T.P. Banh Bao 11271 Camino Ruiz, San Diego, CA 92126

"Feels very nice and heartwarming just like the food over there. I hope to be there again. Red bean, very good"

"Stumbled across this place when we were getting a pizza next door while we were on our way to the beach. It was a FABULOUS find!! We LOVE it here. The bao is delicious and Travis and Mi are the sweetest ladies you will ever meet. We drive 65 miles just to come here."

"I did not recommend this place. I will not return. I specifically drove here from La Jolla based on recommendations. I expected to enjoy an actual steamed bun. I ordered number three and number nine. It's very obvious that it was microwaved, the inside was still cold and the outside is dry. Which is typical when you microwave steam buns. actual steam buns are sticky and very hot and take a while to eat. This was garbage. Horrible experience. I think the people that support here are probably just locals for the heck of it."

"We actually found this place on accident. We went to the pizza place right next door. We decided to try them because we saw a few people walk out with them and they looked really good. They are pretty amazing. The older lady that works the front is as sweet as can be. They are good enough that it was worth it to me to make a 1hr round trip drive to get them. I don’t think you’d regret going here."

"UPDATES at bottom; photos added. ORIGINAL POST: Went there yesterday and today. While it's not a vegan eatery, they do have a selection of items of interest to vegans, and the owner (?) is a sweet lady who is herself accidentally vegan. She meditates 3 hrs/day, every day, and calls herself vegetarian (but does not eat meat, eggs, dairy, honey). (UPDATE: Apparently the whole family are vegan as far as their personal diet.) What I bought: accidentally vegan "meat" pie (delicious!); All Vegetarian Inc brand vegan jerky (very tasty, no bad aftertaste, great texture); All Veg brand vegan bacon slices (frozen, have not tried yet). They also had vegan duck and other items in the freezer section. I've not been able to find this style of vegan bacon anywhere else in the Mira Mesa area. Looking forward to a nice vegan BLT sandwich soon. I polished off the vegan pies both days, so no photo yet. UPDATE 1: I've been back several times and since my first two visits, they've added multiple new vegan items in the freezer and dry items. It's like a vegan paradise. Note that while the owners are vegans, they do sell non-vegan products. But they're such sweet people starting a new business. I've been buying the vegan bacon (All Vegetarian Inc. brand, from Los Angeles) like it's going out of style, making vegan BT (bacon, tomato) sandwiches with either mayo or guacamole, and sometimes hash browns and Just Egg vegan scramble. Can't get enough of this vegan - bought two packs earlier today. (Note: the price is going up to $9 per pack of 12 slices, but this brand is worth it, and I've not seen it anywhere else in Mira Mesa/ San Diego.) I just went by a few minutes ago and picked up some new items: utterly delicious vegan sausages, and some vegan chicken curry. (They'd catered a party of 100, so they had some left to sell me. I believe they used either Verisoy brand or another of vegan chicken. Haven't tasted it yet, but smells great.) If you're in San Diego, or visit, check out T.P. Banh Bao in Mira Mesa (north of SD)."