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| - TL;DR: It scratches the banh mi itch, but does not impress.
Food - 2.5/5 - Certainly could be a preference thing, but the ratios don't seem right. I've tried both a specialty banh mi (Korean) and a regular char siu (roast prok) banh mi. For the Korean, I ate it in the restaurant but the thing was practically dripping. The Kimchi was far too wet and when combined with the other sauces, it ended up getting soggy and unenjoyable extremely quickly. For the roast pork from the traditional menu, the ratios were better, but it was too heavy on the mayo. That can certainly be preference, but most other banh mi's the mayo (if there is any) is light and just blends with the flavor. This one had a distinct mayo taste, which I don't prefer. My wife had other 'ratio' type issues with hers as well. Flavor is good, but the execution is inconsistent. However, the bread was fantastic! Whoever their baker is does an excellent job with having nice crispy bread with a fluffy inside. In summary, decent flavor, but poor, inconsistent execution. We also got a mango smoothie. It was definitely on the icey side, but had good flavor.
Price - 3/5 - On par with other Banh Mi in the area.
Service - 3/5 - Similar to the food, it was inconsistent. There was no sriacha on the tables. They were apparently refilling? Would recommend not refilling ALL the bottles at the same time. We asked if the Smoothie came with Boba, which they confirmed it did. When it showed up, no boba :(. They were very quick at getting us sriracha and adding boba. So no real issue, but maybe they need to refine their policies and procedures.
Ambiance - 4/5 - Crisp and clean and the chalkboard is fun.
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