There's an "authentic" feel pervading this "funky" LES Vietnamese touted for its "original", "delicious", "addicting" takes on pho and banh mi; low prices and a "hole-in-the-wall" space with a Saigon "back-alley" feel add extra legitimacy.
A strikingly authentic Vietnamese restaurant with a decor that's as accurate as the cuisine itself.
An Choi Restaurant Review:
Set in a long, narrow space that’s crisscrossed with cables and Edison light bulbs and flanked by exposed brick walls, this Vietnamese sandwich and pho restaurant looks and feels like an alleyway eatery somewhere in the dregs of Hanoi. Which actually makes for a nice venue for consuming better-than-average banh mi sandwiches and plus-size bowls of pork- and noodle-laced pho. The chicken-stuffed...
LES entrant into the Great Bánh Mì Scare of Ought Nine. Stoked debate with price tags running nearly double those of nearby Chinatown spots, but counters that its ingredients are higher end. True enough, bread is crusty and fresh, petite torpedoes layered with roasted pig, lemongrass pork, or chicken with caramelized onions. Tiny sandwich station in front, kitchen in back making up big bowls of...