Mic X.
Yelp
this is a little cafe/bakery/market that caters to the brazilian community in the aspen hill and wheaton sections of mo. co., that i usually hit up when my wife and i go shopping at lotte (it's right next door) and i just can't take the craziness when lotte is packed or i am really hung over from drinking too much the night before.
every time i go in this place, i am the only gringo in the joint, which sometimes evokes an odd stare from the patronage and a little befuddlement from the management. they have a bunch of snack/comfort food such as coxinha, (which is a little tear drop of breaded minced chicken meat), pao de quijo, (cheese bread), various empadas (brazilian meat or cheese patties).
they also make a number of brazilian sandwiches, mostly involving mass quanties of meat and cheese, in some cases peas, corn, and potato sticks. there is one sandwich i like to get when i am especially hung over (i forget the name, but the order number is 8..... i think) because it shoves everything into the sandwich, except for a thong. it is a ham, chicken, cheese, peas, corn, and potato sticks sammy. i don't know if meat, cheese, veggies and potato sticks are meant to go together, but when you are hungover - they do.
i must put up a warning in regards to the sandwiches - high salt content. i don't know what they do to their meat at this shop, but it is very salty in taste.
another little bonus about this place is the television viewing. sometimes the television they have tucked into the corner, airs either a soccer match (big surprise), a soap opera, or some serious, thong wearing, ass shaking dance variety show. brazilians really do like their ass shaking, and i must confess - it can be down right hypnotic.
my wife wonders why i take so long to eat a sandwich sometimes.