It’s Super Bowl Sunday and as usual I could care less about testosterone driven football, swilling light beer and eating crappy chips, wings and pizza.
Instead I opted for an excursion to Sunset Park, Brooklyn to try one of the many Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich shops around the city.
Ba Xuyen Store front
Yelp and Chowhound offered much praise for Ba Xuyen on 43rd and 8th Avenue in Sunset Park, a primarily Asian and Latino neighborhood.
I wandered through Ba Xuyen’s doors and struggled to find some signage in English while trying to not look like a tourist. There it was - an illuminated sign with pictures of food with numbers and words in Vietnamese and English.
I ordered the #3. The pork banh mi for $3.75 and the friendly, smiling ladies behind the counter served me a big ‘ol sandwich and I settled into my seat by the window.
Get ready for some crunch!
The first bite revealed toasty bread, fragrant cilantro, and a powerful crunch from the pickled diakon and carrot. The flavors were sweet, a little sour and spicier (from the jalapeno) with every mouthful.
Though the pork didn’t have much flavor, the mighty crunch won me over. I’m stoked to compare Ba Xuyen with other Banh Mi sandwiches in Queens in the coming weeks....as soon as my foodie contact in Queens gets back from Mexico.
Sign in the bathroom
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