Banh Mi Up

Great spot in St John's neighborhood.
Love this area.
Definitely will be back.
Got a few items to try out.
The roasted pork belly Banh Mi sandwich.
Very good, but I would have loved to have more of the mayo as it left it a little try unless you used the house sauces.
The two were amazing.
The veggies on the sandwich were flavorful but would have preferred the carrot sticks to be cut down in size.
Too large on a sandwich of any kind.
Also, I got the grilled chicken Bahn Mi Tasty as well.
The taro veggie rolls was nothing special, in my opinion.
Love the outdoor area and will next time sit out there when the weather is nicer.

I met up a friend here for lunch as it was a convenient spot for us.
It's nice that they have both indoor and outdoor seating.
The outside patio is nice.
It is counter service, and once you order, you find a place to sit.
I ordered the combo vermicelli bowl and also a roasted pork banh mi to share.
I think I may have come here on an off day as the chicken and pork for my vermicelli bowl was a bit dry.
The roasted pork was a bit dry, and the bread could be toasted a bit longer.
I think having extra hot sauce would help, but they were all out and had whatever was left in the table.
Again, maybe an off day, I'll have to come back again.

High hopes dashed by indifference.
I did not feel love in the Bahn Mi Up.
My tea was not hot.
My stew not soft. When I order hot jasmine tea and it comes in a tetsubin, I am excited because I expect it to be hot and stay hot.
When it comes luke warm and swiftly gets cold, it is because the iron pot was not warmed first before pouring in the tea, which should be a simple step. When I order a stew I expect the meat to be soft and not hard and chewy.
When I read there will pickled daikon I hope there will be pickled daikon. And then there is this thing about “No Cash Accepted”.
I am an old man and I pay as I go and this does not make me feel welcome.
And I do not like being confronted with a request for a tip before I know how the service is… (see issue with lukewarm tea).
I don’t know, maybe they’ve been robbed or something, but advertise on your listing so I don’t show up with cash in hand and thumb in my nose. The food did not come out remotely together.
The staff seemed to not particularly care.
So I suppose I don’t particularly care either.
They will not be on my list, I wouldn’t bother coming back.