Chicken Banh Mi: I don't know if it's "the most traditional" but it's so good! Bread roll is gigantic but hollow inside, which makes filling/bread ratio 90/10. And the filling is super healthy: shredded lean chicken (no crunchy tendons or bits of fat and skin), loads of cucumber, tomato, the signature pickled carrots and pate. I love how easy is to eat it anywhere because the crunchy bread holds it all together. No tomatoes slipping out underneath haha! Some places charge under a tenner for a banh mi but they skimp on the filling. That's why you're paying a little...
Read moreThere are about 4 banh mi places off Harris St in the Pyrmont area, this is probably the best of them, more aligned to the crispier bread like the Marrickville Pork Roll style with the cold cuts and etc. Lines can be long around weekday lunch time though, but a bit of patience is worth it. If you want a viet condensed milk coffee then they don't have that, and the others in the street will do that for you, but on pork roll alone you should just come here. There's rice paper rolls and assortment of other dishes too if you're looking...
Read moreWaited 40mins for my bowl of Pho which didn't end up coming even though I checked to make sure the order was taken down. The excuse was given to me was that 'it was still cooking'. What were they doing ? growing the cow in the backyard or what?. This is the second time going to this place to been given poor service and its safe to say I will not be returning to this joint. I will give credit where credit is due, so the pork roll isnt to bad here for a hefty...
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