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Baoguette

61 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10010
nr. 25th St.
212-518-4089

4.5 "Mixed Reviews"
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100% Would you go back?
0% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.0
Service: 7.0
Décor: 4.0
Value: 6.0
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You're Only 2 Miles from Chinatown...Go There

Meglion from 10921 | Posted on 3/31/09

Overall Rating: 6 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 6
Service: 7
Décor: 4
Value: 6

I discovered Banh mi sandwiches about 7 years ago and they were a revelation: crunchy and soft; sweet, spicy, and savory; cold and warm all in one glorious bite. Baoguette's version is fine if you're in the Curry Hill area and you've a hankering, but it doesn't hold a candle to those served at Banh Mi So 1 on Broome or Saigon Banh Mi on Elizabeth. To my knowledge, Banh Mi is served on a hero roll made partly with rice flour, which gives it a fluffy, airy lightness. Baoguette's bread did not have this special texture - it seemed to have the density of a typical baguette. The meats were fine combined with everything else but not very tasty individually (I kind of deconstructed the sandwich as I ate). On a positive side, the sandwich was generous in size and contained lots of fresh cilantro. Baoguette has a sandwich titled the "Sloppy Bao" that I'd return to try - beef in green curry and some other interesting ingredients - but I'll do my best from here on in to get my banh mi fix further downtown.

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NOT open 8am (at least on Sat)

heroldra from 10065 | Posted on 3/29/09

Overall Rating: 3 (Not Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? (NA)
Would you take kids? (NA)
Would you go on business? (NA)
Would you go on a special occasion? (NA)
Food: (NA)
Service: (NA)
Décor: (NA)
Value: (NA)

I went to Baoguette at 10:30 and was told they opened at 11:00am. No one knew of the 8am listing here and on other sites. Returned a few minutes after 11am and was asked to "give us another 10-15 minutes and come back then." So instead I had a lovely breakfast at nearby Saravanna vegetarian. Still hoping to try Baoguette sometime. NOTE: This site forced me to give an overall rating so I chose poor because they were unable to take an order even when they said they opened.

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