
Vegetable Fresh Roll
Thin rice paper wrapped with avocado, cucumber, carrot and served with sweet chili sauce. Gluten free. Vegan.
Crispy Tofu
Burmese style. Fried home made tofu with tamarind sauce.
Meat Fresh Roll
Thin rice paper wrap with choice of chicken, shrimp, or crab meat with avocado, cucumber and carrot.
Chicken Satay
Skewers marinated in garlic sauce & coconut milk, served with burmese BBQ sauce.
Crispy Chicken Tender
4 pieces. Served with homefries.
Cheesy French Fries
Our home style cut potatoes, fried and topped with cheese sauce.
7 Jumbo Fried Chicken Wings
Your choice of sauce sweet chili, burmese BBQ or hot & sweet chili sauce
Mixed Vegetable Tempura
Eggplant, onion, potatoes, burmese squash, and sweet potatoes deep fried in lightly seasoned tempura butter with choice of sauce.
Burmese Squash Tempura
Eggplant, onion, potatoes, burmese squash, and sweet potatoes deep fried in lightly seasoned tempura butter with choice of sauce.
Tempura Shrimp
Served with homemade fries. Your choice of sauce sweet chili, Burmese BBQ or hot & sweet chili sauce.
Tempura Chicken
Served with homemade fries. Your choice of sauce sweet chili, Burmese BBQ or hot & sweet chili sauce.
Pork Burmese Spring Roll
4 pieces. Thin rice paper wrap with choice of ground pork or vegetarian, with glass noodles, onion, cabbage, carrots and garlic.
Vegan Burmese Spring Roll
4 pieces. Thin rice paper wrap with choice of ground pork or vegetarian, with glass noodles, onion, cabbage, carrots and garlic.
Samosa Salad
Samosa, onion, cabbage, potatoes, coconut milk, chicken, chickpea broth.
Tea Leaf Salad
Lat phat thoat. Crispy pea, peanut, sesame seed and garlic oil. Ground pickle tea leaf, cabbage and tomato. Vegan.
Ginger Salad
Gin thoat. Crispy pea, peanut, sesame seed and garlic. Garlic oil, shredded pickle ginger, cabbage and tomato. Vegan.
Mango Salad
Tha yet thee thoat. Roasted chickpea powder, peanut, garlic, garlic oil, onion, cabbage and shredded mango.
Burmese Noodle Salad
Khouk swal thoat. Egg noddle mixed with cabbage, shallot, crispy onion, garlic oil, potato, sliced boiled egg and cilantro.
Burmese Rice Noodle Salad
Mont phat thoat. Rice noodle mixed with cabbage, shallot, crispy tofu, garlic oil, sliced boiled egg, and cilantro
Rice Vermicelli Salad
Kyar zan thoat. Rice vermicelli noodle mixed with cabbage, shallot, garlic oil, sliced boiled egg, and cilantro.
Shan Noodle Salad
Shan khauk swal. Rice noodle, chicken, pickled mustard green, crushed peanuts, chili, scallion and green leaves.
Tofu Salad
Homemade tofu mixed with fried shallot, cilantro, garlic oil, cabbage, onion, served with tamarind and fish sauce.
Green Salad
Lettuce, cucumber, tomato and carrots, served with our house ginger dressing.
Seaweed Salad
Cold seasoned green seaweed.
Salads
Soup
Miso Soup
Delicate broth with miso, tofu, scallions and seaweed.
Vegetarian Noodle Soup
Burmese style. Rice vermicelli or noodle, carrot, mushroom, napa cabbage, and soft tofu in clear broth.
Chicken Noodle Soup
Burmese style. Rice vermicelli or noodle, carrot, mushroom, napa cabbage, and soft tofu in clear broth.
Hot and Sour Soup
Tom yum. Chicken or vegetables or shrimp in thai style hot & sour paste with rice noodle, tofu, lemon grass, tomato, onion, galanga, mushroom and cilantro.
Fish Noodle Soup
Mote him khar. Served with rice noodle, fish meat, ginger, garlic, onion, lemongrass, chickpea, black pepper, hard-boiled egg and cilantro. Gluten free.
Coconut Noodle Soup
Ohne noe kyouk swal. Served with egg noodle, chicken, coconut milk, onion, hard-boiled egg, and yellow bean powder.
Rice Noodle Soup
Kyay oh. Served with chinese rice noodle, meatball, ground chicken, tofu, ground pork, mustard leaf, and egg.
Shrimp Hot & Sour Soup
Shrimp in Thai style hot & sour paste with rice noodle, tofu, lemon grass, tomato, onion, galanga, mushroom and cilantro.
Porkbelly Hot & Sour Soup
Porkbelly in Thai style hot & sour paste with rice noodle, tofu, lemon grass, tomato, onion, galanga, mushroom and cilantro.
Vegetable Roll
Avocado, carrot, cucumber, asparagus and sesame seed. Gluten free.
Yam Roll
Fried sweet potato tempura roll topped with teriyaki sauce.
California Roll
Crab meat, avocado, cucumber and sesame seed.
Philadelphia Roll
Roll with salmon, avocado, cream cheese and sesame seed.
Shwe Fresh Summer Roll
A very thin rice paper wrap with fresh green lettuce, avocado, cucumber, carrot, shrimp, crab stick and served with sweet chili sauce or spicy sauce.
Spicy Roll
Choice of tuna, salmon, shrimp or crab salad with cucumber and spicy sauce.
Spicy Crunchy Yummy Roll
Choice of tuna, salmon, crab or shrimp with avocado, cucumber and topped with spicy mayo, teriyaki sauce and crunchy fried onions.
Grilled Salmon Roll
Grilled salmon with avocado, cucumber, carrots, sesame seeds and teriyaki sauce on top.
Shrimp Tempura Roll
Fried tempura shrimp with avocado, cucumber, crab salad and topped with teriyaki sauce.
Salmon Crunch Roll
Spicy crab salad, avocado, cucumber and topped with sliced salmon or tuna, spicy sauce, and crunchy fried onion on top.
Tuna Crunch Roll
Spicy crab salad, avocado, cucumber and topped with sliced salmon or tuna, spicy sauce, and crunchy fried onion on top.
Rainbow Roll
California roll on top with crab meat, avocado, salmon, shrimp, tuna.
Red Dragon Roll
Roll with spicy crab and cucumber on top of fresh sliced salmon with spicy mayo & hot chili sauce.
Green Dragon Roll
California roll on top with sliced avocado, fried onion and topped with teriyaki sauce.
Salmon Tempura Roll
Deep-fried roll of salmon, crab and asparagus topped with eel sauce and scallion.
California Roll Sushi Combo Box 1
5 pieces of sushi.
7 Piece Sashimi Combo Box 2
Served with rice, green lettuce, avocado and cucumber slices.
Vegan Poke Bowl
Sushi rice topped with fried tofu, edmame, lettuce, avocado, cucumber, carrots. Gluten free. Vegan.
Salmon Poke Bowl
Sushi rice topped with fresh salmon, lettuce, avocado, carrots, lemon, soybeans, seaweed salad, poke sauce, spicy mayo, and sushi sauce.
Tuna Poke Bowl
Sushi rice topped with fresh salmon, lettuce, avocado, carrots, lemon, soybeans, seaweed salad, poke sauce, spicy mayo, and sushi sauce.
Shrimp Tempura Poke Bowl
Sushi rice topped with 3 pieces shrimp tempura, crab meat, lettuce, avocado, carrots, soybeans, seaweed salad, sushi sauce and teriyaki sauce.
Sushi
Nigiri
Vegetable
Yasai.
Crab Stick
Kani.
Fried Tofu
Inari.
Shrimp
Ebi.
Salmon
Sake.
Tuna
Maguro.
Burmese Fried Rice
Fried with steamed yellow split peas and onion, garlic, egg, turmeric, sweet soy sauce. Gluten free. Vegan.
House Fried Rice
Stir fried jasmine rice with egg, green peas, carrots, sweet corn, and onion.
Pineapple Fried Rice
Stir-fried jasmine rice with egg, green peas, carrots, sweet corn, onion and pineapple.
Kimchi Fried Rice
Served with kimchi, garlic, onion, green onions, sweet chili paste, ginger, paprika, and fried egg on top.
Fried Rice
Fried Noodle
Burmese Stir Fried Noodle
Stir fried wheat noodle served with green bean, cabbage, carrot, choy sum and egg.
Burmese Fried Vermecelli
Kyar zan kyaw. Stir fried vermicelli served with broccoli, cabbage, carrot, choy sum, and egg.
Thai Stir Fried Noodle
Pad Thai. Stir fried rice noodle served with bean sprout, chinese broccoli, peanut, egg and scallion.
Thai Stir Fried noodle ( Pad Thai)
Choice of your favorite meat, fresh stir- fried rice-noodle served with bean sprout, fried tofu, mix vegetables, crushed roasted peanut, egg and scallion.
Broccoli
Choice of your favorite meat sauteed with broccoli, mushrooms, onion, and carrots in oyster sauce.
Mixed Vegetables
Choice of your favorite meat sauteed with fresh garden vegetables in a light brown sauce.
Cashew Nut
Choice of your favorite meat, sauteed with roasted cashew nuts, onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, baby corn, carrots, green peas, celery in brown sauce.
Eggplant
Choice of your favorite meat, sauteed with egg plants, carrots, onions, bell peppers, scallions in black bean sauce.
Sweet & Sour
Choice of your favorite meat tempura, sauteed with bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, carrots, snow peas, cucumbers, pineapple and scallions in sweet and sour sauce.
Stir Fried
Fried
Fish and Chips
Freshly sliced tilapia fillet deep fried with tempura butter and home cut french fries.
Fried Chicken
Served with french fries.
Palata
Burmese style fried flat dough with chicken potatoes stew.
Vegan Curry in Tomato Gravy Sauce with White Rice
Eggplant Curry with White Rice
Tofu Curry with White Rice
Egg & Potatoes Curry in Tamarind Juice with White Rice
Chicken & Potatoes Curry with White Rice
Stir Fry Tofu with Mix Garden Vegetables
Chicken Teriyaki Bowl
Sushi rice or white rice with grilled chicken, lettuce, avocado, carrot, cucumber, seaweed salad, edamame, teriyaki sauce and spicy mayo.
Chicken & Burmese squash curry
Burmese style chicken curry cooked with sweet and tender Burmese squash in chicken broth on white rice.
Chickpeas & Potatoes Curry
Freshly boiled chickpeas, potatoes, onions, ginger, garlic, paprika, tamarind juice, turmeric powder, fresh tomatoes are cooked in tomatoes gravy sauce.
Cheese Burger with Fries
8oz grilled cheese Burger with lettuce, onion, tomato and French fries. Choice of ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard or hot sauce.
Fish & Chips
10 oz haddock deep fried with butter and served with Fries and roll.Your choice of tartar or cocktail sauce.
Lunch Specials
Burmese Style Curries Entrees
Vegetable Curry
Slow-cooked potatoes, eggplant, carrot, okra, green beans, with yellow dhal in vegetable broth and tamarind juice.
Tofu Curry
Slow-cooked tofu in the sweet gravy of tomato, onion, garlic, paprika, soy sauce, and tamarind juice.
Egg Curry
Hard boiled egg braised with tomato sauce, garlic, onion, paprika, cilantro, and tamarind juice.
Chicken Curry
Slow-cooked chicken seasoned with tomato sauce, garlic, onion, ginger, masala, paprika, & tamarind juice.
Shrimp Curry
Slow-cooked shrimp seasoned with tomato sauce, garlic, onion, ginger, masala, paprika, and tamarind juice.
Beef Curry
Slow-cooked beef, seasoned with garlic, onion, paprika, cilantro, and tamarind juice.
Fish Curry
Seasoned with garlic, onion, ginger, paprika, cilantro, and tamarind juice.
Pork Belly Stew
Burmese style pork belly cooked with ginger garlic onion and sweet sauce.
Chicken Teriyaki
Grilled teriyaki chicken breast, seed, served with sauteed garden vegetables and rice.
Salmon Teriyaki
Grilled salmon, teriyaki sauce, seed, sauteed mix green vegetables, and rice.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Grilled teriyaki chicken, lettuce, onion, tomato on a roll served with home fries.
Cheeseburger with Homemade Fries
Our home-made fresh ground beef patty, seed, lettuce, onion, tomato, teriyaki sauce & home fries.
Grilled Salmon
8oz Grilled Salmon come with white rice and sauted mix garden vegetables.
Grilled Entrees
Sides
White Rice
Rice Noodle
Noodle
French Fries
Tea
Burmese style.
Bottled Water
Soda
Beverages
Dessert
Fried Banana Roll
Fried banana wrapped in spring roll shell topped with chocolate sauce.
Sticky Rice Cake
Burmese style sticky rice cake topped with coconut flakes and served with burmese tea.
Fried Dough & Burmese Hot Tea
Fried Ice Cream
Fried vanilla or chocolate ice cream wrapped in bread, topped with cream and chocolate sauce.
