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| - Banh mi? Who needs banh mi when you have such a ridiculous amount of options at this Vietnamese 'all-in-one' shop! I'm a recent convert to this place, opting for this over it's yellow neighbor Ms. Nguyen something or other.
++Pros++
1. Super cheap. For $4.50 (taxes in) I can get an order of banh beo and banh cuon. Wicked!
2. Wicked variety - buffet table of prepared foods, banh mi, banh bao (steamed bun with egg and pork - hard to find in the city!), banh beo (my fav - little circular rice flour things with mung bean), banh cuon (rice flour rolls with pork and mushroom), spring rolls, desserts, even pho!
3. In-house seating for when you just want a quick bite and go. Since it's mostly DIY, no need to tip anyone...maybe tip if you get pho or something and someone needs to clean your dishes off.
4. Portions are bigger than next door.
5. It isn't as busy/loud/crazy as next door either.
--Cons--
1. Banh mi is best fresh. The bread doesn't keep as well as other banh mi places. Normally I keep banh mi and put them in the toaster oven the next day, but this doesn't work too well with the bread here.
2. The banh mi nem nuong (Viet sausage) is the flat variety, not circular.
3. Not enough cilantro on the banh mi.
Overall, this place is a definite hit. It is conceivable that someone could have a decent meal here for about $4 (thinking a banh mi and banh cuon), and that's coming from someone with a big appetite.
A TOONIE & A LOONIE RECOMMENDATION: any of their banh mi ($1.75), banh bao ($1.50), banh cuon (2.50), banh beo ($2)
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