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| - My Ngoc had an apparent makeover and is currently under new management. The claim to their reputation though was Lucy Sheets who used to sell banh mi outside their store. Banh mi is a Vietnamese sandwich that is a French baguette with a sort of meat filling, pickled carrots and daikon, cilantro, jalapenos, and mayo. Traditionally they also have pate, but the ones at My Ngoc don't have it.
Unfortunately, the new owner informed me that Lucy has moved and set up shop in NYC. However, they still do sell tasty roast pork or chicken banh mi.
A warm French baguette is filled with the meat of choice and topped with the tasty ingredients. The heat of the jalapenos are cooled by the pickled vegetables and the mayo helps bring all the ingredients together. By Pittsburgh standards, it's worthy of 4 stars easy.
On the other hand, their pho has much room for improvement. The broth wasn't as savory and flavorful as I've had elsewhere and the noodles were a bit on the tougher side.
A banh mi will run you $5-$6, which is definitely on the pricier side given it's size, but as a niche food in a small market, I'm definitely not complaining if I need my banh mi fix. For pho though, I'd head elsewhere for now.
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