Gothamist: The Hungry Cabbie Eats The Outer Boroughs: Ba Xuyen

AstralGlamBoy

Sat, 21 Oct 2006 13:59:45 -0500

Great recommendation! Turns out that this is a block from my apartment. My roommate and I went today and had a wonderful lunch. She had the durian shake and I had papaya. It was delicious! We had a little confusion at the counter because we asked for the "Banh Mi" sandwhich, but it turns out that banh mi simply means "sandwich." They have a lot of choices, and if you ask which one is good, they tell you they are all good (duh!). So we tried the #3 (shredded pork) and #6 (shredded chicken). For us the chicken had more flavor. I'm sure as we go there more, we'll try the others. They also have steamed pork buns and sesame balls. I would be a little weary of the stuff under the heat lamps. It may be perfectly fine, but I have never had any luck with food sitting under a heat lamps. The sandwiches and shakes are all very fresh! Incidentally, the best way to get there is to take the D train to 9th Ave. which puts you at 9th Ave and 39th St. Walk up 39th and make a left at 8th Ave and walk five blocks.

Polecat

Sat, 30 Sep 2006 09:06:26 -0500

Dave, I am - of course - honored. Glad you dug the Durian Shake. The first time we went - my wife and I - she actually had the shake, and shared a little bit of it with me. We both thought it had a vomity before-taste, but, was actually uniquely rewarding in a way that is impossible to describe. And, yes, the other shakes, such as the Jackfruit, are so cold that I sometimes think they force themselves down the wrong tube. They do hurt the heart on a hot summer’s day. For what it’s worth, I still say these guys make the best Banh Mi in NYC. A lot of people sing the praises of Saigon Banh Mi on Mott, and they’re really good too, but, for my money, it’s Ba Xuyen. As I really dig your postings, especially when they include your cabisodes, I am - again - delighted to have been able to contribute. Based on your excellent Harlem blog of a few weeks ago, I can’t wait to hit Londel’s for some chicken and waffles (only at lunchtime, when their prices are more down to earth). So it cuts both ways. Appropos of nothing…when do I get my free food tour? p.

yvo

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:38:28 -0500

Um... avoiding the cyber-fight brewing... Re the Pho Bang: Pho Bang in Elmhurst is so much better than the one in Chinatown, in my humblest of opinions :)

fooooood

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:39:57 -0500

I love the hungry cabbie.

KC

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:40:27 -0500

Seriously, Macaca, how can a photo be illegible? So silly.

juju

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:22:24 -0500

damnit!! why is everything i want to try in Brooklyn? i guess ill make my own walking/eating tour one day :) thank u for the awsome suggestions!

You Like That

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 00:43:46 -0500

Oh, Macaca, such an ORIGINAL moniker behind which you hide! Although I find you bi-polar because you take the time to read THC's great articles, then type useless trash like your comment above, see, I'm rather amazed at your ability to stumble to your computer. Doesn't your bum hurt from all the man-love your uncle's been slipping you all these years? And how do you concentrate at your keyboard the way you do when you're busy offering your gay behind to your bosses at The National Review or The Weekly Standard? I understand you think you have some wicked brilliance to offer the world, but realistically speaking, you don't. You're probably a failed, or failing writer who tried too hard, and refuses to stop--even though nobody cares about your existence. Now run along and get your used and abused butt ready for your next appointment. And stop wasting your time on this site. Go to it, you bottom.

Fed Up

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:46:52 -0500

"Illegible" and "incoherent" is probably what Macaca's English teacher wrote on his last essay before grading it "D-."

Snacks

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:46:59 -0500

Yeah, don't hate on the hungry cabbie.

THC

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:16:05 -0500

Minh, That's my girlfriend's wrist. I dig her too. Guy, I don't drink coffee usually, but I'd be up to try "awesome special coffee" next time I go. Macaca, Don't cast aspersions.

Krista

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:04:27 -0500

Ba Xuyen rules because they have the best snacks (and the banh mi aren't shabby, either). Try the fried or fresh spring rolls, they're both good. I also like the things that look like pale bran muffins but have a whole prawn embedded in the top.

Minh

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:03:58 -0500

i dig the 80's star bracelet holding the shake in the picture.

Guy

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:56:16 -0500

You forgot to mention their awesome special coffee.

Jeff

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:54:41 -0500

J. Slab at The Porkchop Express also rates this place highly: http://porkchop-express.blogspot.com/2006/04/ba-xuyn_114595206522325755.html

rdc

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:46:34 -0500

I suggest the next Vietnamese review be of Pho Bang at 145 Mott St. It's not in an OB but the Pho is bangin'.

rdc

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:45:42 -0500

I suggest the next Vietnamese review be of Pho Bang at 145 Mott St. It's not in an OB but the Pho is bangin'.

global yokel

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:43:42 -0500

I live upstate, and on my trips into NYC I try to arrive hungry so I can stop at a hole-in-wall Syrian deli named 'Falafel House", near the corner of 2nd Ave. and 91st St. on the upper east side. Check out their 'veggie combo,' a basket full of hummus, baba ganoush, pita bread, tabouli, and stuffed grape leaves, less than $10. yummmm....

bklynd

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:33:19 -0500

Ba Xuyen is my favorite lunch stop in the WHOLE WORLD. It is easy to drive to, never crowded, and the woman behind the counter is always nice. And the sandwiches are sooooo good. The meatball is good for beginners.

mary

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:20:57 -0500

That's 8th Ave and 44th St, near the N train 8th Ave stop (8th and 62nd St), in Brooklyn's Chinatown.

Macaca

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:01:44 -0500

Thank you for the subway directions site. The photo of that sandwich is illegible and incoherent. Furthermore, the hungry cabby is absolutely disgusting. Images of him, especially in the act of eating, make me not want to eat, ever.

go here, my friend

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:34:41 -0500

Check this map out. It will show you the way and change your life. http://www.onnyturf.com/subway/

pastoralia

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:19:30 -0500

Anyone know what subway line this is near? 8th Avenue and what cross street?