Banh Mi 47 — Restaurant in City of Albany

I have been craving for Vietnamese food and today was the day I decided to drive down around 20 miles so I can fulfill my craving for some French infused vietnamese submarine/sub that contains baguette, pickled vegetables, green onion, coriander/cilantro, a mighty wack of fresh chillies/jalapeños and drizzle of seasoning/sauce.

My first experience eith Banh mi was in the streets of Hanoi and later Hoi An in Vietnam. Like any other sub, it all starts with bread.....and I loved the sub with right consistency of the bread (a Lil crunch on the outside, soft on the inside) with fresh ingredients making you feel light on your stomach.

Though my check-ins are a lot of cafes, I'm not a coffee drinker. I only taste or take a sip of coffee unless I'm really sick and lose my taste for everything. However, I loved the Vietnamese coffee during my trip to vietnam. I tried their iced espresso at the restaurant and it failed to bring my taste buds on my to tongue its original Vietnamese coffee experience (may be because the one I had in Vietnam had alcohol and much more thicker) but note that a hardcore coffee drinker appreciated the taste of the coffee and finished it all. I'll go back to the restaurant to try their hot coffee.

The menu is priced to be competitive and should be a good stop for a lunch for all the people working there. Unlike other businesses in the area, they are open weekends.

The owners are graduates of a local college, Siena, that I went to as well. Hopefully your business along with other newer businesses on the street bring back some traffic and life to a dead downtown on a weekend. Keep up...

I was excited to try this place, since they have two vegetarian banh mi available, and offer vegan mayo. However, my first experience was very disappointing. The shop was well decorated but unfortunately smelled bad, like garbage. I ordered my sandwich to go, and the garbage smell was so strong that it lingered in my car and I lost my appetite while driving home.

Eventually I did try the sandwich and it didn’t taste off, so I’m not sure where the garbage smell was coming from. The sandwich itself was underwhelming. The tofu was somewhat flavorless, and there was a poor bread-to-filling ratio. I might try this spot again if they resolve the trash smell issue, but I can’t recommend it based on my...

Too many reasons not to go. Ingredient quality is inconsistent. Quantity of meat varies with who is making it, but tends to be light for the price. Not enough Pate. The pickled veggies are too lightly pickled, almost no flavor. Jalapenos have no heat. Website prices are not updated so you pay much more than expected. Frankly it is too much money to pay for a sub that doesn't have enough meat or flavor. For the higher price I need to be full after eating one. Consistency is important for a successful business. I have had a good sub here before, but now I don't want to gamble with whether I would get a good one or a bad one. What was once a 5 star place has turned to one. Sorry, not...