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Neighborhood: FremontMon-Fri. 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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The crispy tofu and avocado sandwich is a great love of my life.
Decor is cute and a really nice boy works at the counter.
Every so often I drop in here during my lunch hour to grab a sandwich. The sandwiches themselves are pretty good, but its a damn shame that they aren't as good as I want this place to be for the price. I feel like some sandwiches feature exotic/ridiculous ingredients just to have them and it ruins a couple of the sandwiches for me like the Tuna.
My co-workers usually go for the Crispy Drunken Chicken which is a little bland for my liking. I have been sticking to the Grilled Chorizo with garlic aoli, red peppers, and other goodies or the Pork Shoulder. Every time I leave after I order the pork shoulder all I can think is "I should've just gone to Paseo".
(most) of the sandwiches feature top quality meats & ingredients which is a nice touch. expect your order to take a while as the place usually only has 1-2 employees working.
Decent if you're in the area during the hours of operation, but I would not go out of my way to eat here or insist that I get a sandwich here over Royal Grinder or any other place.
I had some lunch at Baguette Box during lunch time on a Saturday. Not terribly busy, but there was one table with a group, one table with a single person and a bar that was fully occupied. I guess the Box favors large groups, because I had to sit elsewhere (stole some of the seating at Peets nearby, probably communal). The guy was nice and brought my sandwich to me outside.
I got the Zucchini and Eggplant sandwich. Not too bad but also not great for the price. I also had a vintage cola soda pop. The food kind of took a while to get to me. I guess that means they made it fresh!
I'm not sure about BB. The prices are high and the food is so-so. I might try the tofu sandwich next time. That'll be the deal maker/breaker.
Great food, if you know what to order.
Don't be too demanding and don't expect a gourmet fast food sandwich shop. They'll make good food and take the time necessary to do so.
The menu isn't an all-star lineup, but if you know what you like and know what they do best, you can get great grub for not a lot of cash.
The staff is pretty cool too. Not overly friendly, but pretty honest, pleasant and nice.
Definitely go more than once before you write them off. They bake stuff fresh and run catering from the same space, so it takes a few tries to nail down what it is you like on their menu.
Also grab a Thomas Kemper RB, it adds a rooty sweetness that compliments any of their meat dishes.
Just the puppy pictures alone won me over! What a great way to bring some character and charm to the restaurant.
We arrived 15 minutes before they closed... which meant we had to be quick. But they were nice about it and didn't make us order the items to go. We had a crispy chicken sandwich, tuna salad sandwich, and a beet salad to share. I really enjoyed the flavors of the chicken but wished there were more caramelized onions. :( The tuna salad was not my favorite, but my bf loved every bit of it. I think it had too much herbs... The beet salad was simple and delicious.
Overall, I think this place is great quick stop for lunch. Items to please all appetites and everything is under $10.
The food speaks for itself, who cares about anything else!
Tuna Salad Sandwich dressed with cornichons, radishes, boiled egg and capers. Beet salad drizzled in oil and sprinkled with rock salt.
Mini Banana Bread with a dollop of Coconut Cream.
Oh yes, please.
Service was terrific, decor is adorable (gotta love the dog lovers) and the location is ideal. Fremont has a gem of a sandwich shop (many now) and this one is the real deal, tucked tightly in between Peets and the PCC.
Pretty good sandwiches with GREAT fries, I might even say the best fries I have had in Seattle; ahead of Dicks and Maggie Bluff's sweet potato fries. I only ordered the regular fries but the truffle ones will be ordered on my next visit. The fries come served in a paper cup which is deceiving in size. If dining with another share an order and save the room for your sandwich which will, coincidentally enough, come served on a baguette but to my disappointment, not in a box but rather a basket.
Oh yeah, enough about the fries; I guess they have sandwiches too. Look to the left wall when walking in to see the latest menu written on the wall in chalk. The sandwiches are pretty good but I would not say great. If Yelp would allow, I would give this place 2.5 stars and not the 2 you see above.
Oui, oui, oui finally made it to the Baguette Box when it was ouvert (open). We rushed in a few mins before 4:00 and even though the chairs were already on the tables the guy was really nice and said we could order as long as we got it to go. Bien!! I got the Crispy Drunken Chicken Baguette ($6.50 -- battered fried chicken, tangy sauce, cilantro, caramelized onions) and my friend ordered the Drunken Chicken Salad ($10.95 -- battered fried chicken, greens, croutons, mandarin oranges [tangerines?] tangy dressing). We waited outside and the guy at the counter was nice enough to bring our order out to us which was pretty awesome. Many etoile (stars) for that!
But the food was just OK. I loved the bread and sauce on my sandwich, and cilantro is always a good thing, but the chicken wasn't that great or crispy and they forgot my "no onion" request so I had to pick them off. My friend didn't really remark on the taste of her salad, but she ate the whole thing, so that's a good sign. Actually she avoids carbs so she didn't eat the croutons, but I ate them and you could tell they were made at the shop. Really yummy. But the salad wasn't huge and $11 is a complete ripoff, IMO. If I come here again I might try the Grilled "La Espanola" Chorizo Baguette ($6.25 -- Basque chorizo, Harissa oil, aioli, caramelized onions) since that's what I remember liking when I had the catering. But compared to the life changing baguette I had at Finch's in Vancouver over the weekend, this fell short of my expectations so I can't imagine I'll be rushing back. Also, they close at 4pm Mon - Fri and 5 on Sat and Sun, which is inconvenient. I wish it was open till 8pm like the one on the Hill. Triste.
I *tried* to go to Baguette Box today. I've been meaning to go forever since when I worked for MAC… Read more »
Upping a star. Two reasons:
1. The pork belly. After eating it again, I'm reminded of the perfect, juicy succulence and the lovely contrast between tender meat, crisp vegetables and just-right chewiness of baguette. Not to mention the depth of flavor and the hint of fresh Vietnamese spicy coolness against the richness of the pork belly.
2. The service. There was confusion about whether my friend had ordered a salad or a sandwich; she hoped for the sandwich but was a little surprised to see a salad set in front of her. (The Tuna Nicoise, which looked phenomenal, with big chunks of potato and tuna and hard-boiled egg and vegetables all nestled in a bowl.) They were entirely accommodating of the mix-up (there's a tuna salad and sandwich both), and didn't charge her for the sandwich of her choice, which they promptly created.
Once again, can't wait to go back!
A March Monday in Seattle. It was freezing cold outside. I had to wait for the Fremont Bridge to go… Read more »
Kind of overpriced for a sandwich place and veers too far from its inspiration. I love me some Vietnamese sandwiches because they are the best sandwiches in the universe and because they are usually cheap.. no more than $3.50 but usually closer to $2.
So this place charges $6 and up (!) for a Vietnamese sandwich "inspired" creation and the end result is just an expensive and confused food item. Red onions? I didn't get any cilantro and way too much aioli. Thanks for remembering the pickled daikon but it didn't look like any other sandwich offered it.
If you want a real Vietnamese sandwich, there are plenty of places in the International District and even the U-district that'll serve it up right. This place is for people who want a "different" kind of sandwich (ie not Subway or Quiznos) but who are okay with not getting a real Vietnamese sandwich... just something that looks like one.
How did I miss this place? I mean, I work just down the street, but never noticed this little sandwich place before. Luckily, a fellow yelper wrote a review, and I discovered a new lunch spot, slightly set in from the other business that ensconce it on the sides.
I arrived right at Noon, thinking I'd have lines to contend with. Nope. Not at all. There were four other customers aside from me, already served. But it still took 10 minutes to get my sandwich order, even with no line. I think Baguette Box makes lunch boxes that get delivered, because the two employees behind the counter were busy making sandwiches for invisible people the whole time.
The theme is Vietnamese sandwiches, with a twist. In good form, their "baguettes" are baked by La Panier in the market -- a very french bakery that makes authentic french breads. And since the Vietnamese sandwich is more or less a french-vietnamese hybrid, they're well on their way to a delightful sandwich. Yup, the bread is good.
I ordered the pork belly sandwich ($7.50), which includes tender pieces of flavorful pork, surrounded by cilantro, pickled cucumber (isn't that just pickles?), and hoisin sauce. The sandwich looks the size of a Subway footlong, but the similarity ends there -- this sandwich has FLAVOR. And it goes down more like a 6-inch, because the bread collapses comfortably in your mouth, and it's not completely stuffed with stuff. It's a very nice balance, all around, for a sandwich. And this particular sandwich tastes like a good, fresh Vietnamese sandwich should. The cilantro in it kicks butt.
I also ordered the fries (normally $2.80) with the truffle oil (now $4.80), and personally, I think that's a complete rip off. The fries are homemade, but the truffle oil didn't make that big of a difference in the fry flavor, and they come out just a little on the "dry" side, if that makes any sense. I won't order those again.
Then, their drinks range from $1.50 for a san pellegrino soda (good deal there) to $2.75 for a homemade Thai ice tea (which I did not try this time, in all fairness). Even though the quality drinks are not too highly priced, you're now over $15 plus tax for your lunch. That's too much for what you get. But I suppose the pricing structure caters to regular people who can only get a sandwich, to those Adobe lifers who still have some extra cash to spill despite taking heavy losses in the market.
Personally, I'd just stick to the sandwich. I'll be back to try more of the tantalizing sandwich recipes. And it all started with my yelp friend. Thank you.
PROS: Fresh, quality sandwiches with fantastic bread. Interesting menu.
CONS: If you get more than just a sandwich, like fries and a drink, the bill can easily be $15+ for lunch. So watch out! 10 minute wait even with no one in line.
Love, love, love the pork belly sandwich and fries!! The staff rocks. Thanks for everything...nuff said.
i feel as though 2 stars for this place is harsh. but as the description states "Meh. I've experienced better."
i've eaten vietnamese sandwiches before, plenty of times before, and this is very similar. i won't say it's the same, but it fills the same need -for double or triple the price.
i'm always looking for the value/satisfaction ratio, and this place scores low.
Why the heck does nearly every sandwich here either have cilantro or onions on it? Fine, it's easily remedied by removing them by hand, but please.. people either love cilantro or hate it. Onions I can stand, but only if they aren't those thick, ropey kind. If the onions are grilled, they have to be thin, in my opinion.
I ordered the drunken chicken baguette, removed the cilantro & onions, and basically ended up with a loaf of bread and chicken. Boo. I did think the truffle oil fries were pretty good, but nearly $5 is a bit much for the small amount you get.
I also couldn't believe how long I waited, when there was no one else waiting before me. Over 15 minutes. That's nuts.
So, all in all, I was not the least bit impressed with this place considering the number of people who had recommended it to me. Won't be coming back.
So, we (my friend and I) were originally planning on going to Red Door for burgers, but after reading/hearing somewhat less-than-enthusiastic reviews regarding their (Red Door's) fare, we opted to venture to Baguette Box, at the recommendation of another good friend of mine.
It's a rather nice little sandwich shop in Fremont, which, generally speaking, is one of those quaint little neighborhoods that's just nice to wander around. When I walked into the place, I noticed that the sandwiches were all served on baguettes (as the name implies) with lots of cliantro sticking out of it, it was fairly reminiscent of a Vietnamese sandwich. I was somewhat skeptical, but hey, I enjoyed Vietnamese sandwiches, so we ventured on. My friend and I weren't quite sure what to get, so we looked at the article in the window and picked two things mentioned in said article, which ended up being the chorizo sandwich and the drunken chicken sandwich. Both were good, I had ordered the chorizo, and it basically was a long chorizo sausage link with onions grilled in a wine reduction and cilantro. If I were to boil it down, it's a Vietnamese sandwich with European fixings, but that makes it quite different. If you've read my other reviews, you'll know that I'm a big bread guy, the bread here, it's good, it's just like a Vietnamese sandwich.
Honestly, I hope that's not a turn-off for some of you, I really mean it in a good way, however, there's really no other comparison I can really draw, it's just that similar. I like it.
I would have give it a 5 star review except they dropped my favorite sandwich ($4.50 crispy tofu), and the rest of the menu is about $7.50, taking away the appeal of a value lunch. The space is a bit uncomfortable (two communal tables, gets hot on summer days).
The sandwiches are very good, 1/3 of a baguette stuffed with pickled vegetables and cilantro, and paired with drunken chicken (think battered Chinese style chicken), pork shoulder, pork belly, flank steak, etc. Staff has always been friendly, but never in a rush to fill your order.
Ok, so let's lay to rest the Paseo vs. Baguette Box debate. Baguette Box serves up a more Vietnamese style sandwich while Paseo is down home Latin American. It's like comparing NY Pizza to Chicago Pizza or New England Clam Chowder to Manhattan Clam Chowder, you just can't do the comparison justice!
With that said, Baguette Box is just ok. I shared the drunken chicken and the braised pork belly sandwich with Mrs. T. The drunken chicken tasted like a sandwich full of Traders Joes frozen orange chicken entrée (which I like, but that's not the point). The pork belly was more flavorful, but still very uneventful. A plus for Baguette Box is that they do strive to use the best and freshest ingredients around, but the sandwiches at their very heart are very simple which is not necessarily a bad thing, but for the price, I expected a bit more. Nice bread will only get you so many points in my book
For the price of their sandwiches ($7-$9) it may just be worth your while to cruise down 99 to the International District to one of the many Banh Mi joints. If you're in Fremont and crave a sandwich, Baguette Box is good, but there are better finds in the city.
The staff really is unfriendly. I don't think I'll be inconveniencing them by going back again.
I got the pork loin sandwich - it was aight. Not worth the money - I'd much rather head over to Royal Grinders and be showered with Gelato samples while I wait for a sandwich that truly delivers.
You probably won't see "Salumi" or "Strawberry Mountain" on the menu at Saigon Deli any time soon. Baguette Box is essentially the Monsoon philosophy applied to the bahn mi. The service isn't any better than Monsoon, but since all you're doing is ordering a sandwich it's not as much of a problem.
So, yes, the sandwiches are pretty good. Bright flavors, top-notch ingredients, and great bread. Don't think of it as a bahn mi for triple the price, think of it as a $7 sandwich comparable to other $7 sandwiches. Maybe not as good as Paseo, but an admirable choice if you've already had six Midnight Cubans this week or Paseo has managed to run out of bread at 12:45 again. Fries are also pretty good and are hearty enough that you may want to split them with a buddy.
Fortunately, the long communal table that managed to waste as much space as it was supposed to save has been replaced by two smaller tables. Baguette Box still isn't the place to celebrate your soccer team's championship, but at least eating in is a better option than it used to be.
The Fremont Baguette Box's major flaw is that the hours are lousy. Even banks don't close at 5 PM any more. The sandwiches are substantial enough for dinner (especially with a side of fries), so the limited hours don't make much sense.
Baguette Box isn't trying to serve a bahn mi in Fremont for the same price as a bahn mi on 12th and Jackson, they're just trying to take the concept and do as much as possible with it. If you like flavorful sandwiches and happen to be in the neighborhood during the daylight hours, this is one of the better places to fill your stomach.
Why eat a subpar, overpriced sandwhich when Paseo is just a few blocks up?
No, thank you.
I will stick to Paseo.
I didn't have any of the problems that the other reviewers mentioned.
No wait. No problems.
Just bad people and uninteresting food.
I love me some Banh Mi, but this wasn't a good time for paying $7 for a $2 sandwich.
Curtain up. I enter and speak to the people working there. They stare at me blankly. No one wants to exchange pleasantries.
I hesitate thinking that this would be my time to leave without loss, but my commitment to eating at every local venue and yelping about it persists. I order a sandwich.
Three ingredients are slopped onto a chunk of baguette, some sprigs of coriander are overhanded into it, and it is wrapped up to go.
I ran the gambit of crazies and vagrants who camp outside of PCC and make it down to the river/trail overlook and slowly, teasingly, unwrap the sandwich.
It's a letdown. All the anticipation for naught. Attempted interaction with angry tattooed sandwich makers for a mess in a glorified bun.
This is a Jimmy Jons with french rudeness without any of the cooking advantages. Keep walkin'.
Thought you had to deal with crappy parking up on Capitol Hill to get your fancy pants Banh Mi Sandwiches? Well you don't have to any longer! Now you can deal with crappy parking in Fremont to satisfy your craving for one of the most delicious Banh Mi's to be found in the city of Seattle.
Now, I know purists will bitch about it not being authentic, and that at $4 - $8 a sandwich you are getting ripped off when you could be purchasing one for a mere $2. But that's like bitching about good coffee being $4 and saying you can get it from the crusty pot at the mini market for .99 cents.
C'mon people, treat yourself. Here you will find delicious baguettes filled with fresh ingredients and it's all served up in a beautiful surrounding. You're still spending less than $10 bucks on lunch and you will definitely be full. I certainly can't find anything to complain about.
We ordered ahead for the office yesterday and I wasn't part of the pickup crew, so I don't know how long they had to wait for pickup.
I had the pork belly baguette and fries with truffle oil. The baguette was simply delicious. Definitely gives Paseo a run for the money. The fries were a bit wilty for my taste (maybe due to transport time from Fremont back to SLU), but still tasted good.
My girlfriend and I were in the neighborhood and looking to grab a quick bite before heading to a drinking fest. It hit the spot!
Pork belly sandwich with marinated cucumbers and the Spanish Chorizo were more than satisfying.
Will definitely be back for more...hopefully the bread will be crispy like Tony B.'s...ours were a little sawggy.
I'm hoping this place doesn't go to the "dogs" and can make a comeback and live up to the potential we all know is there...
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This place BARELY gets a 4, for the record.
I do like Banh MI, very much, having live a great deal of my life in Long Beach, CA, which has its share of Vietnamese sammiches....
But typical places (the famous Lee's etc...) lure me in with their odd yet delicious pates with ridiculously cheap prices and my intestinal tract is ruined for days. BAD NEWS.
I'm getting to the point in my life where it's not always worth it to subject myself to this dietary stress. In steps Baguette Box, this cunning vixen, to give me stress-free Banh mi (that rhymes!).
The place was EMPTY at 4:30 on a Monday afternoon. Not that that speaks poorly, just an observation. We really enjoyed our food- it's cool how they implement some unique flavors with the banh mi framework. My salumi sammich was great- thinly sliced cured artisan meat (just a bit, not packed full), grilled onions, cilantro... Mark had the Spanish chorizo 'wich with the same accoutrements. We shared truffle fries. Why are the truffle fries a whole entire $2 more than the regular fries? They don't use $2 worth of truffle oil or truffle salt, trust me.
I don't skimp on ingredients, and I don't have a problem with paying a fair price for food, but I did feel the prices were a bit steep. And why no beer? BOOOOO....!
The food itself is a clear 4. I almost deducted a point for no booze and priciness, but the flavors win. AND my calm and normal intestines.
I'm giving Baguette Box in Fremont a 2 for one reason alone - the sandwich I had was pretty tasty, despite being a little on the cilantro-y side.
It is, however, a bit on the pricey side, running between $7-10 for a sandwich and a bevvy. The beverage selection is basically San Pelligrino and its offshoots, which is a bit on the limited side if you're not a fan of $2 cans of sparkling fruit juice.
But the real cause of my mediocre rating has to be the decor. Fremont is an artsy, relaxed kind of place and the interior of this restaurant is designed like some sort of culinary torture chamber. I don't mind basic, but stark floors and walls and one giant red table with really uncomfortable chairs? Nuh uhn. We got our sandwiches to go and went next door to Peet's for a cuppa instead.
With the multitude of lunch options in the Fremont area, I just don't see this place hanging on that long -- especially not with the awesome PCC deli right next door.
I don't get all the love for the Baguette Box. Maybe because every time I ate food from there, they were out of the truffle fries. The truffle fries must have crack in them.
I also did not appreciate the full on cilantro stalks in my sandwich. You don't have to chop the stuff, just tear the leaves off the stalks...thanks.
People would probably be a lot happier with the Baguette Box if they dropped the idea that it's trying for straight up bahn mi. The Vietnamese sandwich is obviously an influence but, as others have said, BB takes the concept and goes off and does their own thing. They also serve sides of fries and salads that don't have much to do with the whole bahn me theme. So let's just think of it as a sandwich shop for now.
I got the crispy tofu sandwich, about $4.50, at this location. All in all it was tasty and well balanced, especially when I manged to get a bit each of the diverse ingredients in the same bite. The tofu was chewy and flavorful, the dressing was just rich enough, and the pickled dikon was crunchy and sour. I particularly enjoy the bread that they use: it's got a good crispy crust and a very light interior. You don't end up with a dense, soggy wad of bread with each bite like at Subway. My one complaint ingredient wise is the stalk of cilantro. The flavor is right, but would it kill them to pick off the leaves? Inevitably you end up pulling the whole thing out with your teeth on the first bite.
Like the other Box on Pine, this one suffers from being an uninviting space. The shop is big and square with minimal furnishings, wall hangings, or floor covering. That's fine in the summer, but as soon as things cool down the space feels like you're eating in a garage. Drafts blow around the empty space, the hard wood furniture is cold to sit on, and the whole thing just seems a bit dim.
This location also had an unfortunate number of flies. I'm not very sensitive, one or two doesn't bother me, but there was an actual cloud of probably 15 to 20 flies in front of the counter. INTBOH (I'm Not The Board Of Health) but there has to be something wrong with that.
The first family that opens a traditional banh mi shop in Fremont will not only own the weekday lunch crowd, but have enough money to send their children and their children's children to UW. But I digress.
Baguette Box is lost on veg*ns, the menu has only one nouveau riche banh mi, and that tofu sandwich is piled high with red onions. A lot of red onions. Make sure you watch the employees prepare your sandwich, they work quickly and your request for no aioli can slip their minds--like every time you order the sandwich.
I am getting tired to eat sandwich usually but I enjoyed their sandwich! The pork belly sandwich was so delicious because I love Butano-kakuni (simmered pork belly in Japanese) a lot and could not imagine that I could find here. The truffle fries are good too.
I have been here a few times, always thinking I will begin to like it. It hasn't happened yet.
I have tried the "drunken chicken" on a few occasions and it has yet to win me over. Their truffle fries are pretty good but nothing to get hot and bothered over.
Maybe places like Tat's and Royal Grinders have spoiled me with sandwiches that have extraordinary taste for too long but Baguette Box comes up a little short.
I'm conflicted about Baguette Box. I like their sandwiches. They're good eating. The fries are good too. I haven't had any of the problems others describe with the staff -- indeed, I've found them to be friendly, polite and quick. More than once, I've gotten truffle fries for free because they had a few leftover at the end of the batch. The environment works, though it I prefer to go down to the canal with my sandwich.
That said, the sandwiches manage to feel a bit too expensive for what you get. And while closer to the ship canal than Paseo, Baguette Box can't help but be overshadowed in the sandwich arena but its neighbor up the hill. If not for that comparison, it'd probably get another star. It's not that you shouldn't eat here, it's just that you can do better.
The advantage to the Baguette Box is recognizable meats. Not that I mind unrecognizable ones but sometimes your friends might. A gentle intro into Viet food, then you can take them for the real thing. And the fried chicken on bread matches that great New Orleans po'boy of fried things on bread.
The real reason for 4 stars is the FANTASTIC fries. They beat Sambar, 34th Street bistro but on par with Frites. IS truffle oil worth $2? Yes, since it beats a very expensive plane ticket to get them elsewhere.
Free parking for 1.5 hours underneath the bldg.
I visited Baguette Box yesterday after craving sandwiches for the last few weeks. I went in expecting a really yummy baguette since it's called the baguette box but it was nothing special. Actually, it tasted like a baguette you can get from Costco or the grocery store. I had the crispy drunken chicken sandwich. It was a tasty sandwich with big crispy chicken chunks inside. The tangy sauce it came with was a good alternative to mayo or some other generic condiment. The sandwich with a root beer came out to about $9. I was a little grossed out though, when I saw the cashier take someone's order, handle the cash, and went back to snapping off the ends of green beans (WITHOUT WASHING HIS HANDS!). If employees are going to handle food, they should always wash their hands after handling money!!!
Can't go wrong when you take a hunk of pork butt and braise the hell out off it. nuff said.
Though a bit of a gut-bomb, I have to say that the crispy drunken chicken sandwich is very yum on a cold foggy day in Seattle. I love sandwiches and it's nice to have another option in Fremont besides the always wonderful Paseo, one of my favs. The bread really makes this a sandwich for the ages. The prices are reasonable, and the portions filling.
I actually spit out my bite and threw my sandwich away...so did my boyfriend. I am not a terribly picky eater, but this was just nasty. First I ordered the steak sandwhich..."we're out." OK...how about the tofu avocado sandwhich..."we're out of avocado...but we can substitute cucumbers." Um...so what is available and most popular? The cashier who I seemed to be annoying said "the drunken chicken." Ok...thats fine. My boyfriend ordered the leg of lamb sandwich. After waiting 20 minutes, our sandwiches came...I took a bite and got a big fried piece of fat in my mouth. My boyfriends leg of lamb sandwich which was supposed to be a hot sandwich came out cold. So he asked for another one...got another one and it was still cold. He said it was disgusting so I took a bite thinking it couldn't be that bad. It was. It was gamy, cold, and I couldn't get the taste out of my mouth. Seriously...how is this place still in business?
For some reason, the appearance of the Fremont location of Baguette Box slipped under my radar. I found out through a friend of a friend of a friend...you know...that it was in da' hood.
The utter joy that I experienced when this information was divulged to me was unsuppressed. I had to go the next day. So that's today.
I ordered the drunken chicken for myself and ordered the flank steak for my car companion. (I have had the Salumi sandwich and the chorizo sandwich at the Cap Hill location). Sure the service is a little slow. However, the location is MONEY. Thus, a lot of people want their delectable sandwiches = not the quickest of sandwich delivery service.
I had to drive to the Eastside (sidenote: A dangerous place that a girl should never go to alone), and tried to eat my drunken chicken sandwich on the way. IMPOSSIBLE. I need to master the Baguette Box wrap in the same way I have mastered the Paseo wrap. NEVER UNWRAP the ENTIRE SANDWICH at once. As the Montlake bridge was up, I had an opportunity to savor all the goodness...one crispy drunken piece of chicken even slipped out and fell on the floor of the car. MAN DOWN! I deftly retrieved it, despite the dog hair. It was THAT good.
Can't wait to go again.
I don't think there's too much cilantro in the sandwiches. In fact, I wish that there was more.
I come here for one thing only: the tofu with avocado sandwich. I don't come here often, but as soon as that craving kicks in, I know indulging in one of those sublime sandwiches is the only cure. I've taken a bite out of my friend's drunken chicken sandwich and thought it was good, but does not compare to the tofu sandwich. I'm a huge fan of the daikon on sandwich as it adds a pleasing crunch.
Service is fast and friendly.
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