My friend and I decided to try this out today for lunch for the first time. I was somehow craving it without ever having had it before, but now I think I know why - I just knew it would be delicious! And it really was incredible. I got the grilled pork bahn mi (I didn't even know what pickled daikon radish was before today, but I made sure I didn't lose even a single piece of all of those yummy veggies) and she got a pork burger, and we shared some of the egg rolls. My taro milk tea boba was also delicious. My friend got a caramel frappe, and she also really enjoyed that. We didn't try any of the desserts today, but they looked amazing, and would definitely be worth trying in the future. There are a few other sandwiches and lots of other drinks that I would love to try, so I know I'll be back. But it will be hard to stray from the first two things I got today, because I loved them...
ย ย ย Read moreThe bread and meat in my grilled pork banh mi were great but the pickled veggies had almost no acidity and were basically just sweet, there was almost no jalapeno and so near zero zippiness, and the ingredients were not evenly distributed. (Edit: forgot to mention that the flaky pastry side with ground pork in it was excellent.) I really want to try them again but can't figure out how to get around the sugary veggies considering they're a major component of bahn mis. If they'd offer vinegary pickled veggies, I think that and extra jalapeno would make a great sandwich. Red wine vinegar helped but I think I'd have to take the veggies out and re-quick-pickle them in straight vinegar to cut the sweetness and give some acidity. I'm only giving them three stars because the bread and meat was good and my wife liked hers; my son felt the same way about his shredded chicken sandwich as far...
ย ย ย Read moreWas excited to hear about a new banh mi shop opening, and I remember I liked the location in Orlando. There are lots of banh mi sandwich options as well as boba and pastries. I got the B1 Banh Mi Special Combination and Trevor got the B4 Banh Mi with Shredded Chicken. We also got matcha and taro milk teas. The location is very new and the staff was nice but seemed a bit disoriented under the pressure of a lot of customers. It took a long time for the boba to come out compared to the sandwiches. I liked the sandwiches a lot, especially the special combo, but I couldn't say the same about the boba tea. For the price it was just ok, I recommend getting cheaper and better boba elsewhere. I haven't had the chance to discover other banh mi places around town, but the banh mi here is pretty solid and I would recommend coming here to try that. Always nice to support Asian...
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