bahn mi in or around Providence?

[ephraim_oakes]

Does anyone know if there are bahn mi to be found in the greater Providence area? I got sort of hooked on 'em when i was in new york awhile back and would rather not go all the way to the super 88 food court in Alston to get my tasty vietnamese sandwich fix.

[sarabean]

i just want to refresh this topic because i have never had bahn mi and am eager to try it. also it was mentioned in prov monthly last month which leads me to believe it exists here. anyone?

[celeriac]

Aha, I knew i had posted about banh mi (note the spelling for your searching needs) a while back. Some rummaging through the digital closet yielded this older thread. I don't know the name of the place, but it's a very small shop on the south side of Broad St, very roughly across the street from the McDonalds and Pho Paradise. Scroll down for the banh mi discussion.

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/379943

[ephraim_oakes]

thanks for the lead and for the spelling tip (so useful).

[sarabean]

thanks! i'm so excited to try this curious sounding sandwich, finally!

[sarabean]

well i made my way over to broad st to the "asian bakery & vietnamese sandwiches". it was close to closing so it was real quiet. i was quite surprised by the very extensive menu including soups, noodle dishes and curries. for today i ordedered a "regular sandwich" which was meticulously prepared by an adorable 12ish year old boy. i was thrilled that the sandwich was exactly what i expected with an unusual mixture of rich meats and crisp clean raw vegetables. with a pricetag of $2.99 i was more than happy!

[Trnrbrnr]

I posted on this a while back ...

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/467540

I have a sense that all you need to do is to start on Broadway at 95 and start heading south, and you will comme across a galaxy of new and different food, beginning with Asian and chnging over to hispanic