Tip Top Sandwiches and Grill BBQ Pork Lemongrass Banh Mi

  • Home
  • California
  • Tip Top Sandwiches and Grill BBQ Pork Lemongrass Banh Mi
Banh Mi Orange County

Tip Top Sandwiches and Grill maintains banh mi quality despite expansion.

Ever since Tip Top Sandwiches emerged victorious in my multi-stop 2009 Little Saigon Banh Mi Bender, I’ve been enamored with their take on the ubiquitous Vietnamese style sandwiches. The now 30-year-old business debuted in Garden Grove in 1988, expanded to Rosemead in 2010, and recently added a sprawling Fountain Valley outpost with table service called Tip Top Sandwiches and Grill. Quality control has remained constant.

The business continues to bake baguettes at each location. I remain impressed with pretty much any filling that their supple, crackly coated bread cradles. This time, I opted for Tip Top’s BBQ Pork w/Lemongrass Banh Mi ($4.50) featuring caramelized strips of judiciously sweet pork, punchy pickled carrots and daikon, scallions, cilantro, and spicy jalapeño.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.

Tags:

Joshua Lurie

Joshua Lurie founded FoodGPS in 2005. Read about him here.

Leave a Comment