Burma Bites

Quick-Service Restaurantburmabites.com

Burma Bites is a single-location Oakland quick-service restaurant serving Burmese cuisine, operated within the Burma Superstar family and delivered exclusively through DoorDash, with on-site dine-in and catering.

Company typePrivate
Founded2020
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States
Headcount1–10
GTM typeB2C
OfferingServices

What Burma Bites does

Burma Bites is a single-location quick-service restaurant at 4911 Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, California, founded in 2020 as the newest concept within the Burma Superstar family of Burmese cuisine restaurants. The restaurant was co-developed with DoorDash, which both partnered on the buildout and made a strategic investment in the venture; operationally, DoorDash serves as the exclusive on-demand delivery channel, and orders are also placed direct dine-in/takeout at the storefront (open daily 11:30am-9pm). The kitchen is configured as a commissary-style operation purpose-built for takeout and delivery, and packaging is eco-friendly.

The menu organizes Burmese dishes into Salads & Noodles ($15.95-$19.95), Burmese Bites appetizers ($8.95-$15.95), Burmaritos ($13.95-$16.95), Burma Bowls and a la carte entrees ($13.95-$24.95), Sides ($3-$8), and Drinks ($2.50-$6), alongside signature items from a "secret menu" not available at the parent Burma Superstar locations. The business generates revenue through three streams: direct POS transactions at the storefront, delivery orders routed exclusively through DoorDash, and catering trays serving up to 10 people ordered through the DoorDash catering platform with 24-hour advance notice.

Burma Bites is positioned as a delivery-first concept, with the brand deriving equity from Burma Superstar's media footprint (Anthony Bourdain on CNN, Sunset magazine's "best salad in the West" for Tea Leaf Salad, and press coverage in SF Chronicle, The Verge, and Business Insider). The customer base is individual food-delivery and quick-service diners seeking accessible Burmese cuisine, with no enterprise or contracted customer segment. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, consistent with a lean commissary operation, and the company remains private with no publicly disclosed revenue or further funding activity beyond the 2020 DoorDash investment.

Burma Bites firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Burma Bites
Legal name: Burma Bites
Website: https://burmabites.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2020
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1–10 employees
Short description: Burma Bites is a single-location Oakland quick-service restaurant serving Burmese cuisine, operated within the Burma Superstar family and delivered exclusively through DoorDash, with on-site dine-in and catering.
Ownership category
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Burma Bites industry classification

Industry

Product category: Quick-Service Restaurant
NAICS: Limited-Service Restaurants (722513), Caterers (722320)
SIC: Retail-Eating Places (5812)
akta.pro primary industry: Asian QSR (Chinese/Thai/Japanese/Korean) (THAFAAAF)
akta.pro secondary industries: Regional/Ethnic Specialty Fast Casual (e.g., Indian, Caribbean, African, Eastern European) (THAFABAM), Specialty & Dietary Catering (Vegan, Kosher, Halal, Allergy-Friendly) (HSACAGAH)

Keywords

Quick-service restaurant
Burmese cuisine
Food delivery
On-demand delivery
Restaurant catering

Where Burma Bites is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: San Francisco
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

Burma Bites business model

Business model

GTM type: B2C
Offering type: Services
Cost components: Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

Direct Food Sales: Point-of-sale transactions for dine-in and takeout orders at the quick-service restaurant location, with menu items ranging from $3-$24.95
Delivery Orders via DoorDash: Exclusive partnership with DoorDash for on-demand delivery orders, with the restaurant built specifically for delivery operations
Catering Services: Catering trays serving up to 10 people each, ordered at least 24 hours in advance through DoorDash catering platform

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Unit Pricing	Pay-as-you-go	Individual menu items priced per order

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Burma Bites product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Burma Bites operates a single-location quick-service Burmese restaurant in Oakland, CA, serving authentic Burmese cuisine including salads, noodles, appetizers, burrito-style wraps, rice bowls, sides, and drinks. The restaurant is built from the ground up for on-demand delivery through an exclusive partnership with DoorDash, with food prepared in a commissary-style kitchen and served in eco-friendly containers optimized for takeout and delivery.

Product overview

Burma Bites is a single-location quick-service restaurant operating as part of the Burma Superstar family of restaurants, exclusively partnered with DoorDash for on-demand delivery. The restaurant offers a comprehensive Burmese food menu organized into product categories including Salads & Noodles, Burmese Bites (appetizers), Burmaritos (burrito-style wraps), Burma Bowls (rice bowls), A La Carte entrees, Sides, and Drinks. Additionally, the company offers Catering Services for events. All food is prepared in a commissary-like kitchen designed specifically for delivery, served in eco-friendly containers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

Burma Bites Quick-Service Restaurant
Catering Service

Companies that use Burma Bites

Customer profile

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Burma Bites technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Burma Bites partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

DoorDashcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020DoorDash partnered with Burma Superstar family to open Burma Bites, the first of its kind quick-service restaurant experience built for on-demand delivery from the ground up. DoorDash is both a strategic GTM partner and investor/backer of the new concept, having surprised investors by building this new location together. Burma Bites is the exclusive DoorDash delivery option for Burma Superstar food in Oakland.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Burma Bites competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Pokeworks: Fast-casual poke chain with delivery and digital ordering at the core of its model. Comparable to Burma Bites as a tech-forward, delivery-optimized QSR serving customizable ethnic cuisine bowls in a similar price band.
Asian Box: Asian fast-casual chain serving customizable rice and noodle bowls, with a strong delivery and digital ordering focus. Comparable to Burma Bites as an Asian-cuisine, delivery-forward QSR targeting convenience-oriented urban consumers.
Burma Superstar: The parent restaurant group of Burma Bites, operating multiple sit-down Burmese cuisine locations in the Bay Area. Highly comparable as the source of the brand, recipes, and culinary identity that Burma Bites is built on, though it is full-service and dine-in focused rather than delivery-native.
Souvla: San Francisco-based Greek-inspired fast-casual restaurant with a strong digital/delivery focus and commissary-style kitchen operations. Highly comparable in geography, format, and technology-forward QSR positioning to Burma Bites.

Broad incumbents

Sweetgreen: National fast-casual salad/bowl chain known for digital ordering, strong delivery, and digitally native operations. Comparable in business model and delivery-native approach, though at vastly larger scale and broader menu positioning.
CAVA: Large fast-casual Mediterranean chain with strong digital and delivery channels, customizable bowls, and a national footprint. Comparable in bowl-based QSR format and delivery-led GTM, but operating at significantly greater scale.
Noodles & Company: National fast-casual chain serving globally-inspired noodle and bowl dishes across multiple cuisines. Comparable in ethnic-cuisine QSR positioning, customizable bowls, and delivery-led growth, though at much larger scale and broader menu.

Emerging players

MrBeast Burger: Delivery-only virtual restaurant concept built around a media personality, operating via third-party delivery apps. Comparable as a delivery-native QSR concept that bypasses traditional dine-in retail, though focused on a completely different cuisine and customer base.
Dos Toros Taqueria: Bay Area-based fast-casual Mexican burrito/bowl chain with strong digital and delivery ordering. Comparable to Burma Bites in fast-casual, customizable-bowl, tech-forward format within the same regional market.

Others

DoorDash Kitchens: DoorDash's commissary/ghost-kitchen real estate initiative for delivery-only restaurant concepts. Relevant as a sister/partner initiative to Burma Bites' delivery-native model and as a direct infrastructure peer for delivery-optimized QSR concepts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Burma Bites financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Burma Bites leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Burma Bites funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Burma Bites M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Burma Bites

What does Burma Bites do?

Is Burma Bites a public or private company?

Burma Bites is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Burma Bites founded?

Burma Bites was founded in 2020. It employs 1 to 10 people.

Where is Burma Bites based?

Burma Bites is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, in the North America region.

How does Burma Bites make money?

Three revenue lines are on record. Direct Food Sales are the primary driver. The others are delivery Orders via DoorDash and catering Services.

Who are Burma Bites's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Pokeworks, Asian Box, Burma Superstar and Souvla. Broad incumbents are Sweetgreen, CAVA and Noodles & Company. Emerging players are MrBeast Burger and Dos Toros Taqueria. DoorDash Kitchens is listed as an others.

Does Burma Bites have an API?

No public API is recorded for Burma Bites.

What industry is Burma Bites in?

Burma Bites's product category is Quick-Service Restaurant. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAAAF, Asian QSR (Chinese/Thai/Japanese/Korean), with a secondary code of THAFABAM, Regional/Ethnic Specialty Fast Casual (e.g., Indian, Caribbean, African, Eastern European). Its NAICS code is 722513 and its SIC code is 5812.