Chicagoist: One Great Sandwich: Tank Restaurant’s Bánh Mì

matilda

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:45:19 -0600

Stolpman: That is the bakery, what Karl said. Sorry.

been hecht

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:38:35 -0600

bring back hannah.

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:49:26 -0600

Amyl - Sardines! I want to try that! Karl Klockars - I'll have to try that. Matilda suggested a bakery nearby so I can kill two birds with one stone. Man, I'm starving now. -L.

Karl Klockars

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:25:07 -0600

Seems most people on the blog are white, educated liberals with high incomes. Let the record show that my income is sadly low. L'Stolp - the pork belly banh mi @ Nhu Lan (Lawrence & Rockwell) is fantastically good - in fact, I sense a OGS post on it in the near future.

amyl

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:18:28 -0600

Anyhooooo, getting back to that good sandwich... they also make one with sardines at Tank Noodle. A little bit fried. Gooood!

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:40:00 -0600

Combining responses here: Hi, Matilda, Hmmm, I don't think I've tried that bakery. I *love* Vietnamese bakeries and will try just about anything. What do you recommend? Ontology, I think I've seen Ba Le - I can't wait to do a compare. Mmmmm, wishing I worked on the North end now. Louis - heh. Amen, brudder. -L

Louis Frascogna

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:34:01 -0600

This sandwich looks delicious and if we all sat down and had one world peace would probably be within reach.

Ontology

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:31:49 -0600

The banh mi at Ba Le (across the street from Tank Noodle) is vastly superior, in my opinion. It's also a bit cheaper.

matilda

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:31:21 -0600

Stolpman: Thank you for responding. Ever try the Vietnamese bakery on Lawrence just west of Rockwell? good stuff.

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:30:41 -0600

Hi, Matilda, All good things to consider. I will say this - your earnestness is not lost in your comments so you're definitely paving the way. *phew!* Glad the sandwich at least looks good. :) Thanks again for the sincere feedback, Matilda. -L

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:25:08 -0600

Hi, Matty - I think my earlier comment to you was lost in the ether. I basically agreed that the comment was superfluous - remedied now! Also - is that a lumpfish in your picture? Finally...I don't *think* they are related. I did a quick look at their websites (tanksuski.com and tanknoodle.com) and they didn't see any immediate reference to the other. I could be entirely wrong. Thanks again the for the feedback, Matty. I appreciate it.

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:17:11 -0600

Hi, Peteypants - well, I think you nailed it when you said that some things don't translate well over the internet. Glad you think the sandwich looks good and I really hope you enjoy it. -L

matilda

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:08:55 -0600

"people need to lighten up. irony doesn't always translate well when written over the intenet." Why write it on a blog, then? How 'bout this: Instead of irony or sarcasm--which most people can't really do well--why not try old-fashioned earnestness? One can still be funny and still be a good writer. Will our culture ever move past its obession with irony? Anyway, the sandwich looks great.

matty

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:04:18 -0600

It looks delicious btw! Any relation to tank sushi?

peteypants

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:54:44 -0600

people need to lighten up. irony doesn't always translate well when written over the intenet. sears tower makes a good point, though, about the lack of diversity on chicagoist but i would hardly blame chicagoist since they are very open to contributions from the public. chicagoist does a great job covering the city's various neighborhoods and scenes, although they could gay it up a little. on a more important note, those sandwiches sound/look delicous. i'll have to make the trip up north after work.

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:29:42 -0600

Hi, Sears Tower, Nah, it wasn't meant to insult white people. In fact, I'm half white. The reason I said it is because I've been reading the Food Snob's Dictionary and it said that these sandwiches became the latest fetish of food snobs - which I thought was sort of goofy since it's just a fantastic bit of Asian street food. It made me picture a bunch of white, educated liberals with high incomes who came back from a recent vacation declaring, "You'll never guess what I ate on the streets of Vietnam!" You're right - that'd be ridiculous! Your point is well taken, Sears Tower - thank you for the feedback. I've probably been reading too much of stuffwhitepeoplelike.com. ;) -L.

L. Stolpman

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:25:34 -0600

Hi, Matilda - It was actually meant to be wildly absurd because, as you said, it was a long, bloody struggle. I appreciate the feedback, Matilda. -L.

matty

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:23:49 -0600

Yeah that was a superfluous remark.

Sears Tower

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:15:47 -0600

Insulting white people different than you! Very high class. Looking at the staff bios however, it seems Chicagoist employs no African Americans, no Hispanics, and one Asian person. How can a blog calling itself Chicagoist exclude roughly 60% of the city demographic from its staff? Some sort of deep seated racism perhaps? Seems most people on the blog are white, educated liberals with high incomes. They claim to love diversity, but do little to practice it. Someone doesn't like the same overrated Wicker Park bars/restaurants I do? I must justify my greatness by mocking them!

matilda

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:15:47 -0600

"If the French occupation of Vietnam was wrong, Tank Restaurant’s bánh mì damn near makes it right." What a glib comment about a main aspect of one of the longest, bloodiest struggles in modern history. Is this parody or something? Do you know anything about the French occupation of Indochina and its offshots? Christ.