Lisette T.
Yelp
I've been here twice now and holy cow, the food always smells so delicious I forget to take a photo!
The first visit was spontaneous as we were hungry but also passing time waiting for the brewery around the corner to open. That being said, we came just before lunch ended, with my brother ordering the Classic Bahn Mi (extra spicy - which means cilantro and jalapeno) and I got the Tofu Bahn Mi, also extra spicy. He added a Vietnamese coffee too.
First we were served with a starter soup and WOW. I cook a lot and have over 60 spices in my spice cabinet, but there were flavors in this incredibly flavor broth I'd never had before. As a vegetarian, I haven't had *true* pho, but I've been teetering on the edge of flexitarian lately, so maybe it was also beef broth that me drooling. I'm really not sure. All I know is I want buckets of this soup.
Next up came his coffee, which I didn't taste as I'm lactose intolerant, but he compared it to what he'd had on his Asian travels and was very much pleased with the flavor. He doesn't consume a lot of sweets, so he said it was fairly dessert-like, but I feel like that comes down to personal taste and preference.
After not much of a wait, our sandwiches arrived and I must say - the size did not disappoint the eyes! They were precut for us, and I'd say each half was about 5 inches. The sandwich toppings weren't skimped on either. The baguette was fresh and perfectly crunchy while not being hard, and each ingredients flavor was forward and balanced. My tofu wasn't a weird texture (as some are) but I assumed (correctly) that as that was authentic Vietnamese cuisine, there wouldn't be any issue with the tofu. The jalapeno was nice, but I noted to order the very spicy on my return for the added Birds Eye chili since I love a good kick.
All around, this was some killer food. I couldn't wait to come back and bring my partner, in which we came back, ordered bahn mis again (complete with soup and Birds Eye chilis). We found out they have a daily HH so we drank some $4 beers outside under an awning they opens for us since it was raining (and we had our dog) while we waited for our food to go. We ended up eating it outside cause once again, it smelled too good to wait, and we absolutely DEVOURED that soup. Planned on eating only half a sandwich but demolished that too, just too good.
All in all, highly recommend. Food is fresh, authentic, filling. Can't wait to expand and try some of the other dishes (and drink more of that soup).