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| - I love Bahn Mi. I love that I can walk five minutes from my door & pick up a tasty Vietnamese sub for $1.75, chalk full of mystery meat cold cuts, cilantro, garlicky mayo, picked daikon/carrots & burn my face off chilis. It's a full meal under $2!
Enter Bahn Mi Boys at Queen & Spadina. Or as I heard a staff member in the fast foodish resto say "Bahn Mi for Westerners". Funny, we were the only two white people there, other than one of the guys behind the counter.
I'd describe Bahn Mi Boys more as elevated asian-inspired street food (sorry for sounding like a pretentious tit). All the classics are here: Chinese BBQ pork buns (stuffed with pork belly, just like Momofuko), Korean BBQ in the form of tacos & their namesake Bahn Mi (multiple versions available including beef cheek, pork belly & pulled pork).
We tried the Beef Cheek steamed buns ($4.95), the Pulled Pork tacos ($3.99 each) & the jicama slaw ($4).
The buns were very good, Beef was succulent & the toppings were super fresh. A bit too much "steamed bun" though, buns could be a bit smaller to let the stuffing shine. Pulled Pork tacos were great, just enough spice and not too greasy. Also loved the grilled corn tortillas. Jicama slaw was a great substitute to fries, the acid was a great way to cut the richness of the other items.
A great, cheap meal (under $25 with sodas).
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