Comments on: Boi Sandwich’s New Curry Chicken Meatball Banh Mi

By: donuts4dinner.com » Restaurant Review: Boi Sandwich

donuts4dinner.com » Restaurant Review: Boi Sandwich — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:15:45 +0000

[...] ago, and I’m still loving it just as much as I did that first day. Everyone talks about the banh mi, but the best thing there is the lunch box. I get mine with pork, noodles, sesame-basil sauce, and [...]

By: Annette

Annette — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:48:15 +0000

Am eating the Banh Mi and really disappointed! I was not expecting Chinatown standard, but this lacks taste and is soggy… dripping sauce as we speak. The bread seems a bit stale also. Dropped by Baoguette a couple of weeks ago and that was much, much better at half the price.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:40:18 +0000

Love the disclaimers, Zach. Haha… there is a standard to which we food bloggers are held, and it’s the commenters, the haters. =T

By: Harry

Harry — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:04:12 +0000

I had this today and I loved it. It’s pretty much as Clues described. And it as super-fresh. I asked for spicy. It had a little spice, but nothing serious. Great sandwich!

By: Rudy McBagel

Rudy McBagel — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:07:57 +0000

Andy ate a sarnie….all rise.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:01:39 +0000

I had this today — my first Boi sandwich ever — and I agree it was quite tasty! Got a little messy, though — maybe I’m just a slob, but I’d recommend a fork for clean-up when you’re done. I didn’t have a problem with the amount of bread, but I love bread.

As everyone’s said, it’s not a banh mi. But comparing it to the other sandwiches I’d probably have eaten today instead, it’s a winner.

And this post needs tags! Right now it’s “Uncategorized” and I had a little trouble finding it. A week from now it’ll be totally lost in the archives.

By: heWho

heWho — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:10:03 +0000

I had one yesterday and it was OK by midtown sandwich standards but it in no way is a bahn mi. The bites I had with meatball were very good, but they comprised maybe 50% of the sandwich. The other bites were just filler until you got to another meatball bite.

I just can’t endorse this restaurant’s sandwich. The bread makes no sense, they load it with vegetables and don’t give enough meat and there is never enough cilantro.

Another major negative – they have a big box of gummy candies sitting next to the register. I picked one out, thinking it was meant to be an after-dinner mint type of thing…. then the guy at the register scolded me and said they’re 6 for $1. Complete tease and in bad taste, a whole bag of those things less than $2 at the asian grocery stores.

By: elton

elton — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:56:11 +0000

eating one now- pretty damn good! a lot better than i remember the banh mi being from boi to go, which i last had about a year ago..

the bread wasn’t nearly as overpowering as it used to be, and was actually in good proportion to the generous quantity of meatballs inside. not traditional by any means, but still a really good sandwich

By: Ecoli

Ecoli — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:43:43 +0000

Tastes good to me. As with their other Banh Mi, the bread is rather large. I don’t think there’s a problem of bread to filling ratio, but eating it is a bit unwieldy. feels like you’re holding a football.

By: Inane

Inane — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:59:55 +0000

Hmmm I think you need a standard size reference in there for your pictures. Maybe a packet of ketchup? or a 10$ bill?