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| - Over the last few years, Banh Mi has become one of my absolute favorite foods. It's so simple and so inexpensive, and yet it can easily go awry with the mishandling of key ingredients.
The Banh Mi at The Saigon Hustle, in the first few bites I took, seemed to be a case-in-point example of this. I ordered the Grilled Beef Banh Mi and I'll admit that the first few bites were not promising. The sandwich seemed to contain a paltry amount of meat and other elements, and the whole thing was just too dry. The saltiness of the sparse grilled beef wasn't offset by mayo, since mayo was almost entirely absent.
But as I made my way to the centre of the sandwich, my opinion began to drastically change. There was just more of everything; more meat, more sauce, more veggies. It was, in its second half, a very enjoyable Banh Mi.
The haphazardly-prepared sandwich is especially surprising, given that the place was pretty much empty. Still, I'd be inclined to give The Saigon Hustle another chance based on how much I liked half of my sandwich.
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