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Houston, TX
800 Capitol St, Houston, TX, 7700236 itemsUpdated March 28, 2026
Structured menu data
Build Your Own
Build Your Own Pasta
$10.90Build Your Own Salad
$10.90Entrées
Beef & Radish Soup Noodles 红烧牛肉面
Beef chuck, Daikon radish, leafy greens, fresh noodles
Chengdu Cold Noodles 成都凉面
Chilled noodles with chicken (or tofu, vegan), cucumber, bean sprouts, cilantro, bunching and spring scallion, crushed fried peanuts (vegan option available)
Chicken & Taro Rice Bowl 芋头烧鸡饭
Chicken, taro, Chinese leek
Chili Oil Wontons 红油抄手
Pork or Impossible Meat, spices-infused sweet soy sauce, garlic puree, Sesame chili oil, microgreens (vegan available)
Dan Dan Noodles 担担面
ground pork or baby bella mushroom, Milo's Dan Dan sauce, fried peanuts, snow pea tips, fresh thin noodles (vegan available)
Dumplings 水饺
Ground pork, shrimp, Chinese chive. (vegan: Impossible Beef, oyster mushroom, Chinese chive.) served w/ Milo's Famous Everything Sauce (vegan option available)
Fried Cod Fillet Rice Bowl 松鼠鳕鱼饭
lightly fried Norwegian cod fillet, sweet & sour umami sauce, diced veggie medley, rice
Honey Braised Pork Belly Rice Bowl 糖醋烧肉饭
pork belly, bok choy, honey, dark vinegar
Mapo Tofu Rice Bowl 麻婆豆腐饭
Tender tofu, Wagyu ground beef, scallion
Yuxiang Eggplant Rice Bowl 鱼香茄子饭
Chinese eggplant - savory with a bit of sweet heat and a hint of vinegar (Vegan)
Juices
The Detox
$7.25Pineapple, ginger, kale, spinach and lime.
The Green
$7.25Celery, spinach, kale, and coconut water.
The Mango
$7.25Mango, carrots, turmeric, and apple.
The Mint
$7.25Pineapple, mint, lime, and coconut water.
The Purple
$7.25Coconut water, blueberries, and acai
Lunch Menu
Acai Bowl
$10.85Granola, banana, and strawberries
Baja
$14.95Heirloom rice, avocado, crispy tortilla, red pepper, cilantro, edamame beans, roasted sweet potatoes, queso fresco, salmon + lemon vinaigrette.
Detox
$14.95Farro, roasted beets and carrots, avocado, pomegranate, napa cabbage salad, salmon + turmeric vinaigrette.
Kale
$14.95Half farro, half kale, yogurt cucumber, queso fresco, tomatoes, sweet corn, avocado, sweet potatoes, broccoli, salmon + miso-ginger dressing
Keto
$13.90Mix green salad, roasted sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, butternut squash, curry cauliflower, and chicken breast balsamic dressing.
Mediterranean
$13.90Heirloom rice, dill, cucumber, chickpeas, kalamata olives, dates, tahini kale, feta cheese, chicken breast + orange tahini sauce.
Napa
$14.95Half quinoa, half sring mixed lettuce, edamame beans, pomegranate, queso fresco, pickled onions, beets, brussel sprouts, dry cranberries, chicken breast + lemon vinaigrette
Super Protein
$16.95Farro, heirloom rice, black-eyed beans, roasted butternut squash, cotija cheese, broccoli, avocado, chicken breast, perfect egg + chili Thai sauce.
Vegan
$13.90Farro and quinoa, roasted brussels sprouts and carrots, tahini kale, pumpkin seeds, and plant-based nuggets + miso - ginger sauce.
Most popular
Breakfast Tacos (Weekdays)
ONLY AVAILABLE MON-FRI, 8am - 10am. Build your taco, on flour tortilla
Grande Quesadilla
$15.45Large flour tortilla, loaded with Monterey jack cheese and your choice of protein. Served with our homemade pico de gallo, sour cream, cucumbers, radish and salsa.
Gringa
Your choice of protein, with Monterey cheese, limes, cucumbers and radish. ON FLOUR TORTILLA. ALL TRIOS COME WITH A SIDE OF FIDEO SOUP.
Tacos
Your choice of protein, fresh onions, cilantro, limes, cucumber, radish and salsa. Pick single or trios, ALL TRIOS COME WITH A SIDE OF FIDEO SOUP.
Small Plates & Sides
Cucumber & Lotus Root Salad 黄瓜拌藕丁
cucumber, lotus root, garlic, scallion (vegan)
Garlic Green Beans 干煸四季豆
green beans, garlic, sweet onion and Yacai
Ramen Egg 腌溏心蛋
soft boiled and marinated
Shaokao Potatoes 烧烤土豆
Sichuan-bbq fried potatoes, secret spicy mayo
Wagyu Meat Ball & Winter Melon Soup 冬瓜圆子汤
Wagyu ground beef, winter melon, tomatoes