Dana S.
Yelp
I tried their banh mi before at an event but today was my first time actually visiting the store to get it fresh from the source. I got there around 11:45 and it was empty, and then by the time I left less than half an hour later there was a constant flow of traffic. Lunch rush at noon I guess. The shop is pretty small with just a few seats along the window and some tables outside. Friendly staff. I asked to eat in but got my sub in a bag anyway and I'm not sure if that's because they don't have trays or if it was just oversight. The slim bag works great if you're taking it to go but it was difficult for eating in.
I ordered the tofu banh mi, which is available as vegetarian with mayo or vegan without. It's a substantial-sized sub, well worth the $8. I was a little worried it would be plain or dry without the mayo but decided to try vegan anyway, and it was fine - they still dress with it with a bit of soy sauce and the veggies also add moisture. I asked for jalapeno though and I'm pretty sure I didn't get any, but the filling of the sandwich was just fine without, and it felt like a nice healthy lunch. However, I don't really like their bread, it's a little dry and too crumbly for my taste.
Got a coconut smoothie too, which was a little sweeter than I expected, but nonetheless very enjoyable. I loved the thick, creamy consistency. I gave them my own cup which holds 16-20 oz, but apparently their normal serving for the smoothies is a bit bigger, so they checked with me to see what I wanted to do, and I just told them it was okay to make less to fit in the cup. I thought what I got was plenty, so if they're giving more than that normally, the price is pretty decent ($6.25).
Not the best-ever banh mi for me, mostly on account of the bread, but still a pretty solid choice and I would go back. I have yet to shop around more to be able to say how it stacks up against other veg banh mi in the area.