Lunch Menu

Starters

Viet-Cajun Oysters
Gulf Coast oysters with scallion oil, pork cracklin’s, roasted peanuts
6 for $19 | 12 for $33

Lemongrass Chicken Skewers $9
Grilled chicken breast with scallion, palm sugar glaze

Pork Belly Bao $7
Fried bun stuffed with braised pork belly, caramelized fish sauce, beef tallow aioli, pickled cucumber

Smoked Duck Salad $15
Our house-smoked duck with arugula, purple cabbage, shallots, jackfruit, walnuts, ginger fish sauce vinaigrette
Available as a quack-less vegan option $11

Eggrolls $10
Hand-rolled eggrolls with pork, shrimp, crab, and fish sauce vinaigrette for dipping.

Pho

Phở Tái $15
Rare thinly sliced filet mignon

Chef’s Special Phở $18
Chef Tony’s choice of various beef cuts

American Wagyu Phở $23
Seared American Wagyu Flat Iron steak

Smoked Beef Rib Phở $28
Our Viet-Tex noodle soup with a whole Texas BBQ beef rib

Treat yo’self and add these to your phở:
Bò viên (Vietnamese beef meatballs) $6
6 ozs filet mignon $8
Seared foie gras $12
4 ozs seared American Wagyu $17

Sweets

Coconut Bread Pudding $9
Dulce de leche, toasted coconut, lychee, vanilla ice cream, sweetened condensed milk

Apple Pie a la Mode $12
Star anise, ginger, lemongrass, vanilla ice cream, fish sauce caramel

Mains

Caramelized Salmon with Rice $17
Caramelized fish sauce. Served over rice.

Lemongrass Chicken with Vermicelli $15
Grilled chicken breast, palm sugar, arugula, pickled carrot & daikon, fresh herbs, fish sauce vinaigrette. Add a fried egg* for $2.

Lemongrass Pork with Vermicelli $15
Duroc pork belly, caramelized fish sauce, arugula, pickled carrot & daikon, fresh herbs, fish sauce vinaigrette. Add a fried egg* for $2.

Five Fungi Congee (vegan) $15
Jasmine rice soup with trumpet, oyster, snow wood ear, shiitake, and enoki mushrooms. Add a soft-boiled egg* for $2

Sizzle & Shake Steak with Rice $16
Chateau petite beef, caramelized onions, tomato, salt + pepper + citrus for dipping. Add a fried egg* for $2.

Nguyen-er Nguyen-er Chicken Dinner! $24/$40
Lemongrass buttermilk fried chicken battered with a bit of pandan rice flakes, sidewinder fries, beef tallow aioli for dipping. Your choice of a half or whole order.

Sides

Sidewinder Fries $6
Seasonal Vegetables $10
Steamed Rice $3

Non-alcoholic

Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Dr. Pepper $2.5
Aqua Panna (still water) $4.50
Topo Chico (sparkling water) $3
Vietnamese Iced Coffee $4.5
Nitro Vietnamese Cold Brew $5.5

Drinks

Cocktails

Lychee Sangria $8
It’s like adult fruit juice with lychee, cranberry, and peach.

Bloody Mai $9
Vodka, tamarind, celery bitters, Sriracha, soy sauce

Blood Orange Mimosa $8/$29
Sparkling wine, orange juice, blood orange syrup. Your choice of a glass or carafe.

Nitro Martini $10
Vodka, Tia Maria coffee liqueur, vanilla, star anise, clove, cinnamon, nitro coffee

Aperol Fizz $10
Apricot, passionfruit, lemon, sparkling wine

Basil Mint Julep $13
Suntory Japanese whisky, Thai basil, mint, lemongrass

Frozens

Pandan Colada $11
Bacardi Coconut Rum, Jinro Soju, pineapple, popping boba

Margarita Fiesta en Mi Boca *NEW* $12
Cazadores blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime, agave syrup. Choose your flavor:

Mocktails

The Oolong-la $9
Oolong tea, ginger, lime, Topo Chico

Keep Calm and Berry On $9
Muddled blackberry, lavender, elderflower

Bright & Sunny $8
Like a Dark & Stormy with ginger beer, lime, tamarind, luxardo maraschino cherry

Island Vacation $8
Passionfruit, pineapple, Topo Chico

Winter in Texas *NEW* $8
Light and refreshing—cranberry, lime, lemongrass, ginger, Topo Chico

Houston Harvest *NEW* $9
Cazadores blanco tequila, triple sec, fresh lime, agave

Junglefowl in a Pear Tree *NEW* $8
Pear, lychee, star anise, cinnamon, Topo Chico

Draft Beers

Sapporo Premium Draft $7

Saint Arnold’s Seasonal $6

Kona Big Wave Golden Ale $6

8th Wonder Cougar Paw $6

Haterade Watermelon Sour $6

Mini Boss IPA $6

Beers

Montucky Cold Snacks $5

Kirin Ichiban Light $6

Modelo Especial $6

Hitachino Nest Beer Red Rice Ale $9

St. Arnold Art Car IPA 19oz $10

Dragon’s Milk Stout $10

Karbach Free and Easy N.A. Beer $6

Sake

Tozai “Night Swim”, Kyoto 180mL $10

Bushido “Way of the Warrior”, Kyoto, 180mL $10

Sayuri Nigori Unfiltered Sake, 300mL $12

Shirakabe Gura Sake Tokubets 300 mL $18

Merch

Xin Chào Hat $25

Hot off the loom! The Xin Chào series 01 hat is a structured baseball snapback cap with an embroidered cartoon astronaut sitting on a space rocket and holding a XC flag. Xin Chào is making its mark in history! Made from 80% acrylic and 20% wool blend in black with adjustable plastic snap closure.

Xin Chao T-Shirt $25

A first edition t-shirt with part of our custom restaurant mural as painted by Houston-based artist Caroline Truong. Soft, high-quality, 100% cotton fabric in black with contrasting white graphic on front.

Sparkling Wine

Domain Matignon “Samur”, Loire, Blanc de Blanc $12/$42

Vignobles Bayle-Carreau, Crèmant de Bordeaux Brut Rosé $14/$49

Nominé-Renard Brut, Villevenard France, Champagne $96

Piper Heidsieck Cuvée Brut, Reims France, Champagne $110

Rose

Studio by Miraval, Rosé $10/33

Fleur de Mere Rose $11/$34

White Wine

Isadora, Cousino Macul, Sauvignon Gris $9/$32

Clean Slate by Winebow, Mosel, Riesling $10/$35

Deusa Nai by Marqués de Cáceres, Rias Baixas-Spain, Albariño $14/$49

Toad Hollow by Third Leaf Wines, Mendocino-California, Chardonnay $12/42

Cloudy Bay, New Zealand, Sauvignon Blanc $70

Caves Jean Bourdy, Côtes du Jura-France, Chardonnay $75

Domaine Frank Millet, Loire Valley-France, Sancerre Cuvée Insolite $90

Red Wine

Pertinace, Italy, Nebbiolo $12/$42

Domaine Gayrard, Gaillac, Syrah $13/$45

Pais Viejo by J. Bouchon, Valle de Maule, Central Valley Chile, Pais $13/$45

Domaine de la Ronze- Côte de Brouilly, Beaujolais- Gamay 2018 $14/$49

Serial, Paso Robles, Cabernet Sauvignon $15/$52

The Hess Collection Special Cuvee, Maverick Ranch/Napa County, Cabernet Sauvignon $70

Jean-Philippe Marchand, Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France $75

Domaine Delhome Crozes-Hermitage Boréal-Syrah, Rhône Valley, France $80

San Simeon Stormwatch Estate Reserve, Paso Robles, Red Blend $125