Thread: Bánh Mì Sandwiches

Originally Posted by soyokaze

Glad to be of help. The thing is, I eat Chinese and Vietnamese food most of the time that I'm kinda sick of it. Whenever I get a chance to pig out on Italian, American, or Mexican food...I jump at the opportunity.

haha... i don't eat enough vietnamese food! well... i make it at home about once a week. so that explains why i don't know the names of the places that i go to from time to time. i know where they are, just not what they're called.

The pho in riverside sucks? Okay, but not the pho in Corona.

All the talk about how delicious these sandwiches are has me craving one. Any suggestions on places in Ventura County or should we just take the drive to LA?

i grew up in ventura county, there weren't any places, let alone good ones, when i lived there. we always drove down to the SGV or OC (little saigon). now i live in OC so i don't need to go so far anymore.

Originally Posted by lunchbox

i grew up in ventura county, there weren't any places, let alone good ones, when i lived there. we always drove down to the SGV or OC (little saigon). now i live in OC so i don't need to go so far anymore.

I grew up here as well but because of my mom, the only Asian restaurants we went to were Japanese. Even then, we went to Little Tokyo more often. Guess it was wishful thinking on my part that someone knew of a place around here...LOL.

Originally Posted by soyokaze

http://www.yelp.com/biz/saigon-flavor-san-gabriel

This place is owned by the same owner as Golden Deli, on Las Tunas Blvd.

Golden Deli is THE BOMB! When the 7-11 next to it caught fire, we were freakin' that it was Golden Deli.

Awesome spring rolls, but the sandwiches are just OK.

Originally Posted by Hipcheck

I always get Bun over Pho....bbqed pork with egg rolls is amazing.

The past few days of this thread had me hankering BAD for Bún thịt nướng chả giò. Went out of my way to my favorite place for lunch today, and while it wasn't their strongest effort (they're usually perfect), it--plus a glass of the iced coffee with condensed milk--remains one of my favorite lunches on the planet. DAMN that's some mighty fine grub.

Originally Posted by OTTo VoN BLoTTo

The past few days of this thread had me hankering BAD for Bún thịt nướng chả giò. Went out of my way to my favorite place for lunch today, and while it wasn't their strongest effort (they're usually perfect), it--plus a glass of the iced coffee with condensed milk--remains one of my favorite lunches on the planet. DAMN that's some mighty fine grub.

cafe sua da!!! i that coffee. also known as cà phê sữa đá.
props to your accent usage blotto.

and ya... the power of suggestion.

I used to hit a small place in Chinatown near the corner of Hill and Alpine.
I'd need to buy 3-5 sandwiches though they were cheap as heck they were also small as heck. The carrot shavings were thicker than the meat inside of them.
Sweet Corn tapioca was a standard dessert to have with them.