Susie H.
Yelp
Boston's Chinatown, a whisper of the Chinatowns of Manhattan and Brooklyn, twice the size of Manhattan's Little Italy but with fundamentally less impressive, inspiring, and vibrant vibes - not ASMR inducing, and semi-satisfying foods.
The Banh Mi here at Banh Mi Huong Que, a hole-in-the-wall, in Boston's mini Chinatown were fresh and magnificent except the dense bread like Jersey Mike's Subs, not like a great baguette, but I don't usually eat a lot of bread so it didn't ruin the banh mi for me.
I chose the "House Special Bánh Mì Đặc Biệt" #1: Classic cold cut special with pork, roast pork belly and black pepper head cheese and "Fancy Pork - Bánh Mì Chả Lụa" #2.
If you love bologna like I do, perfect Vietnamese Cha Lua, seriously flavorful, cohesively balanced, is the absolute best thing, and their most delicious banh mi had plenty of it! Loaded down with the best ever, hefty, insanely fresh Cha Lua, the tiny Banh Mi shop has been doing things right.
Each bite of the "House Special Bánh Mì Đặc Biệt" was texturally exciting with all the best Vietnamese charcuterie, crispy, crunchy pickled veg, and fresh cilantro.
Thursday's night unexpected rain deluge caused me to hurry and a big rush to get back to the parking lot but I also should have got Banh Mi Huong Que's housemade fermented delights- kimchee and pickled carrots and daikon. If I go back to Boston, I'll head back here!