Someone wrote: >Does anyone know where there is a Vietnamese sandwich shop in Austin, >similar to those in Houston or California? Someone told me there was one >a while back, but all I can remember is that it was on Burnet or Lamar. Try Ba Le (sp?) on N. Lamar (just N. of Research, sorry don't have the exact address, but it's around and about in the general area of Saigon Market). They were so-so when first opened, but have steadily improved.
Austin, TX
Vietnamese sandwiches
x-no-archive: yes X-Comment: sure X-Complaints: so what X-X-X-Compliments: the President said: "It tastes good." X-Newsreader: Yet Another NewsWatcher 2.3.6 Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:3503 Joe D. wrote: >Someone wrote: >> Someone wrote: >> : Does anyone know where there is a Vietnamese sandwich shop in Austin, >> : similar to those in Houston or California? Someone told me there was one >> : a while back, but all I can remember is that it was on Burnet or Lamar. > >> A recent Austin Chronicle did a feature on such restaurants & named a >> couple places that had them. I don't remember if it was the Chronicle >> that had "In Search of Saigon" on the cover; if it is, I think the >> date was Nov. 13. Unfortunately, dagnabbit, I can't find my copy. > >http://www.auschron.com/issues/vol18/issue11/food.vietnamese.html Thanks for the pointer. Ba Le Bakery is a real find; their sandwiches are indeed excellent. Regards - J P VALLAT Email: [email removed] without the JUNK
NNTP-Posting-Date: 3 Dec 1998 18:04:32 GMT Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:3499 Someone wrote: > Someone wrote: > : Does anyone know where there is a Vietnamese sandwich shop in Austin, > : similar to those in Houston or California? Someone told me there was one > : a while back, but all I can remember is that it was on Burnet or Lamar. > A recent Austin Chronicle did a feature on such restaurants & named a > couple places that had them. I don't remember if it was the Chronicle > that had "In Search of Saigon" on the cover; if it is, I think the > date was Nov. 13. Unfortunately, dagnabbit, I can't find my copy. http://www.auschron.com/issues/vol18/issue11/food.vietnamese.html Joe D
NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 14:27:27 EDT Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:18:20 -0600 Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:3500 The best place, IMHO, for Vietnamese sandwiches is Mai's up on 183 next to = Target and in the same shopping center as a bunch of other Vietnamese busin= esses and restaurants. Mai's is on the end of the strip center nearest Tar= get. The sandwiches start at =241.50 -- one of the best food deals around. = I've tried the place next to Saigon Market on N. Lamar and it wasn't as goo= d, but if their quality is said to have improved, I'll give it another shot= .=20 Does anyone remember Le Petit Pavillion accross from the old entrance to Do= bie Theater in Dobie Mall? They had awesome Vietnamese sandwiches and some= of the best Pho around. -- Capitol Macintosh, Austin's Mac User Group -- TCP Port 3000: online.capmac.org -- or by modem +1.512.440.0025 (6 lines)