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Pete
08-11-2024, 08:30 AM
Paris Baguette has filed plans to open at 2620 W. Memorial, just east of May.

They had previously announced they were planning to open multiple locations in the OKC area.

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Jeepnokc
08-11-2024, 09:37 AM
Not familiar with them but menu looks great. Apparently they have over 150 locations across the US.

https://parisbaguette.com/menu/

MagzOK
08-11-2024, 10:00 AM
We went to the one in Edmond on 15th and weren't impressed enough to return. We love Banh Mi sandwiches and maybe we're just used to the ones we can get down at Quoc Bao.

Pete
08-11-2024, 10:03 AM
We went to the one in Edmond on 15th and weren't impressed enough to return. We love Banh Mi sandwiches and maybe we're just used to the ones we can get down at Quoc Bao.

That's Paris Bahn Mi, a completely different business.

MagzOK
08-11-2024, 10:08 AM
That's Paris Bahn Mi, a completely different business.

Goodness it sure is. I didn't catch that. Thanks.

oklip955
08-11-2024, 10:34 AM
Looks like my kind of place. Any idea on opening date?

Oski
08-11-2024, 01:31 PM
I have a feeling this isn't the best location for this concept, and the current location of Tous Les Jours isn't ideal either. These concepts would be better suited for Penn Square, OAK, or Chisholm, places that are a bit more "flashy" and "trendy".

corwin1968
08-11-2024, 04:06 PM
We spoke to the owner of the Paris Baguette in Wichita and he said that he is opening two locations in the metro, both of which will be built from the ground up. He said another person is also opening two locations and she is going to renovate existing buildings. He clearly had disdain for that idea and strongly prefers purpose-built stores. He said one in Edmond (don't know if the Memorial location counts as "Edmond" in his mind) and he said a recently closed bank in Moore would be another location. If he's correct, then the one at Moore and on Memorial would be the other person, rather than him.

He is also building two more locations in Wichita.

I prefer Paris Baguette over 85 degrees. I've only seen the H-Mart versions of Tous de Jour, so I don't know what their full-size stores look like.

unfundedrick
08-11-2024, 09:37 PM
We spoke to the owner of the Paris Baguette in Wichita and he said that he is opening two locations in the metro, both of which will be built from the ground up. He said another person is also opening two locations and she is going to renovate existing buildings. He clearly had disdain for that idea and strongly prefers purpose-built stores. He said one in Edmond (don't know if the Memorial location counts as "Edmond" in his mind) and he said a recently closed bank in Moore would be another location. If he's correct, then the one at Moore and on Memorial would be the other person, rather than him.

He is also building two more locations in Wichita.

I prefer Paris Baguette over 85 degrees. I've only seen the H-Mart versions of Tous de Jour, so I don't know what their full-size stores look like.

We recently had a rep from an airline pay a visit to our office. She brought a box of baked goods from 85 degrees as a gift. She should have saved her money. None of it was good and one of them was just disgusting and inedible.

corwin1968
08-12-2024, 08:23 AM
We recently had a rep from an airline pay a visit to our office. She brought a box of baked goods from 85 degrees as a gift. She should have saved her money. None of it was good and one of them was just disgusting and inedible.

These bakeries trend toward Asian levels of sweetness and Asian style breads and pastries, so they aren't like typical donut shops, although some of their offerings get pretty close. For me, the biggest attraction is the variety of breads/pastries, especially the more savory ones that have meat, cheese or some kind of sauce included.

They are kind of like Trader Joes, you have to go a few times to get a broader sense of the offerings.

Thunderbolt
08-12-2024, 10:15 AM
Nothing screams "Paris" like getting a to-go iced coffee in a strip mall off a suburban turnpike!

unfundedrick
08-12-2024, 09:33 PM
These bakeries trend toward Asian levels of sweetness and Asian style breads and pastries, so they aren't like typical donut shops, although some of their offerings get pretty close. For me, the biggest attraction is the variety of breads/pastries, especially the more savory ones that have meat, cheese or some kind of sauce included.

They are kind of like Trader Joes, you have to go a few times to get a broader sense of the offerings.

Possibly, but when I take a bite of something and immediately want to spit it out, I'm reluctant to continue. There were a variety of offerings in the box and nobody in our office expressed anything good about them. Since they aren't local I won't be trying them again anyway,

fortpatches
08-13-2024, 10:00 AM
Not familiar with them but menu looks great. Apparently they have over 150 locations across the US.

https://parisbaguette.com/menu/

This place is awesome! Every time I go to Atlanta, I swing by. I am kinda surprised KCMO doesn't have one, but Wichita does.

Pete
08-13-2024, 10:02 AM
This place is awesome! Every time I go to Atlanta, I swing by. I am kinda surprised KCMO doesn't have one, but Wichita does.

It's all about where they get franchisees.

fortpatches
08-13-2024, 10:02 AM
We went to the one in Edmond on 15th and weren't impressed enough to return. We love Banh Mi sandwiches and maybe we're just used to the ones we can get down at Quoc Bao.

I really like Paris Bahn Mi, but I like more traditional baguettes. Although I am not as much a fan of Lee's since I think their baguettes are too crunchy..... I like the fillings at Quoc Bao pretty well though!
The Crab Rangoon at Paris Bahn Mi are phenomenal though. Every time we go, we will get an order.

Rover
08-13-2024, 11:32 AM
This place is awesome! Every time I go to Atlanta, I swing by. I am kinda surprised KCMO doesn't have one, but Wichita does.

There is one in NYC 1/2 block away from where I stay and I frequent it often. Good selection. Fresh. Fairly priced. Nice place to go have a cup of coffee and some pastry early morning or late evening. I am just sad the one opening here is so far from where I live. Would like one in the 63rd and Western area. One at the Oaks would be good, imho.

Brett
08-14-2024, 08:09 AM
Nothing screams "Paris" like getting a to-go iced coffee in a strip mall off a suburban turnpike!

Paris, Texas. :Smiley122

Thomas Vu
08-14-2024, 09:37 PM
As mentioned earlier paris baguette is like other asian bakeries like 85 degrees, tous les jours, etc. This one I actually like though.

Pete
12-11-2024, 09:31 AM
They are moving along. Went by the 85C location and no work has started.

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Mastermind
12-15-2024, 11:27 AM
Pains me to say it, but feel like PB OKC will be super popular and cut into Tous Les Jours OKC's business. TLJ's location is too small and not in the ideal part of OKC (like if you're gonna go with Belle Isle, did it have to be that specific section?).

And what IS going on with 85C? Are they having issues with getting building permits, etc.?

Bowser214
12-15-2024, 11:51 AM
TLJ would have been a perfect fit for The Oak.