Beyond mid....it was just food at some point. Didn't feel the love with this, one bit. I'll be honest if you were to claim this to be Vietnamese, at least put some respect on the name and quality and give everyone the best rendition. This just wasn't it. Plain, no zest, aroma said bye bye! with this one.
But I have to say props for attempting to be the best in the San Fernando valley. You're obviously keeping people happy. But let me be clear, whoever is hyping this place up needs their taste buds put in jail. Let's keep it super real at this point, SAN GABRIEL VALLEY HAS SPOILED ME ROTTEN.
When you visit Bun me! there is maybe 3-4 tables to sit like a fast food joint. Almost like is a "whole in the wall" type atmosphere. Couldn't feel the vibes with this one.
I came here when we were displaced from the fires in Alta Dena. Totally thankful for being able to stay at a family members home at a time when you were not sure if you would be able to go back to yours. By the grace of God, we were able to go home (4 weeks later)!
So in the meantime, we got hungry in the SFV and decided to explore. Like I mentioned above, SUPER SUPER SPOILED from all the amazing eateries in the SGV. After reading many reviews here we figured, let's check out BUN ME!
We ordered the grilled pork banh mi, and the lemon grass chicken banh mi those were okay, small as usual. Not the most flavor but doable. Next shrimp rolls, super low par no flavor what so ever! Basically a flavorless boiled shrimp with just lettuce and some carrots. Where's the CHA ROM TÔM? LAME! Especially for 7.25 for only 2 baby rolls? Yall lacking hard. The crispy spring rolls and egg rolls extremely over priced for the lack of love and flavor put in. And last a steak rice bowl and some ginger wings. If anything ginger wings were good. I'd basically only vouch for those. The steak rice plate was mediocre as well. Not enough food for the price and the salad was nothing special at all. After receiving the food I asked for something to put hot sauce in and all I was given was a 2 ounce cup to fill sauce. I'm a sauce connoisseur, and the fact that I felt restricted kinda let me down.
So thankful we are back home and 10 minutes away from the best Vietnamese restaurants in the SGV!
There's no way I can order from here again. All in all food shouldn't be over priced when you're using low quality ingredients. They could add two more spring rolls to the shrimp and bump it up 3-4 dollars more and make it 4 rolls vs 2. They could give more peanut sauce. It won't hurt anyone.
Doubt I will ever return.
Goodluck SFV, if yall think this is top tier, visit the SGV for real Vietnamese. You won't be let down. read more