Chef
Bryan Lew
- Discipline
- Chef
- Based in
- San Francisco, California, United States
i. Biography
Bryan Lew’s work has been defined by ownership, operating discipline, and the slower craft of building businesses with a clear identity. Since 2015, Rooster & Rice Inc. in San Francisco has sat within that framework: a company led through the demands of consistency, continuity, and day-to-day stewardship. That same pattern was already in place in the earlier years of INDO Restaurant & Lounge, where the responsibilities of founding, owning, and operating required more than launch energy—they required follow-through.
Coming Up
Training at University of Hawaii at Manoa gave Bryan Lew the foundation he carried into ownership and operations. From there, INDO Restaurant & Lounge became the place where those fundamentals were tested in practice. Founding and running a restaurant and lounge asks for control across multiple registers at once: concept, service, staffing, and the ordinary pressure of keeping standards in line over time. At INDO Restaurant & Lounge since 2012, the work was not only about opening a venue, but about sustaining one. That means balancing the creative decisions that shape a room with the operational decisions that keep it functioning. Bryan’s path through that work shows a steady familiarity with the mechanics of hospitality leadership, where the job is to keep the business legible, durable, and workable. Rooster & Rice Inc. since 2015 extends that same mode of ownership into another setting. In San Francisco, Bryan Lew’s role as owner and CEO reflects a continued investment in structure and responsibility, with leadership understood as an ongoing practice rather than a title. The continuity between the two businesses points to a career built on stewardship: holding a concept together, maintaining its identity, and keeping it moving.
Where They Are Now
Bryan Lew’s current work continues across both Rooster & Rice Inc. Since 2015 and INDO Restaurant & Lounge since 2012. The thread running through both is ownership with follow-through: setting a direction, sustaining operations, and keeping each business grounded in the work required to make it last.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Bryan
What is Bryan Lew's current role?
As of 2026, Bryan Lew is Owner and CEO.
Where did Bryan Lew train or study?
Bryan Lew trained at University of Hawaii at Manoa.
What is Bryan Lew known for?
Khao Mun Gai, or organic Thai-style chicken rice.
