Ba Le Restaurants Vietnamese Cuisine Multiple Locations Hawaii
Jan 7, 2004, 6:33 pm
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Ba Le Restaurants Vietnamese Cuisine Multiple Locations Hawaii
There is a Ba Le in Chicago, quite good but more of a market than a restaurant.
The Ba Le s in Hawaii seem to more restaurant than market. We ate at the one in Kapaa on the island of Kauai. There are more than 20 on Oahu.
I had a $3.95 beef sandwich which was stellar. Marinated grilled strips of beef with pickled veggies such as daikon and carrot all on a French roll. The hot beef mixed with the cool pickled veggies on the crisp roll made for a great sandwich.
Wife had the sautιed lemongrass Steak & Shrimp over vermicelli noodles. A ton of food and all very fresh and tasty. Her meal was $8.95.
They do have bubble tea which is fun. The honeydew melon flavor is killer.
They serve the beef broth soup PHO as well here.
For a cheap, fresh, good meal head to Ba Le Restaurants (multiple locations)
Ba Le (on Kauai)
Located in Kauai Village (where Safeway is located)
4-831 Kuhio Hwy
Open daily from 10am 9pm
Phone: 808.823.6060
The Ba Le s in Hawaii seem to more restaurant than market. We ate at the one in Kapaa on the island of Kauai. There are more than 20 on Oahu.
I had a $3.95 beef sandwich which was stellar. Marinated grilled strips of beef with pickled veggies such as daikon and carrot all on a French roll. The hot beef mixed with the cool pickled veggies on the crisp roll made for a great sandwich.
Wife had the sautιed lemongrass Steak & Shrimp over vermicelli noodles. A ton of food and all very fresh and tasty. Her meal was $8.95.
They do have bubble tea which is fun. The honeydew melon flavor is killer.
They serve the beef broth soup PHO as well here.
For a cheap, fresh, good meal head to Ba Le Restaurants (multiple locations)
Ba Le (on Kauai)
Located in Kauai Village (where Safeway is located)
4-831 Kuhio Hwy
Open daily from 10am 9pm
Phone: 808.823.6060
Jan 7, 2004, 10:32 pm
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There is a very good backstory to the Ba-Le (Paris in Vietnamese) Restaurants in Hawai`i. Hope you don't mind me sharing it...
http://app1.sba.gov/sbsuccess/2002/d....cfm?Bus_ID=12
As Vietnam is a former French colony, the Vietnamese have a wonderful tradition of baking and making bread. The bread of Ba-La sandwiches are delightfully flaky and crunchy on the outside and moist inside. I love their sandwiches with julienned carrots radish and cucumber that is pickled in a sweet vinaigrette. Ba-Le makes wonderful (and cheap) meals.
http://app1.sba.gov/sbsuccess/2002/d....cfm?Bus_ID=12
As Vietnam is a former French colony, the Vietnamese have a wonderful tradition of baking and making bread. The bread of Ba-La sandwiches are delightfully flaky and crunchy on the outside and moist inside. I love their sandwiches with julienned carrots radish and cucumber that is pickled in a sweet vinaigrette. Ba-Le makes wonderful (and cheap) meals.
