636112 Sun Jul 12 23:00:35 -0700 2009 9 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4852701 Brief note: Saigon Bakery & Sandwich, in the big supermall at the corner of San Gabriel Blvd. and Valley. A pretty good banh mi. Fresh baguette, nicely soft innards. Good, crispy pickles, fresh cilantro. A nice, thin amount of meat. Good balance. I had the nem nuong (Viet pork sausage). Good use of some sort of margarine/mayo goop, that carried the spice and pork juices over everything well. You've got your choice of big, round bread, or long slender baguette bread. I went slender. This and Buu Dien in Chinatown are currently in my "decent places to get a banh mi" outside of Little Saigon. This is loads better than Lee's Sandwich. Neither of these are the glorious of Little Saigon, but they're pretty tasty. Two bucks a sandwich. Good iced Viet coffee. (Viet Noodle in Atwater has super banh mi, but it's in a different category, being overtly gourmet-ish/high end, and costing about 3 times as much for a much smaller sandwich. Worth it to me, but it's a different entity. Though the sardine sandwich is fantastic)! Sun Jul 12 23:00:35 -0700 2009 14404 Thi N. 1 4853617 There's a place -- and I'm sorry, I disremember the name -- on Garfield and Emerson, near Yunchuan Garden, across from Dim Sum Express -- with really great, hugely-stuffed pork (thit heo nuong khong pa te) banh mi for like $2.25. Mon Jul 13 08:54:30 -0700 2009 4852701 10811 Das Ubergeek 1 4853642 Just curious, have you tried Banh Mi My Tho? That's my current go-to spot when I'm in the SGV. Mon Jul 13 09:01:10 -0700 2009 4852701 250852 taiwanesesmalleats 1 4854112 The unfortunate thing about Saigon Bakery is the subpar pate. It brings down the entire banh mi sandwich experience. Mon Jul 13 11:21:25 -0700 2009 4852701 11583 ipsedixit 2 4854154 So who's pate (in banh mi) reigns supreme? I love the stuff, when there is an option on a menu like "Extra Pate 50 cents" to remind me, I always add it! Mon Jul 13 11:33:00 -0700 2009 4854112 10864 sel 3 4854365 These people's: Mon Jul 13 12:33:34 -0700 2009 4854154 10811 Das Ubergeek 4 4854890 Next time Hollingshead's Deli has a brew on tap that I MUST have, lunch will be at Zon Baguettes! Mon Jul 13 14:47:54 -0700 2009 4854365 10864 sel 3 4854825 Believe it or not, I like the pate they serve with the banh mi at Vietnam Restaurant. http://vietnamrestaurantsg.com/index.html Mon Jul 13 14:28:00 -0700 2009 4854154 11583 ipsedixit 4 4854879 Ok, I'll give it a try..........soon. Mon Jul 13 14:45:24 -0700 2009 4854825 10864 sel 1 4855021 My favorite banh mi anywhere is the grilled pork at Saigon Bakery. The bread is always fresh and wonderful, and the fillings are great as well. I've tried the same sandwich at Banh Mi My Tho (based on rec's from this board), and I prefer Saigon by far. Mon Jul 13 15:26:51 -0700 2009 4852701 10808 BearCity