Jasmine Deli

• Cuisine(s): Vietnamese
  Price: $
• Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout
  Parking: Lot Available

Description

A snazzy, five-table little deli right in the middle of the sweet spot of Eat Street, the Jasmine Deli is the sweet spot of choice for much of the Vietnamese community. Put a Vietnamese coffee on the table, and you'd swear you're taking an afternoon shopping break in Hanoi. Except that everyone speaks English, the giant bowls of soup are made with sliced chicken breast, and the banh mi sandwiches (the best on Minneapolis's side of the river) come prettily cut on the bias on fetching little platters. In short, it's all as nicely tailored to American expectations as a Leeann Chin or Big Bowl. Which, funnily enough, is where brother and sister owners Le and Vinh Truong apprenticed themselves before opening.