Bánh mì · Vietnam's number one street food · 6 locations
Le Petit Sao's banh mi
A crisp baguette, aioli mayo, pickled daikon and carrots, cucumber, coriander and our hoisin-soy sauce. On top, grilled chicken, grilled tofu with avocado, or lemongrass pork patties. It is the sandwich that made Le Petit Sao known.
How we make it
Three banh mi, one baguette
The Gà (grilled chicken), our favourite, is 13.50 $. The Bouddhiste (grilled tofu and avocado), veggie, same price. The Chà (lemongrass pork patties, shallot confit and sambal oelek), the spiciest, is 14 $. In Brossard, SAO SAO adds the spicy Gà saté and steamed bao; at the Atwater Market, the banh mi comes as a picnic box to eat by the canal.
The Journal de Montréal listed it among its 5 places for excellent banh mi in Montréal. We have served it since 2013, mostly at lunch: the Banh Mi Box lunch menu (banh mi, small Saigon salad and shrimp chips) is 20.95 $ Monday to Friday.
For offices, it is also the most requested catering dish: platters of banh mi cut into bites and boxes of 10 half banh mi, delivered across Greater Montréal and the South Shore with 48 hours notice.
Where to eat it
At our six locations
40 Place du Commerce, Île-des-Sœurs (Verdun) Pointe-Saint-Charles
1870 rue Centre, Montréal Old Montréal
237 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, Montréal Old Longueuil
267 rue Saint-Charles Ouest, Longueuil Brossard (SAO SAO)
7209 boulevard Taschereau, local 106, Brossard Atwater Market
138 avenue Atwater, Montréal (dans le marché)
Frequently asked
We answer
We have an opinion, of course. What we can say: crisp baguette, house-pickled vegetables, chicken grilled to order, 13.50 $ at the counter, named by the Journal de Montréal among the city's 5 best banh mi, and served at six locations in Montréal, Longueuil and Brossard.
Baguette, aioli mayo, pickled daikon and carrots, cucumber, coriander, hoisin-soy sauce, and your choice of filling: grilled chicken (Gà), grilled tofu with avocado (Bouddhiste) or spicy lemongrass pork patties (Chà).
Yes, the Bouddhiste: grilled tofu and avocado, for 13.50 $. Ask for it without mayo for a vegan version.
From 13.50 $ (grilled chicken or tofu avocado) to 14 $ (lemongrass pork) at the Montréal and Longueuil Petit Saos. The lunch menu with salad and chips is 20.95 $.
Yes: platters of sliced banh mi, boxes of 10 half banh mi and individual lunch boxes, from 10 people, with 48 hours notice. See the lunch box catering page.