Houston Vietnamese Restaurant Les Givrals Has Closed - Eater Houston
Les Givral’s, the longtime Midtown Vietnamese restaurant known for its affordable banh mi sandwiches, has closed.
A poster on a private neighborhood Facebook group first noted the closure, with photos showing a “for lease” sign on the door of the restaurant at 2704 Milam Street, which had been completely cleared out of furniture and other decor. Previously, Yelpers reported that the restaurant was closed temporarily for remodeling, but that closure now appears to be permanent.
Les Givral’s was known for its pho and affordable banh mi, which were less than five dollars. Pre-pandemic, the line during lunch was often long, as Downtown workers flooded the cash-only restaurant for cheap and quick eats.
Les Givral’s had a convoluted history. The first location opened in Bellaire in 1988 and the Milam location followed, opening in the early 1990s. According to Robb Walsh, the restaurant’s original founder, whose name was Hoang, had to sell the Midtown location to pay some gambling debts.
By 2001, a woman named Nga Chung was running the restaurant when a massive fire broke out. The Midtown spot was closed for many months while undergoing repairs, and during that time, a dispute with the landlord led to the departure of Chung, according to the Houston Press. She went on to found Cali Sandwiches, which is still open at 2800 Travis Street, just a few blocks away from the Milam spot.
A third restaurant, Les Givral’s Kahve, opened in 2010 on Washington Avenue, but closed in the midst of the pandemic. The Bellaire shop was also later sold. All three restaurants were named after the original Le Givral Cafe in Saigon.
Les Girval was one of the first Vietnamese restaurants to open in Midtown, in an area that would later be dubbed Little Saigon. Since then, banh mi have become a staple of Houston’s Viet-Cajun cuisine, with restaurants like Yelo and Roostar putting creative spins on the classic sandwich.
2021-06-17 18:07:30Z
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