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2015-09-13
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I've been excited about the idea of Vuong's since I learned (a) that it existed and (b) that it's really easy to get to from the HKU MTR stop, which I am now frequently at.I got the set A sandwich (or maybe B)-- it was the one with pate, Vietnamese sausage, pork, and maybe something else. When I ordered it, they asked whether I wanted cilantro and chili (of course), so I anticipated that perhaps it would be spicy.Alas, it wasn't spicy. That's fine though. What about the rest of the sandwich? Not
I got the set A sandwich (or maybe B)-- it was the one with pate, Vietnamese sausage, pork, and maybe something else. When I ordered it, they asked whether I wanted cilantro and chili (of course), so I anticipated that perhaps it would be spicy.Alas, it wasn't spicy. That's fine though. What about the rest of the sandwich? Not very good. As you can see, it largely consists of a pile of pickled carrot, daikon, and cucumber. This mix was insanely sweet. I know there's usually sugar in the pickling marinade for these veggies (I often make my own banh mi), but I have never had a sandwich this sweet outside of an ice cream sandwich.
I just removed more than half of the veggies. What was left? Well, I discovered that the balogne had a really unappetizing texture, like it had been sitting in the air too long and was dried out-- not that I'm claiming that's what happened, that's just what it was like. It also didn't taste all that great. The rest was OK. The baguette was a little stale maybe, but certainly within the bounds of acceptability.
At $35 (if I remember correctly), it's not that I feel ripped off. What I feel is disappointed. I wanted a sandwich place that had good food and was accessible from my office so I could make lunch time more efficient. And I didn't get that.
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