New Viet sandwich spot in Chinatown. I ordered the Hanoi #1 and it was so good! I'm not sure what everyone else here with the negative reviews. The bread is soft inside and crunchy warm outside. Love the pâté and butter!
Bread is a little crispier than other shops in the area, but it's warm and toasty.
Ordered the Hanoi Special. Dressing, toppings and fillings looked very nice. I just wish they gave more meat and pack it in a little tighter. For $5.50, I expected to have a bit more meat.
Flavor was very good compared to other places. I think they put a Vietnamese type of bacon which made it very flavorful. Bacon makes everything tastes good!
If this place gave more meat and keep their spectacular flavor and price, it would be a perfect 5 stars.
Their location is very convenient if you are running to and from the MTA subway stations on Canal Street. This is a very good grab and go spot.
What is up with New Yorkers altering the classic banh mi nowadays? Some add this deep fried sweet Viet sausage thing and now Hanoi decides to add chicken, bacon and cole slaw …and take out the some other traditional cold cuts. Bacon is good, but contrary to what some people believe, IT DOES NOT BELONG IN EVERYTHING. And the banh mi is one of them. I like my Viet sandwich with its traditional cold cuts, pork pate, pickled daikon/carrots/cucumber/cilantro, some mayo and a dash of soy sauce stuffed into a good baguette.
On that note, Hanoi does have good bread: soft and light on the inside, slightly crunchy but not hard on the outside. In fact, other than my rant above, everything else is pretty good. Had to alter my sandwich by picking out the bacon and slaw and added a lil soy sauce, but that's fine. I still enjoyed it.
Oh, and they have a pretty good Viet coffee. Key: Cafe Du Monde coffee beans. It's nothing fancy like the slow drip ones with condensed milk on the bottom. Their's is served in a standard NY style $1 to go cup. Perfect.
So far, they deserve 3.5 stars, but I like to round up. Service was fast and friendly and their other sandwich options seem promising.
Not to be confused with TJ's Coffee, this place is a little hole in the wall place on the corner. I went in to try out the Vietnamese coffee and was quite surprised how good it was. Like most places in Chinatown, this place is CASH only.
New Viet sandwich spot in Chinatown. I ordered the Hanoi #1 and it was so good! I'm not sure what everyone else here with the negative reviews. The bread is soft inside and crunchy warm outside. Love the pâté and butter!
Solid new Viet sandwich shop.
Bread is a little crispier than other shops in the area, but it's warm and toasty.
Ordered the Hanoi Special. Dressing, toppings and fillings looked very nice. I just wish they gave more meat and pack it in a little tighter. For $5.50, I expected to have a bit more meat.
Flavor was very good compared to other places. I think they put a Vietnamese type of bacon which made it very flavorful. Bacon makes everything tastes good!
If this place gave more meat and keep their spectacular flavor and price, it would be a perfect 5 stars.
Their location is very convenient if you are running to and from the MTA subway stations on Canal Street. This is a very good grab and go spot.
What is up with New Yorkers altering the classic banh mi nowadays? Some add this deep fried sweet Viet sausage thing and now Hanoi decides to add chicken, bacon and cole slaw …and take out the some other traditional cold cuts. Bacon is good, but contrary to what some people believe, IT DOES NOT BELONG IN EVERYTHING. And the banh mi is one of them. I like my Viet sandwich with its traditional cold cuts, pork pate, pickled daikon/carrots/cucumber/cilantro, some mayo and a dash of soy sauce stuffed into a good baguette.
On that note, Hanoi does have good bread: soft and light on the inside, slightly crunchy but not hard on the outside. In fact, other than my rant above, everything else is pretty good. Had to alter my sandwich by picking out the bacon and slaw and added a lil soy sauce, but that's fine. I still enjoyed it.
Oh, and they have a pretty good Viet coffee. Key: Cafe Du Monde coffee beans. It's nothing fancy like the slow drip ones with condensed milk on the bottom. Their's is served in a standard NY style $1 to go cup. Perfect.
So far, they deserve 3.5 stars, but I like to round up. Service was fast and friendly and their other sandwich options seem promising.
Not to be confused with TJ's Coffee, this place is a little hole in the wall place on the corner. I went in to try out the Vietnamese coffee and was quite surprised how good it was. Like most places in Chinatown, this place is CASH only.