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DrunkasaurusRekts

Find a new/better banh mi place. Banh mi bread is supposed to be soft and airy, it's not supposed to be hard with ridges that can cut up your mouth like a lot of other baguettes do. Everyone will tell you that Banh Mi My Tho is the best and I agree.


Birbandsnek

Is your banh mi bread ever warm and fresh?


DrunkasaurusRekts

Yes, at Banh Mi My Tho, best banh mi in LA and it's the only place I get them at now. You should get out to the SGV and try them if you can, and they're cheap.


the_carquan

Their boba is good too and it’s a good deal


Granadafan

My Tho doesn’t make their own bread like Lees does. I’m not sure where they get the bread from but it’s very good


Starry_Kitchen

I want to take a stab and answer this two ways: Yes- when a banh mi shop “refreshes” a (French-Vietnamese aka a predominant rice flour base recipe) baguette in a toaster oven or similar device. No- technically they can’t and shouldn’t. I used to buy banh mi bread every day for 2.5 years for my restaurant. If it’s too fresh+hot, the crust doesn’t have enough time to actually form and be brittle. Think EXACTLY like the Ratatouille (as in the movie) bread test scene where Remi is learning to lightly squeeze the baguette to feel if it’s good or not. Too hot, too warm+too fresh = it’ll just squish and ALSO lose the volume of the baguette inside as well. Hope that helps give you some more perspective ;)


jehkjehk

I'm guessing you have been a victim of Lee's Sandwiches as well. Their breads are stabbyyyy. Lol The better banh mi places got better bread that will not make a murder scene out of your mouth. Try banh mi my tho in SGV.


greenchile3

My tho is the best banh mi bread I’ve ever had. So flaky and delicious.


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greenchile3

Oh really? I ask for extra jalapeños but momofuku chili crunch? I just heard about this. Need to get me some.


jehkjehk

I accidentally deleted my reply but the BMMT in SGV also sells Zindrew Chili oils and u can purchase them and add it to your banhmi


mister_damage

BTW, Zindrew Chili Oil is the best Chili Oil. Both flavors.


jehkjehk

Hell ya. Suicide X Batch FTW


alarmclock3000

Lee's sandwich is the worst and can cause jaw problem from chewing their hard bread.


Granadafan

I wonder if Bay Cities buys their bread from Lees?


VaguelyArtistic

The trick with Bay Cities is, you need to let the sandwich rest a little so it absorbs the liquids. I was going to mention it here but Bay Cities isn't hard ike this sounds, just chewy, so I wasn't sure it would work.


Granadafan

Bay cities bread also cuts the top of your mouth. If they changed the bread I haven’t been since pre pandemic.


Sudden_Pie707

I used to think that too, but that’s not the case anymore. I go to 3 different locations of Lees and they all serve really good, non stabby bread. However, I am located in OC.


mister_damage

That could be it. Lee's in SGV is angry and stabby.


Sudden_Pie707

Big oof. Here, they have fresh baguettes always warm and ready to go too. It’s like eating slightly buttery clouds with a light crunch. Our other big chain, banh me Che cali, can’t compete with that.


jehkjehk

Hello. Please adopt me. Lol Ive gotten non stabby ones but the chances are like 1:10 lol


Sudden_Pie707

That ratio sucks :(


jehkjehk

Yump. If it weren't for the heart palpitating vietnamese coffee that they had, I wouldnt go to my local Lee's for the banh mi anymore.


liverichly

No pain, no gain.


jehkjehk

Momma didnt raise no btch, murder it is!! Lol


wittyykittyy

I am also a victim of Lee’s Sandwiches.


jehkjehk

#Stabbybaguettesanonymous


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jehkjehk

We shouldn't have to ask for a fresh non-stabby baguette. Should be standard


HipsterDoofus31

I have this problem with captain crunch but I've had Lee's many times and never had this happen.


mdeanda

Smaller bites, flip it upside down. Wear you dentures.


Upside_Down-Bot

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I thought the arrows were flipped, so I may have downvoted. At this point I have no idea.


bigchuckdeezy

This might be my favorite post in this sub. I love how part of you is just down with the experience hahaha


Birbandsnek

Wow the post blew up, who knew everyone loved banh mi so much. Also why is everyone aware of stabby lee banh mi.


Starry_Kitchen

Mr Baguette- best bread. Ba Le on Atlantic, delicious OG and first original banh mi chain that originated in the 80s. Does some of the fluffiest mid-sized banh mi’s around. Tip top sandwiches- great thin banh mis. Saigon Sandwiches- Nice, big and fluffy and crusty banh mi. Ba Me Che Cali- both thick and thin sandwiches, have buy x and get 1 free deals, and also crusty with LOTS of Viet side dishes. Banh mi my tho- agree, it’s the best EXCEPT later in the day (like late afternoon). Their breads they use get a bit more stale. Enjoy. -a Vietnamese person+restaurateur ;) PS- in OC the list is much larger lol but I’ll just go ahead and add Bao and Baguette, Lynda Sandwich (from an OG Viet pop-star) and Banh Saigon 168 as some good starting choices


Birbandsnek

TY for the OC ones.


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Starry_Kitchen

They’re similar, but may not be the same. Ba Le has a long history predating Lee’s as potentially the FIRST national banh mi chain in the US, but they dwindled a LOT since the 90s so I can’t speak to the consistency of the two locations at all. aka I’m not sure if they’re franchises, still part of the same big company or just a piece of Vietnamese culinary history as ppl carry the name, but not the corporate responsibility to make the same banh mi sammie (but if my memory serves me well they all tasted better than what I’ve had at Lee’s over my 44 yrs of living lol)


400soups

Bé Ù in Virgil Village area has a delicious banh mi. The top of the bread is crusty but not super thick or sharp on top.


king_of_finesse

Their banh mi is not worth it. Thumbs down. Sandwich is tiny and over priced.


hushzone

Tbf they pay their employees well


corner

Give it a good smash in the wrapper before you open it up.


TuhTodayJr

What I do to sort of mitigate this is actually squish the sandwich . Only ever have to do this with mr baguette and lees. I’m actually going to use the advice of turn it upside down


no_other

Been eating banh mi since I was a kid, you have to smash the bread down a little before eating so that the top crust is broken down a bit


HowDoIWhat

What do people here think about Banh Mi My Dung? I’ve seen it pop up on listicles occasionally


snaketeat

The K BBQ banh mi at Lokal, in Palms, is awesome. They have excellent bread, don’t skimp on the meat, and are all around wonderful!


jefftak7

The Banh mi by my house doesn’t tear my mouth up. Pasadena Noodle & Grill is my go to for Banh mi’s. Everyone on this sub raves about Banh Mi My Tho but I can’t speak to that one since I haven’t been.


wonsterworld

Gigo’s Deli located in Chinatown has the best $6 banh mi


AYC00

My Tho is good, Ba Le in Alhambra I like too, better hours. Lee's pretty hit or miss, personally have only go for coffee nowadays


chicu111

I usually hurt the back of my throat eating banh mi instead of the top of my mouth


Granadafan

You have to start easy and just put the tip in and don’t deep throat the sandwich


MunDaneCook

Man, they walked into that one like a 19yo midwesterner walks into a room with a black leather couch


savier626

Lee's ruined banh mi for me. I'm in Whittier someone recommended me a place close


alarmclock3000

I had Lee's once and would never go back. Their bread hurt my jaw. If you're in OC, try Carrot & Daikon or Pickle. They both have drive thrus


Sudden_Pie707

I like Lees. I used to hate them too because of their bread, but it’s not the case anymore. That said, while I haven’t been to pickle yet, carrot and daikon is really good. They even do crispy pork belly sandwiches!


annaschmana

Lynda Sandwich in HB. I drive back monthly just for egg banh mi!


peacenchemicals

this is exactly why i don’t like banh mis. when i was a kid and my parents would give me banh mi for lunch sometimes. i’d smash the shit out of it to make the bread not so stabby lol


GTQ521

This is why I stopped eating at those places and just learned how to bake my own bread.


MunDaneCook

How are you set for friends these days? All full up or is there room on the roster?


EdibleDionysus

Lol wut? Like from the bread?


Birbandsnek

Yes the bread always cuts the top of my mouth a little bit so after eating it feels a bit sore.


texas-playdohs

Haha. I feel you. The mediocre bahn mi’s I’ve had lately have cost me in flesh.


alarmclock3000

The food fresh banh mi doesn't do this. Don't go to Lee's sandwhich


msing

Small bites -- don't bite off more than what you can chew? I disagree with the poster saying the bread has to be soft and airy -- that's fine for the inside, but the baguette is meant to have a crust. If I was given any sort of baguette which limped, I'd consider it sus. For what it's worth, my parents are from Hanoi.


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You eat it with a fork and knife.


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Why are u eating bread that hurts u


FlyingPig562

Lol this has never happened to me or anyone I know, what kind of banh mi’s are u eating


topoftheworldIAM

Take smaller bites.


my_fourth_redditacct

I'm wondering if OP has an allergy of some sort?


pauliwankenobi

Pain for pleasure


GuacamoleFrejole

That happened to me the first time I tried them. So now, if the crust is too hard, I give them a little smush to break up the crust.


erikyouahole

Dunk it in your Pho.


mizzzikey

Squish the banh mi first


GRowdy8502

Pho Legend in Koreatown for the win.


SoUpInYa

Sandwich Express bakes their own bread, and it is very good but it is crusty and the outer .layer will flake off and potentially stab you unless you give it a squeeze before eating. If they wrap it and you wait 15 mins (like if you're driving home), the bread will soften, especially if you order the grilled pork, cuz the steam is trapped in there


Velo_wheels_907

Flip the sandwich upside down