New York-based freelance writer Laurel Fantauzzo goes on a personal quest to find the best succulent pork sandwiches. Filling, inexpensive and delicious, these sandwiches range in variation from the Cuban (made with roast pork, Swiss cheese, ham slices and pickles on Cuban bread), the croque monsieur (served with Gruyère cheese, buttered bread and ham), and Vietnamese banh mi (shredded roast pork, pate, pickled daikon and carrots and cilantro). Some Los Angeles area restaurants that serve pork sandwiches are:
For Cuban sandwiches:
Cafe Tropical
2900 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
323-661-8391
Porto's Bakery
315 N Brand Blvd
Glendale, CA 91203
818-956-5996
For croque monsieur:
Maximillian's
11330 Weddington St
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-980-6294
Le Petit Beaujolais
1661 Colorado Blvd
Eagle Rock, CA 90041
323-255-5133
For Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches:
Mr. Baguette
8702 E Valley Blvd
Rosemead, CA 91770
626-288-9166
Lee's Sandwiches
1289 E Valley Blvd
Alhambra, CA 91801
626-282-5589
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