April 6, 2007 | Filed under: videoblogging Week, NYC, good eatin'
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Chugging toward the end of VBW07 with my very favorite sandwich, the Vietnamese Bahn Mi. Roasted seasoned pork, some kind of meat pate/boloney slices (I don’t really like thinking about it…it’s beige and shiny and creepy looking) and carrots, daikon, cucumbers, chili sauce, fiery peppers and cilantro on a fresh toasted baguette. A cheap eats no-brainer at $3.50. There are cheaper Bahn Mi out there, but this one is by far the best. I prefer the pork, but they also have shrimp and veggie ones, too. You have a choice between spicey and not, and I always order them spicy but then backtrack and pull off the peppers. I love the flavor they leave behind, but biting into them is suicide.
This funny little shop churns out nothing but sandwiches, and lives in the back of a jewelery shop. You never know when you might want a coral bracelet to go with your lunch. They weren’t too keen on my fliming in there which is why there’s no footage of the store (there was some shouting and waving) but they were nice enough to forgive me and sell me a sandwich.
April 6, 2007
@ 6:56 pm
I just went through your cheap eats series and now I am starving! And I just finished off an entire package of skittles, so I shouldn’t be!
I really need to make the trip to NYC; and I’ll take your cheap eats guide with me.
April 6, 2007
@ 7:38 pm
Was it moist enough? It looked like there was quite a bit of bread there…
I’ll take the dumplings…
April 7, 2007
@ 12:16 pm
You’ve got to stop. You’re killing me. I can’t even get a good salad in Iowa. These people love their iceberg lettuce.
April 8, 2007
@ 8:09 pm
mmmmm… bahn mi… you *know* i LOVE bahn mi, but i’ve never actually had one in ny. yet another thing to add to my list when i finally make a trip back to the east coast.
April 9, 2007
@ 3:11 pm
that looks GORGEOUS.
i need to go to new york and eat. just eat for days.
April 12, 2007
@ 12:13 pm
What an interesting combination of commerciality.