2646 San Bruno Avenue, SF
I wanted to try this place, hadn’t been in this part of town in a good while … seems like it’s becoming a 4th Chinatown.
They have a good deal, a big Vietnamese sandwich and drink (I had iced Vietnamese coffee) for $13, otherwise, sandwiches are $10. If you use a card instead of cash, price is a bit higher.
I chose Lemongrass Pork; the bread was excellent, loved the iced coffee but sandwich filling wasn’t great. For some reason, the bit of jalapeño nearly killed me, a really unusual one that seemed hotter than serrano!
Extra baguettes are $1 each. This place makes baguettes that are delivered to many other sandwich shops. While I was there, there was a big flour delivery … they said this amount lasts 2 weeks.
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That’s a lot of flour!! 2 weeks?? WOW! that is a lot of baking!!
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It was all those bags in front of the lady PLUS that last batch he placed near the front door.
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Today I got a roast pork Bahn Mi from California Bakery,
719 Taraval SF. $11.50, pretty packed, meat kinda chewy. I wanted a Vietnamese iced coffee but they wanted $7.75 and I think that’s way overpriced.
The donuts etc didn’t entice me.
Photo is of ½ the sandwich.
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If you are in that area the panino at El Cafe down the street was really good last year
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Funny they’re a bakery but roll didn’t excite, not crunchy.
The search goes on …
Today I tried Iliana Cafe, Clement/24th, on recommendation of my nail lady nearby.
Clean, comfortable padded chairs. I got a large Vietnamese Iced Coffee $6.75 and a BBQ Pork Banh Mi, bread is good but doesn’t shatter. Total price was $15 and change.
Here’s a photo of half of one.
They have a sign asking customers not to stay there more than an hour!?!?!
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There are too many (smaller) coffee shops where people buy a coffee at the beginning and then stay for 2-3 hours. At the end, those places can only survive if they have business with people who are actually buying things
Inside was empty; I took mine to-go. Probably busier on weekends.
I was glad iced coffee wasn’t too sweet.
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