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The teal PHỐ 79 truck on a brewery lawn at golden hour, Vy handing a bag out of the window to a short line

Vietnamese street kitchen · Austin, Texas

PHỐ 79

Bánh mì, rice plates and iced coffee from a teal truck that parks somewhere new every day.

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Where's the truck today?

Six stops a week, the same every week. We park at 11 for lunch, at 5 for dinner and at 9 on Saturday mornings. Sundays are for private events.

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Order ahead, skip the line

The lunch line peaks at 12:15. Order here, pick a time and walk up to the window. You pay when you get your bag.

Bánh mì

  • Grilled pork bánh mì

    Bánh mì thịt nướng

    Lemongrass pork off the grill, pâté, pickled carrot and daikon, cilantro, jalapeño.

    $10

    A grilled pork bánh mì cut in half on white paper

  • Lemongrass chicken bánh mì

    Bánh mì gà sả

    Chicken thigh with lemongrass and garlic, pickles, herbs, garlic mayo.

    $10

    A lemongrass chicken bánh mì, one half wrapped in paper

  • Đặc biệt bánh mì

    Bánh mì đặc biệt

    BBQ pork, cold cuts, pâté and house butter. The classic.

    $11

    A bánh mì đặc biệt with BBQ pork and cold cuts

  • Lemongrass tofu bánh mì

    Bánh mì đậu hũ sả

    Crispy tofu, lemongrass, vegan mayo, pickles. Vegan.

    $10

    A lemongrass tofu bánh mì with pickles and herbs

Bowls and plates

  • Bún thịt nướng

    Vermicelli, grilled pork, a crispy roll, herbs, peanuts, fish sauce on the side.

    $14

    A bowl of bún thịt nướng with a crispy roll and herbs

  • Cơm tấm

    Cơm tấm sườn bì chả

    Broken rice, grilled pork chop, egg meatloaf, shredded pork skin, a fried egg.

    $15

    Cơm tấm with a pork chop, egg meatloaf and a fried egg in a takeout box

Snacks and sweets

  • Bánh tráng nướng

    Grilled rice paper with quail eggs, scallion, dried shrimp and chili mayo.

    $8

    A folded bánh tráng nướng with quail eggs

  • Chè ba màu

    Red bean, mung bean, pandan jelly, coconut milk, crushed ice.

    $6

    A cup of chè ba màu in three layers

Drinks

  • Cà phê sữa đá

    Phin-dripped coffee over condensed milk and ice.

    $6

    An iced coffee with condensed milk in a plastic cup

  • Trà tắc

    Kumquat iced tea, not too sweet.

    $5

    A kumquat iced tea with kumquat halves

  • Xíu mại bánh mì$11

    Pork meatballs in tomato sauce, pickles, cilantro

  • Cà phê muối$7

    Salted cream on iced phin coffee

  • Bánh flan$4

    Gone by noon. Back tomorrow

    Sold out

Board specials are at the window only.

Rain or shine, we park at 11. If the line wraps around, order ahead and walk straight up to the window. Bảo and Vy

A phin dripping coffee into a glass on the truck counter, a cup of ice beside it
Every cà phê sữa đá drips through a phin, one cup at a time.

Book the truck

Office lunches, weddings, graduations, block parties. Tell us the date and how many are coming, and the price is right below.

  • From 25 to 300 guests
  • A 2-hour lunch or a 3-hour evening
  • Within 45 miles of downtown
The truck at an office party in a parking lot, coworkers eating at long tables
Guests
80
Service
Menu
Distance from downtown

Estimate

    A 25% deposit holds the date

    Plus 8.25% sales tax. Vy replies within a day.

    Vy has your request

    Demo site, so nothing was sent.

    Bảo and Vy Trần in denim aprons in front of the truck

    Two cousins and a teal truck

    Bảo grew up folding bánh mì at his family's bakery in North Austin, before school every morning. Vy spent five years running catering for a restaurant group downtown.

    In 2021 they bought a used truck, painted it the color of their grandmother's kitchen and parked it on Kramer Ln on a Monday. The name is a year: their grandparents arrived in Texas in 1979.

    Bảo & Vy Trần

    Ordered from my desk, walked down at 12:10, and my bánh mì was in a bag with my name on it.

    Priya S.Downtown

    The cơm tấm tastes like my mom's on a Sunday. Best trà tắc in town.

    Long N.North Austin

    They fed our office party of 120. Vy had it planned to the minute and the line never stopped moving.

    Jordan M.East Austin

    Reviews are samples written for this demo site.

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