3.5 STARS
No line. Ordered the Nem Nuong (Sausage) Breakfast Banh Mi. Long wait. Mr. NSS ordered a breakfast burrito from another nearby stand, received it, and finished it.
Still waiting. Lady standing next to me complains of the wait for her order. Eeeck.
This better be worth the wait, I thought to myself.
After 20 minutes, my banh mi is finally ready...
First bite, untoasted semi-dry stale bread. Second bite, the same. *le sigh*
To hell with the banh mi; I ripped off all the bread to get to the center of several small pieces of deliciously savory housemade nem nuong sausage topped with a piping hot fried egg that oozed yolk lava upon biting to. Mmmm...really good duo but in the end, it was not a well-executed "banh mi".
Still hungry...the Hummus Guy and the Bolani Guy to the rescue with free samples! #OldAzNLadyatCostcoStatus #NoShame
OTHER NOTES:
*Vietnamese street food stand @ Stonestown Farmers' Market every Sunday 9 am - 1 pm.
*All ingredients locally sourced. No msg used.
*Menu ($4-$8): Spring rolls (goi cuon) sandwich (banh mi), noodles (bun) & porridge (chao ga): http://bit.ly/1iBMqg2.
*Banh mi ($6) had a solid nem nuong sausage (very small and can only detect if eaten alone) and fried egg. However, the most quintessential part of a good banh mi, the baguette didn't taste fresh (needed to be toasted) and the banh mi in its entirety lacked authentic layers of flavor: salty, sweet, sour, and spicy. It needed more filling, more pickled veggies (barely any), and mayo or Maggi type sauce to help with the dryness. Pic: http://bit.ly/1fdcuK6.
*Not sure why there was such a long wait because there was a cashier and three people preparing orders.
*3 generous stars but an extra .5 star for the refreshing Sunset Spritzer (cam vat) w/ freshly squeezed citrus, chia seeds, logan & soda water. I'm however, rounding down since they've been open for about 8 months (possibly longer per a filtered review) and should of streamlined their processes by now.
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