Food Review: Banh Mi Boys Sandwich Shop

It's been a very talked about sandwich shop.

Have you read the reviews?

Toronto Star reviewed it's nutritional contents

Word of Mouth
Passerby (Queen St/Spadina)

A local go-to shop for all your vietnamese sub-kimchi-fries-pork belly needs.

Start here (photo below)
1) Walk deep into the slim narrow restaurant and at the corner you'll sort of see the cashier/staff. I say that because it's so packed with  people hanging out along the wall -looking as though they are waiting in a line yet they're not in a line (go figure).

Menu is right above the cashier on 2 TVs

2) After you order, stand in another line to get your food. After you order, depending on how much you ordered, (for a simple sub) and if it's during their busy time, it can take as long as 20 minutes.

It's a semi-open kitchen. 

3) You wait along this area and when they call your name (you give your name to the staff when paying at the cash register), you go up to the semi-open kitchen and they will ask you what else you would like on it.. etc.

I've been here a couple times, but this trip I wasn't too too hungry, so I ordered a Kalbi taco ($3.99). For a girl, the size portion is okay. But if you're hungry, you'll definitely need to order more than 1. =)

For me, it was the softness of the bun that made it that much better. The Kalbi beef was seasoned superbly and the veggies tasted fresh. But that bun, yum. It tasted like the chinese "green onion pancake" but without the green onions.

Overall, I loved it. 

Only complaint: Get a bigger place OR make it just a take-out place, because the little tables they have (in the front) crowds the place that much more.

Price: $$ ($3.99 tacos/$5.99 avg sub/$5.99 avg fries)

Service: Good (even though they're pretty busy)

Location: Spadina/Queen (west of Spadina on Queen St)

I go back whenever I'm in the area. 

It's good decent priced food!

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This is not a bad deal, especially when you don't have time and need a "snack-sized" pick me up.

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Deal is on NOW.... till this Wednesday (June 12, 2013).

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Happy Deal Hunting!

Food Review: Qing Hua Dumpling (Montreal)

Late night dinner in Montreal's chinatown.

We found this place on the fly. It was still open around 9pm and so we tried it out. And it didn't hurt to see that they had a wall of "article achievements" to showcase their abilities. ;)

Here's a peek at their menu

We ordered quite a bit, so we definitely had our fill. I'm not a real dumpling fan, but the ones we ordered (2 veggies, 2 pork, 2 Siew Long Bao) weren't half bad. Although there was one batch of dumplings that were undercooked. But the waitress was very apologetic and very kind. 

Pork Dumplings (photo above)

The texture of the dumpling was not too thick but held the filling well. And the filling inside was not slim, but sizable portions. =0)

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Siew Long Bao (photo above)

These baos were delicious. And the size of them were pretty big (compared to some I've had in Toronto). The soup was super hot and tasty. 

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The space and decoration inside is actually very nice. Their walls have a concrete texture and the furniture and lights create a fusion in a modern appeal

 But you can see that they stay true in their original design (see through wall, photo below).

Overall, I liked this place for what it was. Going in on the fly (walk-in) because it was close to our hotel, I think it deserves a high 4/5 stars in my books. I'm sure there are other comparable places to eat, and when I get a chance I may go out and explore the others.

Give it a try! =0)

Toronto Happenings & Free Poutine

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Are you in Toronto in the month of JUNE?

Here's some fun news | For all the Torontonians and lucky tourist visiting Toronto
When | come out on Wednesday June 5, 2013 to get in on the fun
Where | at Yonge-Dundas Square (Yonge Street/Dundas Street, south east corner) during the times between
Time | 12:30 - 7:00pm
So... what is this anyways | Meet John Catucci from "You Gotta Eat Here", Free poutine, Free samples for Dawn dish detergent

(photograph manipulated by theccgirl, does not belong to theccgirl in any way)

And even for the working folks, come during your lunch hour or even after work (goes on until 7:00pm)