Mr. Baguette — Restaurant in South El Monte

The bread ( flutes of thin, outer edges crisp to perfect golden brown, made day in day out. The VietN. sangwiz! Add cilantro, carrots, jalapeños sliced on the spot, grilled chicken, gr.pork. OR go Mr. Santacruzean veggHead: veggyeddgie chiken or pork (hey! Taste like ch'ken)). The eggrols, shrimp toastie durito sheets (oh my dog). My Queen Cuinee loves these simple treats when we go on walks to famous MarhRawnoBeach. Dont tell. Dont Ask. Just go So. On Thienness past Durfee: ~SuperiorMkt, Starpesos, Porkees (new name smptng) Deltaco, Subgüey, all these are on that corner in Sur'LeMont.d'Flewr ancient archaic name before the French were driven from leMexic for South El Monte, California. Ahh the Tom Sawyer, Huckelberry Finn type; sunkist rivers edge summers spent in Marh Rawno Beach as a pre-teen and teen. So many foggy SoCal Chicano memories of the real LeMont.d'Fewr. Our mothers saying: Dont you EVER let me catch you sneeking out on your chromed banana seat stingray bike (lo'rider style) to Marrano Beach, cause you wont need the summer sun. I will...

Thought I came here expecting vietnamese style sandwiches. Man I was so wrong. Ordered a turkey sandwich baguette. I was looking forward to those things that defined vietnamese sandwiches: cilantro, pickled daikon and carrots, thin slices of meat, some jalapeño pepper. NON of these. Instead, I got continental american: lettuce, little tomato, and THICK SALTY turkey cold cuts, mayo. That’s it.

If you’re expecting vietnamese style baguette, DO...

Mr. Baguette, I love you not only for your bánh mì but for your fusion touches. chefs kiss

My sister loves the Saigon bacon and can you ever go wrong with the grilled pork? But game-changing for me is the ham lua, esp for this viet-food traditionalist who usually just gets chả lụa and pâté. It just adds another note of umami I didn’t know I needed.

Also, breakfast bánh mì with pâté, ham, egg, and cheese?...