Another visit to N&P Saigon for banh mis and cha gio.
I called ahead to place my order because they were sold out of cha gio last time, which turned out to be the right decision, as they were frying freshly-made ones when I arived 15 mins later.
The roast pork banh mi was very good this time, crusty bread and tasty pork (of which I asked for an extra $1 worth to be added). The cha gio were lovely and fresh (as in we burned our mouths because we had no patience to let them cool).
On the amusing things front, I asked for the pork chop over rice when I called, and the lady who picked up said they have no such thing. When I got to the store, “pork chop over rice” was written on the daily specials board – I pointed to it and asked her why she told me they had no such thing. She shrugged and said “we don’t have it”. So I asked, did you run out or did you never have it? “Yes.” 
No, no – not a language issue. Fluent English speaking but very disgruntled / grumpy daughter of owners 
. Also glared at me when I asked for the banh mis to be cut in half. Also unhappy that I asked for an iced coffee with extra condensed milk (offered to pay for the condensed milk, but then her dad came and made my coffee with a big smile and waved away extra money). Also looked at me blankly (no – like I was crazy, actually) when I asked if they had any of the lotus leaf-wrapped rice I bought last time that had been piled up on the counter – said she didn’t know what I was talking about (no, I didn’t pull out the picture of it I posted upthread).
But the owners are very sweet 
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(I upsold a guy who walked in for a soda into a $4.50 coffee in return for my extra squirt of condensed milk.)
Took some pics of the snacks on the counter today — dried squid in two forms, and I think a noodle / salad dish with the toppings and dressing packed separately inside.
