TP Banh Bao 3 — Restaurant in San Diego

UPDATES at bottom; photos added.

ORIGINAL POST: Went there yesterday and today. While it's not a vegan eatery, they do have a selection of items of interest to vegans, and the owner (?) is a sweet lady who is herself accidentally vegan. She meditates 3 hrs/day, every day, and calls herself vegetarian (but does not eat meat, eggs, dairy, honey). (UPDATE: Apparently the whole family are vegan as far as their personal diet.)

What I bought: accidentally vegan "meat" pie (delicious!); All Vegetarian Inc brand vegan jerky (very tasty, no bad aftertaste, great texture); All Veg brand vegan bacon slices (frozen, have not tried yet). They also had vegan duck and other items in the freezer section. I've not been able to find this style of vegan bacon anywhere else in the Mira Mesa area. Looking forward to a nice vegan BLT sandwich soon.

I polished off the vegan pies both days, so no photo yet.

UPDATE 1: I've been back several times and since my first two visits, they've added multiple new vegan items in the freezer and dry items. It's like a vegan paradise. Note that while the owners are vegans, they do sell non-vegan products. But they're such sweet people starting a new business.

I've been buying the vegan bacon (All Vegetarian Inc. brand, from Los Angeles) like it's going out of style, making vegan BT (bacon, tomato) sandwiches with either mayo or guacamole, and sometimes hash browns and Just Egg vegan scramble. Can't get enough of this vegan - bought two packs earlier today. (Note: the price is going up to $9 per pack of 12 slices, but this brand is worth it, and I've not seen it anywhere else in Mira Mesa/ San Diego.)

I just went by a few minutes ago and picked up some new items: utterly delicious vegan sausages, and some vegan chicken curry. (They'd catered a party of 100, so they had some left to sell me. I believe they used either Verisoy brand or another of vegan chicken. Haven't tasted it yet, but smells great.)

If you're in San Diego, or visit, check out T.P. Banh Bao in Mira Mesa...

This place is a fantastic hidden gem! You can get some of the best Banh Bao here. There’s an elderly lady who seems to make most of the dishes herself, and it’s clear she has deep knowledge and passion for what she does.

They offer some unique items I had never tasted before. You can purchase them individually or in larger quantities, depending on your needs. While there isn’t a place to sit and eat inside, I was able to take the food home—and it was absolutely worth it.

What truly impressed me was the customer service. My son has an egg allergy, and the lady was kind enough to make a separate batch just for him, carefully packed and labeled. Even though they don’t normally offer combination or sampler packs, she went out of her way to create one for me so I could try different varieties of buns. That kind of thoughtfulness is rare.

There’s ample parking nearby, but if you’re placing a large order, I recommend calling ahead. All in all, this place offers excellent food and outstanding service—I highly...

I am a customer there, I used to order 10 boxes of the frozen bun like 5 times from this store send to my friend in San Jose and bought for my self several times already from this store because we’re like their buns. But today I bought a box for the regular flavor and I want it hot so she said I’ve to wait 10 min. It’s cost at $12.93 so I gave her $20 bill but she change me only $2.07 so I call her that my change not enough because I didn’t put money to purse yet and she gave me $5 more, she said she not sure she have to look to camera so I said yes please check your camera. 10 min later she back with my order and I asked her that did you check your camera? She said no she have no time. What’s I am disappointed with the seller is her speech so rude and she didn’t she sorry because it not my fault she thought I cheated her with $5 how she treat customer like this? Ok I’ll not go back to that...