Going to dong phuong on Thursday

The bakery and the restaurant is connected by an interior door. Order your Pho & drink, then walk next store and get your Bahm Minh and a couple of meat pies. Eat your sandwich while waiting for your Pho, bring the meat pies home for a snack. That's my routine.

The last time I was there, John Besh was at the next table.

My favorite thing on the menu is what they used to call "bird's nest" vermicelli, I get it with the grilled pork. Last time I went it was called pressed vermicelli, but looking at the menu now it may be called vermicelli pancake, though I'm not sure.

They serve it with a giant plate of green leaf lettuce, some picked veggies, japs, cilantro or basil I forget, and a bowl of fish sauce. The plate comes out with ten or so bird's nest of vermicelli pressed flat served with grilled pork and maybe onions, crushed peanuts on top.

You take the lettuce and break off a piece about the size of the vermicelli. Place one of the bird's nest in it, pork, whatever condiments you like, maybe some sriracha or hoisen, then roll it up. Dip it in the fish sauce and profit like a mofo. repeat ten or so times until you either finish it all or explode. Insanely good food. You couldn't find better for the money.


Finish it all off with a coffee bubble 'tea' or else you'll sleep for the afternoon. Spring roll for an app or you're a commie.

You might as well get every kind of banh mi. Chinese meatball, French cold cuts, and rotisserie chicken ftw. Don't bother getting anything at the restaurant. The bakery is where it's at.

pardon me guys , but is this on Chef Menteur? I believe I have been there, I live in BR and am very hungry for a vietnamese sandwich now

I normally just grab from the bakery. #5 )Vietnamese pork) is my favorite as I am not a fan of pate on the combo. (I don't like any pates - texture like cat food.

I also pick up some meat pies for later and coconut macaroons for the wife.