Vietnamese sandwiches

Does anyone know where to get these in the 'ville? They are my husband's favorite, he used to get them at Bakelicious/Coco's Bakery, but they have stopped serving them for some reason.

[Robin Garr]

Does anyone know where to get these in the 'ville? They are my husband's favorite, he used to get them at Bakelicious/Coco's Bakery, but they have stopped serving them for some reason.

Banh Mi?

The tiny Vietnamese place on South Side Drive just out from Coco's had wonderful ones, and I hope they still do. Also, didn't Marty's recent CJ review mention that the place on National Turnpike just off Southside had Banh Mi?

I want some. Now!

Cafe Thuy Van.

We will have to go there tonight!!!! He will be thrilled!


Don't know the name of them, but they are served on a baguette with pate spread on both sides, meat and usually basil or cilantro and hot peppers in there too..Is that what you are thinking of??

We will have to go there tonight!!!! He will be thrilled!


Don't know the name of them, but they are served on a baguette with pate spread on both sides, meat and usually basil or cilantro and hot peppers in there too..Is that what you are thinking of??

yep. and don't forget that odd Vietnamese lunch meat that is served in there too.

[Robin Garr]

Don't know the name of them, but they are served on a baguette with pate spread on both sides, meat and usually basil or cilantro and hot peppers in there too..Is that what you are thinking of??

Nicole, that's pretty much it, but just to clarify, I believe the Vietnamese words "Banh Mi" just mean, well, "sandwich." The specific sandwich you mention is a very common (and delicious) kind of Banh Mi, but you could find a restaurant that has about 10 or 20 different banh mi, and then you would want to ask what's on them, or hope the menu is in English!

Here are the two places we've been talking about in this thread:

Pho Binh Minh
6709 Strawberry Lane
375-9249
My rating: 85 points

(From my Dec. 20, 2006 review: "Banh Mi Thit ($2.50), a classic Vietnamese sandwich, reflects the ethnic fusion from Vietnam’s years as a French colony: A small, crisp-crusted but light French-style baguette is split open to carry a load of red-ringed roast pork, crunchy bits of cucumber and carrot, and a couple of fiery rings of thin-sliced raw jalapeño (so hot that the wary might want to remove them before eating), lightly spread with a pink, not-too-spicy aioli-type dressing. The combination of flavors and textures make it an exceptional sandwich, and at this price it’s one of the best lunch deals in town.")

Cafe Thuy Van
5600 National Turnpike
366-6959
CJ rating: 3 stars

(From Marty's March 8, 2008 review, a Banh Mi with the bread, it seems, on the side: "For a late breakfast, order Banh mi trung opla ($5.99) — sunny-side-up eggs served sizzling in their pan, accompanied by a crusty baguette (for an extra dollar, you can add pork sausage).")

[Robin Garr]

Here's a silly question! Does either Vietnam Kitchen or Cafe Annie have Banh Mi on the menu? I'll bet they do, and I love Bahn Mi, but I have so many other favorites that it would never occur to me to go to VK for a sandwich.

Here's a silly question! Does either Vietnam Kitchen or Cafe Annie have Banh Mi on the menu? I'll bet they do, and I love Bahn Mi, but I have so many other favorites that it would never occur to me to go to VK for a sandwich.

Precisely why I've yet to ever even try a banh mi...

Here's a silly question! Does either Vietnam Kitchen or Cafe Annie have Banh Mi on the menu? I'll bet they do, and I love Bahn Mi, but I have so many other favorites that it would never occur to me to go to VK for a sandwich.

If VK does, it is new. I don't think they do, but I will confirm tomorrow when I have lunch there.

Here's a silly question! Does either Vietnam Kitchen or Cafe Annie have Banh Mi on the menu? I'll bet they do, and I love Bahn Mi, but I have so many other favorites that it would never occur to me to go to VK for a sandwich.

If VK does, it is new. I don't think they do, but I will confirm tomorrow when I have lunch there.

I got some take out from VK on Monday, and didn't see it anywhere...

I got hooked on banh mi while working at Asiatique, and crave them every so often.