Caramel mayo, shaved onion, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, jalapenos, and cilantro. Add fried egg. $7.95
Bun Mee, San Francisco CA
This sandwich was pretty tasty. I liked the flavor of the five spice chicken and the added egg made this a pretty substantial sandwich for lunch.
Bun thit nuong. Lettuce, carrot, mint, bean sprouts and crushed peanuts. $13
Green Papaya, San Francisco CA
This was fine, but I thought that it was slightly overpriced for SF lunch pricing. The quality wasn’t above and beyond anything that you could get cheaper elsewhere. I don’t think I’ll be returning to Green Papaya for lunch.
Rice noodles, bean sprouts, scallions, cilantro and lime. $15
The Tropicale, Palm Springs CA
This “pho” tasted fine, but it lacked authentic Vietnamese flavor. It felt and tasted very Americanized so it didn’t quite hit the spot.
Focaccia bread. Complimentary
Banh mi with ham, cold cuts, pate, carrot, daikon, cucumber, jalapeno, and cilantro. $4.25
Vietnamese Cart, San Francisco CA
This sandwich was cheap, delicious, and pretty legit! The flavors were right on for a banh mi and the lady who own the cart is really sweet. With these sandwich, the bread is really important and the French roll that she uses is great. It has a nice crispiness on the outside with a soft, airy center. Noms!
$10.25
Sai’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this noodle soup was warm, rich and really comforting. The broth was flavorful and the there was a good amount of beef in there.
Crispy imperial rolls filled with crab meat, shrimp, pork and silver noodles, served with rice vermicelli, fish sauce, fresh herbs and roasted peanuts. $9.75
77 Chinese & Vietnamese Cuisine, San Francisco CA
This was ok. The pork was dry and salty. Actually, even the imperial rolls were pretty salty even without the fish sauce. Don’t think I’ll be returning to this place for lunch. 😦
Garlic and butter infused noodles, tender pork slices marinated in garlic and pepper, steamed broccoli. $11
Perilla, San Francisco CA
Wow, these noodles are SO garlicky! I was almost embarrassed bringing this dish back to the office since it just filled any room with the garlic aroma. They tasted great though (since I love garlic). The pork was a bit on the salty side though.
With tendon, carrot, onion, cilantro. $5.50
Little Paris, San Francisco CA
This soup was really tasty! I didn’t know that there were different sizes so I would have ordered the large bowl. The broth was rich and everything was warm and hearty, and the cilantro was a refreshing garnish.
Baguette.
Iced Vietnamese coffee.
Banh mi with pork meatball cooked in tomato sauce on a French roll with pickled carrots and cilantro. $10
Out The Door, San Francisco CA
This sandwich was SO delicious! The pork meatballs were super tender and juicy. The roll was light and fluffy and the entire things was just packed with flavor. Noms!
Cauliflower relish, red curry mayo, jalapeño. With added pate. $7.50
Bun Mee, San Francisco CA
I liked this, but I thought that I would need a little more substance so I got pate added. It tasted pretty great!
Kurobuta pork belly, radish relish, shaved onion, pickled carrot and daikon, jalapenos, cucumber, and cilantro. $6.75
Bun Mee, San Francisco CA
This tasted great. I wish there was more pork in it, of course, but the ingredients were quality and Bun Mee always makes great sandwiches. The roll is kinda harder than I like, but the mayo helps soften it.
Cubed mango, shredded napa cabbage, chili lime dressing topped with sesame seeds. $3
Bun Mee, San Francisco CA
This salad definitely needed more mango! And everything was too acidic so there wasn’t any balance. Gonna have to pass on this next time.
Shipping container cranes, Port of Oakland.
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