Obanhmi — Restaurant in Burnaby

Newest location in Burnaby with plenty of parking at the back. It’s quite hidden from the front (behind a bush), so if you’re driving, I’d recommend parking at the back as it’s a busy street (Kingsway) at the front. They already have several locations, but this was my first time trying them. Simple and clean interior with 2 friendly staff when I arrived in the morning to pick up my order. There was a line up (Saturday morning), so I would definitely recommend ordering ahead if you have a larger order and don’t want to wait. I ordered online through their website (they also have a point system, 10 points = 1 free banh mi) the night prior, and set the pickup for 10:15am on a Saturday. I was very impressed by how easy it was to order online, and how accurate the pickup time was - I also received an email update at ~10am notifying me that my order was ready.

My order: Lemongrass Chicken: one of my favourites - tender and juicy chicken with pickled vegi’s on a soft bun (chewy outside).

Deluxe Cold Cut: classic banh mi, with several layers of Vietnamese ham & creamy mayo. This one does not come with pickled vegis, but it’s still one of my top picks.

Honey Garlic Chicken: unfortunately, I couldn’t really tell the difference between this and the lemongrass chicken, but it was still good.

Sate Beef: Pieces of marinated beef, subtly on the sweet side. Sort of reminds me of Soo Jerky, but it wasn’t dry.

Vietnamese Coffee (bottle & cup): strong, smooth and delicious. I preferred the bottle as I could save it for later (I mixed it with regular coffee the next day). The cup is ~$1 cheaper, and comes with ice, which waters down the taste if I don’t drink it fast enough.

Mango Smoothie: fruity and sweet, blended smoothly

Overall, I’d highly recommend the lemongrass chicken, cold cut and Vietnamese coffee. Super fast & easy to order online and...

Run, don’t walk! Or like us, order via food delivery apps and you won’t have to do either?

You never really know what you’ll get when you order via food delivery apps but this was so much more than I could’ve expected! (We ordered via ubereats) Everything was packaged with thought and intent for an amazing take out experience. Even the packaging for the take away non-bottled Vietnamese coffee was planned to ensure no spillage could occur, using sealed bbt style cups. The sandwiches were packed in a way that meant the ingredients wouldn’t fall out and it kept its structural integrity. (There’s nothing worse than when you have take out Banh mi and you end up with 1/4 of the ingredients at the bottom of the bag. ) They only used what was necessary with regards to packaging. Most of it was paper (even down to the tape used to seal the baggies) which meant it was either recyclable or compostable. The sandwich portion is very generous and for the price, you can’t ask for anything more.

I ordered the Deluxe Cold Cut Banh Mi. The cold cuts were so tasty and the sandwich didn’t fall apart nor did the ingredients as I but into it. The portions were great in the sandwich and I had even added a fried egg that didn’t squeeze out as I ate it.

My partner ordered the Sate Beef Banh Mi. His only complaint was the distribution in the sandwich meant it was veggies on the bottom and sate beef was on the top. He hoped that it would be a bit more mixed together. But the flavours and overall Banh mi outweighed his...

For the love of baguettes and coffee! Extra strong coffee!! I'm obsessed!

Discovered them a year ago in their Surrey location while driving to whistler. It was still Covid era: it was a small takeout only location. Very small. I didn't know what to expect so I took a handful of banhmi and 2 bottles of their coffee plus a cup Togo.

First of all: the price!! So reasonable! It was all I thought about in whistler! There's no such coffee there or banhmi. Or for anything in that price range that taste good. I missed them on the way back too. But since then! I made sure to stop by on all my van city trip!

Same thing here: I flew into YVR from YYZ last week. I wanted some food but didn't wanna go into downtown at 5 pm. Luckily I found this on my way to dinesty dumpling!

This place was So much nicer than the other obanhmis ( Surrey and downtown Vancouver). Seems bigger. The guy that's working there was super nice too. Even pour me a coffee while I took a video!

This time around: I'm not messing around. I got 4 bottles of coffee (12 ozs) and 1 banhmi. Coffee matters! They have expiration dates on them and it's actually still good till tomorrow! Not bad at all. I've never stored Vietnamese coffee in fridge before. Mainly because they never came in a bottle nor have I bought as many!

Banh mi was good. Cafe sua da was even better! For the love of strong chicory ice...