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| - Okay I'd like to preface this review by saying that I got takeout here and will be reviewing the Banh Mi specifically.
As a whole this place is pretty small but very bright. The workers were very pleasant and I only had to wait 15 minutes for my order to be ready. I ended up wondering Coventry a bit as I waited for my Banh Mi to be ready. On the menu I believe it was listed as the "Vietnamese Sandwich."
I understand that there are variations to Banh Mi's across the board depending on where you go but I have to say I'm not a fan of this version. At least it was only $5.95 and I wasn't remotely hungry after. The good part about it was the bread - it looks like a French baguette but I'd argue it's a bit lighter, as it should be. It was flaky and not too thick so the bread-to-filling ratio was perfect. My problem was with what was inside and the overall flavor combination.
So a basic Banh Mi will normally have pickled daikon carrots, cilantro, sliced jalapenos (often de-seeded so it doesn't burn that much), sliced onions, some sort of meat and pate spread on the bread itself. There may also be some sort of mayo. The version with the grilled pork, called Banh Mi Thit Nuong, is one of the most popular choices and frequently on menus at Vietnamese places. This place does this particular sandwich differently. Now while different doesn't necessarily equate to bad and there are numerous variations of Banh Mi sandwiches out there, I was not a fan of this particular incarnation.
Their version has the daikon carrots and the sliced jalapenos. However it's missing the sliced onions and I didn't get any taste of cilantro. Instead there's slices of cucumber as well as greens such as spinach (I think this is the first time I've seen spinach on a Banh Mi). The grilled pork is cut into bits and I was pretty disappointed with it. The pork wasn't flavorful at all. A large part of why I love grilled pork on my Banh Mi is because of its flavor, both the marinade and the charcoal-y taste. This pork seemed to have little of both. There were also only a few smaller pieces in the sandwich. The sandwich has no pate and is instead rounded out with a sort of sweet mayonaisse. The sweet mayo is listed on the menu as part of the sandwich and I could get behind it but it seemed to drown out the taste of everything else. I don't know if it was the strength of the mayo or the amount on my sandwich in particular but it drowned out the taste of the pork, what little there was, the cilantro and the pickled flavor of the veggies.
Overall the sandwich isn't bad but it definitely wasn't the comfort Banh Mi that I was looking for. I'd like to come back and try something else off of their menu in the future and see if it was just this one miss for me.
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