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asteroid_b_612 OP t1_j5kp2tr wrote

Reply to comment by lavendergrowing101 in Best Banh mi sandwiches in Providence? by asteroid_b_612

Im at toritomo right now and got a pork belly banh mi and very disappointed. Doesn’t taste anything like any other normal banh mi sandwich I’ve had. They’ve put too much of their flavor on this banh mi and not enough traditional banh mi flavor. Literally ate one bite and stopped.

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freshf1t t1_j5kxvde wrote

If you're looking for traditional banh mi then Asian Bakery is the way to go. Nothing else comes close IMO.

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GotenRocko t1_j5l4txk wrote

Like Banh mi & bubble tea in Cranston over Asian Bakery. Both are good though.

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delta_cephei t1_j5lsn22 wrote

I haven't had asian bakery yet, but I recently tried this place and loved it

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leavingthecold t1_j5llkei wrote

>Im at toritomo right now and got a pork belly banh mi and very disappointed.

Isn't that a Japanese restaurant? Not sure why they would have a Vietnamese national food on there.

My guess is you had some chef try to do some razzle dazzle and fucked up something real basic.

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asteroid_b_612 OP t1_j5lmmf8 wrote

Yea they mostly had ramen but they also had some other pan-Asian items on the menu and I thought how hard could it be to fuck up banh mi? They “Asian fusioned” the dish with a bit too much fusion I guess

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Educational_Leg36 t1_j5poa5k wrote

Because like most ethnic themed restaurants they need to be able to have a a good assortment of food to be able to sell and appease the American pallete.

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leavingthecold t1_j5pxds2 wrote

Oh really, so tell me how many Italian restaurants where selling Greek Gyro's along side spaghetti and meatball's. I'm sure the American dining scene was burgeoning at that time.

Based on the website this is a Japanese themed restaurant , whatever their reason for throwing that sandwich on there is beyond me. And for $12 I could already tell it's not worth it but to bland taste buds it might be.

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