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| - I've been hearing a lot about this place, but have been hesitant about going because a lot of people have said it isn't worth the extra money compared to the regular $2 Banh Mis on Spadina. They are wrong. Although the $2 Banh Mis are a steal, and make for a quick lunch, you are certainly getting what you pay for when you go to Banh Mi Boys. My sandwich came up to $6.77, which was very reasonable for what I got. This place must have an immense amount of pressure to keep their prices down given
a) the competition in the area
b) the fact that most people who know what a Banh Mi is are used to paying $2 on Spadina
Therefore, the fact that they can offer what they do at this price point is impressive.
The Food (Pork Belly Sandwich):
- The bread was very fresh, tasty, and was toasted perfectly (not too hard, not too soft)
- There was a decent amount of tasty, tender meat. It was a little fatty, but this is to be expected from pork belly
- The meat was of good quality; leaps and bounds better than the "mystery meat" of the classic $2 Banh Mi.
- The vegetables were also very fresh, and I enjoyed how there was a pickle in the sandwich which I have never had before
- The hot sauce was great as always (I'm a big fan of this sweet hot sauce in Banh Mi sandwiches)
- I asked for spicy, and the hot sauce was unevenly distributed with one half being "medium" and the other half being "very hot". This isn't a deal breaker, but just an observation.
The atmosphere:
- Loved the music they were playing in here. Great old school hip hop playing at good volume
- The decor was decent. I liked the lamp shades on the lights
- The staff was friendly and helpful.
- The cleanliness of the place was pretty poor, and this is why the place gets a 3, instead of the 4 it would have received if it was cleaner. There were discarded napkins and food under every single table, with as many as 10 or more discarded napkins under some tables. The 2 tables that were free had varying degrees of mess on the tables from previous customers. There were no tables whose tops were completely clean. I can understand that some customers are quite messy and that the employees may not have had time to clean up after these people, but given that there was a mess under and on every table indicates to me that staff had not cleaned in while, and did not care about the establishment's general cleanliness. One of my biggest pet peeves at a fast food joint is when the place is this messy, because it makes me feel like I'm eating in a barn.
That being said, the food here was great, and I will go back to this place, and change my review if the place cleans itself up.
This restaurant is a welcome and significant improvement to the other fast food options on this corner, being McDonalds, A&W and Hero Burger.
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