Mekong Menu (Update 2025)

If you're seeking a taste of Vietnam, Mekong is the destination to indulge your palate. Nestled in Richmond, VA, this inviting eatery offers a menu brimming with authentic flavors that will transport you straight to the heart of Vietnam. The menu features tantalizing appetizers, including crispy spring rolls and flavorful dumplings, which set the tone for your dining experience.

  • Appetizers: Delight in the Cha Gio and Goi Cuon, both expertly crafted to please any palate.
  • Soups: Savor the rich Sup Mang Cua, a crabmeat asparagus soup, perfect for a comforting start.
  • Salads: The Goi Muc squid salad dazzles with fresh ingredients and textures that burst with flavor.

With options for all, including vegan choices and a vibrant atmosphere, Mekong ensures a delightful dining experience for everyone, making it a must-visit for both casual meals and special gatherings.

Appetizers

Cha Gio (1)

crispy spring roll

$1.50

Cha Gio Chay (2)

crispy vegetable spring roll

$1.50

Goi Cuon (1)

soft spring roll with shrimp and pork

$1.50

Bi Cuon (1)

shredded pork roll

$1.50

Pork Dumplings (4)

steamed or pan-fried

$4.95

Vegetable Dumplings (6)

steamed or pan-fried

$5.95

Banh Xep (4)

vietnamese style crepes with pork filling

$4.95

Tom Hoa Tien (6)

rocket shrimp

$5.95

Banh Mi Tom Chien (4)

toasted shrimp

$4.95

Mon An Choi (For 2)

appetizer sample: cha gio, goi cuon, crepes, toasted shrimp and rocket shrimp

$6.95

Banh Xeo

vietnamese yellow pancake filled with shrimp, pork, onion, scallion, bean sprout and fresh vegetables

$6.95

Banh Cuon Cha Lua

steamed rice ravioli filled with pork, dried mushroom ears and herbs, topped with lettuce, cucumber, sprout, onion, scallion and vietnamese pork sausage

$6.95

Rau Muc Chien Don

fried baby squid head with sweet chili sauce

$11.95

Muc Rang Muio (Salt & Pepper Calamari)

breaded calamari sauteed with onion, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper

$11.95

Sup Mang Cua

crabmeat asparagus soup

$5.95

Sup Chua Cay

hot & soup

$5.95

Sup Hoanh Thanh

wonton soup

$5.95

Sup Karen

chicken vegetables soup

$5.95

Sup Ca Vien

fish ball soup

$5.95

Sup Rau Cai

vegetables soup

$5.95

Soup

Salad

Gio Chay

crispy bean curd with shredded cucumber, carrot, diakon, onion and fresh basil and topped with crushed peanut

$7.95

Gio Ga

white chicken meat with shredded cabbage, onion, carrot, crushed peanut and fresh basil

$7.95

Goi Muc

squid salad with shredded onion, lotus root, cucumber, cilantro and fresh basil and topped with crushed peanut

$8.95

Goi Crawfish

spicy crawfish tail meat with onion, locus root, cucumber, carrot and fresh basil

$8.95

Goi Ngo Sen

shredded lotus root with shrimp, pork, daikon, basil, cilantro, scallion and carrot and topped with crushed peanut

$11.95

Goi Thap Cam

shrimp, pork, tofu, lotus root, cucumber, carrot, basil, onion and scallion topped with crushed peanut

$11.95

Bo Tai Chanh

lime marinated thin sliced beef, onion, fresh basil, roasted ground rice and topped with crushed peanut, lettuce and tomato

$11.95

Bun Bi Thit Nuong

grilled pork and shredded pork

$6.95

Bun Thit Cha Gio

grilled pork and crispy spring roll

$6.95

Bun Bo Ga Nuong

grilled beef and chicken

$7.95

Bun Bo Nuong

grilled beef

$6.95

Bun Bo Cha Gio

grilled beef and crispy spring roll

$7.95

Bun Ga Nuong

grilled chicken

$6.95

Bun Ga Cha Gio

grilled chicken and crispy spring roll

$7.95

Bun Tom Nuong

grilled shrimp

$6.95

Bun Tom Thit Nuong

grilled shrimp and pork

$7.95

Bun Nem Nuong

grilled vietnamese meatball

$6.95

Bun Chao Tom Cha Gio

grilled shrimp paste and spring roll

$7.95

Bun Dau Hu Nuong Cha Gio Chay

grilled tofu and crispy vegetable spring roll

$7.95

Rice Noodles

Pho

Pho Tai

rare sliced beef

$10.95

Pho Ga

sliced chicken

$10.95

Pho Dac Biet

rare sliced beef and meat ball

$10.95

Pho Sate

rare sliced beef with spicy sate paste

$10.95

Pho Do Bien

scallop, shrimp, squid and fishball

$10.95

Mi Do Bien

egg noodle with shrimp, scallop, squid, fish ball and crabmeat

$6.95

Hu Tieu Mi Dac Biet

clear & egg noodle with shrimp, chicken, beef, pork and fish ball

$6.95

Hu Tieu Mai Nam Vang

clear & egg noodle with shrimp, pork, fish ball and pork liver

$6.95

Hu Tieu Tom Thit

clear noodle with shrimp and roasted pork

$6.95

Hu Tieu My-Tho

flat rice noodle with shrimp, chicken, pork and ground pork

$6.95

Mi Chim Cut

egg noodle with roasted quail

$6.95

Mi Hoanh Thanh

egg noodle with wonton and shredded pork

$6.95

Bun Suong

rice vermicelli with shrimp paste

$6.95

Banh Canh Do Bien

fat rice noodle, shrimp, scallops, squid, fish ball and crabmeat

$6.95

Banh Canh Tom Thit

fat rice noodle with shrimp and roasted pork

$6.95

Banh Canh Tom Cua

fat rice noodle with shrimp and crabmeat

$6.95

Mien Ga

angel hair noodle with chicken and shitake mushroom

$6.95

Noodle Soups

Flat Rice

Pho Xao Do Bien

flat rice noodles with shrimp, scallop and calamari

$12.95

Pho Xao Thap Cam

flat rice noodle with shrimp, pork, chicken and beef

$12.95

Pho Xao Bo

flat rice noodle with beef

$11.95

Pho Xao Heo

flat rice noodle with pork

$11.95

Pho Xao Ga

flat rice noodle with chicken

$10.95

Pho Xao Chay

flat rice noodle with tofu

$10.95

Mi Xao Don Do Bien

crispy egg noodles with shrimp, scallop, squid and crabmeat

$12.95

Mi Xao Don Thap Cam

crispy egg noodles with shrimp, chicken, pork and beef

$12.95

Mi Xao Don Bo

crispy egg noodles with beef

$11.95

Mi Xao Don Chay

crispy egg noodles with tofu

$10.95

Mi Xao Men Do Bien

soft egg noodles with shrimp, scallop, squid and crabmeat

$12.95

Mi Xao Men Thap Cam

soft egg noodles with shrimp, chicken and pork

$12.95

Egg Noodles

Seafood

Tom Xao Dau Hu

spicy monterey shrimp with basil, tofu, onions and spicy chili sauce

$12.95

Ca Flounder Xao Hanh Gung

whole crispy flounder glazed with shitake mushroom, basil, ginger and scallion sauce

$14.95

Tom Sot Ca Chua

jumbo shrimp sauteed with tomato, onion, scallion and cilantro in chef's special sauce

$12.95

Tom So Xao Hanh Gung

breaded shrimp and scallops glazed with ginger and scallion sauce

$12.95

Do Bien Xao Rau Que

sauteed shrimp, squid, scallop, tomato, lotus root, snow peas, shitake mushroom, sweet cabbage and fresh basil in a spicy sauce

$12.95

Tom So Xao Dau Hoa Lan

jumbo shrimp and scallop sauteed with snow peas, bambo and water chestnut in a light spicy brown sauce

$12.95

Tom Xao Ca Tim

jumbo shrimp sauteed with eggplant and onion in light satay sauce

$12.95

Do Bien Xao Sa Ot

jumbo shrimp, scallops and squid sauteed with onion in spicy lemongrass sauce

$12.95

Crawfish Xao Rau Que

crawfish tail meat sauteed with shitake mushroom, tomato, lotus root, snow peas, sweet cabbage and fresh basil in a light spicy sauce

$12.95

Tom Xao Toi

jumbo shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic and steamed broccoli

$12.95

Tom Sot Me Cong Lu

breaded jumbo shrimp glazed with onion and scallion in tamarind sauce

$12.95

Ca Chien Sot Ca Chua

sauteed crispy rainbow trout with tomato, onion, scallion and cilantro in chef's special sauce

$13.95

Do Bien Xao To

a combination of shrimp, scallop, squid, shitake mushroom, tofu and fresh vegetables sauteed in clay pot style

$12.95

Muc Xao Mang Tay Va Bong Cai

sauteed squid with saparagus, broccoli, tomato, carrot and onion in a light sauce

$12.95

Tom So Rang Muoi

breaded scallops and shrimp sauteed with onion, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper

$12.95

Bo Luc Lac

12 oz. steak cut sauteed with celery and onion teriyaki style topped with crushed peanut

$13.95

Bo Xao Mang Tay

sliced beef sauteed with asparagus and onion in a light garlic brown sauce

$10.95

Bo Xao Sa Ot

sliced beef sauteed with onion in a spicy lemongrass sauce

$10.95

Bo Xao Lan

sliced beef sauteed with onion in a spicy curry sauce toppped with crushed peanut

$10.95

Bo Xao Ca Tim

sliced beef sauteed with eggplant and onion in a light spicy sate sauce

$10.95

Bo Xao Rau Que

sauteed sliced beef with tomato, lotus root, snow peas, shitake mushroom, sweet cabbage and fresh basil in a light spicy sauce

$10.95

Bo Xao Thap Cam

sauteed slice beef with broccoli, baby corn, water chestnut, onion, snow peas, carrot, mushroom, celery and bamboo in a light garlic brown sauce

$10.95

Bo Xau Dau Ve

sliced beef sauteed with string bean and onion in a light brown sauce

$10.95

Bo Xao Cai Ngot

sauteed sliced beef with baby bok choy and onion in a light garlic brown sauce

$10.95

Bo That Vi

marinated sliced beef in five-spice sauteed with green pepper, onion, scallion and steamed baby bok choy

$11.95

Bo Xao Cai Lang

sliced beef sauteed with chinese bitter broccoli, shitake mushroom and onion in a light garlic brown sauce

$10.95

Bo Xao Sa Te

sliced beef sauteed with green pepper, onion and scallion in a light spicy sate sauce

$11.95

Beef

Chicken

Ga Xao Rau Que (Basil Chicken)

sauteed white meat chicken with shitake mushroom, tomato, lotus root, snow peas, cabbage and fresh basil in spicy sauce

$9.95

Clay Pot Style Chicken

caramelized white chicken meat with fresh ginger in garlic and pepper sauce

$10.95

Lime Leaves Style Chicken

marinated white meat chicken with fresh lime leaves carmelized in garlic and pepper sauce

$10.95

Spicy Crispy Chicken

battered white meat chicken sauteed with broccoli, snow peas, mushroom, carrot, celery, baby corn, water chestnut, sweet cabbage, onion and bamboo sliced in spicy sauce

$10.95

Chicken With Mix Vegetables

sauteed sliced white meat chicken with broccoli, baby corn, water chestnut, onion, snow peas, carrot, mushroom, celery and bamboo sliced in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Spicy Lemongrass Chicken

sauteed white meat chicken with onion in a spicy lemongrass sauce

$9.95

Chicken With String Bean

sauteed sliced white meat chicken with onion and string bean in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Curry Chicken

sauteed sliced white meat chicken with onion in spicy curry sauce topped with crushed peanut

$9.95

Ginger Chicken

sauteed sliced white meat chicken with bell pepper, onion, mushroom, and bamboo shoots in ginger-honey sauce

$9.95

Chicken With Eggplant

sauteed sliced white meat chicken with eggplant and onion in a light spicy sate sauce

$9.95

Orange Chicken

battered white meat chicken glazed with orange peel sauce

$9.95

Chicken With Broccoli

sauteed white meat chicken with broccoli and carrot in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.50

Ga Sot Kieu I

sauteed white meat chicken with snow peas, mushroom and onion in a italian style tomato-cilantro sauce

$12.95

Thit Heo Kho To

clay pot style carmelized sliced pork with garlic and pepper sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Cai Lang

sauteed sliced pork with chinese broccoli and onions in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Mang Tay Va Bong Cai

sauteed sliced pork with asparagu, broccoli, tomato, carrot and onion in a light garlic brown sauce

$10.95

Thit Heo Xao Sa Ot

sauteed sliced pork with onion in spicy lemongrass sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Gung

sauteed sliced pork with green pepper, onion, mushroom and bamboo in a ginger-honey sauce

$9.95

Basil Pork

sauteed sliced pork with tomato, lotus root, snow peas, sweet cabbage, shitake mushroom and fresh basil in a spicy sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Thap Cam

sauteed sliced pork with broccoli, baby corn, water chestnut, onion, snow peas, carrot, mushroom, celery and bamboo in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Cai Ngot

sauteed sliced pork with baby bok choy and onion in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Dau Ve Xao Thit Heo

sauteed sliced pork with string bean and onion in a light brown sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Lan

sauteed sliced pork with onions in spicy curry sauce

$9.95

Thit Heo Xao Ca Tim

sauteed sliced pork with eggplant and onions in a light spicy sate sauce

$9.95

Com Hoi Tay Cam

clay pot style jasmine rice with pork, carrot, pea and mushroom

$8.95

Thit Heo Sot Kieu I

sauteed sliced pork with snow peas, mushroom and onion in italian style tomato-cilantro sauce

$9.95

Pork

Vegetables

Clay Pot Style Tofu

carmelized crispy tofu with shitake mushroom and onion in a garlic pepper sauce

$9.95

Dau Hu Sot Ca Chua

crispy tofu sauteed with tomato, onion, scallion and cilantro italian style

$9.95

Dau Hu Va Rau Kho Chay

braised tofu with string bean, carrot, shitake mushroom, sweet cabbage, bamboo shoot and pineapple chunks

$10.95

Dau Ve Xao Rau Que

sauteed string bean, shitake mushroom, tomato, lotus root, snow peas, sweet cabbage and fresh basil in spicy sauce

$9.95

Tofu With Asparagus

sauteed crispy tofu with asparagus and onions in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Basil Vegetables

sauteed crispy tofu with shitake mushroom, tomato, lotus root, snow peas, sweet cabbage and fresh basil in a spicy sauce

$9.95

Spicy Tofu With Lemongrass

sauteed crispy tofu with onions in spicy lemongrass sauce

$9.95

Tofu With Broccoli

sauteed crispy tofu with broccoli in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.50

Curry Tofu

sauteed crispy tofu with onions in spicy curry sauce

$9.95

Tofu With Eggplant

sauteed crispy tofu with eggplant and onions in a light spicy sate sauce

$9.95

Cai Lang Xao Toi

sauteed chinese broccoli with shitake mushroom in a light garlic brown sauce

$8.95

Ca Tim Xao Rau Que

eggplant sauteed with shitake mushroom, tomato, lotus room, snow peas, sweet cabbage and fresh basil in a spicy sauce

$9.95

Cai Ngot Xao Toi

baby bok choy sauteed with onion in a light garlic brown sauce

$9.95

Dau Hu Sot Kieu I

sauteed tofu with snow peas, mushroom and onion in italian style tomato-cilantro sauce

$10.95