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| - I had heard about this place from CharlotteAgenda.com.
They had stated that it was a great restaurant for banh mis.
Since I was in the University area, I decided to visit and see if it was worth the review.
When you first walk in you see this large black board with all the menu items listed for you to decide on what to order.
From there the staff I friendly and waited as I decided what to order.
To me, the best way to determine if the banh mi is good is to see how they handle the classic cold cut banh mi. Because if the classic is not up to par, how can the rest of the banh mi be any better.
I ordered the cold cut banh mi, sweet potato fries, and a lychee green tea.
The order did not arrive all at once.
The tea came first, then the sweet potato fries, and finally the banh mi.
The great thing was that, even though the order did not arrive at the same time, each item came with enough time for me to taste and savor the flavor of each item.
I love lychee and the lychee flavor came on strong in the green tea.
The banh mi was good. Lots of vegetables and the cold cuts was tasty.
I was disappointed that I could see any liver pate, which is a big part of the banh mi experience.
I heard, from another store owner, the reason why most places don't use the pate is due to the American palate. Which is a real shame, because it complements/enhances the sweetness of the pickled vegetables.
However, not to be disappointed, I decided to try the special Porchetta banh mi.
I can say that the pork belly was extremely tasty.
However, the cracklings was extremely hard.
Enough so, that I had to use my fingers to remove the crackling from my mouth.
Between the liver pate and the cracklings, I had to drop a star.
But, I would still highly recommend the restaurant to others.
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