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Thai-inspired

street food

Bun Intended serves Thai-inspired street food and specializes in steamed buns, bao, fried rice and curry bowls. You can find us downtown at the iconic S&W Market, Asheville’s original food hall. You can also find our OG food truck serving at some of the WNC’s best, local breweries and biggest festivals.

We also specialize in private catering of all sizes – click below to book us for your boutique wedding experience, special event, or any private catering needs.

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Bun Intended Food Truck Schedule

TRUCK SCHEDULE

Friday 3/17 – Highland Brewing – St. Paddy’s! (2-10)

Saturday 3/18 – Highland Brewing – Aleblazer’s Festival! (1-9)

Monday 3/20 – New Belgium Brewing (12-8)

Monday 3/27 – New Belgium Brewing (12-8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Menu

*Our food truck menu is subject to change.

S&W Menu
Food Truck*
Steamed Buns
Grilled Pork Bao
 • 9
Open homemade steamed bun with locally-sourced pork, plum BBQ sauce, carrots, cucumbers, radishes, fresh herbs, green onion, and hoisin sauce. This is our most popular dish!
Fried Chicken Bao
 • 9
Open homemade steamed bun with locally-sourced chicken fried and dressed with green papaya, dragon mayo, pickles, herbs, and fried shallots.
Seasonal Veggie Bao
 • 8
Open homemade steamed bun with seasonal vegetables dressed with a Thai green goddess sauce, cucumbers, radishes, fresh herbs, green onion, and hoisin sauce.

Add Crispy Tofu for $2
Salapao
 • 6 for one or two for 11
Closed homemade steamed bun filled with slow-braised pork in Thai herbs and spices with kaffir lime, lemongrass, chilies, coconut milk, ginger, mushrooms, fish sauce. We top this with light drizzles of hoisin sauce and a homemade plum BBQ sauce.
Make it a plate!
Jasmine Rice & Slaw - $4
Jasmine Rice & Cucumber Salad - $5
Jasmine Rice & Papaya Salad - $6
Bowls
Spicy Curry Bowl
 • 10
Homemade curry sauce, sautéed veggies over jasmine rice, herbs, scallions.

Add Pork Belly, Grilled Chicken, or Crispy Tofu - $3
Thai Fried rice
 • 9
Thai special soy blend, sautéed seasonal veggies and egg, topped with herbs, scallions, sesame seeds.

Add Pork Belly, Grilled Chicken, or Crispy Tofu - $3
Snacks
Tofu Bites
 • 9
Crispy fried tofu (6), with sweet chili garlic sauce, served over Asian slaw.
Spicy Som Tum
 • 6
Traditional Thai green papaya salad, shredded papaya, carrots, tomatoes, lime juice, fish sauce, fried shallots.
Thai Cucumber Salad
 • 5
Cucumbers, red onions, cilantro, rice vinegar, palm sugar, Thai chilies.
Jasmine Rice
 • 3
Drinks
Thai Iced Coffee - 5
Thai Iced Tea - 5
Bubble Tea - 4
Asian Soda - 4
Bottled Water - 2
Steamed Buns
PORK BELLY BAO
 • 9
Open homemade steamed bun with locally-sourced pork belly, plum BBQ sauce, carrots, cucumbers, radishes, fresh herbs, green onion, and hoisin sauce. This is our most popular dish!
GRILLED CHICKEN BAO
 • 8
Open homemade steamed bun with locally-sourced grilled chicken smothered in a a sweet chili lime sauce, carrots, cucumbers, radishes, fresh herbs, green onion, and hoisin sauce.
VEGGIE BAO
 • 7
Open homemade steamed bun with seasonal vegetables dressed in soy ginger sauce, carrots, cucumbers, radishes, fresh herbs, green onion, and hoisin sauce.
Rice Bowls
SPICY CURRY BOWL
 • 12
Thai-marinated grilled chicken and sautéed vegetables over jasmine rice topped with rotating homemade Thai curry sauce and fresh vegetables on top! (The pretty dish from the homepage)
CHICKEN & RICE BOWL
 • 7
Thai-marinated grilled chicken over Jasmine rice and topped with sesame seeds, herbs, toasted rice powder and green onions. Your choice of sauce to make it sweet or spicy! (Option to add sautéed veggies - $2)
SAUTÉED VEGGIE & RICE BOWL
 • 6
Sautéed veggies over Jasmine rice and topped with sesame seeds, herbs, and green onions. Your choice of sauce to make it sweet or spicy!
Make any dish a plate
Jasmine Rice and choice of Papaya Salad or Asian Slaw • 3
Sides
ASIAN SLAW
 • 4
Fresh vinegar-based purple cabbage slaw.
PAPAYA SALAD
 • 4
Shaved papaya and carrots with tomatoes, chilies, garlic, lemon, and fish sauce.
JASMINE RICE
 • 2
Sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds.
DRINKS + TEAS
Thai Iced Coffee - 4
Thai Iced Tea - 4
Soda - 2
Bottled Water - 2
Sauces
Soy Dipping
Thai Peanut
Sweet Chili Garlic
Spicy Thai Chili (Hot)
Dragon Sauce (Very Spicy!)

About US

THAI FOOD ASHEVILLE

Bun Intended was founded in 2016 by four friends with a common goal: to serve the best homemade Thai street food. Our menu’s inspiration comes from Isan region of Thailand, where Chef Erica’s parents met and began the family tradition of cooking – we are honored to continue that tradition here in Asheville.

We live by three principles at Bun Intended – everything we cook is homemade, we always serve locally sourced ingredients, and we guarantee an excellent customer experience.

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