Crispy Baguette — Restaurant in Gainesville

My husband and I dined here for the first time and we ordered the Thai Spicy Green Curry with vegetables and added vermicelli noodles which came separately, garlic fried rice bowl, vegetable crispy rolls, house chili garlic fish sauce wings, signature crispy chicken, Thai tea, and Vietnamese iced coffee.

The Thai spicy green curry sauce was a little salty, but overall it was very good. I usually add a bit of hot water if it's too salty anyway so it can be fixed. The house chili garlic fish sauce wings and signature crispy chicken were delicious. I like how the signature crispy chicken came with some vegetables as well. My husband loves Thai tea so it was good here.

I mentioned to the owner, Kenneth, that the vermicelli noodles didn't smell or taste right to me. He happily accommodated me by giving me rice free of charge. He even made me another Thai spicy green curry because I had already added the vermicelli into the curry. He explained that different brands of vermicelli can change the taste. I really appreciated that he was able to offer rice AND new Thai spicy green curry. In addition, he even gave us a 10% coupon for next time. The chicken wings and crispy chicken here are excellent. He also recommended the udon, so we will try that next time. The customer service is exceptional and Kenneth went above and beyond to remedy the situation. He is very understanding, patient, and he obviously cares about the experience of the customers. My husband and I will definitely return.

I enjoy supporting local restaurants so I was surprised and happy to see Kenneth at Red Rice Kitchen too! Kenneth and his family are hard-working people and managing/owning restaurants take a lot of work and dedication.

He knows my husband loves Thai tea so he offered one free of charge. We ordered the Pad Ginger, pho, and wonton soup at Red Rice Kitchen. He explained the pho is good because they make it fresh daily. Everything was good here. We want to try the pad Thai or drunken...

Always good food at Crispy Baguette. They're nice and the food may fatten you up a bit, but man, it's good. You get a pretty wide selection, and you've got 3 primary formats: baguette/bread, noodle bowl, and rice bowl.

So far I've gotten the Vietnamese Cold Cut Baguette (actually eating it right now, and it's something I'm not used to but it's very good) and the Japanese Teriyaki Chicken noodle bowl with garlic egg noodles.

The noodle bowl was a bit oily, but it wasn't a problem until I reached the very end of the bowl, and they gave me a lot of food. So if you have restraint, unlike me, it'll probably be good for a full meal and then a snack later on. The flavor was deep and everything was cooked just right; it was really just a really good noodle bowl.

The Vietnamese Cold Cut is really good. It has two kinds of ham, cilantro, pickled carrot (I thought this might be an odd flavor, but it compliments everything else super well), cucumber, and butter. I'm not sure if it's the kind of butter I'm used to? It has almost a mayo consistency, but a mild flavor that, again, goes well with everything.

The baguette itself is really good. Not overbaked, not too crunchy, not too soft. The place is well within its rights to call itself "Crispy Baguette" because that's what you'll probably want every time once you try it.

Really good place. If you want lunch or dinner and you've got, say, $15 to spare, try some...

I hate giving bad reviews, but the banh mi from here is just awful, especially given the price. I don’t know why I expected a good banh mi from midtown but I learned my lesson.

I came here at around 4 p.m and ordered a banh mi, so not even middle of the night or anything. It came out to $10 for one 8-inch banh mi which is already extremely expensive, given that they traditionally fetch $5-$7 a piece. When I actually received the banh mi it was just not good.

There was no contrast of textures and flavors like a normal banh mi has with the daikon, crispy bread, carrots, and meat. The bread itself tasted like it had been out for days and was very stale and barely warm despite just being served . The carrots were terribly cut and somehow soggy. The other toppings flavor and serving size for the price were also extremely disappointing. Even the presentation was just ugly when compared to how a banh mi normally looks.

Needless to say, but my girlfriend and I both left hungry and very disappointed. Their other items may be good, but AVOID the banh mi here. It’s overpriced, not flavorful, and...