| Cuisines | Asian, Thaï, Vietnamese |
| Dining style | Casual Elegant |
| Phone number | +1 919 829 9999 |
| Website | www.bidamanda.com |
| Dress code | Smart Casual |
| Payment options | AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa |
| Location | 222 S. Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601 |
Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar
| Cuisine type | Asian | |
| Price range | $30 and under | |
| Neighborhood | Downtown |
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About Bida Manda Restaurant and Bar
Right in the heart of downtown Raleigh, Bida Manda is a thoughtful and sharp gathering place celebrating the diverse food and culture of Laos. Bida Manda is one of the very first Laotian restaurants in the US. Sanskrit for father and mother, we name the restaurant Bida Manda as our way of honoring our parents in Laos who taught us everything we know about food, hospitality, and the power it has in bringing people together. Our parents' recipes are the inspiration for our menu. Every dish on our menu is exactly what we grew up eating. They are the kind of dishes you might find on the street corners of Luang Prabang and at a Laotian home. Come in and go away with us on sensational culinary journey to Laos. - Whether it is a birthday dinner for 10 guests or a corporate event for 100+, we will work with you to craft your memorable dining experience. Please contact Vansana Nolintha at vansana@bidamanda.com for more information.
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Menus
- Lunch Menu
- Dinner Menu
- Bar Menu
Appetizers
| Panang Crab Cakes | $7.90 | Dill, Panang Curry, Pickled Radish |
| House Salad | $5.90 | With peanut vinaigrette or Tamarind vinaigrette dressing |
| Tom Ka Gai | $5.90 | Galangal and coconut chicken soup |
| Crispy Rice Lettuce Wraps | $7.90 | With herbs, peanuts, and vegetables |
| Roasted Anaheim Pepper | $6.90 | Stuffed with Lao herb sausage |
| Manda's Crispy Spring Rolls | $7.90 | Ground pork or Vegetable |
| Fresh Summer Rolls | $6.90 | Vegetables or Shrimp |
| Soft Shell Crabs | $9.90 | With cilantro lime pesto |
| Chicken Wings | $7.90 | With your choice of: Mild Coconut Curry Sauce, Hot Sweet Chili Sauce, Lao Spicy Peanut Sauce |
Entrees
| Stir-Fry Cashew Ginger Chicken | $8.90 | with vegetables, mushrooms, and jasmine rice |
| Crispy Pork Belly Soup | $10.90 | Coconut curry, julienned vegetables, herbs, and rice noodles. |
| Pho Lao | $9.90 | Traditional beef and rice noodle soup, served with Lao condiments |
| Caramelized Ginger Pork Ribs | $10.90 | With boiled egg, grilled asparagus, and jasmine rice |
| Amphone's Chicken Curry | $8.90 | With root vegetables and jasmine rice |
| Pumpkin Curry | $8.90 | With root vegetables and jasmine rice |
| Green Papaya Salad | $7.90 | Tomato, peanuts, spicy lime sauce, sticky rice, and your choice of: Grilled Flatiron Steak, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork Neck, Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Crispy Dill and Lemongrass Local Trout, Grilled Vegetables |
| Manda's Herb Salad | $8.90 | Vermicelli noodles, peanuts, and sweet chili dressing, served with crispy spring rolls and your choice of: Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork, Grilled Shrimp |
| Basil Stir Fry | $7.90 | With vegetables, poached egg, jasmine rice, and your choice of beef or tofu |
| Pad Thai | $7.90 | Eggs, crispy tofu, vegetables, rice noodles, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or vegetables |
| Chicken Fried Rice | $8.90 | |
| Lao Baguette | $7.90 | Daikon and carrot pickle, herbs, cucumber, cilantro mayo or our house-made paté, and your choice of: Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork, Grilled Portobello Mushroom |
Dessert
| Sweet Purple Sticky Rice | $6.00 | With coconut custard and mango puree |
| Duo Plate | $8.00 | With two house-made macarons: lemon-lime with strawberry and basil jam, and chocolate with chocolate-peanut butter cream |
| Trio Plate | $8.00 | With apricot-tamarind cobbler, lao coffee creme brulee, and coconut custard crisp |
Appetizer
| Panang Crab Cakes | $8.90 | Dill, Panang Curry, Pickled Radish |
| House Salad | $6.90 | With peanut vinaigrette or Tamarind vinaigrette dressing |
| Tom Ka Gai | $6.90 | Galangal and coconut chicken soup |
| Crispy Rice Lettuce Wrap | $8.90 | With herbs, peanuts, and vegetables |
| Roasted Anaheim Pepper | $7.90 | Stuffed with Lao herb sausage |
| Manda's Crispy Spring Rolls | $8.90 | Ground pork or Vegetable |
| Fresh Summer Rolls | $7.90 | Vegetables or Shrimp |
| Soft Shell Crab | $9.90 | With cilantro lime pesto |
| Chicken Wings | $7.90 | With your choice of: Mild Coconut Curry Sauce, Hot Sweet Chili Sauce, Lao Spicy Peanut Sauce |
Entrees
| Sweet Chili Salmon | $19.90 | with ginger rice and lime vinaigrette herb salad |
| Stir-Fry Cashew Ginger Chicken | $14.90 | with vegetables, mushrooms, and jasmine rice |
| Crispy Pork Belly Soup | $16.90 | Coconut curry, julienned vegetables, herbs, and rice noodles. |
| Pho Lao | $15.90 | Traditional beef and rice noodle soup, served with Lao condiments |
| Caramelized Ginger Pork Ribs | $17.90 | With boiled egg, grilled asparagus, and jasmine rice |
| Amphone's Chicken Curry | $16.90 | With root vegetables and jasmine rice |
| Pumpkin Curry | $16.90 | With root vegetables and jasmine rice |
| Green Papaya Salad | $16.90 | Tomato, peanuts, spicy lime sauce, sticky rice, and your choice of: Grilled 12 oz Flatiron Steak, Grilled 6 oz Filet Mignon, Grilled Duck Breast, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork Neck, Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Crispy Dill and Lemongrass Local Trout, Grilled Vegetables |
| Manda's Herb Salad | $17.90 | Vermicelli noodles, peanuts, and sweet chili dressing, served with crispy spring rolls and your choice of: Grilled Lemongrass Chicken, Grilled Ginger and Garlic Pork, Grilled Shrimp |
| Beef Larb | $18.90 | Herbs, spicy lime sauce, and sticky rice Try it the traditional way with beef trip |
| Duvk Larb | $15.90 | Herbs, spicy lime sauce, and sticky rice Try it the traditional way with chicken liver and gizzard |
| Steamed Nc Catfish | $18.90 | In banana leaf with dill, lemongrass, Lao eggplant, asparagus, and sticky rice |
| Basil Stir-Fry | $15.90 | With vegetables, poached egg, jasmine rice, and your choice of beef or tofu |
| Pad Thai | $16.90 | Eggs, crispy tofu, vegetables, rice noodles, and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or vegetables |
| Saffron Crepe | $17.90 | Stuffed with your choice of: Sautéed Vegetables, Sautéed Shrimp and Bacon |
| Baked Whole North Carolina Fish | With herbs, aromatic rice, and sauteed vegetables |
Cocktail
| Pear Old Fashioned | Bourbon, applejack, spiced pear syrup, bitters, sugar, nutmeg | |
| Hazelnut Manhattan | Bourbon, cardamaro, hazelnut liqueur, black walnut bitters (alison liscomb) | |
| Lao Bull | Moonshine, pho broth, fresh lime juice (served hot) | |
| Rosey Smash | Bourbon, rosemary syrup, fresh lemon juice, tangerine | |
| Marlon | Islay whisky, amaretto, demrara rum, cherry, lemon peel | |
| (Spicy) Mexican Firing Squad | Tequila, house-made grenadine, fresh lime juice, angostura bitters, soda water (thai chili powder) | |
| I Can't Beleive It's Not Islay! | Bourbon, fino sherry, tequila, benedictine, smoked salt | |
| Brewer's Old Fashioned | Bourbon, barley malt, hops, bitters, sugar | |
| Alpine '76 | Potato vodka, fresh lemon juice, elderflower liqueur, sugar, sparkling wine | |
| Crom | Cardamaro, cynar, fernet, islay mist, orange peel | |
| Amaretto Sour | Amaretto, fresh lemon juice, egg white, nutmeg | |
| Thai Tea Toddy | Bourbon, fresh lime juice, house-made coconut cream, thai tea | |
| Moscow Mule | Potato vodka, fresh lime juice, spicy ginger beer | |
| Pina Colada | Rum, fresh pineapple juice, house-made coconut cream |
Beer
Draft
Draft
| Three Rotating Drafts | `Varies |
Bottles
| Bell's Two Hearted Ale India Pale Ale, 7% | ||
| Beerlao Lager, 5% | ||
| Ommegang Hennepin Saison, 7. 7% | ||
| Unibroue La Fin Du Monde Tripe, 9% | ||
| Trappistes Rochefort 10 Quadrupel, 11. 3% |
Cans
| Yuengling Amber, 4. 4% | ||
| Fullsteam Cackalacky Ginger Pale Ale Pale Ale, 5% | ||
| Blanche De Bruxelles Witbier, 4. 5% |
Wines
By the Glass
| House Red | Served slightly chilled by the glass or carafe | |
| Alto Limay 'Joven' Pinor Noir | ||
| Tournon 'Mathilda' Shiraz | ||
| Annabella Cabernet Sauvignon | ||
| Casabianca Coppaia Sangiovese/Cabernet | ||
| Haut-Monplaisir Cahors Malbec |
By the Bottles
| Bodegas Recuero 'Siglo' Moravia 2010 | This wine is very special to us. We are one of very few restaurants in the us to serve it. It is made from moravia (brujidera), an obscure grape indigenous to the toledo region of spain. The grape is almost extinct. This wine is a taste of what spanish wines were like more than a century ago. Please ask your server for the whole story. | |
| Poppy Pinot Noir | At once new world and varietally true, poppy is an easy pinot noir expressive of the sunny and cool climate of monterey. | |
| De Angelis Lacrima Christi Del Vesuvio Rosso 2012 | The grapes are called "the tears of christ" either because of their greek antiquity, their aching sublimity, or their indeterminate teardrop shape. The varietals are ancient, the soil is old lava, and the wine is as italian as my father-in-law, which is to say, molto. | |
| Gramercy Cellars 'Southern Blend" Columbia Valley | My first thought on tasting this wine was, "this wine should teach kissing lessons!". Elegance, balance, and a finish that is at once powerful and tender. Washington state syrah/grenache blend. | |
| Domaine De Couron Coes Du Rhone 2012 | A favorite of ours since the restaurant opened. Great with our food or on its own; medium-bodied with wonderful ripeness and weight. | |
| Semaphore 7 Reservation | Alicante bouschet is one of the only grapes in the vitis vinifera family to have dark red flesh in addition to red skin. More anthocyanins might engender more and wilder phenolics, but i might as well describe the human heart by saying something about ventricles. Here is the blazing north african climate of alentejo (complete with romantic visions of moorish horsemen) harnessed by the rainy catholic plodding of lisbon into one bloody tear-miracle droplet on a pink sandstone virgen among a riot of manueline artichokes and side-saddle archery slits. Ah portugal! | |
| Stolpman 'La Cuadrilla' Syrah/Grenache 2012 | The crew that pick grapes at stolpman winery are spanish-speaking, and la cuadrilla refers to them. All of the proceeds from the sale of this wine go to the vineyard workers. Big, tannic, full-bodied red wine that would love to have some stuck or duck with you. | |
| Bonny Doon 'Le Pousseur Syrah 2012 | The perennially hilarious randall graham of bonny doon gives this syrah all of the rustic structure and and country heft of the ancient rhone valley, while dressing it in the modish fashions of present-day california, that we are all of us too young to wear. The rare wine that manages to be be authentic and accessible at the same time. | |
| Caggiano 'Tari' Aglianico 2012 | Aglianico was the favorite grape varietal of my 20s, and it remains a young man's wine. Obstinate tannin, unpredictable herbs, and the decidedly middle-brow pleasure of a big red wine that manages to smuggle cherry cola into its midpalate all make for a wine better suited perhaps for a rustic dinner of boar in the damp caves of ancient taurasi than civilized dining in downtown raleigh. Perfect with the ribs | |
| Colli Dells Murgia Mazzaro Cabernet Blend 2008 | This southern italian cabernet blend balances ripeness and tannin perfectly. The supporting aglianico grape adds spice and structure to the cabernet's fruit. | |
| Zlatan Plavac 2010 | Plavac mali (plaa-vahtz) is an ancient croatian grape varietal, the distance ancestor to modern zinfandel. This rich, gorgeous red wine is extracted, tannic, brambly, and unique. It is a taste of what great wine might have been in the time of alexander the great. From the southern croatian region of dalmatia, an up-and-coming corner of the wine world. |
White
By the Glass
| House White | Served by the glass or carafe | |
| Teira Sauvignon Blanc | ||
| Bidoli Pinot Grigio | ||
| Santa Barbara Chardonnay |
By the Bottle
| Cantina Taburno Falanghina 2013 | Great acidity, like biting into a ripe anjou pear. If this wine were a shape, it would be a bright green isoceles triangle. | |
| Chimago Torrontes 2012 | Floral and round, white peaches and gardenias. White shoulders and a little black dress, the tango yet to begin. | |
| Chateau L'oiseliniere De La Ramee Muscade 2012 | Six months on the lees, and with the adorable puppy fat to prove it. Minerality, acid, and beautiful weight on the palate. I've never had a bad glass of muscadet in my life, and i don't intend for you to tonight | |
| Pullus Pinot Grigio 2012 | Extended skin contact makes this "white" wine almost rosé in color and adds gorgeous structure and weight. I am a long-time devotee of bidoli pinot grigio, but this slovenian offering has won a place in my heart. Versatile and easy to drink with all of our food. | |
| Clos Guiroulih Jurancon Sec 2012 | I spent an hour trying to find the t.rex Lyrics that this wine reminded me of (and it was an enjoyable hour) before i realized that no single line or guitar hook could capture the way this strange, beautiful, golden wine made me feel. The closest i came is the horn part in "girl", on electric warrior. Amazing stuff | |
| Catalpa Chardonnay 2011 | "Call the roller of big cigars, the muscular one, and bid him whip in kitchen cups concupiscent curds." - From "the emperor of ice cream" wallace stevens | |
| Blanck Gewurztraminer 2013 | Alsace snuggles between france and germany in an interwar wintertime train car, her wines full of roses and honey, and her demure facade disguising the valkyric rhinemaiden that lives in her heart. Sweetness and perfume and steely resolve, a perfect match for our spicier dishes. | |
| Alysian Russian River Selection Chardonnay 2011 | Balancing on the thin wire of elegance that stretches above the teeming abyss of oaky butter juice, this is exactly what russian river valley chardonnay always hopes to be but rarely is. Pleasure, weight, fat served elegantly on china, not blasted from a hose into a trough. Fois gras compared to the insipid movie theater butter flavored spray of many producers. |
Rose
| House Rose | Served by the glass or carafe |
Sparkling
By the Glass
| Belstar Prosecco Rose | ||
| Zuccardi 'Vida Organica' Brut |
By the Bottle
| Thierry Tissot Bugey Brut Nv | In raleigh, the question of whether it is bojangles or biscuitville or beasley's that has the best biscuits is one that could give rise to shouting matches and rifts in families. The real answer, though, if we are being honest (and believe me it pains me to say so, as a native) is france, and more particularly french sparkling wine. Yeast and oak and ethereal citrus bake biscuits in a flute to make you slap your mama. | |
| Venturini Baldini 'Roncolo' Dry Lambrussco Nv | Lambrusco suffers from an erroneous perception in the us that it is all cloyingly sweet wine for teenagers. This very dry lambrusco proves that there is a grown-up side to these wines. Walnuts, balsamic, and stewed strawberries. Wonderful with the pad thai. | |
| Barnaut Grand Cru Ros Champagne Nv | Explosive! A riot of red fruit and muscular acidity. Could stand up to a filet. | |
| Billecart-Salmon Vintage Brut 'Blanc De Blancs' Grand Cru Champagne 1999 | Vintage grand cru champagne, properly aged, from one of the great houses. High scores from tanzer and parker alike. It's good. Drink it. | |
| Pierre Moncuit Brut 'Millesime' Grand Cru Champagne 2005 | "Three be the things i shall never attain: envy, content, and sufficient champagne." Dorothy parker |
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