Comments on: Lunch’er Joel Reports: New Banh Mi Place Open in Midtown West

By: Yvo

Yvo — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:26:17 +0000

Hey, I was just writing about Thai Son and stumbled on my old post about it which includes pictures and a description of the pickled lemonade.
http://feistyfoodie.com/2011/06/20/thai-son/

By: RBS05

RBS05 — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:43:45 +0000

Pickleback shots FTW

By: Yvo

Yvo — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:35:16 +0000

Pickle juice is really tasty! I got caught drinking it from the container (after eating the last pickle) when I was a kid and got sooo yelled at for that. I’ll have to try using it for more than just drinking, thanks!

By: pigiron

pigiron — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:20:55 +0000

Thanks Yvo. I was thinking it was traditional lemonade with pickle juice added (which actually sounds quite good). Pickle juice is criminally underutilized. I add it salad dressings, marinades and even add it to beer occasionally. I’ve heard it’s got restorative powers that surpass every sports drink (electrolytes or something), but I just like the taste.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:03:06 +0000

Pickle lemonade is likely pickled lemon lemonade… it’s slightly salty, super tart, very refreshing on a hot day, but personally I get tired of the taste about halfway through. Interesting though (I generally see it on Vietnamese menus, they pickle their own lemons and cut them in half, then pour seltzer over them, I think some places use Sprite to cut the saltiness a little).

By: hungry

hungry — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:19:19 +0000

Oooh! I’m going to try this out in the next couple days. Also, I spoke to some guy who was leaving the Pho66 place. He said it’ll open in next few weeks!

By: pigiron

pigiron — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:56:03 +0000

The first thing I noticed on that sign was the pickle lemonade. Can’t wait to try that.

By: TrashedOut

TrashedOut — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:10:32 +0000

It’s never gonna be bahn mi. Always BANH. It drives me insane.