Comments on: Have You Ever Seen a Banh Mi This Elaborate in the D.C. Area?

By: City Girl DC

City Girl DC — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:36:03 +0000

I saw this episode again last night and wanted to immediately jump on a plane to Vietnam when I saw them making the bahn mi. I feel desperately deprived in DC!

By: Tim Carman

Tim Carman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:37:06 +0000

Lou, Nick, et al,

Just a reminder that Banh Mi D.C. made the Y&H Dining Guide this year: http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=37407

-Tim

By: Anonymous Frustrated Lawyer

Anonymous Frustrated Lawyer — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:19:31 +0000

@ DCRAT - the ones @ Eden Center are heads and shoulders above that G Street Food crap.

By: lou

lou — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:51:38 +0000

Nice take @Nick.
@dcrat, I went to Banh Mi DC by 50 and Graham road. I think it's one of the best.

By: dcrat

dcrat — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:36:07 +0000

I have my first one on my first trip to G Street Food and I haven't ordered anything else on the menu since. Are the ones at Eden Center better (cheaper I'm sure)?

By: Tim Carman

Tim Carman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:23:22 +0000

Very interesting take, Nick. Thanks for chiming in.

By: nick

nick — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:17:42 +0000

Two forces working against you: 1) Immigrants are doing most of the banh mi around here, and they're not likely to be whipping out the more edgy permutations. In Vietnam, where there are often literally a couple dozen banh mi options within a block, folks are differentiating. 2) You have to remember that foreign "ethnic" food from immigrants will always represent the immigrant experience. What I mean is, the banh mi available around here will mostly be a more old-skool "classic" banh mi. If you immigrated in 1985, you're sort of like a time-capsule from 1985's version of your home country. Back home, everything continues to develop, especially food and culture, but you're a time capsule. The local immigrant communities represent that, and so does the food.