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Always on the look out for decent Vietnamese, I found this small shop in Tin Hau called Saigon Etoile Vietnamse Street Food. Hmm...interesting?It was a very small shop. I would say maybe 3 tables and a very cramped bench seats. As I was by myself, I saw at one of the chairs by the bench.Menu is in English and Chinese. There is no 10% service charge. The menu doesn't have a lot of variety but that is fine with me. It shows they want to focus on what they know instead of trying to please everyone.
It was a very small shop. I would say maybe 3 tables and a very cramped bench seats. As I was by myself, I saw at one of the chairs by the bench.
Menu is in English and Chinese. There is no 10% service charge. The menu doesn't have a lot of variety but that is fine with me. It shows they want to focus on what they know instead of trying to please everyone. I noticed weekday lunch time, they offer lunch sets!
They also have a coffee menu and what appears to be breakfast items during breakfast time.
Condiments are your basic kind. I noticed they put the nuoc mam cham in a light bulb.
I ordered a Vietnamese coffee ($38). There wasn't a lot of condensed milk but it was enough for me. Though the staff did ask if I wanted more so this option is available if you do want more. The coffee was ok. It wasn't strong enough. It wasn't as robust as Vietnamese coffee usually is.
I chose a traditional pork banh mi ($68). First things first: the bread was THE bread. It was light, airy and crispy. It wasn't a baguette like most other places tend to use. There was a decent mix of cilantro, pickled daikon and carrots, Vietnamese sausage, pork belly and pate. There wasn't any chili peppers in it nor was I asked if I wanted any. I guess good as I don't like it spicy. So, if you do like your banh mi spicy, I guess add the hot sauce available. The pickled vegetables could have been pickled longer to make it more sour. But the meat...the meat was superb! Wonderful savory morsels of fatty belly and firm sausage meat. Probably one of the best banh mi in Hong Kong. And not expensive, too! Size was big. I would say a foot long!
Very good banh mi. The staff was also very friendly. They speak English, too. I will be back to try out the noodles next time! And come on a weekday to do the lunch set deals.
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