Called the “best Vietnamese sandwich in the neighborhood” by at least one of our neighbors, Baguette Express has closed. We are not only now with one less choice in Banh-Mi, but also without yet another local business. For when a business closes, it becomes a magnet for random acts of unfortunate things. Thus you get signs like the one below.
In all seriousness, given that I can watch multiple drug deals going down in the streets during any random Sunday jaunt, will the police really come to roust some homeless individual camping out in an empty storefront? Methinks not. Nice try however.
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That’s tragic. RIP deliciousness indeed.
Still, any business that sells sandwiches for two bucks and change is scraping against the very definitions of profit margin. I could never figure out how those sandwich places stayed in business.
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When ONE of these small businessess bite the dust the corporations smile.
As it is the small busines gives a cut to BIG BIZ when they go to the wholesalers.
The Vietnmeses Sandwich Angels can’t afford the rent on Drumm.The sandwichee aren’t as good and more expensive.
There is on on Kearny and SACTO.
MOST Sandwich SHOPS ON LARKIN are still intact along Little Saigon.AREN’T THEY ?
I was amused when MR LEE saw profit in Vietnamese sandwiches.HE IS SHREWD,When they Pushed the rent way up on Lees deli on Sansome and Commercial HE SAID NO.
MOVED DOWN THE STREET AND HAS TWICE AS MUCH SPACE.
IT WORKED OUT FOR THE YUPPIE SALAD JOINT THAT REPLACED LEES.
ONE MORE BUSINESS GONE.
I MISS ORIGINAL JOES BADLY.
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I noticed someone had to take a shot at the homeless.
The Hate will never end as well as the ignorance.
How can someopne who IS SLEEPING ASSAULT SOMEONE ?
they are confused and always trying to place blame.
try blaming a SHITTY ECONOMY unless you are wealthy then the UPGRAdes are happening.
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