We came here primarily for the bahn mi. Hearty portions on freshly baked bread (which they also sell). Ingredients were fresh, mayo was good. Noticed many different take out items (see pictures). Ample parking. read more

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You never know what you are going to find in and near Asian Town. I this unassuming shopping center is a place with treats that are sure to satisfy your taste buds. I came here for the egg rolls and discovered to much more. These Vietnamese egg rolls are crispy and full of flavor (unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture)... you don't even need a dipping sauce. They also have croissants and filled croissants and sandwiches, and other tasty treats. Service was friendly and helpful. They will try to upsell. read more

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If I could leave 0 stars I would. When I first came in it smelled great. However upon buying the pate chaud , it look old and tasted sour. Watch out this place may give you food poisoning. Plus if you aren't Vietnamese they think they can take advantage of you. I don't even have a yelp account however this place was so bad I had to make one. I had to ask Juan Jr to show me how cause I all I gots a flip phone. read more

What's not likely at this Parisian Bakery II is there was no cafe. I heard from the owner at the other location, it's a family owned restaurants. One, two, three and four owned and or operated by mother, father, son and daughter. I'm not into details but I love the consistency in taste and quality. This Parisian Bakery II is located in the elbow of this L shaped strip mall. I believe the strip mall is called Tatung Venture LLC located at the corner of Wilcrest and Beechnut. Easier to get here from the Beechnut entrance. Don't expect to sit down during Covid-19 pandemic. It's easier to pick what you want out of shelves and cooler. If you want bánh mi (Vietnamese sandwich), wait at the sandwich counter. Standard price for standard sandwich is $5. Fancier is little bit more. There are other standard deli items behind the glass display cases. No cards, CASH ONLY!! I usually don't talk much. I don't speak Vietnamese and staff normally don't speak English except for one. Be patient. Wait for her. read more

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The grilled pork banh mi is amazing! Its actually the best I've ever had. Will definitely be returning

My mother and I come here weekly for the chicken pate Chaud and the banh baos. They have a wide variety of snacks and baked goods along with banh mi and desserts. Make sure to bring cash as they do not accept anything else. read more

Very rude owner. Hangs up on you if you take too long to place order on phone. Then when you get there 15 min later, they have not done sandwiches yet. read more

Very nice staff. Went it for the steam buns, a couple of banh mi sandwiches and egg rolls. The food was amazing. For 5.50 a sandwich they sure were fully loaded. Not to mention the Vietnamese coffee was delicious. Definitely a mom and pop shop worth the visit read more

Best Banh Pate So in town. (Vietnamese empanada) It's just the right about of breading and the meat inside is huge and super flavorful. Skip the banh mi, probably some of the worst I've had. They also offer amazing cha lua (vietnamese meat roll?), french bread, and many desserts. I had their banh bo which was pretty good also. Basically, everything BUT the banh mi is amazing! read more

Parisian Bakery 2 & Cafe - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Very solid Banh mi. Got the banh mi dac biet (special viet sandwich). Plenty of various meats and veggies. At $3.5 for this type of Banh mi, that's a great deal. Banh mi now generally go for $4-5. read more

Parisian Bakery 2 & Cafe - Banh mi dac biet - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

lousy staff, the ladies works there are loud chatting all the time even why they are waiting on customers, and because they are talking too loud, they don't hear what the customers had said, so they missed the instructed sometimes. the worst thing is they refused to box the food no matter what quantity you buy, sometimes they put the 2 different kinds of food in one small paper bag, they even put all the pate chaud in a paper bag, too. I had experienced many times the customer asked for a pate chaud in a box coz he will gifted someone, the lady staff said there was no more box ( but there was a lot of them on the top shelf), the customer madly left, this is not how you handle a business, the material cost is already included on the final product, they try to save money over the box but they loose the customers, is it worth ? read more

This place is adorable and a true hole in the wall! Freshly baked french baguettes, banh mi sandwiches, and an assortment of snacks and pre made meals. The prices are reasonable ($4 for a banh mi) and buy 5 banh mis get 1 free. Definitely try the pate chaud and cold tofu here! read more

Parisian Bakery 2 & Cafe - Snack offerings - Bakeries Near Me - Houston, Texas

Hungry and need a snack in a hurry but don't want to fuss with crazy Chinatown traffic?! Stop by this convenient Parisian Bakery & Cafe location (where the old Viet Hoa used to be on Beechnut & Wilcrest before it got super sized and relocated to Beltway & Beechnut) for your freshly baked bread and a variety of Vietnamese snacks/pastries here! Prices have increased over the years for their French bread- it's now $1.25 for 3 large or 5 small ones. My mom always buys their bread weekly to make sandwiches for lunch. The bakery supplies many of the Asian grocery stores and restaurants/cafes with their bread. They have 3 locations in the Chinatown area. Just toast up some bread in the toaster oven and it will taste heavenly- thin, crunchy outer layer and soft, tasty goodness on the inside. You will be in carb heaven!!! Make sure to try the pate chaud (pastry with meat filling- it's the Vietnamese version of an empanada) and the giant-sized, buttery croissants. They have a decent banh mi station there too- buy 5 sandwiches, get 1 free but I prefer the ones at Don's or Nguyen Ngo. The sweet sticky rice with chicken is a good to-go option for lunch. I sometimes get the banh bao (steamed savory bun) or banh gio (minced pork and rice dumpling) for lunch too. Every now and then I'll even get the crunchy palmier cookies (they are puff pastry sheets molded to look like elephant ears, then baked to caramelize the sugar). Depending on the season, they have fresh pressed sugar cane juice too, which is a real treat for those hot summer days. They add some kumquat juice to the sugar cane juice, giving it a sweet and citrusy taste. Go grab a few bags of freshly baked bread and you'll be coming back on a regular basis. There must be drugs in the bread because I am addicted to it! The location is less busier than the Dun Huang or the Viet Hoa shopping plaza, so I prefer this location the most. However, beware of shady people/beggars since this shopping plaza has become very run down over the years. Just grab the goodies that you want/need and quickly go! read more

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Alright, been coming here for a while. I called at 11:08am to place a to-go order for 4 Bánh mi. I said I'll be there in 15 mins when lady #1asked. Due to stoplight being broken, encountered a lot of traffic, so got there over at 11:34am. The lady #2 looked confused when I said pick up to-go. She asked lady #1 if she has made a mistake. Another came rushing over telling her in Vietnamese that I had came too early. I said 15-20 mins but came too early. the heck?! It's past 20 mins already! Then what annoyed me was that they started making 1 Bánh mi here and there for ppl who came after me!! Then when lady#2 was trying to tell me what each color rubber bands meant, lady#1 said she doesn't understand Vietnamese. I said I do understand, and I called about 30 mins prior. Then she was shocked and was like good thing I didn't bad mouth you. Uhh.. she kind of did by blaming me for "coming early" instead of admitting her incompetence of not submitting my order to lady #2. And then serving ppl who came after me. I didn't get out of there til 1148am.. Ridiculous. Y'all just lost our whole office as customers by lying . The banh mi is average. It's not amazing or bad. read more

Their croissants are HUGE...like the size of my hand huge! If placing a big order I suggest calling in the day before and let them know what time you'll be picking up. Ham & cheese croissants are $2ea and chocolate is only $1.50 (they don't charge tax here). If they try to charge you more than that be adamant about the prices from the board. For the quality and size of the croissant. It can't get any better than that! read more

Sometimes, I roam the streets of our fair city just to see a different part of town. But, like clockwork, I get a hankering to stuff my maw with something savory. Roaming the wilds of Alief on a vacation day last week, I wanted to try out a new place and consulted the Yelp Oracle. Parisian Bakery 2 and Cafe came up. Who couldn't love "Paris"? Who couldn't love a "bakery"? And, it has got to be good since it is the second in this chain, right? Seeing David N's 5-star burble clinched it for me, too. Upon entering, you face a bank of cases with a couple of large clear plastic bins holding the small and large banh mi baguettes on the side. Two tables are next to the drink cooler but this is mainly a to-go kind of place. The friendly Vietnamese staff are eager to take your order, educate you on the items that are new to you, and upsell you nicely if you want (hooray for capitalism!). I opted for the "fully Monty" treatment and bought a BBQ-filled extended bun ($2), inquired about this pate chaud ($1.75) item, then bought one to try. Copping a squat at one of the 2 tables, I tore into that BBQ bun: deliciously filled to bursting, it glistened with either an egg wash or some drizzled butter - maybe both. And, it was topped with some chopped bell peppers and green onion. Fantastic bargain. Moving on to the pate chaud, it turns out to be a seasoned meatball encased in some flaky luscious pastry. The meatball wasn't much to my liking but I'm still proud that I tried it out. The pastry, though, was delightful and I ate all of it. I can see how this foundation would make their other offerings better. They also make banh mi but that will wait until a future visit. All in all, this spot wins for serving superior savory snacks without socking it to your wallet. And, unlike Paris, you won't need those high-priced Euros for this place. read more

I prefer making my larger orders at this location vs. the one off of Beltway 8. The service is nicer as well, AND this location will give you fish sauce with your Vietnamese eggrolls. 50 cents each, and it doesn't get cheaper than that anywhere else! Order in advance. God bless their ham and cheese croissants. read more

The shopping center looks a little run-down, as does the inside of the store, but overall, the Vietnamese sandwiches are really good. I've had the meatball, combination, barbecue pork, and grilled chicken on multiple occasions, and all of them have been flavorful and good. As a bonus, the french bread is a good texture (not too hard and not too soft), they don't skimp on the buttery mayo, and the sandwiches are buy 5, get 1 free ($3-$3.50 each). As some downsides, the inside looks a little run-down, there are some houseflies flying around, there's little seating, it's a little stuffy (they're Asian, so they may be saving on A/C), some of the workers don't speak/understand English well, and the desserts (the green sweet cakes and chè) are too sweet for my taste. If you stick with the Vietnamese sandwiches, bread, or other breaded products and order to-go, you're good to go! read more

Me, my brother, and my dad came in first to order and then these Americans came in and the lady took their order first. I also ordered two pate chauds and she didn't even put it in the bag. I wasn't looking because my dad told me to get the bread and she forgot to put it in our order. I felt disrespected. read more

My mom lives in Houston and we usually go here to pick up Vietnamese sandwiches whenever I visit. Today we stopped in to get some sandwiches and a few other things. If you are not eating the sandwiches right away, you can ask them to not toast the bread and keep your veggies separate. The price has gone up; sandwich is now $4 each instead of $3.50. You can still get 1 free if you buy 5 sandwiches. We got 2 pâté chaud for lunch. They are ok, pastry was kinda dry & the filling was not as tasty as before. The lady owner will usually try to upsell you so be clear & adamant if you don't want it. And make sure your bill is correct. They accept cash only unless you buy a certain amount (sorry I don't know what that is), then you can pay by credit card. read more

Thanks April C for the tip on eggroll and fish sauce. I just bought eggrolls and asked if I can get fish sauce with it. Lady #1 firmly tells me they don't have fish sauce. I was like what? I just read the yelp review 10 secs ago complementing them for that. So the lady #1 started Vietnamesing with lady #2. Then lady #2 walks to the sliding door fridge next to lady #1 and took out a small fish sauce in a to-go container. WOW! Seriously??? Lady #1 you gonna lie to my face and get busted by one of your own people. Comon' how you gonna be cheap like that with duc mang?!? This is my first and last time here. Parisian Bakery yall should feel ashamed for being el cheapo on them duc mang. This is the first time I feel discriminated against cus I am not Vietnamese!!!! read more

Banh mi is good here. I think previous reviewer was there on a bad day or was there on an employees bad day. Pate chaud is good and so are the breads. read more

Just bought a baguette here. The sign behind the counter said $1.25. The lady charged me $1.50. Guess I got the "round eye" up charge. Nice. read more

They should have told me that they are only accepting cash when I place my order over the phone. I ended up running at the gasoline station and withdraw and charged of $3.00 - Also, when I ordered yesterday, I was told that it will be $.50 per eggrolls, only to find out it was $.60 I am not mad because I need to pay additional $.10 each eggrolls, I am mad because of the inconveniences. Not going back to this place. read more

I love this place food is great and fresh with a huge variety of drinks but the employees there knows nothing of customer service never really felt welcome there and they always seem unhappy. Another down fall is they only accept cash. read more

The breads, pastries and other Vietnamese snacks are good. However, you should make sure that you are not overcharged. Several weeks ago, I was at the store to buy many small rolls, and Vietnamese snacks. The cashier, a dark skin Vietnamese man, tried to charge me for more than 48 dollars when the actual amount was around 32 dollars. When I made him review the charge again, he quickly apologized that he made a mistake. Interestingly, he made the same mistake with a customer before me. That customer also pointed out that he was overcharged! Also, this place takes cash only. It must be to avoid having to report the actual revenue of the business with the IRS. Overall, I recommend the food; however, don't let yourself be overcharged by an unscrupulous cashier. read more

Seriously the best Vietnamese sandwiches in town! We drive all the way from the East Side of Houston to feel like we're in the homeland in Bellaire. If we want sandwiches, it's always from this place. read more

I went to this bakery and the environment was ok, but they only accept cash. We only had card and the man there said it was fine if I spent at least $10 there but then the manager came and said "no $20", which was fine also, but I feel a little lied too because I felt like the business was slow and she just made $20 up so we can buy stuff and I intended only to came here to buy 2 banh mi. Also the man who took our credit card took so long with the transaction and was holding the card in the back so I don't know what he was doing and did not want to give our receipt until we asked, so that for me, was sketchy, and he was on his phone while doing everything. Anyways after we brought our $20 worth of food, the lady told us to buy this lunch set and it was $4, and she was wrapping the bag and everything, like we said we wanted to buy it and keep insisting it. The lady there will keep telling you to buy stuff and it gets annoying because she had said it a couple of times. I would not come here again. read more

This place is Better than Auchan's was. The Croissant pastries are awesome. The Cream Puffs are Awesome. The Sesame ball things are Awesome. The eggrolls and yucca fritters are tasty but I warn you of the msg headache sickness that comes with every bite...I'm not kidding. I wish they had it set up like a real cafe you know espresso drinks tea and such. read more

This is my favorite bakery so far. I didn't know they had macaroons there and once my friend told me they did, I decided to get some and it was delicious and the bread was a great texture. read more