Bo Ne

What is Bo Ne?

Bo Ne is the Vietnamese version of steak & eggs...For more info on Bo Ne click me

Tan Ba Le a banh mi joint that bakes their own baguettes also known for their "Bo Ne"

Before starting this venture, I had their banh mi every once in a blue moon because its not too far from my folks. Lets just say it was not tasty! Well at that time my sister was into the bbq with fried egg...that was asking for a heart attack..I dont recall tasting anything except grease. I tried the simplest banh mi; cha lua. They were out of regular Cha Lua so the owner gave me Cha Chien. The baguettes were so hard and yet again no taste. That was the last time I ever ordered banh mi from them.

The reason I came back to TBL was for their DIY steak & eggs banh mi.

It was packed for a Saturday lunch, about 95% of the customers ordered Bo Ne. My friend & I shared a Bo Ne and Chicken Curry. The place looks clean, not a hole in the wall, not to mention the shopping center is barely 5 years old? Its a cute lil mom & pops joint...along with some of their little roach friends.. I saw one crawling on the edge of the table but flicked it off, later on in the middle of eating the owner brought out a bowl for our curry and i spotted a smushed dead one on the outside of the bowl.

So don't expect me coming back...

On to the Bo Ne DIY banh mi:

Service: The waiter was kinda slow, looks like he was training. (the staff did not use gloves when handling the baguettes)

Bread Quality: Baked fresh in store, warm light & crispy, but bland. Its missing the baguette smell & flavor.

Meat Filling: cup of diced beef & 2 sunny side up eggs on a sizzling platter topped with black pepper & green scallion along with a side of lime salt & pepper dip.

Veggie Filling: a plate of iceberg romaine lettuce with cucumber & tomato slices, topped with thin white onion and a small amount of some kind of dressing (apologies, i forgot how it taste like)

Spread: Butter & Pate in a togo sauce cup (no taste on the butter)

Presentation: Baguettes in a basket, protein on a sizzling cow skillet.

Salad

The fresh baked Baguettes~They have the features of the airy & crispy but missing the aura & flavor of a baguette

Butter & Pate

Bo Ne

DIY Banh mi

Chicken Curry

Chicken Curry

We were hoping to enjoy this dish. Dipping our baguettes into the broth...but FAILED..It was overwhelmed with coconut milk where you can't really taste the curry.

My experience with Bo Ne was mission failed. My level of excitement was like a kid that dropped their ice cream on the ground. All the hype of ppl talking & the photos I saw was just a tease. Sadly, I do not remember what Bo Ne taste like it. If you were to ask me I wouldn't even know whats the ingredients besides..black pepper. For sure I will not be coming back to try out the banh mi or give Bo Ne another try. due to their little roach friends. It seems like its a common problem after reading reviews on it. For more reviews on Tan Ba Le click me

And another one off my list, next time I will have a fling on the other side of town..Veterans Memorial?

Have a good week~

later gators,

bmg