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    Banh Mi News

    Saigon Box in Frisco boldly departs from usual Dallas Vietnamese restaurant

    Teresa Gubbins
    Sep 4, 2020 | 3:32 pm
    Saigon Box
    They do a variety of banh mi including one with brisket.
    @dallisoneats

    A new Vietnamese restaurant in Frisco is offering a fresh way to enjoy the cuisine that is different from the rest. Called Saigon Box, it's a family-run restaurant with a traditional heart, but with contemporary twists in the food, presentation, and service.

    The restaurant features a 72-year-old mom in the kitchen, Tha Tong. Born in Vietnam, she relies on traditional recipes, while her daughter, Huong Tran, adds modern touches.

    They opened just before COVID-19 hit, with a novel approach that ended up being completely appropriate for our present-day virus mode.

    "Our theme is basically 'Saigon flavors packed in a box,' and in the current environment where to-go orders are so prevalent, we unknowingly chose an approach that worked out well," Tran says.

    Their "boxes" are like assembled meals which come in three options: rice, noodles, or salad. They're accompanied by pickled veggies, cucumber, tomatoes, and green onions, and then you choose a protein topping such as Grilled Lemongrass Pork, Pork Sausage, Five Spice Chicken, Caramelized Shrimp, or Sweet Chili Tofu.

    They also have a big selection of banh mi, including traditional pork sausage and less-traditional brisket.

    "The brisket banh mi is one of our top sellers," Tran says. "That was a spontaneous addition. We also do pho and my mom was making brisket for the pho and she made some for us to eat as sandwiches, and we realized we had to add it."

    Like many Vietnamese refugees, Tong emigrated to New Orleans, which is where Tran grew up, and some of their dishes reflect their New Orleans heritage including a shrimp po'boy and a unique rendition of pho, rich with marrow, to which Tong adds red chile spices to give it some red color and spicy heat.

    One surprise hit: their fried chicken, an appetizer so popular they feature it as one of their take-out meals, with 22 fried wings, fried rice, and a side of pickled veggies.

    "There's American fried chicken, and Korean fried chicken, and we're calling this Vietnamese fried chicken, because my mom adds fish sauce which is used so often in Vietnamese cuisine," Tran says. "If it has fish sauce, it's Vietnamese."

    They're in a space at 6363 Dallas Pkwy. that used to be a location of the Tastea boba tea shop chain, which they also owned. But they came to realize that doing their own kind of Vietnamese place was something closer to their heart.

    "Most of the Vietnamese places in Dallas-Fort Worth are sit-down style with dozens of items on their menu," she says. "Saigon Box is fast-casual with a modern style. We wanted to provide the authentic cuisine but allow people to experience it in a different, convenient way."

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    New coffee concept from Florida to open 3 locations in the Dallas area

    Raven Jordan
    May 13, 2025 | 3:03 pm
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    An Italian-inspired coffee shop is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth: Called Qargo Coffee, it's a chain from Florida that will open three DFW locations in summer 2025.

    The cafes will be at the following addresses:

    • Grand Prairie: 7501 Lake Ridge Pkwy. at Lake Ridge Center
    • Irving: 3990 N. Belt Line Rd. in a former Wendy's
    • Fort Worth: NWQ of I-35 and Basswood Blvd. #100

    Qargo Coffee was founded in Miami by Sam Shenouda and Bernadette Bastorous, along with development manager Mark Bastorous, who opened their first store — a kiosk in Tampa International Plaza — in 2022. There are currently more than a dozen locations in Florida, California, Michigan, Ohio, and Washington D.C., as well as one in Edinburg, Texas. (The company is also the subject of a complaint by the Federal Tarde Commission for failing to disclose information required by the Franchise Rule, a case that is still pending.)

    Their menu features coffee and desserts with an Italian theme including a partnership with Lavazza, the iconic Italian coffee roaster, for all of its coffee products.

    Menu items include cold brew, boba tea, seasonal drinks, plant-based Lotus Energy drinks, and drinks crafted for pets such as sweet potato puree topped with whipped cream.

    They also serve all-day breakfast items such as breakfast and lunch sandwiches, pastries, tiramisu, chocolate ganache cheesecake, French macarons, and mini Dutch pancakes topped with chocolate syrup, powdered sugar, and whipped cream.

    Each location also customizes offerings with regionally inspired beverages and food items.

    Introducing the concept to DFW is franchisee Kushal Bastakoti, an art gallery owner who has owned and operated cafes in Dallas and Fort Worth, such as boba tea and specialty drinks shop Feng Cha, for 10 years.

    Bastakoti says he found the brand appealing because of how it uses art as a way to connect the community and also to share some of the art found at his gallery, Kush Art Gallery and Lounge in Fort Worth.

    "Each location will be feature an open show art gallery and activations inside in addition to drive-thru ordering," Bastakoti says.

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