Bida Manda Menu
Bida Manda, a Laotian-Asian fusion restaurant in Raleigh, NC, offers a trendy atmosphere with vegan and gluten-free options. Customers rave about the flavorful dishes, with highlights including the chicken wings, pad Thai, pad Lao, and purple sticky rice. The lettuce wraps are a must-try, paired perfectly with fresh ingredients. The knowledgeable staff, like server Gwen, provide excellent recommendations and service. The menu caters to special diets and offers unique options, like the Panang curry sauce and papaya salad. Despite a slightly higher price point, diners find the experience worthwhile due to the quality presentation and dynamic flavors. Overall, Bida Manda impresses with its cozy ambiance, delicious food, and attention to catering to different dietary needs.
Appetizers
Crispy Rice Lettuce Wraps
Served as an afternoon snack in Laos, this is our most beloved appetizer at Bida Manda. Hand-tossed crunchy coconut rice with fresh herbs, fried garlic, shallot crisp, peanuts, eggs, lime, and baby romaine lettuce; served with our house-made caramelized sweet chili sauce. • Allergen Information: Contains peanuts and eggs. • Vegetarian and Gluten-Free.
Lao Beef Jerky
Fried beef, dehydrated with peppercorn, sesame seeds, spices, served with charred tomato jeow.
Sao Noy's Crispy Spring Rolls
Filled with local herbs, vermicelli noodles, vegetables and your choice of: Ground Pork or Veg(V)
Luang Prabang Lemongrass Sausage
Aromatic house-made pork sausage with fresh herbs, jasmine rice, ground pork belly, and served with pickled ginger (Gluten Free)
Fresh Summer Rolls
Vegetables, herbs, noodles, wrapped in rice paper, and served with plum and peanut sauce, and your choice of vegetables or shrimp. • Allergen Information: Contains gluten and peanut. Contains shellfish when ordered with shrimp • Vegan when ordered without shrimp.
Chicken Wings
Six crispy chicken wings served with your choice of our three house-made sauces on the side. Panang Curry Sauce, Hot Sweet Chili Sauce, or Lao Spicy Roasted Habañero Peanut Sauce • Allergen Information: Lao Spicy habañero and peanut sauce contains peanut • Gluten-Free
Basil Stir Fry
With vegetables, poached egg, jasmine rice, and your choice of beef tenderloin or tofu. • Allergen Information: Contains egg and gluten.
Duck Laab
Hand-tossed meat salad with fresh local herbs, spicy lime and fermented Padek fish sauce, shredded galangal, toasted rice powder, served with grilled vegetables, and sticky rice (Gluten Free) Thinly shaved beef sirloin, served traditionally with beef tripe and liver
Fried Rice
Fried rice with chicken, shallots, carrots, ginger, herbs in our house sweet soy sauce and fried egg. • Allergen Information: contains gluten and egg.
Khao Poon Gai
Laos’ most beloved ceremonial soup. Served during weddings and temple festivals, this rice vermicelli noodle dish is prepared with mildly spiced red curry coconut broth, chicken thigh meat, bamboo shoots, banana blossom, julienned cabbage, and garnished with fresh seasonal Laotian herbs. (GF)
Kids Fried Rice
Fried rice with chicken, shallots, carrots, ginger, herbs in our house sweet soy sauce and fried egg.
Manda Amphone's Curry
Slow-cooked house coconut curry with fresh root vegetables, jasmine rice, and your choice of pumpkin or chicken. • Allergen Information: Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free • Pumpkin Curry Allergen Information: Vegan
Manda's Herb Salad
Fresh Blue Sky Farms herbs, lettuce, vermicelli noodles, crispy vegetable spring rolls, peanuts, tofu, tempura eggplant, and house-made sweet chili sauce(Vegetarian)
Khao Poon Coconut Soup
Khao Poon is a symbol of celebration and community in Laos, often served at temple festivals and family gatherings. Vermicelli noodles served in our house-made mildly spiced chili paste with galangal and garlic coconut broth, ground pork, and crisp vegetables: shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, long beans, and aromatic herbs. Gluten Free
Pad Thai
Stir-fried rice noodles with tofu, egg, peanuts, carrots, shallots, herbs, and our sweet tamarind sauce. Served with your choice of Vegetable, Chicken or Shrimp. We also serve a Vegan version of our Pad Thai that excludes eggs and fish sauce and includes shiitake mushrooms. • Vegan Pad Thai Allergen Information: Contains peanut, Vegan, Gluten-Free, Shellfish-Free. • Chicken Pad Thai Allergen Information: Contains peanut and shellfish, Gluten-Free, Shellfish-free. • Shrimp Pad Thai Allergen Information: Contains peanut and shellfish, Gluten-Free.
Pad Lao
Papaya Salad
Our papaya salad is made with hand-julienned unripen papaya, tomatoes, peanuts, our house-made tamarind dressing, and sticky rice. Fresh Thai Chili is added to your heat preference. The salad itself is Vegan and can be paired with our grilled pork neck, flat iron steak, chicken or crispy trout. • Papaya Salad Allergen Information: Contains peanut, Vegan. • Grilled Pork Allergen Information: Contains gluten and shellfish. • Grilled Flat Iron Allergen Information: Contains Gluten. •Grilled Chicken Allergen Information: Shellfish-Free and Gluten-Free. • Crispy Trout Allergen Information: Gluten-Free.
Pho Lao
Traditional Chinese five-spice beef and rice noodle soup with beef slices and beef meatballs; served with bean sprouts, Thai basil and lao condiments • Allergen Information: Gluten-Free (gluten in the soy sauce and hoisin sauce that comes on the side)
Crispy Pork Belly Soup
Traditionally served as breakfast in Laos, this is our most comforting dish. Coconut curry broth with lime leaf, julienned vegetables, peanuts, eggs, fresh herbs, rice noodles, and crispy pork belly. • Allergen Information: Contains eggs and peanuts. • Gluten-Free.
Stir-Fried Cashew Ginger Chicken
Stir-fried chicken with ginger, vegetables, mushrooms, and jasmine rice. • Allergen Information: Contains shellfish, tree nuts, and gluten.
Salmon
Pan-seared salmon filet in our house-made caramelized sweet chili sauce; served with jasmine rice and lime vinaigrette herb salad • Allergen Information: Gluten-Free.
Tom Khem
Caramelized short ribs and pork belly in aromatic sweet soy and ginger sauce; served with hard boiled soy eggs and jasmine rice. • Allergen Information: contains gluten and egg.
Entrees
Sides and Sauces
Extra Egg
Extra Sauteed Garlic And Lemongrass Pork
Side Hot Sweet Chili Wing Sauce
Side Jasmine Rice
Side Panang Curry Wing Sauce
Side Lao Spicy Roasted Habañero Peanut Wing Sauce
Side Papaya Salad
Side Pho Broth
Side Pork Belly Broth
Side Rice Noodles
Side Sticky Rice
Side Sweet Chili Sauce With Peanut
Side Veggie Skewers ()
Oz. Side Housemade Garlic Chili Oil
Side Salmon Sauce
Duo Plate
Seasonal fresh fruit dessert duo, ask your server for the weekly specials
Purple Sticky Rice
Traditional Laotian dessert with purple sticky rice, fresh mango, coconut custard, and palm sugar tamarind caramel sauce. Gluten-Free.
Sorbet
Dessert
Beverages
La Migra
Chicken Wings
Six crispy chicken wings served with your choice of our three house made sauces on the side: (GF)
Crispy Rice Lettuce Wraps
Served as an afternoon snack in Laos, this is our most beloved appetizer at Bida Manda. Hand-tossed crunchy coconut rice with fresh herbs, fried garlic, shallot crisp, peanuts, eggs, lime, and baby romaine lettuce. Served with our house-made caramelized sweet chili sauce. (GF/V)
Khao Jee
Golden, pan-fried sticky rice patties with tofu paste and eggs. Served with jeow som, our house-made sweet-and-sour spicy garlic sauce.
Papaya Salad
Hand-julienned unripe papaya, tomatoes, peanuts, fresh Thai chili, and our homemade tamarind and lime dressing sauce Gluten Free
Lemongrass Sausage
Spring Rolls
Filled with local herbs, vermicelli noodles, vegetables and your choice of:
Fresh Summer Rolls
Vegetables, herbs, noodles, wrapped in rice paper, and served with plum and peanut sauce, and your choice of:
To Be Shared
Noodle Soups
Pork Belly Soup
Traditionally served as breakfast in Laos, this is our most comforting dish. Coconut curry broth with lime leaf, julienned vegetables, peanuts, eggs, fresh herbs, rice noodles, and crispy pork belly. Gluten Free
Curry Noodle Soup
A comforting recipe inspired by mom’s chicken curry, slowly cooked with our house-made mildly spiced chili paste, garlic, yellow curry, potato, carrot, and coconut milk. Served with vermicelli noodles and fresh herbs. Gluten Free
Khao Piek Chicken Soup
Laos’ most beloved childhood noodle soup, with a texture similar to resemble Japanese udon noodles. Made from rice and cassava, Khao Piek is served in a fragrant coriander root chicken broth with watercress, fried garlic, crispy shallots, and herbs. Gluten Free
Khao Poon Coconut Soup
Khao Poon is a symbol of celebration and community in Laos, often served at temple festivals and family gatherings. Vermicelli noodles served in our house-made mildly spiced chili paste with galangal and garlic coconut broth, ground pork, and crisp vegetables: shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, long beans, and aromatic herbs. Gluten Free
Khao Soi
At dawn in Luang Prabang, elders gather at local noodle shops to enjoy Khao Soi, a dish made in small batches and sold out within hours. The soup features tender rice noodles in an aromatic pork broth, topped with a savory ground pork and bean tomato ragú, bok choy, fried garlic, and herbs.
Pho Lao
This Lao take on a classic noodle soup combines the aroma of toasted spices with thinly sliced beef, beef meatballs, and silky rice noodles. Served with fresh vegetables, herbs and our house-made peanut and sesame Sukiyaki dipping sauce. Gluten Free
Mee Kiew Wonton
House-made pork and shrimp wontons, baby bok choy, garlic oil, fried garlic, herbs, and a clear coriander root pork broth.
Xui Mai
A French-Vietnamese inspired dish beloved across Laos, Lao Xui Mai is tender house-made pork meatballs simmered in a savory pork broth and served with fried eggs and Yellow Dog Bakery French baguette.
Congee
Known as "temple soup," this dish reflects the sacredness of rice in Lao culture. Slowly cooked in aromatic pork broth, the rice transforms into a smooth and comforting congee. Served with your choice of our house-made shallot pork meatballs, cod (pescatarian), or tofu (vegan).
Herb Salad Bowl
Fresh lettuce, bean sprouts, cilantro, mint, cucumber, pickled carrots, and pickled daikon are paired with peanuts and our house-made caramelized sweet chili sauce. Served with your choice of sautéed lemongrass chicken, garlic and lemongrass pork, or fried tofu (vegan).
Fried Rice
Wok-fried jasmine rice with garlic, shallots, and carrots. Topped with fried egg and your choice of shrimp, chicken, or vegetables (vegan) and served with a bowl of aromatic chicken broth on the side.Gluten Free