The Sad State Of Banh Mi In South Florida
Helen at MP: Chicago posted earlier this morning about banh mi, the Vietnamese sandwich that is becoming increasingly popular in Chicago and New York, which got us thinking about the nonexistent state of this sandwich in South Florida. We expected the find-a-food search to turn up empty, but to our surprise, we got two hits for banh mi:
• Pho Hoa in Tamarac: It's a national Vietnamese chain that focuses, as one might imagine, on pho, not sandwiches. The "banh mi" listed on the menu is a carrot beef stew that you can get with a baguette or noodles.
• Saigon Cuisine in Margate: There's an appetizer of banh mi with pork meatballs and an entree of "bo kho and banh mi," or Vietnamese beef stew with bread.
And that's it. Is the state of the banh mi really so dire in South Florida, or did we miss some place? There's no reason that sandwich couldn't do well down here.
Eating Banh Mi In Vietnam [MP: Chicago]
Pho Hoa [MenuPages]
Pho Hoa [Official Site]
Saigon Cuisine [MenuPages]
[Photo: Stu Spivack/Flickr]
Comments
I am pretty sure L.E. Tapioca in North Miami Beach's 163rd Street sells banh mi.
And possibly Pho Thang? Not sure about that one.
Posted by: Jordan | March 2, 2009 02:41 PM
@nabylc On twitter says http://www.hyvong.com/ is a great Vietnamese restaurant down here.
I heard a few weeks ago on twitter about a really good Pho place down in Palmetto Bay but nothing shows up on GMaps. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=vietnamese+near+33158&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=48.77566,114.257812&ie=UTF8&z=11&iwloc=A
Posted by: Edwin | March 3, 2009 01:08 PM
@abtran on twitter said: There's a Pho 78 in Pembroke Pines and Little Saigon in N Miami Beach. A couple lists: http://tr.im/gYxO & http://tr.im/gYy9
Posted by: Edwin | March 3, 2009 02:10 PM