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This place is so amazing that I went two days in a row, and I live 30 minutes away so that’s saying a lot! What really stole my heart was their Vietnamese coffee. For $3 (the sign says $2.75), you’ll get a tall cup of iced deliciousness that even Starbucks can’t replicate. Seriously the best Vietnamese coffee I’ve ever had and that’s coming from someone that grew up on Vietnamese coffee. Now on to the banh mi. I’ve definitely had a lot of banh mi in my lifetime, but I will say that the sandwiches from Quoc Bao are one of my top favorites due to the generosity of the meat portions, flavor, and the pricing! For less than $15, my boyfriend and I got 4 sandwiches and one iced coffee. (On a previous visit we also had Thai tea but I didn’t think it was that impressive, definitely go for the coffee). The bakery has a buy 3 get 1 free deal for the sandwiches so we took advantage of that offer. We ordered the rolled ham, meatball, grilled chicken, and roasted pork. All were delicious and had great flavor. The bread was crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside and the meat was perfectly seasoned. If I were to rank them, I would say the rolled ham was my favorite because it’s reminiscent of my childhood, second favorite would be the roasted pork, third would be the grilled chicken, and least favorite would be the meatball. The meatball sandwich wasn’t really filled with meatballs, but rather chunks of ground pork instead of uniform meatballs. The rolled ham didn’t have as much meat as the other sandwiches but the flavor profile makes up for the lack of meat. The other sandwiches had large portions of meat packed with great flavor, which I appreciate. I recommend ordering ahead of time by phone as the bakery is always packed and cranking out orders, so it will definitely reduce waitintime. When you place an order, it’s easier to order by the menu number than the name of the sandwich (ex: say you’d like a #1 instead of saying rolled ham). It will make the ordering process so much smoother. I also recommend asking for the veggies on the side to avoid making your bread soggy. I called to put in my order and they told me it would be a 20-25 minute wait so I’m glad I called beforehand. If this is your first time trying Banh mi, I recommend either the roasted pork or the grilled chicken for sure! You won’t be disappointed.

Cafe Mi Quang – Menu with Prices – 3324 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia

This restaurant is one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants in Philadelphia area. My mom’s friend knew about this restaurant and recommended to my mom. My mom ordered some take-out for me to try before and I was in love!!! I love their Mi Quang. They have three kinds of Mi Quang: Special Mi Quang, Shrimp and Pork Mi Quang, and Shrimp and Chicken Mi Quang. Special Mi Quang has Chicken, Pork Ribs, and Shrimps. And I usually order this one every time I’m there. The chicken was fried to golden. It was crispy outside and tender in the inside. I can still taste the sweetness of the meat and the juice when I took a first bite. Omg pork ribs were so soft. When I took a bite, I can feel the meat separate perfectly from the bone!!! I also love their crab noodle soup (Bun Rieu). The broth was super flavorful and savory. I appreciate their herbs and vegetables side dish. They included lots of fresh herbs that lots of restaurants don’t offer. Their Vietnamese hoagies or AKA Banh Mi are the best Banh Mi that I’ve ever had. I believe they have grilled Pork, Ham, Meat Ball, and Pork Belly. My all time favorite is the Pork Belly. Just like other dishes, the restaurant took their time to prep their banh mi. Banh Mi is fresh and crispy. Pork Belly are flavorful, savory, juicy, tender, and addicting!!! I appreciate the fact that they put the veggies and the sauce on the side, so the banh mi wont get soggy. I love that they place banh mi in a styrofoam container, so your banh mi wont get smashed or squished (which happens very often with other places.) Its the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen. However, last time I went, I don’t see them putting them in those styrofoam boxes anymore :(( sadddd! Please keep the boxes, they make a big difference! I almost gave up on going to Vietnamese restaurants because they always failed me in the past. I would like a Vietnamese restaurant at the beginning, then after awhile all the restaurants were trying to cut corners and then the quality weren’t the same anymore. Consistency is important when it comes to business, especially restaurants. Cafe Mi Quang has kept their quality consistently. Even though it takes me 40′ drive to get here, I don’t mind as long as the food is great! Please keep up the work, and don’t cut corners. Bring the styrofoam boxes back! We love them!

Bánh Mì #1 – Menu with Prices – 3212 N Jupiter Rd #136, Garland

24 Banh Mi sandwiches on their menu … 24! And not only do they have a great variety, but they’re really tasty too. Came by with a relative who knows the area and they highly recommended this banh mi location for a quick stop and go lunch. We all ordered different banh mi sandwiches, but I had a chance to try the #1 Dac Biet combination and the #6 Xiu Mai meatball sandwich. First, the baguettes were softer than what I was used to and I really liked that. Instead of scratching the insides of my mouth with the sharp, crispy baguette crust, I was able to bite down easily on their baguettes. As for the #1, although it didn’t seem like it had a lot of meat at first, after a few bites, I was finally able to discover the layers of sliced meats. The #1 was OK and good, but it wasn’t anything unique to me. As for the #6, that was what really wow’d me as I had never eaten a meatball banh mi before and the meatballs were very tasty. I also liked the generous portion inside the baguettes as well. If I were to ever revisit Banh Mi 1, the #6 would definitely be my go to sandwich. Besides the tasty banh mi sandwiches, the price point for the sandwiches surprised me too. They all ranged from $3.25 – $3.75, which is insanely inexpensive in 2019 and makes the sandwiches so worth it. Will I ever be back? Heck yeah if I ever pass by Dallas again.

VO’s Sandwiches – Menu with Prices – 9131 -51 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove

Still a winner in my book Somewhat far direction for banh mi when there’s so many choices in the area, but this place makes my heart happy – fried tofu with lemongrass banh mi is bombdotcom I come here when I’m lazy to drive to lb for vegetarian food lol so freaking flavorful – meatball (banh mi xiu mai) is chockfull of little porky tomatoey slightly sweet and savory morsels Recently tried their salted fish fried rice Flavor is down, but I prefer my rice slightly drier to attain that chewy texture. Plenty shareable as this fed two ppl from one Togo box Another roasted chicken dish with rice was quite yummy and homey Their sticky rice selection looks damn good – roasted chicken with pork floss – BBQ pork looks scrumptious, haven’t seen that one before – another chicken one that escapes my mind They tend to be heavy handed on the mayo/pate, so I always tend to ask them to lessen it in addition to pulling out the doughy part of the bread (so I don’t get food coma lol) Nice service as always One thing though, when I went at 930am on a weekday my bread was more floppy than crusty…

Little Shop of Mary – Menu with Prices – 2205 Torrance Blvd, Torrance

(Food) For context, I have eaten a lot of banh mi in my life. The best is Banh My My Tho in Alhambra which I use as the gold standard. With that said I got the most popular banh mi here, the roasted pork. It was okay. It was just savory pulled pork and pickled onions and a house sauce. The banh mi is not BAD, but for almost 10 dollars it was puny and it strayed way too far from the traditional Vietnamese sandwich. Where are the pickled carrots and radish? Cucumber? Perhaps their other options are better but for 10 bucks I would not come here. You’re better off at the local Lee’s Sandwich for 6 bucks which offers a sizeable sandwich with traditional flavors for the price and that is not saying much about this place… I also advise against ordering their milk tea. I thought I would give the benefit of the doubt because of the good reviews but boy was I wrong. (Service) Standard. (Venue) As the title says, this shop is literally little. 5/10 would not banh mi again.

Tan Hoang Huong – Menu with Prices – 5015 W Edinger Ave H, Santa Ana

This place has very good banh mi! They’re always pretty packed every time I come… Especially in the early morning and around lunch time. My favorite things to get here are the #3 banh mi nem nuong or grilled ground pork baguette and the #10 banh mi op la out sunny side up egg baguette, because everything with an egg added to it is good lol! The banh cuon is not impressive, and I would probably rate it at 2.5 stars. Tastes a little flat and flavorless. I really enjoy coming here for the sandwiches and sweet rice to-go plates. They have xoi dau phong or steamed peanut sweet rice, a simple but tasty item. My favorite is the XOI KHUC, a sweet rice pocket with green flour and rice on the outside, filled with savory mung bean and small pieces of ground pork… probably not very healthy but quite tasty! I also like their xoi ong dua, or coconut mung bean sweet rice with chopped peanut and sugar dip- 4.5 stars. In case you are curious, the spring rolls here are not good. They’re average, and I would only eat them in the event I was hungry and nothing else was around. Do not order any drinks here- they are watered down. Also, be sure to drop by in the morning if you can as a lot of the items, especially the to-go plates, are hot and fresh! Happy eating!

5280 Banh Mi and grill. Take out. Menu with Prices 15473 East Hampden Avenue A, Aurora

Where do I begin? While deployed in Aurora, Colorado. My first foodie destination so I decided to check out a Vietnamese spot called 5280 Banh Mi Grilled. I love good authentic Vietnamese food and I especially enjoy a good Banh Mi sandwich. They had really good reviews. I decided to bring along one of my coworkers. It was here first time eating vietnamese food. I initially checked intoYelp so that I could take my pictures. It’s a very small spot not and eat in joint more like an order to go. I hadn’t eaten all day so my belly was ready. I ordered the shrimp rolls, spicy smoked pork Banh Mi & the grilled chicken rice bowl. All orders were cook to order but none of my dishes were hot and we waited like 25 minutes before our orders were ready. From what I saw there is no way that food was cooked to order. More like warmed up leftovers. I tried the grilled chicken bowl first. They weren’t skimpy with the rice but very skimpy with the grilled chicken, they also included a salad that overpowered the container. they included one of the nastiest egg rolls I’ve ever eaten. I’m not sure what that egg roll included but it had an awful taste. I decided to try the smoked spicy banh mi sandwich. The ciabatta bread could’ve been toasted a bit longer and the layers of cucumber, julienne sliced veggies with a lite mayo with fresh cilantro just didn’t cut it for me. When I received my order I immediately open my containers to take pics of course. The man behind the desk said there’s no eating in here. I stated to him I’m not eating. I’m an yelper and I’m taking my pictures. I stepped out with my coworker to the store, not 5 minutes after trying that food. I experienced the worst stomach ache. I was calling on all the foodie Gods please don’t let me have food poison. Thank God I made it to my room. As to not speak TMI, I had to remove all that food from my kitchen. I’m very disappointed with the service and especially the food. So go at your own risk I’ve learned my lesson. To all my Yelpers until my next foodie adventure. #FOODIE4LIFE!!

Pho Binh Minh Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 819 Sargent Ave, Winnipeg

Lovely new Vietnamese restaurant on Sargent! It’s a rather large restaurant that’s has a very bright, simple yet pretty decor in a very clean space. This place is where the former “Martini’s” Italian restaurant use to be (years ago) which has it’s own little parking space. P2 – rare beef pho (large $8.50) – there could have been more slices of beef but overall it was a good pho. The broth was lighter and leaned to a slight sweetness with a tinge bit more oil than I normally like but it was still good. The noodles were cooked perfectly and tasted great with the small dish of bean sprouts, Thai basil, lime and real bird’s eye chili. The ice coffee here is super strong and delicious – I highly recommend if you like stronger coffee! The best dishes here has to be their vermicelli bowl or “bun” and the “banh xeo”. V27 deluxe vermicelli bowl ($9.75) has grilled pork, spring rolls, grilled pork meatballs with veggies/herbs and vermicelli noodles. The vermicelli is served warm (which is a subtle thing many Viet places don’t do) which really adds to all the flavour once you pour on the fish sauce. The grilled pork is nicely seasoned and everything mixes really well in this dish. The banh xeo sort of looks like an omlette but it’s really more like a crispy savoury crepe/pancake. It’s made of rice flour, water, turmeric (which gives it that yellow colour) and it’s filled with pork, shrimp and bean sprouts. You eat it with lettuce and dip it into the fish sauce. I don’t normally order banh xeo as they always taste soggy but this one is super crispy and has lots of great flavour! Definitely give this one a try. Good as a shared appy or a light meal. Overall, great place with good prices and the service is very friendly!

Tung Trang Dehli – Menu with Prices – 9607 107A Ave NW, Edmonton

Tung Trang is nestled in one of the corners along Lucky 97 Supermarket. Blink and you’ll miss it. A small shop owned by a Vietnamese couple that’s open daily from 10am to 7pm. They only sell a few things here, their bread and butter being banh mi, along with a couple of Vietnamese specialties I’ve never seen before (banh tet, Vietnamese meat buns). A couple old Vietnamese grannies came in grabbing those items which I’m curious to try another time. – Vietnamese meat special (#1) ($3.50) – I decided to try their standard and most popular banh mi. I liked how the lady made the sandwich right in front of me – she took her time heating up the bun in one of their toasters and then assembling everything together. Taste wise, the baguette wasn’t very fresh. Maybe because it was end of the day (I came around 5pm) but the bread was flaky and crumbled upon being bitten into. Be prepared for a mess unless your smart and eat it outside. It’d be nice if they gave you a small bag like they do at Van Loc instead of just the plastic saran wrap. The inside had the usual fixings but I wished they had smoothed out the mayo more evenly. Couple spots had way too much. Decent and cheap but better than Van Loc? I’ll splurge the extra $1.00 to get what I want.

Ding Tea & H? Long Café – Menu with Prices – 281 Meeting St, Charleston

I was excited to find out that another boba tea/fast-casual Asian eatery had opened up in an underserved area in town that still has a ton of potential for growth when it comes to dining options. We came in around lunch time, so we decided to try food and drinks. I ordered the Banh Mi Xiu Mai (Pork Meatball), and dear husband ordered the Banh Mi Thit Nuong (Grilled Lemongrass Pork). We also shared the Signature Milk Tea (less/75% sweet, half/50% ice) with the traditional boba, per the recommendation of the cashier. My first impression of the food in one word: unimpressed. The xiu mai was just “ok” but certainly not the best I’ve had. The baguette/bread looked soggy and lacked the shiny, crispy appearance that I am accustomed to when it comes to banh mi. Was the baguette not fresh? Perhaps. There wasn’t even the sound of the crunch from breaking the bread/splitting the banh mi in half. The bottom of the banh mi was extremely soggy, as I had suspected. Because I had ordered the xiu mai, I made the assumption that the sauce of the xiu mai caused the sogginess to penetrate to the bottom of the bread. Unfortunately, my husband’s banh mi with the grilled lemongrass pork yielded the same results. The milk tea was decent, but we should have ordered it at 100% sweet. It was a bit more diluted and not as flavorful. In addition, at other boba tea spots, 75% is sufficient. However, I strongly would stick to the 100% level at this spot. The full level of sugar is equivalent to 50%/75% at other boba tea spots. Ice at 50% was the right amount of ice for us to actually enjoy the drink rather than to sip a few times before discovering that 75% of the cup was ice. We probably will not be ordering banh mi from here again but my return to try the other dishes. We hope our next dining experience here will be a bit more pleasant than our first visit.

Kim Land Food To Go – Menu with Prices – 3347 W Walnut St # 117, Garland

I’ve lived in Dallas for almost 10 years and have only found 2 places that make a proper banh xeo. Unfortunately the first place I found is now closed, but it was so delicious. It was called Lemongrass in Deep Ellum. So when my Vietnamese friend told me about the hole in the wall to-go restaurant next to Hiep Thai grocery store, I was super excited to check out the banh xeo. There’s no English anywhere inside, but don’t be scurred to check this place out. That’s how you know this place is authentic, right? Plus, I mostly spoke English to the cashier/waitress and maybe a smattering of my broken Vietglish, so you definitely can order food here without having to take your Vietnamese friend. There are only 3 tables inside as they mostly do take out orders, but we scored a table and ordered banh cuon and banh xeo. Each order of banh xeo comes with 2 big, crispy, hot, and delicious pork and shrimp and bean sprouts. Also comes with a side of lettuce and veggies. Totally worth it. One order could feed two people but you’d still be hungry. The yellow color comes from turmeric by the way, not eggs. There’s no egg in this dish. To eat banh xeo, cut like a palm sized amount of banh xeo off with the fixings inside and get some lettuce to wrap up the banh xeo like a taco and then dunk it in the nuoc mam fish sauce. Pretend it’s like French dip roast beef sammie. Anyway, they accept credit cards, too.

Pho B&B Vietnamese Cuisine – Menu with Prices – 9010 S Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City

I have my favorite Vietnamese dishes, yes, and (even though this place is known for its ph) I go for the Bánh xèo. (Never had Bánh xèo? Imagine a beautifully goldend (turmeric-infused) rice batter that’s fried into crispy little crêpes and then wrapped around hot bean sprouts, chopped green onions, roast pork, pork fat, shrimp, and (sometimes) other savory fillings. The dish is traditionally served with lettuce leaves (for wrapping up the Bánh xèo burrito-style), fresh basil, fresh cilantro, and (sliced) fresh jalapeños. BEST VIETNAMESE DISH IN THE WORLD. (Well at least in THIS bald guy’s humble opinion.) The Bánh xèo served here? Generous portions — to say the least. Perfect consistency. Perfect flavor. Just, well . . . PERFECT ALL AROUND. Friendly, prompt service. There’s a lot of hilariously tacky kitsch in here insofar as the, uh, “décor” goes, yes. But, that said, I’m here for insanely good meals — not a crash course in interior freakin’ design. I won’t lie to you — I absolutely detest the very idea of having to drive this far south to have a perfect (and very traditionally Vietnamese) lunch or dinner of Bánh xèo, but I’ll do it again and again when it’s made so perfectly and served with such consistent smiles. The restrooms here are kept clean, and the parking here is ample. I really want to try the Bún bò Hu (spicy beef soup) next time I return to B & B, but (at least for my palate) that’s a dish best served in chilly weather. Vietnamese grocery store just around the corner, too. (That is ALWAYS a nice little perk for me and mine when we’re in this part of town, as most of the Vietnamese markets and restaurants in the Oklahoma City metroplex are up in NW OKC in the Asian District/”Little Saigon” area on and around Classen Boulevard. When we’re in south OKC, rare as that might be, it’s always nice to have the options we like to see.) Another perk? There’s a pretty decent little Thai place that’s just steps away from B & B. (I myself generally prefer most Vietnamese cuisine to Thai cuisine, yes, but it — again — is always pleasant to have options.) Five big happy stars for this locally owned eatery!

Four Sisters Grill Menu with Prices 3035 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington

First of let me tell you I’m from New Orleans which is where the holy land of Vietnamese food is at. Craving just thinking about New Orleans food where everything is good. Since living here in the northern Virginia area… nothing comes that close. I heard from locals that this place was good but with many failed advice, I was super hesitant. When you first enter, it’s a restaurant vibe with a fast food type of menu on a screen that feels like when you walk into a McDonald’s place. (Just felt like it cheapen the value of the food but the quality of the food is good!) I would recommend a lamented menu for customers when they first enter. Their Grilled Pork Banh mi is so good. The French bread was soft with the right amount of butter mayo and veggies. Pork was marinated flavorfully. Only 2 options for Pho. Chicken or Steak Beef. Steak Beef pho was good but the broth was a little to clear/light. Usually beef broth have a darker color. Prices was affordable. I think a regular pho bowl was $9.50 Banh mi $7ish Thai tea Side of egg rolls (added to my BF grilled pork rice noodle bowl) Grilled Pork with Rice Noodles (they add a lot of bean sprouts to fill the bowl so ask for none or very little) Total was $38 which is pretty affordable for the Clarendon area Side note: there was a paper sign that said the no longer serve smoothies.