"The tea leaf salad at this tiny, counter-service Mission restaurant is the cheapest on the list (it clocks in at only $8, and heads up, cash only), and for the price, it gets the job done. Tea leaves, onions, fried beans, nuts, and sesame seeds are plentiful, but, overall, it’s missing the special wow factor that other tea leaf salads have. This salad isn’t huge, like the one at Mandalay, nor is there an elaborate mixing show like at Burma Superstar. But it'll fulfill your tea leaf needs in a pinch. And that’s something. " - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez, patrick wong