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Rice Paper Scissors
Weekly pop-up at Mojo Bicycle Cafe
Thursdays | 6-10PM
639 Divisadero, San Francisco CA
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Rice Paper Scissors is a Vietnamese restaurant pops-ups in alleyways and warehouses around the city. We recreate Vietnamese streetside dining with vibrant food, little red stools, and the whir of traffic.
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menu @ mojo cafe
- When: every Thursday, 6-10pmWhere: Mojo Bicycle Cafe - 639 Divisadero Street (map)Eat-in / take-away / delivery---May 23, 2013SpecialsPho Cuon Chay - Mushroom Pho Rolls - 7fresh rice noodle rolls, filled with beech mushrooms, fried tofu, and Thai basil. Served with nuoc cham chay.Pho Bo Kho - 12southern style lemongrass and star anise beef stew over thin rice noodles. served with carrots, shaved onions, and Thai Basil.
Lemongrass Chicken Rice Plate - 12
caramelized chicken over broken rice, served with pickled carrots, scallions, cucumbers, peanuts, and nuoc cham. comes with a side of Asparagus and Egg Drop Soup.
Banh Mi | Vietnamese sandwichesGrilled Pork - 8with housemade chicken pate and mayo, with daikon pickles, cucumbers and cilantroVegetarian "Smoked Duck" (v) - 8soy/wheat-based "duck" with seared trumpet mushrooms and housemade mayo, daikon pickles, cucumbers and cilantroVegan "Smoked Duck" (vg) - 8soy/wheat-based "duck" with seared trumpet mushrooms and Vegannaise, daikon pickles, cucumbers and cilantroDessertButtered Apricot and Walnut Tea Cake (v) - 5served with fresh whipped cream(v) vegetarian (vg) vegan (g) gluten-free
---We deliver! Our homies at Center City Delivery will bring our full Thursday night Mojo menu to your door.
Place your order by calling us at 415.440.2370. Then call Center City Delivery at 415.318.0267 to give them your address and coordinate the delivery.
$25 minimum order for bike delivery. Don't forget to tip your courier!Estimated delivery fees:
$3 if you're a few blocks away
$6 if you're within the black lines
$8 if you're in a different hood
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catering
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about
Rice Paper Scissors was created by Valerie Luu and Katie Kwan, two Vietnamese street food vendors in San Francisco who love sitting on small stools.
Inspired by the sidewalk dining and street food we experienced in Vietnam, we wanted to recreate the experience here in the Mission — complete with small tables, even smaller stools, fresh Vietnamese condiments, Cambodian pop music, and a rotating menu of Vietnamese comfort foods.
Our cafe pops up on front porches, garages, and sidewalks and when we’re not figuring out what kitschy Asian housewares to buy, you can find us at various street food events and every Thursday at Mojo Bicycle Cafe.
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Videos
VICE - Fresh off the Boat with Eddie Huang October 22, 2012
Anthony Bourdain's "The Layover" - San Francisco episode January 2012
Beats Per Minute - Under the Radar March 2012
Selected Press
SFoodie, SF Weekly's food blog - Pop-up Report: Rice Paper Scissors May 2013
Food & Wine Magazine - Street-Smart Cooks' Best Vietnamese Dishes September 2012 Print Issue
GOOD Magazine - In San Francisco, a Food Coworking Space Aims to Back Entrepreneurs May 30th, 2012
Refinery29 - 2 Girls, 8 Looks: The Rice Paper Scissors Gals Show Off Their Yummy Style May 4th, 2012
Eater SF - Restaurant Experts Name the Top Newcomers of 2011 December 27th, 2011
7x7 - Top Ten Startups that Will Shake Up The World Of Food December 27th, 2011
Scoutmob - Local Mug November 3rd, 2011
San Francisco Magazine - 5 Great Pop-Ups November Issue, 2011
The Bold Italic - Pop Stars: Summer Sewell's Guide to SF's Pop Up Restaurants
Mashable - How 9 Food Trucks Use Tech to Drive Business July 14, 2011
7x7 - Rice Paper Scissors Brings Vietnamese Tradition of "Pop-Up Cafes" to the Streets of San Francisco May 5, 2011
Evernote - How to Run a Pop-Up Restaurant with Evernote: Rice Paper Scissors [video] May 2, 2011
Scoutmob - At Rice Paper Scissors - Everyone Wins April 18, 2011
The New York Times - Underground Market & Pop-ups in San Francisco Draw Foodies April 14, 2011
The Bold Italic - Biting Into A Thousand-Year-Old Egg April 4, 2011
Mission Mission - A write up & a prank March 31, 2011
EaterSF - Rice Paper Scissors Starts "Saigon-Style" Street Pop-Ups March 25, 2011
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team
Valerie Luu
Co-Founder
Valerie grew up in Sunnyvale, California where she was a high school yearbook nerd. She received her B.A. in Sociology at UC Santa Cruz and also wrote for City on a Hill, the student-run newspaper.
Valerie fell into the food world when she got caught up with forageSF’s Underground Market in 2009, selling Vietnamese food as Little Knock. During the same time, she worked as an Event Coordinator for Oakland’s Eat Real Festival for two seasons.Now she happily combines her love for Vietnamese cuisine, Asian culture, storytelling and events into the madhouse that is Rice Paper Scissors.
Current Food Obsession: Rice plates and bento boxes
Katie Kwan
Chef and Co-Founder
Katie grew up in the Bay Area and got her B.A. in Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to Rice Paper Scissors, Katie worked in quantitative analytics as a biotech consultant and started KitchenSidecar.com, a food blog.
As chef and co-founder Rice Paper Scissors, Katie creates Vietnamese and Chinese dishes, inspired by memory, fantasy, and her peers. When she's not in the kitchen, Katie styles and shoots food. On Wednesdays, Katie is at the Heart of the City Farmer's Market hunting down Vietnamese herbs and tiny oranges. Stay close - or she'll disappear in plain view.
Current Food Obsession: Poached chicken
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contact
Email hello@ricepaperscissors.com if...
a. You want to drop a simple hello
b. You want to inquire about private events
c. You <3 little red stools too
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