For banh mi, it does not get any better (or cheaper) than Sunset Park's Ba Xuyen. Add durian shakes to the equation, and you've got the real center of gravity for cheap eating in NYC.
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The Hungry Cabbie Eats The Outer Boroughs: Ba Xuyen
Usually I get my restaurant recommendations out of my fares. The time we spend together in the cab is perfect for my screening process. After weeding out (and occasionally kicking out) those who would send me to Applebees, I can judge a fare for ten or twenty minutes before deciding if we have similar taste buds and philosophies on life as well as, by extension, eating.
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The good folks at Ba Xuyên call their version of the "classic" the "Bánh Ḿ Paté Th?t Ngu?i (#1)," but by any name it would taste as good. This is one fine sandwich.
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Should I ever require a new spouse, the first question I would ask potential suitors is "How far would you travel for a sandwich?" Admittedly this query is asked by one who has driven fifty miles for a taco (strictly speaking a Navajo Taco from the Tuba City Truck Stop Cafe). When in a good mood Wife One (of One) considers this decision "eccentric," but perhaps needs less justification here.
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Sometimes Sietsema and the folks on Chowhound get all creamy over out of the way outer borough eateries, promising salt of the earth, Authentic cuisine not found within the kid glove confines of Manhattan. In the case of Sripraphai, it's absolutely true -- you can't get Thai food anywhere near as good in Manhattan or Brooklyn, as far as I can tell.
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Yesterday I mentioned that my girlfriend and I had taken in some Banh Mi before moving along to sorbet-ville. I realize that many of you may not be familiar with this Vietnamese sandwich staple, so let me explain:
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