Banh Mi Up
Restaurant · St. Johns ·
Hulking banh mi, garlic noodles, beef stew pho, cocktails
Hulking banh mi, garlic noodles, beef stew pho, cocktails
"This Vietnamese restaurant is one of the neighborhood’s only spots for hulking banh mi, vermicelli noodle bowls overflowing with grilled prawns and pork belly, and shimmering, oversized, golden-fried bao. The shop’s garlic noodles are an underrated star on the menu, as is the beef stew pho, which falls somewhere between bo kho and beef pho, fragrant with star anise." - Rebecca Roland
"This Vietnamese restaurant is one of the neighborhood’s only spots for hulking banh mi, vermicelli noodle bowls overflowing with grilled prawns and pork belly, and shimmering, oversized, golden-fried bao. The shop’s garlic noodles are an underrated star on the menu, as is the “beef stew pho,” which falls somewhere between bo kho and beef pho, fragrant with star anise." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"This St. Johns’ shop is an example of modern banh mi done right. What it might lack in terms of Cafe du Monde coffee cans and plastic-wrapped pandan treats at the counter is made up for in the meal-sized Vietnamese sandwiches on the menu. In addition to a handful of grilled meat and vegetarian options, the po’ boy-meets-banh mi mashup, stuffed with tempura shrimp, and a version featuring fried chicken katsu are both successful spins on the usual. Banh Mi Up is open for takeout, delivery, and has outdoor seating."
"I ordered takeout from this St. Johns Vietnamese spot and appreciated pho, vermicelli bowls, and the grand “Viet Platter” — grilled chicken, grilled pork, grilled pork sausage, egg rolls, fresh herbs, cucumber, carrots, daikon pickles, rice noodles, crispy shallots, and crushed cashews — all available via online ordering." - Alex Frane
"I learned that Banh Mi Up grew out of a downtown cart Linh Bien and Andy Tran opened in October 2018 that accrued positive reviews, and the pair—an army vet and a corporate-sector alum—are turning it into a restaurant opening November 8 at 8037 N Lombard Street in the former Mama San Soul Shack space in St. Johns. They’ll serve Vietnamese classics like coconut rice, pho ga (a 12-hour chicken pho), and the namesake baguette sandwich, including a pork belly banh mi and a vegetarian version with tofu and an edamame “pate.” The menu also takes broader Asian inspiration with wontons in chili oil and banh-mi–style bao, and the bar will stick to beer and wine while offering several creative non-alcoholic cocktails—think virgin lychee mojitos. The owners want the place to feel like a neighborhood haunt where everyone feels like family." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
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