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Highlights:
+ There be some serious tasties up in hyah. Bánh mì is odd when you think about it. Usually, it's hard bread that cuts up the roof of my mouth, and then I pretend that it was delicious. However, BMB baguettes hit that perfect middle between crunchy and soft. It wasn't overly chewy, and at the same time, the crust wasn't so hard that it felt like I just left the dentist. The meat is delicious, and BMB isn't stingy with the meat either.
+ On the subject of meat, there will be no doubt in your mind about what kind of meat you're consuming at BMB; unlike some other bánh mì places where you can't be sure if it is in fact the meat you ordered. Here, the Kalbi beef is beef, and the pulled pork is pulled pork. There's no odd colors, or mystery meatish slices of... stuff to be seen. Also, all meats are dee-lay-shus. Particularly the five spice pork belly. Holy deity of your choice, there's some kind of magic in that there pig.
+ Service is fast. Even if you have to wait a while, it's not because the employees aren't giving their all. They're machine-like in how quickly they take your orders, ask you how spicy you want it, present the food to you, etc. They're also pretty friendly considering how many Torontonians are all up in their grills at any given moment.
Lowlights:
- I don't care for bao. Mostly, it's the consistency that gets me; it reminds me too much of mochi, which in turn reminds me too much of mucus. Blech. However, even the bao was pretty good. This was mostly because of what was in said bao: some sacrilegiously amazing pork belly.
- The other patrons. I had a lady in line next to me notice that I was looking at an empty spot in the (very small) eating space that was already crammed full of people. She then proceeds to yell at her friend, "Grab that empty seat, grab it! Don't waste time!" Slow your roll, crazy lady. I wasn't going to take your precious seat. Good luck finding an empty spot in BMB. There are squatters all over the place, essentially ensuring that you will have to go eat somewhere else
- It is slightly more expensive than other bánh mì places, but still less expensive than you would expect for a restaurant in Toronto. It is what it is.
In summary: Get the Five Spice Pork Belly Bánh mì. Or the Kalbi Beef. Or the Pulled Pork. Also get the Kimchi fries. Biggest regret of my BMB experience is not trying the fries, and then seeing everyone else rave about them on Yelp. Thanks for rubbing it in my face, jerks.
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