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2009-12-18
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So I'd been craving about eating Vietnamese bánh mì (baguette sandwich) ever since I read a local food blog about a place called "Tim Kee French Sandwiches" in Kowloon. Anyway, when I found out there was a similar place in Central (and rated pretty high on Openrice) I was all over this place like white on rice...haha. Finally today I got to go with a friend for a light dinner around 6:30PM (they close 7PM). Environment: The place is cozy (but really more on the tiny side) but also brightly lit (
Environment: The place is cozy (but really more on the tiny side) but also brightly lit (perfect for food photography!). Chairs are not the most comfortable and honestly feels kind of cramped but considering it's a sandwich shop that requires high turnover so I understand. I guesstimate the place probably seats about 10-15 people max. One thing I particularly liked about the place was when the cook started cooking and the yummy aroma of the grilled meat/veggies filled the entire room (I was so drooling)!
Service: There were 2 people (1 cook & 1 server). Both were super polite and friendly. When we got there we were the only customers (so service may be different when they are packed). Food was served promptly and they were totally on point in regards to clearing up the appetizer dishes before they served the sandwiches. Maybe because the place was small but there was kind of a warm feeling like you stepped into someone's home (which was nice).
My friend and I both order the $50 combo which includes 1 sandwich, 1/2 portion of a appetizer and also 1 drink. We both shared each other's appetizer. Now onto the food:
Vietnamese Spring Roll - To me this was the better of the 2 rolls. The exterior was really crunchy and piping hot while the interior was flavorful (I believe it was pork). I dipped this in the fish sauce they gave me but to me the fish sauce didn't add all that much to this dish (it felt like pretty regular store bought fish sauce). Regardless, this is quite the perfect snack food. I could eat a ton of these while watching the game in front of the TV...haha!
Vietnamese Pork Summer Roll - This looked quite appetizing on this square white plate with sauce all around it. Sadly it tasted pretty average. To me these kind of translucent skin 'summer rolls' really should give you a slight cooling sensation when you eat them. In this case it was warm and kind of defeated the purpose of a summer roll. Sauce was nice visually but I'm not sure it helped all that much. Also the roll looked like it might fall apart when I stuck my fork in it (but it did hold nevertheless). Meat and veggies inside did taste pretty decent. Overall still an appetizing dish to eat before our sandwiches.
Vietnamese Deluxe Sandwich - Finally our sandwiches! Just so we are clear I ordered the 'medium' spicy one (it had some heat but I easy could have gotten the most spiciest one since I like spicy food). So inside the sandwich I could see they had grilled meat, salty pig knuckle meat, peppers, Chinese meat floss (肉松), radish, coriander and foie gras sauce. The bread was warm and crunchy (thumbs up since it truly sucks when you get a good filling and a cold bun). The filling tasted quite well together but to me the game changer was the meat floss (Chinese shredded dry meat that has a 'fluffy' texture). I just would never expect that inside a sandwich but made the meat flavor that much more intense. The peppers also gave it some nice heat. Even though I can eat much spicier I question whether additional heat would overpower the flavor from the rest of the ingredients. Overall an unique and tasty sandwich.
Ice Lemon Tea - Pretty average iced lemon tea (would have been nice if there was a Vietnamese twist). What I did like about it was it was pretty big and was serve in this cool looking glass jar-like mug.
Overall I thought this place is really nice change of pace for people looking for a different type of sandwich for lunch. For $50 you really get quite a substantial amount of food. The meal isn't going to knock your socks off but it was still quite tasty.
Didn't spend that much time looking over the menu but if they had a sandwich with 'the works' (basically stuffed with everything) and maybe throw a sunny side up egg on top...that would be killer. Going to suggest that to the cook next time I go
张贴
