Thanh Tam in Little Saigon.
#4 Spam and Egg Banh Mi
$2.75!!!
God, I hate Santa Monica rentsâŚ
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Itâs not just the rents. I heard a really interesting talk recently with Diep Tran of Good Girl Dinette. She pointed out that the culture of âcheap eatsâ puts a lot of pressure on Vietnamese places to keep prices low, which in turn makes it hard to pay employees a decent (let alone living) wage.
I didnât agree with her completely but thought she made some good points.
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Roast pork banh mi from Saigon Sandwich $4 (Larkin Street, San Francisco). Still the gold standard in SF, despite all the new contenders.
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Conquistador at Larchmont Wine and Cheese, no balsamic 
It was a special sandwich so I am not sure how long they will have it. Leaving the balsamic off really set the flavors of the ingredients off.
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Thanks for the rec @OCSteve, although I still didnât get to try the patty melt or the restaurant 
. We Ubered over Tuesday night and unfortunately Marin was closed (despite their website hours listed open), so ended up at sister restaurant ARC.
Loved everything about the place but the food- drinks and service were both outstanding.
Maybe we ordered the wrong things, but duck fat potatoes had no flavor, and neither did the fried chicken. Wedge salad was OK, but the star was the maple corn bread out of what we tried.
Despite all this, would go back and sit at the bar next time and just get a burger.
Still want that patty melt though!
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I had a similar experience with some their food. Iâve been back for drinks, but not food.
Oops, forgot about that as I usually follow your recs- especially since there arenât that many posting that have to endure the horror that is living and eating in OC.
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Aw câmon. It ainât that bad. I do wish I got around LA more, but my current position has me grounded.
I was being facetious. Iâll take living in Laguna any day over waiting 3 hours for chicken. You canât have it all.
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Geez, and sarcasm is my second language. I agree with you.
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McRib is back. 2 for $5.
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WOAH. Had a truly outstanding chicken doner sandwich at Berlinâs. Ate it in the restaurant, which made a big difference. Meat was flavorful, veggies crisp, and the freshly pressed pide bread warm and pillowy. Much love to the beef and lamb, but chicken is totally the way to go.*
*Note: sandwich in the picture appears smaller than in real life. This thing is pretty big.
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Donât be so humble.
You just have really big hands.
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Sadly, itâs too late. Theyâve closed and will be reopening as ARC wood-fired pizzaâŚ
Thanks @OCSteve. I thought the semi-answer about them being closed was sketchy. Heck, and I was going tomorrow.
Wexlers Pastrami (OG)
There is NOTHING about this that I liked better than Brentâs.
It tasted more like BBQ (smoked) brisket. Big ole pass. Getting a âJewishâ Deli-style pastrami here is the equivalent of getting a real Italian pizza at Jerryâs deli (Yes, Jerrys used to have Jerryâs Famous Pizza)
Mustard was good. Next time Iâll get that and eat it with a spoon.
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for her mcpleasure
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