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Yao Restaurant & Bar
1201 Main St
Houston, TX 77002
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Main Menu
Starters [appetizers]
Lettuce Wraps
sauteed vegetables tossed with toasted walnuts and crunchy wonton noodles.
- Chicken $6.95
- Vegetable $6.50
- Shrimp $8.95
Phoenix Wings
$5.95
buffalo-style chicken wings served with our exotic sauces: spicy sesame, sweet garlic-pepper, teriyaki, and flame.
Singapore-style Satay Chicken
$5.95
4 skewered grilled chicken glazed with satay sauce.
Chicken Egg Roll
$5.95
home-made crispy chicken egg roll with vegetables
Vegetable Spring Roll
$3.50
vegetable spring roll
Peking Dumplings
$4.95
dumplings filled with ground pork and vegetables, with your choice of preparation: pan fried or steamed.
Crab Wontons
$5.95
wontons filled with cream cheese, shallots, and blue crab meat.
Vietnamese Spring Roll
$5.95
stuffed spring roll with sliced chicken and herbs in rice paper.
Shredded Chicken & Cucumber
$6.50
shredded chicken over a bed of julienne cucumbers.
Ducken Beancurd
homemade deep fried tofu sheet stuffed with chicken and duck meat. served with crepes and hoisin sauce
- Serves Two $4.95
- Serves Four $9.50
Soups
Authentic Szechuan Hot And Sour Soup
$2.95
with shredded bamboo shoots, woodear mushrooms, tofu, fresh egg, and lily flowers.
Yaos Beef With Vegetable Soup
$3.50
beef with fresh vegetables.
Egg Drop Soup
$2.95
fresh eggs in chicken broth based soup.
Special Shanghai Wonton Soup
$3.50
delicious wontons with ground pork and celery.
Poultry
All Entree Items Served With A Choice Of Brown Or White Rice. [wine Pairing]
Recommended With Most Whites Or Low Tannin Reds
Peking Duck
$26.95
world famous roast duck served with crepes and hoisin sauce.
*complements a glass of riesling or gewurztraminer
Moo Goo Gai Pan
$9.95
sauteed chicken with fresh vegetables in white sauce.
General Tsos Chicken
$11.50
sauteed chicken with jalapenos, sweet peppers, vinegar, and sweet soy.
Sesame Chicken
$11.50
crispy chicken tossed with sesame seeds in sweet sesame sauce.
Orange Peel Chicken
$11.50
sauteed chicken with hot chili, chives, orange zest, garlic, and sweet soy.
Sweet And Sour Chicken
$9.50
crispy chicken served with our homemade sweet and sour sauce on the side.
Kung Pao Chicken
$10.50
diced chicken in a spicy brown sauce and tossed with roasted peanuts.
Chicken With Broccoli
$10.50
sauteed sliced chicken and fresh broccoli in our signature brown sauce.
Mu Shu Chicken
$10.50
a classic recipe served with hoisin sauce and thin crepes.
Crunchy Walnut Chicken
$10.50
diced chicken with fresh vegetables in our signature brown sauce.
Chicken And Asparagus In Oyster Sauce
$11.50
sauteed sliced chicken breast in zesty oyster sauce with asparagus and mushroom.
Teriyaki Chicken
$11.50
sauteed chicken breast in teriyaki sauce.
Szechuan Chicken With Chinese Eggplant
$10.50
sauteed chicken with sliced eggplant in hot chili, sweet soy, and vinegar.
Curry Chicken With Onion
$10.50
sauteed chicken in coconut curry sauce and onions.
Peppercorn Chicken
$10.50
authentic szechuan dish. sauteed chicken with sweet peppers, jalapenos, ginger, garlic, bamboo shoots.
Black Pepper Chicken
$10.50
sauteed chicken with black pepper and onions in a sweet garlic butter sauce.
Beef & Pork
All Entree Items Served With A Choice Of Brown Or White Rice. [wine Pairing]
Complements Most Red Wines.
Beef With Broccoli
$10.50
sauteed sliced beef and fresh broccoli in our signature brown sauce.
Shar Char Beef
$10.95
sauteed sliced beef in chinese b.b.q. and vegetables.
Orange Peel Beef
$12.50
sauteed beef with hot chili, chives, orange zest, garlic, and sweet soy.
Green Pepper Steak
$10.50
sauteed sliced beef and fresh green bell peppers and sliced onions in our signature brown sauce.
Mongolian Beef
$11.50
sauteed with green onion in our signature brown sauce.
Kung Pao Beef
$11.50
sliced beef in a spicy brown sauce and tossed with roasted peanuts.
Spicy Beef With Mixed Vegetables
$10.95
sauteed beef and mixed vegetables in our house spicy sauce.
Beef With Asparagus In Oyster Sauce
$11.50
sauteed beef in zesty oyster sauce on asparagus and mushroom.
Basil Beef
$11.50
sauteed beef with tomatoes, jalapeno, garlic, onion, and basil.
Curry Beef With Onion
$10.50
sauteed beef in coconut curry sauce and onions.
Black Pepper Beef
$11.50
sauteed beef with black pepper and onions in sweet garlic butter sauce.
Mu Shu Pork
$10.50
a classic recipe served with hoisin sauce and thin crepes. (rice on request only)
Sweet And Sour Pork
$9.50
crispy pork served with our homemade sweet and sour sauce on the side.
Peking Pork
$10.50
sauteed shredded pork in sweet bean paste and soy. served with crepes and scallions.
Szechuan Pork
$10.50
shredded pork with water chestnut, wood ear mushroom in hot and spicy szechuan sauce.
Ma Po Tofu
$10.50
spicy authentic szechuan dish with minced pork.
Shredded Pork And Tofu
$10.50
sauteed pork, scallions and tofu in garlic & light soy.
Sliced Pork With Leeks
$10.50
sauteed pork with leeks in black bean, hoisin, hot sauce & soy.
Pork Belly And Tofu
$10.50
stewed pork belly and dried tofu [authentic shanghainese cuisine].
Braised Lions Head
$10.95
giant meat ball [pork] steamed for 10 hours.
Seafood
All Entree Items Served With A Choice Of Brown Or White Rice. [wine Pairing]
Complements Most Red Wines.
Sweet And Sour Shrimp
$11.95
crispy shrimp served with our homemade sweet and sour sauce on the side.
Crunchy Walnut Shrimp
$13.50
sauteed shrimps with fresh vegetables and walnuts in brown sauce.
Kung Pao Shrimp
$13.50
tender shrimp in a spicy brown sauce and tossed with roasted peanuts.
Sauteed Shrimp
$13.50
tender shrimp sauteed in white wine. (authentic shanghai dish)
Yao Flavored Shrimp
$13.50
lightly battered and quick fried in our chefs special brown sauce.
Szechuan Shrimp
$12.95
pan-seared shrimps and chinese eggplant in hot chili, sweet soy, and vinegar.
Garlic Basil Shrimp
$13.50
sauteed shrimps with onion, tomato, garlic, jalapeno, and basil.
Shrimp In Lobster Sauce With Minced Chicken (new York Style)
$12.50
sauteed shrimp with minced chicken in garlic egg sauce.
Mongolian Combination
$11.95
sauteed chicken, beef, and shrimp with green onion in our signature brown sauce.
Cashew Chicken And Shrimp
$11.50
diced chicken and shrimp with fresh vegetables and cashew in our signature brown sauce.
Hawaiian Shrimp
$13.50
lightly battered and quick fried in mixed fruits and mayonnaise.
Shar Char Calamari
$12.50
sauteed calamari with fresh vegetables in chinese bbq sauce.
Garlic Basil Calamari
$12.50
sauteed calamari with onion, tomato, garlic, jalapeno, and basil.
Coconut Curry Shrimp
$13.50
sauteed shrimps in a coconut curry sauce and onions.
Coconut Curry Scallops
$13.50
seared sea scallops glazed with a coconut curry sauce and onions.
Pan-seared Salmon In Hot Chili Sauce
$15.95
salmon filet pan-seared to your perfection with our special hot chili and garlic, ginger, onion, and soy.
Steamed Salmon Filet
$15.95
filet of salmon steamed to your perfection and topped with light soy, shredded ginger and green onion.
Vegetarian Entrees
[wine Pairing]
Complements Most White Wines Or Light-bodied Reds.
Shiitake Mushroom
$9.50
shiitake mushrooms cooked in brown sauce, served with steamed asparagus
Garlic Basil Eggplant
$9.50
sliced chinese eggplant sauteed with jalapeno, red peppers, and garlic in light soy.
Braised Tofu With Mushroom And Snap Peas
$8.50Sauteed Bean Leaf [seasonal]
$10.50Shredded Beancurd String Beans
$8.50
sauteed shredded bean curd, string beans, and chinese pickles in garlic soy sauce.
Kung Pao Tofu
$8.50
tofu slightly fried and then sauteed with peanuts in a hot spicy brown sauce.`
Sauteed Mixed Vegetables In White Sauce
$8.50King Oyster Mushrooms
$9.95Diet Dishes
All Diet Dishes Served With Fresh Fruit Sauce Of The Day And Brown Rice.
Chicken With Asparagus
$10.95Shrimp With Snap Peas & Tomato
$12.95Steamed Scallops With Snap Peas & Tomato
$12.95Steamed Mixed Vegetables
$8.95Noodles & Rice
Choice Of Meat: Chicken, Beef, Pork Or Shrimp.
Chow Mein
stir-fried egg noodle with veggies & your choice of meat.
- Single $8.95
- Combo $9.95
Combo
rice sauteed with fresh eggs and scallions and your choice of meat.
- Single $8.00
- Combo $9.50
Double Pan-fried Noodles
pan-fried egg noodles topped with vegetables in our signature brown sauce.
- Single $9.95
- Combo $11.95
Mixed Vegetables On Brown Rice
$9.75Fu Chin Fried Rice
rice sauteed with fresh eggs and scallions, topped with vegetables in our signature brown sauce
- Single $8.95
- Combo $10.95
Szechuan Cold Noodle With Chicken
$7.95
cold egg noodles topped with shredded chicken and cucumber in a spicy sesame garlic sauce.
Spicy Egg Noodle With Minced Pork
$7.95
egg noodles topped with minced pork in a hot and spicy szechuan sauce.