BÁNH MÌ CỤ LÝ BanhmiCuly — Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

As a keen fan of banh mi with the most basic of fillings, I was thrilled to hear about Banh mi Cu Ly. However, after sampling their offerings, I must admit that the banh mi here is rather ordinary, not even as tasty as many popular street vendor stalls. For VND 25.000, a loaf includes approximately 4-5 different types of pork rolls or ham, cucumber, onion, and a few seasonings such as pepper salt, soy sauce, and chilli sauce.

While the pork rolls are delicious on their own, the overall banh mi is rather bland and flavourless. I could not detect the slightest hint of the pepper salt or soy sauce. I am unsure whether the taste is inherently bland or if the vendor was in a rush and forgot to season my banh mi properly. The only strong flavour I could taste was an overpowering pungency from the onions, which were not well prepared and were simply spicy...

Chunky pork roll and cucumber, no pickle or pate so just a heads up. Simple and affordable at 25k per banh mi. Friendly owner, he might give you some roll to try. Quick service if you want a full topping as they already prepare it. It took me 10 seconds from the moment I arrive...

I am sorry but the food is just not that great. The breadroll is crusty fine, but the fillings are average (I was thinking of giving the food rating of two). Chả bò lacks beef taste and no dill flavours. Chả chiên ís too sugary, etc. They seem to have more msg than I would...