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| - Basis for my starred ratings (which skews heavily to the food or drink):
1 star: Never again.
2 stars: Poor food, poor experience, extraordinary measures in order for me to come back.
3 stars: Average, nothing really special, nothing particularly bad.
4 stars: Very good, would definitely return.
5 stars: A favorite, one of the best.
This place is now slightly better than Lee's Sandwiches, maybe just a tiny bit more expensive. It's a solid sandwich, not the best banh mi that I've had, or the worst. I typically use the grilled pork for my point of comparison for banh mi. The pork here is fine, a little less fatty than Lee's, and the bread is crisp enough on the outside, decent tasting enough for bread. Though the meat was better than Lee's, there was a distinct lack of pickled veggies.
I know banh mi isn't about overstuffing the sandwich, but just like Lee's, you get the sense that there's a distinct imbalance between the amount of bread and filling.
That being said, it's a cheap meal. I would come back if I'm at Mekong Plaza and looking for something quick, and in the mood for a sandwich. Tough competition with the food inside.
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