Phat Banh Mi — Restaurant in Norwood

Okay, so I rarely ever leave reviews. However, as growing up with Vietnamese food I felt a need to.

Customer service was wonderful the gentleman that took my order was great. Very personable and easy to approach despite being more of a kiosk based ordering system. I had the lemongrass pork Banh Mi and the Saigon Wings with a side of shrimp chips.

The Lemon grass pork didn’t really taste like anything, just grilled pork unfortunately. The vegetables weren’t pickled from what I could tell which sucks since that’s my favorite part.

The mayo, I’m not quite sure if that was truly Vietnamese mayo but it killed the taste of the sandwich. It was just mayo, bread and filler is what it tasted like.

The shrimp chips definitely just taste like rice paper that was fried which can be good, however don’t expect it to taste like anything just a crunch factor for your meal.

The wings, loved how crispy it was, the menu says the sauce is a chili lime sauce, it resembled more sweet chili than there was lime.

Overall, the customer service and possibly the drinks would make it worth coming back but I think I’d have to stick to Sharonville / Mason area for...

Food is bad because the flavor combination is weird and unappetizing. Five Spice needs to be used judiciously, like nutmeg. The BBQ pork belly tasted like children’s medicine. The Bhan Mi needs vegetables to balance out the flavor of the meat. Also don’t get the BBQ.

The portions were very generous.

The two gentlemen working at the counter went above and beyond. I asked for hot sauce, and the gentleman at the counter gave me a couple of packets of sriracha. Then he went to the storage area, almost 10 minutes away, to get me a ramekin of Sambal Oleck. In the meantime the cook working the grill came to my table with a ramekin of mango habenero sauce. Both went above and beyond. Please tip 40% if you eat here (which you shouldn’t because the food is bad), because the service is like DeShas and I the staff should be paid for the...

Food halls have become quite popular and there are three within a short drive of my house. The newest is Gatherall at Factory 52. This location has over a dozen food stalls plus multiple bar options. The first food stall I tried was Phat Bánh Mì.

The staff working was very friendly and helped explain the menu as needed. I watched from a nearby table as orders were quickly prepared and text messages sent to hungry patrons.

I tried the Lemongrass Chicken Bánh Mì with lemongrass chicken on a toasted baguette with pickled daikon, pickled carrots, cucumber, cilantro, jalapenos, and Vietnamese mayo served with potato or shrimp chips ($13). This was a good sandwich and very filling. I'm not an expert on Bánh Mì but I really enjoyed the flavor combinations, especially the pickled vegetables and the mayo was...