Big Lantern Menu
400 items in 15 sections · $3.75 – $30.47 · Chinese Restaurant in San Francisco, CA
Big Lantern’s menu lists 400 dishes and drinks, grouped into Noodles & Rice, Chef's Special, Dessert, Appetizer, Dim Sum, and Beverages and more. Prices range from $3.75 to $30.47, and a typical item costs about $20.57. Popular choices include Curry Chow Mein, Big Lantern Flaming Szechuan Chili Fish, Peach Bun, Steamed Wontons With Chili, and Beef Ball.
Noodles & Rice 25
- Curry Chow Mein$17.27
Hot and spicy.
- Spicy Numbing Mandarin Noodles$19.47
Hot and spicy. With minced pork and vegetable.
- Chow Fun$17.27
- Pastrami Fried Rice$19.47
Contains peas, carrots and eggs
- Garlic Fried Rice$18.37
Contains peas, carrots and eggs
- Pineapple Fried Rice$18.37
Contains peas, carrots, and eggs
- Chow Mein$17.27
- Beef Stew Noodle Soup$19.47
- Garlic Noodles$17.27
- Big Lantern Spicy Fried Rice$20.57
Hot and spicy. Combination with chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp.Hot and spicy.
- White Rice$4.50
- Beef Stew Lo Mein$19.47
- House Spicy Noodle Soup$19.47
Hot and spicy. With chicken, BBQ pork, and prawns.
- Singapore Style Rice Noodles$19.47
Hot and spicy. With chicken, BBQ pork, and prawns.
- Fried Rice$17.27
With peas, carrots and eggs.
- Hong Kong Style Pan Fried Noodles$20.08
- Brown Rice$5.00
- Satay Beef Chow Fun$18.37
Hot and spicy.
- Noodle Soup$17.27
- Lo Mein$17.27
- Big Lantern Spicy Chow Fun$18.37
Hot and spicy. Combination with chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp.Hot and spicy.
- Salted Fish And Chicken Fried Rice$19.47
- Tomato Noodles$17.27
- Satay Beef With Chow Fun$18.37
Hot and spicy.
- Wild Rice$6.70
Chef's Special 20
- Big Lantern Flaming Szechuan Chili Fish$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Drunken Chicken$22.77
- Garlic Mushroom Family$20.70
- Szechuan Spicy Cumin Sauce Lamb$23.87
- Jalapeño Beef$22.77
- Mandarin Meatless Chicken$22.77
- Big Lantern Vegetarian Meatball$20.70
- Big Lantern Flavored Beef$22.77
- Mandarin Meatless Fish$21.67
- Drunken Beef$22.77
- Mandarin Eggplant$22.77
With chicken and prawns.
- Drunken Lamb$23.87
- Jalapeño Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy. white meat.
- Satay Meatless Chicken$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Big Lantern Tea Flavored Lamb$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Jalapeño Lamb$23.87
- Big Lantern Tea Flavored Chicken$22.77
- Peking Mandarin Shredded Pork$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Minced Chicken Lettuce Cup$22.77
White meat.
- Szechuan Spicy Cumin Lamb$23.87
Dessert 7
- Peach Bun$10.18
- Sesame Ball$11.77
- Fried Banana$9.57
- Mango Pudding$10.67
- Ice Cream$9.57
- Mochi$9.57
- Mini Mooncake$10.67
Appetizer 17
- Steamed Wontons With Chili$12.87
Contains pork. Hot and Spicy.
- Combination Plate (For 2)$19.47
Egg roll, fried prawn, crab puff, and fried chicken wing.
- BBQ Pork Spare Ribs (6 Pcs)$16.17
- Fried Chicken Wings$15.07
- Fried Eggplant And Shrimp Rolls (4 Pcs)$16.17
- Pot Stickers$12.87
Vegetable or pork.
- Vegetarian Egg Rolls With Meatless Chicken (3 Pcs)$12.87
- Fried Wontons (6 Pcs)$11.77
- Veg Crab Cake$13.97
- Fried Prawns (5 Pcs)$16.17
- Fried Calamari (5 Pcs)$13.97
- Crab Cheese Puffs (6 Pcs)$12.87
- Crispy Fried Tofu$12.87
- Onion Pancake$12.38
- Veggie Crab Cake$13.87
- Combination Plate For Two$19.47
Egg roll, fried prawn, crab puff, and fried chicken wing.
- Fried Calamari (5pcs)$13.97
Dim Sum 40
- Beef Ball$9.70
- Vegetable Dumpling$9.70
Your choice of vegetable or shrimp.
- Spinach Dumpling With Meatless Chicken$11.77
- Egg Custard$10.67
- Big Lantern Dumpling$12.87
Made with wood ear mushroom, shrimp and pork.
- Chive Dumpling With Meatless Chicken$12.87
- Pumpkin Bun$10.67
Wheat.
- Vegetarian Dim Sum Combination$19.47
Three pieces each of vegetarian dumpling, meatless chicken siu mai, and meatless BBQ pork bun. No modifications or substitutions allowed.
- Shrimp Dumpling$10.67
- Stuffed Eggplant$13.97
With shrimp.
- Fresh Mango Pudding$11.77
- Vegetable Turnip Bun$11.77
- Mini Moon Cake$11.77
- Shrimp Toast$13.97
- Shanghai Baby Bun (Pork)$10.67
- Stuffed Crab Claw$13.97
With shrimp and crab.
- Sweet Rice Tamale With Meatless Chicken$11.77
- Meatless Chicken Traditional Chinese Rice Pudding$11.67
Each. Contains wild rice, brown rice, sticky rice, red rice, farro, peanuts and green peas.
- Chicken Siu Mai$10.67
- Steam BBQ Pork Bun$12.87
Meatless chicken.
- Steamed Spareribs$10.67
- Baked BBQ Pork Bun$11.77
- Crab Cake$15.07
- Peach Bun$10.18
- Traditional Chinese Rice Pudding$11.77
Each. Contains dried scallop, dried shrimp, pork, Chinese sausage, peanuts, greens peas and sticky rice.
- Pork And Vegetable Bun$11.77
- Rice Noodle Roll$12.87
- Taro Vegetable Puff$12.87
- Sesame Ball$12.87
- Pan Fried Shrimp & Chive Dumpling$12.87
- Bacon Shrimp Roll$13.97
- Meatless Chicken Siu Mai$10.67
- Stuffed Mushroom (Shrimp)$12.87
- Pork Siu Mai$10.67
Made with pork and shrimp.
- Veg Crab Cake$13.97
- Turnip Cake With Meatless Chicken$11.77
- Foil Wrapped Chicken$12.87
- Dim Sum Combination$19.47
Three pieces each of shrimp dumpling, pork siu mai, and BBQ pork bun. No modifications or substitutions allowed.
- Dumplings$10.67
Your choice of vegetable or shrimp.
- Veg Dim Sum Combination$19.47
Three pieces each of vegetarian dumpling, meatless chicken siu mai, and meatless BBQ pork bun.
Beverages 6
- Hot Tea$5.23
- Juice$7.25
Coconut, orange, apple, pineapple, cranberry.
- Soft Drink$3.75
Coke, diet coke, sprite.
- Ice Tea$4.68
- Thai Tea$7.98
- Red Energy Drink$7.98
Chicken & Pork 58
- Salt And Pepper Chicken Wings$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Mandarin Eggplant With Chicken And Prawns$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Garlic Crispy Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy. White meat.
- 1/2 Peking Duck$30.47
- Chicken With Snow Peas$22.77
- BBQ Pork With Asparagus$21.18
String bean or snow peas.
- Garlic Tofu$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Sweet And Sour Chicken$21.18
White meat
- Hunan Sauce$18.25
Hot and spicy.
- Hunan Crispy$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Peking Mandarin Shredded Pork$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Sun Flower Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy. White meat.
- Royal Pork$20.08
Spicy.
- Lemon Chicken$22.77
White meat.
- Honey Walnut Crispy Chicken$22.77
White meat.
- Kung Pao$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Chicken With Asparagus$22.88
- Broccoli$20.08
- Basil$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Sesame$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Orange$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Mixed Vegetable$20.08
- Moo Goo Gai Pan$21.67
Mushroom and chicken.
- Hunan Crispy Pork$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Curry$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- 1/2 Roasted Duck$28.27
- Szechuan String Bean With Smoked Pork$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Orange Spare Rib$18.65
- Salted Fish And Chicken Tofu$22.77
- Salt And Pepper Pork Chop$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Mango Pork$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Crispy Chicken$24.97
- General$18.25
Hot and spicy.
- Garlic Pork$18.25
Hot and spicy.
- Mongolian$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Braised Chicken Wing With Mandarin Sauce$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- String Bean Chicken$20.08
- Bok Choy$20.08
- Jalapeño Pork$21.18
Hot and spicy.
- Shredded Pork With Tofu$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Spicy Cumin$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- BBQ Pork With Snow Peas$21.18
- Mango Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy. White meat.
- Mu-Shu$20.08
- Honey Walnut Crispy Pork$21.18
- Jalapeño Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy. White meat.
- BBQ Pork With String Bean$21.18
- Sweet And Sour Pork$20.08
- Big Lantern Smoked Pork$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Wood Ear Mushroom$20.08
- Szechuan Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy. White meat.
- Twice Cooked$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Cashew$20.08
- Egg Foo Young$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Mandarin Sauce$20.08
Hot and spicy.
- Minced Chicken Lettuce Cup$22.77
White meat.
- Salted Fish And Chicken Eggplant$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Salted Fish And Chicken Eggplant Pot$20.70
Hot and spicy.
Seafood 67
- Garlic$28.27
- Jalapeno$24.97
- Chong Qing Fish$24.97
Hot and spicy.
- Szechuan Salmon With Asparagus / Snow Peas$24.97
- Prawns With Lobster Sauce$23.87
- Mixed Vegetable$23.87
- Szechuan Salmon With String Bean$24.97
- General$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Curry$23.87
- Kung Pao$23.87
- Orange$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Wood Ear Mushroom$23.87
- Szechuan$23.87
- Half-Moon Bay's Harvest$26.35
Prawn, scallop, fish, calamari.
- Lemon$22.77
- Big Lantern Tea Flavored$28.27
Prawn or fish or calamari.
- Ginger Fish$24.97
- Sweet And Sour$22.77
- Hunan$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Salt And Pepper$23.87
- Broccoli$23.87
- Steamed Prawns With Tofu$23.87
- Sautéed Scallops And Beef$28.27
- Portabella Mushroom$24.97
- Scramble Egg$23.87
- Black Bean Sauce$23.87
- String Bean Prawns$23.87
- Prawn$22.70
- Mandarin Combo Clay Pot$27.17
Prawn, chicken, beef & vegetables.
- Cashew$23.87
- Sesame$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Five Spice Sesame$23.87
- Pan-Fried Whole Flounder$30.47
- Mu Shu Seafood$23.87
- Lover's Prawn$26.07
Half honey walnut sauce and half sweet & sour sauce
- Egg Fu Yong$23.87
- Mu Shu$23.87
- Mandarin$23.87
- Big Lantern Flaming Szechuan Chili Fish$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Honey Walnut$24.97
- Peking$23.87
- Jalapeño Scallops$28.27
Hot and spicy.
- Garlic Scallops$25.70
Hot and spicy.
- Garlic Crispy$21.70
Hot and spicy.
- Ginger Fish With Broccoli$24.97
Hot and spicy.
- Salmon With Asparagus$24.97
Snow peas or string beans, black bean sauce, prawn or fish and calamari.
- Ginger Fish With Bok Choy$24.97
Hot and spicy.
- Hunan Scallops$28.27
Hot and spicy.
- Kung Pao Scallops$25.70
Hot and spicy.
- Scallops$25.70
Hot and spicy.
- Szechuan String Bean Salmon$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Prawn Snow Peas$24.97
Or asparagus.
- Prawn Asparagus$24.97
- Curry Sauce$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Egg Foo Young$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Jalapeño$24.97
Hot and spicy.
- Mandarin Scallops$28.27
Hot and spicy.
- Salmon With Snow Peas$24.97
- Ginger Fish With Spinach$24.97
Hot and spicy.
- Garlic Crispy Scallops$28.27
Hot and spicy.
- Big Lantern Tea Flavors Scallops$25.70
Hot and spicy.
- 5 Spice Sesame$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- 5 Spice Sesame Scallops$28.27
Hot and spicy.
- Portobello Mushroom$24.97
- Honey Walnut Crispy Scallops$28.27
- Salt And Pepper Scallops$28.27
Hot and spicy.
- Lemon Scallops$28.27
Soup 17
- Prawn Wonton Soup$13.48
- Mixed Vegetable Soup$12.38
- Sizzling Rice Soup$13.48
Meat or vegetables.
- Fish Seaweed Soup$12.38
- Combination Wonton Soup$13.48
- Spinach Tofu Soup$12.38
- Mushroom Papaya Soup$12.38
- Vegetarian Wonton Soup$12.38
- Mixed Vegetable Meatless Chicken Soup$13.48
- Seafood Hot And Sour Soup$13.48
Hot and spicy.
- Hot And Sour Soup$12.38
Hot and spicy.
- Wonton Soup$12.38
- Seafood Soup$13.48
- Egg Flower Soup$12.38
- Chicken With Corn Soup$12.38
- West Lake Beef Soup$12.38
- Seafood Hot & Sour Soup$13.48
Spicy.
Vegetable & Tofu 26
- Lemon Crispy Tofu$20.57
- Mixed Vegetable$18.37
- Garlic Eggplant$17.70
Hot and spicy.
- Chinese Broccoli$18.70
Oyster or ginger sauce.
- Honey Walnut Crispy Tofu$21.67
- Braised Tofu With Bok Choy$19.47
- Mapo Tofu$18.37
Hot and spicy.
- Black Mushroom With Bok Choy$19.47
- Garlic Spinach$19.47
- Sautéed String Bean$19.47
Hot and spicy.
- Sautéed String Bean With Fried Tofu$19.47
- Sauteed Asparagus With Fried Tofu$19.70
Hot and spicy.
- Ginger Onion$18.37
- Garlic Mushroom Family$22.77
- Kung Pao Tofu$18.37
Hot and spicy.
- Tofu$17.70
Hot and spicy.
- Curry Tofu$18.37
- Wood Ear Mushroom With Tofu$19.47
- Yum Yum Eggplant$20.57
Hot and spicy.
- Basil Tofu$19.47
- Garlic Crispy Tofu$20.57
Hot and spicy.
- Black Bean Sauce Asparagus$19.70
- Salt And Pepper Tofu$19.47
Hot and spicy.
- Mixed Vegetables$18.37
- Ma-Po Tofu$18.37
Hot and spicy.
- Lemon Tofu$20.57
Lunch Special 21
- Kung Pao Meatless Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy. (Chicken/Fish)
- Black Bean Sauce Spareribs Lunch Special$17.27
- Kung Pao Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy. (Tofu/Chicken/Beef)
- Cashew Lunch Special$17.27
(Chicken/Beef)
- Beef Stew Lunch Special$17.27
With spinach, broccoli, and bok choy.
- Garlic Chicken Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy.
- Sweet And Sour Meatless Lunch Special$17.27
(Chicken/Beef/Fish)
- Ma-Po Tofu Lunch Special$16.17
Hot and spicy.
- Salt And Pepper Pork Chop Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy.
- Lemon Lunch Special$17.27
(Chicken/Tofu)
- Basil Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy. (Tofu/Chicken/Beef)
- Mongolian Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy. (Vegetable/Chicken/Beef)
- Tofu Lunch Special$16.17
Hot and spicy. (General/Sesame/Orange)
- Broccoli Lunch Special$17.27
(Chicken/Beef/Fish)
- Garlic Eggplant Lunch Special$16.17
Hot and spicy.
- Egg Fu Yong Lunch Special$17.27
(Chicken/BBQ Pork/Beef)
- Mixed Vegetable Lunch Special$16.17
- Garlic Crispy Tofu Lunch Special$16.17
Hot and spicy.
- Chicken Lunch Special$17.27
Hot and spicy. (General/Sesame / Orange)
- Sweet And Sour Lunch Special$17.27
(Pork /Chicken)
- Ginger Onion Lunch Special$18.37
Hot and spicy. (Beef/Lamb)
Beef & Lamb 37
- Scrambled Egg$22.77
- Satay$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Garlic Crispy Beef$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Beef Stew With Bok Choy$20.70
- Orange$20.57
- Jalapeño Pastrami$23.87
- Black Pepper Beef In Sizzling Hot Pot$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Kung Pao$20.57
- Broccoli$20.57
- Sesame$20.57
- Curry$20.57
- Szechuan$22.77
- General$20.57
- Mango$21.67
- Twice Cooked$20.57
- Mu Shu$18.70
Hot and spicy.
- Tofu$20.57
- Basil$20.57
- Mongolian$20.57
- Big Lantern Tea Flavored Lamb$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Kung Pao Pastrami$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Wood Ear Mushroom$21.67
- Mandarin$23.87
- Jalapeño$22.77
- Ginger And Onion$20.70
- Drunken$22.77
- Beef Stew With Broccoli$20.70
- Egg Fu Yong$20.57
- Basil Pastrami$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Beef Stew With Spinach$22.77
Broccoli or bok choy.
- Snow Peas$22.77
- Asparagus$22.77
- Egg Foo Young$20.57
Hot and spicy.
- Vegetable$20.57
- Garlic Crispy Lamb$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Spicy Cumin Lamb$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- Black Pepper Beef$23.87
Hot and spicy.
Meatless Chicken 35
- Wood Ear Mushroom$21.67
- Shredded Meatless Chicken With Tofu$21.67
- Basil Meatless Chicken$20.57
Veg turkey roll.
- Mandarin$21.67
- Twice Cooked Meatless Chicken$20.57
- Mu Shu$20.57
- Sautéed String Bean With Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Jalapeno$21.67
- General$21.67
- Black Pepper Meatless Chicken$21.70
- Chong Qing Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Kung Pao Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Lemon$21.67
- Honey Walnut$21.67
- Garlic Crispy Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Shaolin Temple Combo Pot (Vegetarian)$23.87
Includes meatless chicken, tofu, vegetable & meatless beef.
- Ginger Onions Asparagus With Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Hunan Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Ginger Onion Chinese Broccoli With Meatless Fish$21.67
- Satay Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Cashew$21.67
- Egg Fu Yong With Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Mandarin Eggplant With Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Five Spice Sesame Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Drunken$21.67
- Portabella Mushroom With Meatless Chicken$22.77
- Orange$21.67
- Black Bean Meatless Fish$21.67
- Curry Meatless Chicken$20.57
- Mango Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Sweet & Sour$20.57
- Salt & Pepper$21.67
- Big Lantern Tea Flavored$20.70
- Sesame$21.67
- Szechuan Meatless Fish$22.77
Asparagus or snow peas.
Salad 6
- Mango Salad$15.68
- Mango Prawn Salad$17.27
- Sesame Cold Noodle Salad$14.58
- Papaya Salad$15.68
- Chicken Salad$15.07
- Meatless Chicken Salad$17.27
Meatless 18
- Ginger Onion Chinese Broccoli Meatless Fish$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Salt And Pepper$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Sautéed String Bean With Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Egg Foo Young With Meatless Chicken$21.67
- Basil Meatless Chicken$20.57
Hot and spicy.
- Mu Shu$20.57
Hot and spicy.
- Wood Ear Mushroom$21.67
- Black Pepper Meatless In Sizzling Hot Pot$23.87
Hot and spicy.
- General$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Kung Pao Meatless Chicken$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Shredded Meatless Chicken With Tofu$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Big Lantern Tea Flavored$20.70
Hot and spicy.
- Sesame$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Mango Meatless Chicken$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Twice Cooked Meatless Chicken$20.57
Meatless chicken
- Five Spice Sesame Meatless Chicken$21.67
Hot and spicy.
- Portabella Mushroom With Meatless Chicken$22.77
Hot and spicy.
- Orange$21.67
Hot and spicy.
Menu items and prices are provided for information and may have changed (last updated April 2026). Allergen information is not included – please ask the restaurant.