Posts Tagged ‘banh mi’

Wordless Wednesday: Streat June 15, 2011 18 Comments

Streat 3211 Red River Street Austin, TX 78705-2612 (512) 628-0288 www.eatatstreat.com For more Wordless Wednesdays from others, click here.

A Lunch in the Life: Peached Tortilla March 4, 2011 2 Comments

Austin, TX (512) 761-3241 Location: Intersection of Dean Keaton & Guadalupe www.thepeachedtortilla.com “Happiness is like a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.” – Nathaniel Hawthorne Peached Tortilla’s food truck is my butterfly. I have been stalking Peached Tortilla for months but [...]

Burger Guys: Burgers with Fried Eggs on Top January 11, 2011 20 Comments

12225 Westheimer Rd Houston, TX 77077 (281) 497-4897 TheBurgerGuys.com ** All the photos used in this post are credited to my talented friend and eating buddy, Thomas Chen. The last time I was in Houston, Thomas’s brother, Willis, founder and president of a Houston eating and events group, Skissors, suggested we eat at Burger Guys. [...]

Frank June 2, 2010 10 Comments

407 Colorado St Austin, TX 78701 (512) 494-6916 hotdogscoldbeer.com Frank’s been on my “to eat at immediately” list for weeks now but my plans kept falling through. Sarah told me they have a deep fried hot dog wrapped in bacon and it’s been calling my name since. Cindy and her man were visiting from Houston [...]

Baguette House April 27, 2010 3 Comments

10901 N Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78753 (512) 837-9100 My favorite banh mi place (Cafe de Bella) closed down. Traditionally, banh mi’s are made with French bread or baguettes and since I have lock jaw or TMJ, it’s usually painful on my jaw (though worth it!) to eat Vietnamese sandwiches. Cafe de Bella had a [...]

Lunch in the Life: Bite Mi February 17, 2010 4 Comments

University of Texas 2002 Guadalupe, Ste B Austin, TX 78705 I originally tried to eat at Bite Mi during Christmas break around campus but they closed down. I guess that makes sense for a restaurant located on campus. Last week, I went to my favorite Vietnamese sandwich (banh mi) place, Cafe de Bella, only to [...]