Banh Mi Viet — Restaurant in San Francisco

I was excited to try this place as it has a very high rating on Google. I ordered Bahn Mi without head cheese. Normally it comes with head cheese, pate, and something called fancy pork. I received a sandwich with head cheese and no pate. I must’ve said no head cheese about five times because the two women working there did not speak English very well and I do not speak Vietnamese. I then found this in my sandwich. looked like something that would be used as a backing to carpeting. I have now found out that it is something called pork floss. It’s supposed to be edible and I did try to eat it, but it had no flavor. I wonder if that’s what they consider fancy pork. So considering that I did not get any pate and I removed the fancy pork I ended up with a head cheese sandwich. The one item I...

The shop's decorations are cute, but the space is very small with no seating area.

I ordered a chicken banh mi, and the guy seemed surprised when I asked for a receipt. Apparently, he didn't even know how to print a receipt, so a woman came out from the back to help him. After handing me the receipt, she asked me to wait outside in a rude tone of voice. There were no other customers except me, but they made me wait outside in the cold for no apparent reason.

I wish the banh mi was worth it, but it wasn't. The chicken was way too sweet, and the pickled carrots were thick, tasteless sticks.

It was a terrible experience overall. I truly have no idea why the rating is so high. One of the most disappointing experiences of my trip to San...

"Well, hot diggity dog, if Banh Mi Viet ain’t the tastiest thing since a Texas barbecue, I don’t know what is! This here banh mi’s got bread that’s crispier than a tumbleweed in the desert and soft as a summer breeze on the inside. And the fillings? Shoot, they’re fresher than a daisy in spring and pack more flavor than a cowboy cookout! The mix of savory meats, pickled veggies, and that zesty sauce’ll have your taste buds doing the Texas two-step! The folks workin’ here are friendlier than a critter at a country fair, and they whip up your order faster than a jackrabbit on a hot skillet. If y’all want a sandwich that’ll knock your boots off, Banh Mi Viet’s the spot,...