Rainbow Restaurant

  At the Minneapolis Farmer's Market on Lyndale: both days this weekend! This weekend, we will be at the Mpls. Farmer's Market on both Saturday & Sunday. You can view the menu & order here: our  Online Farmer's Market Menu . Items are available  on-site at the markets. Farmer's Market Drinks $5 Choose from Mango Lemonade, Strawberry-Rhubarb lemonade, Ginger Ale and Ginger-Hibiscus Lemonade.  You can get these flavors year-round, on our regular menu in 1-quart containers- aka "Packed Punch". They are  $2 off every weekend  when you  use the coupon code   BRUNCHPUNCH .  10 % Get 10% off ASIAN SLAW May 29-30. Use the code below when you pay 012 345 The reward expires on May 31, 2021. No cash value. Not transferable. Valid in-store or via Square Online, if applicable. May be canceled at any time. ASIAN SLAW $8.00 Swap the sauerkraut for Asian Slaw! If you're a Farmer's Market regular, you may have seen or smelled the grilled mea...

  We're back at the Farmer's Market! Rainbow returned to the Farmer's Market last weekend serving egg rolls, spring greens and our house-made drinks. Stop by the main Farmer's Market on the edge of downtown, and say "hi" to Tammy.  We have a  separate menu for the Farmer's Market ,  which  you can only get on-site at the markets. Farmer's Market Drinks $5 Choose from Mango Lemonade, Strawberry-Rhubarb lemonade, Ginger Ale and Ginger-Hibiscus Lemonade.  Note: fruit topping is not always on the drinks. Having a cookout? These flavors are available on our regular menu in 1-quart containers- aka "Packed Punch", and are  $2 off every weekend  when you  use the coupon code   BRUNCHPUNCH .  Visit with Tammy at the market. Life-long food writer, and James Beard Award Winner,  Sue Zelickson  and Chef Tammy Wong at the Minneapolis Farmer's Market. (Tammy is vaccinated!) Farmer's Market Eggroll (1) $5, Fresh Greens $2 Just for last w...

  What is Mock Duck? Image from  sustymeals.com   Wikipedia : Mock duck is a gluten-based meat substitute. It is made of wheat gluten, oil, sugar, soy sauce, and salt, and is high in protein. We're seeing a lot more meat substitutes on the grocery shelves these days: Beyond Meat, Impossible Burgers, Tofurky, Herbivorous Butcher, etc.  Among the meatless options is the good old stand by,  Mock Duck. A Chinese Buddhist staple since the Middle Ages, Mock Duck is a high-protein pressed gluten.  Think hotdog— but shaped differently. Both are mysterious extrusions of the ingredient they are created from, and encased in a form unlike its origin. They both have a squishy, chewy texture, and can't be mistaken for real meat.  Mock Duck is has no real flavor of its own, it does act as a conduit for flavorful sauces, spices and smoke. For more history, read the  Munchies  article  The Origins of Fake Meat Are Rooted in Chinese Cooking. Want to try m...

  Meet the Mothers of Rainbow 1994  Mama Wong and Tammy Wong.  Image from Chloe Scholtus.  A constant fixture at the restaurant, Mama Wong is the matriarch of the Wong family. The first seat at the bar is her perch for drinking tea and watching over the daily activities at the restaurant. If you see Mama Wong at the restaurant, please use the 6ft rule and maintain your distance. She doesn't always follow the Covid-era social distancing guidelines and we would like to keep her healthy and happy. She will still walk up to you, please take care of her as if she was your own mother. ORDER NOW Treat your mom sweet 🍹 PACKED PUNCH ⭐ (Choose from list) $8.00 Get $2 off PACKED PUNCH  with coupon code  BRUNCHPUNCH Pair our house-made Packed Punch with Sparkling Wine. Select your Packed Punch* : Choose from Mango Lemonade, Strawberry-Rhubarb Lemonade, Ginger-Hibiscus Lemonade, and Ginger Ale.  * Comes frozen in 1-quart party pouch. Thaw and serve with your favor...

  Pictured above is one of two award walls inside Rainbow, these are the Mpls St. Paul Magazine Diner's Choice and Reader's Choice awards. Across the hall, are the City Pages Best of the Twin Cities awards. We were sad to see City Pages go. Opening doors with egg rolls Pre-pandemic and pre-I35w /Lake street closures made it a lot easier for everyone to make their way to Rainbow Chinese. Though we like to think of ourselves as a neighborhood restaurant, a good number of you drive across town to visit us— we want to thank you for your continued patronage. You may have only seen the outside of our building when picking up take-out, it's been a year since we've had the dining room and bar open for guests. We do not plan on opening our doors in the near future, it's going to take some time for the world to heal, and it's only just starting to move into the right direction. 1998 marks the first award on the wall and a start of a new era. We moved across the street fro...