bonnie & jason

Chick-n-coop?

Last night, Bonnie was in the mood for Vietnamese.  As usual, she already has the exact dish in mind before we even leave the hosue.  (In this case it was grilled chicken over vermicelli.)  At first, we were thinking about hitting our favorite Vietnamese place, Vietnam Village, in San Bruno.  But we didn’t feel like driving down there and thought it was about time we found a suitable replacement closer to home.  (Thus far, our attempts have been lacking… no one has Vietnamese sandwiches like Vietnam Village.)

Anyway, a quick Google search later, I found this place called Bahnwich that specializes in Vietnamese sandwiches!  Ok, now we’re getting somewhere.  So we hop in the car and make the short drive up Taraval only to find that it’s closed.  Doh!  It looks like a family run place as they are only open till 6 or 7 every day.  So now what?  Well, my earlier search had also suggested New Loi just a block up on 19th as well.  But they were closed too!  And after walking a couple blocks down, we realized there weren’t any other Vietnamese options.  Argh!  Looks like our Vietnamese cravings will have to wait for another day.

But along the way, we happened across the Chick-n-Coop which I had often driven past but never paid much attention to.  Looking inside, there appeared to be lots of old style booths and tables and even older patrons, but it was well lit, clean, and had lots of space, the better for which to manuever the stroller.  Anyway, we decided to give it a try and see what they had to offer.

I was actually pleasantly surprised what I saw.  Lots of hand carved meats were available from roast beef to pastrami to turkey along with tons of rotisserie chicken as you would expect from the name.  I was very happy with my meat loaf special and Bonnie was happy with the baked potato and roast beef sandwich.  (Sorry, the picture makes everything look horrible… I hate that phone camera.)  This guy, Kevin, has a pretty good review. (I “borrowed” his picture too as I only had my phone camera handy, thanks!).

Also, the service was good, the prices were reasonable, and the ambience was kid-friendly.  I’m sure we’ll be back at some point.  But not before we try Bahnwich!