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Brandy Ho's - Castro
4068 18th St
San Francisco, CA 94114
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Onion Cake With Peanut Sauce
$2.95
deep-fried thin cake with egg and green onions. peanut sauce on the side.
Steamed Dumplings
little purse dumplings filled with vegetables and chopped meats and served with condiments and red hot sauce.
- Meat Or Veg. $5.50
Egg Rolls
$4.95
fresh cabbage, celery delicious tree ears, carrots and clear rice noodles prepared in a quick wok for optimum flavor. served with our special sauce. not spicy unless requested.
Deep Fried Dumplings
little purse dumplings filled with coarsely ground pork, fresh ginger, garlic, and vegetables. served with our special garlic ginger sauce or sweet and sour sauce. our chef recommends this one.
- Meat Or Veg. $5.50
Deep Fried Dumplings, Sweet And Sour Sauce
little purse dumplings filled with coarse ground pork, fresh ginger, garlic and vegetables, served with sweet and sour sauce.
- Meat Or Veg. $5.50
Salt And Pepper Calamari
$8.50
fresh calamari toasted with batter in a wok until crispy. sprinkled with seasoned salt and pepper. excellent starter.
Deep Fried Oysters
$8.50
half a dozen oysters combined with flour, salt and black pepper. served with our ginger garlic sauce.
Fried Prawns With Sweet And Sour Sauce
$8.95
jumbo shrimp and rolled in eggs and flour. then deep fried until lightly crispy. served with our house-made sweet and sour sauce.
Mo Si Vegetables
$8.95
egg, cabbage, tree ears, green onions, ginger, garlic and wine, quick-woked and served with four rice pancakes and ho sen-plum sauce.
Sizzling Rice Shrimp
$11.95
marinated shrimp, hot woked with green onions, tomato sauce, pineapple, sesame oil, garlic, ginger and broth poured over hot, crispy rice cakes.
Deep Fried Won Ton
$7.50Soup
Won Ton Soup
$4.25
four won ton in a tasty broth with bok choy. won ton are filled with shrimp & chopped meat.
Hot And Sour Soup
eggs, pork, bean curd, bamboo shoots and carrots.
- Per Person $3.50
Dumpling Soup
three little purse dumplings in a tasty broth with green onions and a touch of sesame oil. dumplings are filled with seasonal vegetables and chopped meat.
- Per Person $3.75
Egg Drop Soup
(minimum 2 people) egg drop, snow peas, and carrots in a tasty chicken broth.
- Per Person $3.95
Seafood Sizzling Rice Soup
(minimum 2 people) egg drop, shrimp, scallops, snow peas, and carrots in a tasty chicken broth, served with sizzling rice on the side.
- Per Person $5.95
Salad
From Hunan Province- Served At Room Temperature.
Bean Sprout Cucumber Salad
unforgettable sauce mixed with cucumber slivers and bean sprouts. our sauce makes this one outstanding.
- Full Order $6.50
- Half Order $4.25
Julienne Eggplant Salad
$7.95
steamed julienne eggplant served with delicious garlic sauce prepared with chinese parsley, hot oil, vinegar and garlic; marvelous before dinner or as a snack.
Chicken Salad
$8.95
small strips of fresh chicken with silvers of cucumber and translucent rice noodles prepared with our old-recipe sauce. it's a real favorite.
Chicken
White Meat Available, $1.00 Additional.
Hot And Sour Chicken
$8.95
tender diced boneless chicken sauteed with bell peppers, carrots, hot and sour sauce, garlic, young bamboo shoots, and fresh minced ginger.
Diced Boneless Chicken With Curry, Garlic, And Hot Sauce
$8.95
place tender chicken in hot oil wok with ginger and garlic and toss until half done. add onion, bamboo shoots, hot garlic sauce, and brandy's curry sauce and toss for few minutes until done.
Si Foo Chicken With Black Bean Sauce
$8.95
saute boneless chicken with fermented black bean sauce, ginger, garlic, and wine until half done. add onions, bell pepper. and hot spices and continue to toss in wok until done.
Gon-pou Chicken, Hunan
$8.95
place boneless diced chicken, ginger and garlic in hot wok with a small amount of oil, toss in wok until half done. add onion. bamboo shoots, hot garlic sauce, and water chestnuts and toss lightly. to this mixture add peanuts that have been separately deep fried; toss in wok a minutes until done and you have a delicious dish.
Diced Boneless Chicken With String Beans
$8.95
fry string beans separately. places tender chicken in hot oil wok with ginger, garlic & hot bean sauce until half done. add string beans and continue to toss in wok until done.
Diced Chicken With Brocolli
$8.95
diced chicken are quick-woked lightly in oil then removed from wok. broccoli steamed separately for 1 minute. hot wok added garlic, ginger, wine and brown bean sauce, then return broccoli in wok cooked for another minute, place chicken in wok and toss together.
General Chicken
$9.50
roll diced chicken eggs & flour and deep fry until lightly crispy. in separate wok prepare a sauce with garlic, ginger, honey and hot sauce. remove chicken from fry wok and toss with the thick sauce.
Sweet & Sour Chicken
$8.95
roll diced chicken in eggs & flour and deep fry until lightly crispy. in separate wok prepare a sauce with garlic, ginger, honey and chili. remove chicken from fry wok and toss with the thick sauce.
Lemon Chicken
$9.50
roll diced boneless chicken in eggs and flour. fry in a separate wok till crispy and golden brown. toss with the light honey lime & lemon sauce.
Fish
Three Delicacies
$13.95
toss fry scallops and shrimp in oil for a few minutes and remove from wok. in this wok placed diced chicken, ginger, garlic, fermented black bean sauce and wine, then toss a few minutes. add onion, bell pepper and bamboo shoots and toss lightly. return the shrimp and scallops and toss lightly.
Brandy's Dinner
$13.95
stir - fried beef, scallops and shrimp in oil for a few minutes and remove from wok, add wine sauce, bamboo shoots, onion, ginger, garlic and bell pepper and stir-fry for a few minutes. add beef, scallops and shrimp and toss lightly very good bandy's favorite.
Old Country Scallops
$13.95
scallops cooked with bell peppers, bamboo shoots, and onions in hot black bean sauce. a unique old country method.
Hunanese Whole Fish
$16.50
(san francisco locations only) rock cod fried and removed from pan, where delicious broth is prepared using fresh ginger garlic, green onion, hot bean sauce and wine, broth poured over fish and served with carrots silvers as garnish.
Braised Fish Fillet
$9.95
lightly dredge fresh cut fish fillet in flour and deep fry until brown. in a separate wok lightly oiled, place bean cake chunks, ginger, garlic, onion, bamboo shoots and wine. toss for a few minutes until well blended. add fish with a little broth and allow to simmer for a minute or two.
Sesame Shrimp Toast
$13.95
shrimp peeled and chopped, then mash shrimp to soft pulp and mixed with ground pork. bread removed from crust and mixtures spread on bread. then the mixture dipped with white sesame and fry until golden brown. crispy and delicious.
Sizzling Rice Shrimp
$11.95
place shelled shrimp that have been marinated in egg white, wine and tapioca very briefly in hot wok and remove. to this wok add green onion sections, tomato sauce, sesame oil, garlic, ginger pineapple and a liberal amount of broth so that the result is a sauce to which the shrimp is re-entered for a minute or two. pour over hot, crispy rice cakes at the time of serving.
Old Country Shrimp
$11.95
shrimp quick-cooked with bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and green onions in hot bean sauce. unique old country method.
Curried Shrimp, Hunan
$11.95
place jumbo shrimp in hot wok with oil, quickly toss and remove. place broth, wine, ginger, onion, and brandy's curry sauce in wok and stir until flavors are blended. return shrimp to wok and stir until flavors are blended. return shrimp to wok and toss lightly. great!
Lemon Shrimp
$13.95
jumbo shrimp are rolled in eggs and flour, then deep fried until lightly crispy. toss with the light honey lime & lemon sauce.
Gon-pou Shrimp, Hunan
$11.95
jumbo shrimp are tossed quickly in hot wok and removed. place water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, onion, wine and hot garlic sauce in wok. separately deep fry peanuts. add peanuts and shrimp wok containing other ingredients and toss lightly. simply scrumptious.
Marinated Calamari With Black Bean Sauce
$10.95
tenderized pieces of calamari that have been marinated in egg whites, soy sauce and wine are passed through hot-oil wok and set aside. to this wok add julienne onions, bamboo shoots, bell peppers and onions with hot bean paste, wine, ginger, garlic, and broth; re-enter the calamari, tossing for two or three minutes.
Calamari With Curry And Wine Sauce
$10.95
tenderized pieces of calamari that have been marinated in egg whites, soy sauce and wine are passed through a hot-oil wok and set aside. to this wok add bamboo shoots, onion, hot garlic sauce, bell peppers and brandy's curry sauce, re-enter calamari and toss for a few minutes until done.
Sweet & Sour Shrimp
$12.95
jumbo shrimp are rolled in eggs and flour, then deep fried until lightly crispy. in separate wok a sauce is prepared with garlic, ginger, honey and chili. remove shrimp from fry wok and toss with the thick sauce.
Honey Walnut Prawns
$13.95
prawns are rolled in flour lightly and deep fried. remove prawns from fry wok and toss with our special house-made mayonnaise sauce. served with honey-glazed and sesame walnut. a kid's favorite.
Steamed Fish With Ginger And Green Onions
$16.50
pink meat trout steamed for 10 to 15 minutes, slivers of fresh ginger and green onions are added doused with a mixture hot oil soy sauce this menu item is not always available. north beach location only.
General Shrimp
$13.95
roll jumbo shrimp in eggs and flour and deep fry to lightly crispy. in separate wok an sauce is prepared with garlic, ginger, honey and hot sauce. remove shrimp from fry wok and toss wit the thick sauce in the wok. sprinkled with sesame.
String Bean With Shrimps
$11.95
separately fried the string bean. place jumbo shrimp in hot oil wok, quickly toss and removed from wok. to this wok add brown bean sauce, garlic, ginger and wine. add shrimp and string bean to wok and toss lightly.
Shrimp With Brocolli
$11.95
shrimps are quick-woked lightly in oil then removed from wok. broccoli steamed separately for 1 minute. hot wok added garlic, ginger, wine and brown bean sauce, then return broccoli in wok cooked for another minute, shrimp in wok and toss together.
Beef
Hot And Sour Beef
$8.95
this hot and sour taste is probably the most celebrated sauce of the hunanese. it really contains only a small amount of souring agent (vinegar). lightly sauteed beef in oil and remove from wok, add ginger, garlic, carrots, onions and stir lightly until flavors are blended. add wine, hot & sour sauce and return the beef to the wok and toss lightly.
Sliced Beef With Bell Peppers In Black Bean Sauce
$8.95
sliced beef placed briefly in hot wok. remove beef and replace with bamboo shoots, bell peppers, fermented black beans, garlic and ginger. return beef to wok for one minute.
Sliced Beef With Brocolli
$8.95
slices of beef are quick-woked lightly in oil then removed from wok. broccoli steamed separately for 1 minute. hot wok added garlic, ginger, wine and brown bean sauce, then return broccoli in wok cooked for another minute, place beef in wok and toss together.
Sliced Beef W/ Curry Garlic & Hot Sauce
$8.95
try this one, it's really tasty. we use our own curry sauce.
Spicy Beef W/ Green Onions In Wine Sauce
$8.95
thinly sliced beef treated to very hot wok for one minute. remove beef and place slivers of carrots, onion & green onions in wok. add ginger, garlic and spicy wine sauce and return beef to wok for one minute.
Beef W/ Bean Cake
$8.95
slices of beef are quick woked lightly in oil then removed from wok. green onions, wine and bean curd are placed in the hot wok and the beef is added and all are tossed together. this is a great high-protein dish and is very tasty.
Gon-pou Shrimp And Beef, Hunan
$12.95
jumbo shrimp and beef placed in hot wok with oil, quickly toss and remove. add water chestnuts, bamboo, shoots, onion, wine and hot garlic sauce, separately deep fry peanuts, then add peanuts and shrimp to wok containing other ingredients and toss lightly simply scrumptious.
Beef W/ String Beans
$8.95
slices of beef are quick woked lightly in oil then removed. string beans fried separately for one minute. place garlic, ginger, wine and brown bean sauce in wok, then return string beans and cook for another minute. beef in wok and toss together.
Pork
Mo Si Pork
$9.95
egg, cabbage, tree ears, green onions with slivers of pork, ginger, garlic, and wine, quick-woked and served with four rice pancakes and hoi sen-plum sauce. you place the mixture on the pancake, roll it up and eat with your fingers.
Sliced Fresh Tender Pork With Hot Garlic Sauce
$9.95
due to the time-consuming steps of preparation this dish must be ordered two days in advance.
Brandy's Pork With Sweet & Sour Sauce, Hunan
$8.95
roll small pork pieces in eggs and flour and deep fry. in a separate wok, a sauce is prepared with garlic bell pepper, carrots, white onion and pineapple. remove pork from wok and toss with thick sauce in the wok. great.
Harvest Pork W/ Hearty Vegetables
$8.95
sliced, tenderized pork with onion and cabbage, sauteed with hot bean and wine sauce. no garlic in this one. a favorite of hunanese peasant workers.
Shredded Pork W/ Celery
$8.95
shredded pork, celery, and carrots cooked with bamboo shoots, fresh ginger sauce and hot bean sauce.
Shredded Pork W/ Vegetables & Hot Bean Sauce
$8.95
deep fried shredded pork with bamboo shoots, bell peppers, and carrots, sauteed in hot bean sauce.
Bean Curd W/ Meat Sauce
$8.95
bean curd stewed with a flavorful meat sauce, green onions, and hot bean sauce.
String Beans W/ Meat Sauce
$8.95
string beans stewed with a flavorful meat sauce and hot bean sauce.
Lamb
Lamb With Crispy Rice Noodles
$12.95
mix tender slices of marinated lamb, julienne onions, celery, carrots, and green onions mixed with ginger, garlic, wine, broth and spices and placed on top of crispy noodles.
Lamb With String Beans
$12.95
slices of australian lamb are quick-woked lightly in oil then removed. string beans fried separately for one minute. place garlic, ginger, wine and brown bean sauce in wok, the return string beans and cook for another minute. place lamb in wok and toss together.
Vegetables
Not Spicy. Request Hot Pepper If Desired.
Harvest Bean Curd
$8.75
toss bean curd into wok and add cabbage, onion & hot bean sauce with wine. sauteed while tossing together.
Bean Curd W/ Curry
$8.75
onion, wine, garlic, ginger, bean cake, and brandy's curry sauce all placed in the wok and tossed lightly. this one is very good if you don't have a hankering for the meat.
Old Country Vegetables
$8.75
slivers of bamboo shoots, tree ears, bok choy, ginger, garlic & wine quick-woked with bean curd which has been deep-fried.
Old Country Vegetables W/ Broccoli
$8.75
broccoli pre-cooked for tenderness then placed in wok with slivers of bamboo shoots, tree ears, deep-fried bean curd, ginger, wine and garlic. quick-woked with or without hot pepper spices.
Sauteed Deluxe Vegetables
$8.75
bok choy, sliced carrots, bamboo shoots, and bean curd stir-fried with wine and fresh garlic.
Bean Curd W/chinese Pickled Vegetables
$8.75
nice light dish.
Spicy Eggplant
$8.75
served hot. steamed julienne eggplant with an excellent garlic sauce prepared with chinese parsley, hot oil, vinegar and garlic. a great light dish, good any time of the day.
Vegetarian String Beans
$8.75
ightly deep fry green beans, remove and drain oil. in hot wok, add ginger, garlic & preserved radish then add string beans and toss in wok until done.
Not-spicy
Unless Requested.
Shredded Pork With Chinese Pickled Vegetables
$8.95
slivers of tender pork cook with our own chinese pickled vegetables. very interesting taste.
Bite-size Boneless Chicken With Fresh Garlic Sauce
$8.95
strong garlic flavor, cooked with bell pepper and bamboo shoots. a tasty dish without the hot pepper.
Stewed Beef Chunks
$9.50
beef chunks slow-cooked for several hours until deliciously tender. served over cabbage.
Sliced Beef With Green Onions
$8.95
beef with wine, ginger, garlic, bamboo shoots, and green onions. very flavorful.
Brandy Ho's Special Chow Mein
$8.50
prepared with shrimp, chicken, and beef.
Brandy Ho's Special Fried Rice
$8.50
prepared with shrimp, chicken, and beef.
Vegetables Fried Rice
$7.50
prepared with bean sprouts, cabbage, carrots, green peas, and green onions.
Steamed Rice
- Per Person $1.50
Brown Rice
- Per Person $1.95
Noodles & Rice
Brandy Ho's Chow Mein
$8.50Shrimp Show Mein
$8.50Beef Chow Mein
$7.95Chicken Chow Mein
$7.95Pork Chow Mein
$7.95Vegetable Chow Mein
$7.95Cold Noodles
$6.95
w/ peanut sauce.
Stewed Beef Noodles
$6.95Pork Meat Sauce And Vegetable Noodles
$6.95Pork Meat Sauce And Hot Sauce Noodle
$6.95Brandy Ho's Fried Rice
$8.50Shrimp Fried Rice
$8.50Beef Fried Rice
$7.50Chicken Fried Rice
$7.50Smoked Ham Fried Rice
$7.50Pork Fried Rice
$7.50Vegetable Fried Rice
$7.50Boneless Chicken
$6.95
w/ garlic sauce on rice.
Hunan Smoked Ham
$6.95
hot & spicy on rice.
Sliced Beef & Vegetables On Rice
$6.95Stewed Beef Chunks
$6.95
with cabbages on rice.
Stewed Beef Chunks And Dumplings
$7.95Browse Nearby
General Info
Cuisine
Chinese
Hours
Monday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Tuesday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Wednesday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Thursday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
Friday:
11:30am - 12:00am
Saturday:
11:30am - 12:00am
Sunday:
11:30am - 11:00pm
About Us
The food served at Brandy Ho's is "country style" Hunan cooking; simple, substantial, and down-to-earth, prepared with fresh and healthy ingredients. We never use any MSG at Brandy Ho's. Dedicated to healthy living, Brandy Ho's uses very little oil in preparing its' dishes--ensuring that all dishes are as healthy as they are delicious. Hunan is a province in Southern China, a region that has three traditional cooking-styles: Mountain, Lake, and Peasant. The food served at Brandy Ho's is "country style" Peasant cooking; simple, substantial and down-to-earth, prepared with fresh and healthy ingredients (never any MSG at Brandy Ho's) and a minimum of oil to ensure that the dishes are as healthy as they are delicious.