Banh Appetit Review - Bayside - Portland, ME - The Infatuation

"Banh Appetit is a straightforward and reliable Vietnamese takeout spot. But leaving it at that would be like saying Costco’s just a grocery store or the crown jewels are just a rock collection. It’s there for when you need an excellent lemongrass beef bánh mì to offset a chaotic meeting during a working lunch or a vermicelli noodle bowl to accompany your reality TV binge after a long day. The sandwiches are excellent, but they also do a variety of phở, noodles, and rice dishes, and have some fun specials like a phở- or bánh mì-rittos from time to time. Stop by on Saturday evenings to check out the Mama Le menu, where you can get a bunch of different vegetarian and vegan dishes like the banh mi chay—a sandwich stuffed with rice powder glass noodles, sweet chili, and vegan mayo—freshly prepared by the owners’ actual mama." - Alana Dao