Banh Appetit — Restaurant in Minneapolis

This low-key but comfortable eatery knocked our socks off with a rainbow of flavors.

The nondescript entrance, kind of like entering a strip mall establishment, leads you to order at a counter. The menu is simple, divided between sandwiches, wraps, salads, and bowls. Essentially, you pick one of those items and then pick your favorite protein to go with it. (There are vegan options as well.) There is a nice selection of appetizers and sides to accompany your dinner. The dining room is plain but comfortable.

We chose the pork and beef combo, the chicken, and ordered pork in our spring rolls. Service is friendly, but slow. We were the only people in the restaurant, and it took approximately 15 - 20 minutes to get a sandwich, a rice bowl, and an appetizer.

Oh slow service notwithstanding, the portion sizes were generous and the flavors were robust. Definitely worth the wait. I’ve honestly never had a more flavorful spring roll. All of the ingredients were exceptionally fresh, and the fried pork strips inside burst with flavor. My pork and beef rice bowl was essentially a mound of banh mi ingredients, layered over rice. Mouthwateringly good. The pork wrap was also excellent. (They are very generous with the cilantro, so if you’re not a fan, make sure you let them know to leave it out.)

The pricing is also very reasonable. Combine the great value with great food and friendly service and you have a five-star establishment. We will definitely be bringing friends and family back...

Ordered on door dash on a lazy night! The driver took about an hour to get from the restaurant to our home, but the banh mi was not soggy or affected at all, which is super impressive because I've had some that's gotten inedible within a 20 minute car ride.

We got the cream cheese wontons, wings, and sides of fries which got a little cold on the drive over (not the restaurants fault and really not a big deal) but we were impressed with how they heated up and came to life in the air fryer!

First of all listen to everyone that says get the fries. They are sooo good. Seasoned, crispy, and the side of spicy mayo it comes with is decadent.

The wontons were good, but the sauce is not a typical sauce- not super flavorful and kind of thin so you have to submerge your wonton in it to get any flavor from it but was still worth it.

Banh mi was perfect, crispy bread, good amount of Mayo and pate, and fresh veggies. I saved half for the next day and I took off everything but the meat, threw it in the air fryer for a few minutes, put the veggies back on, and it was almost better than it was fresh!

I can't wait to grab another sandwich from here again, quality ingredients...

We stopped in for quick dinner after a long day of appointments. This turned out to be the PERFECT place to grab a bite to eat. The food is great, the service is excellent and the decor makes the place so so comfortable to just let the day go and enjoy the food. We both had the chicken lemongrass sandwich and two pork egg rolls. My husband also had fries and a soda. Everything was excellent. The egg rolls were hot and crisp. The sandwiches had the perfect amount of cucumber, jalapeno, green onion, pickled carrots and daikon and my husband said his fries were great.

Accessibility: the tables are narrow so if you're in a wheelchair you can't pull all the way up to the table. I have a narrow rigid chair and even mine didn't fit between the table legs. At the large 8 person table, the underside of the table is solid and flared and wheelchair footplates prevent pulling up.

I do highly recommend checking this place out. I hope they add an accessible table or two. I'll...