Banh Mi Place 824B Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238

Banh Mi Place

824B Washington Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 552-2660

https://banhmiplacebklyn.com/

Open: Sunday 11:30am-9:00pm/Monday-Thursday 11:30am-9:30pm/Friday & Saturday 11:30am-10:00pm

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60827-d8530850-Reviews-Banh_Mi_Place-Brooklyn_New_York.html?m=19905

I ordinarly try a restaurant a few times before I recommend it for this site but this evening I had the most amazing sandwich for dinner and I had to share this with the world.

Banh Mi Place at 824B Washington Avenue

I was at this tiny sandwich shop in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, Banh Mi Place at 824B Washington Avenue ordering a sandwich before an event at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

I was in the mood for something different for dinner, so I ordered the Classic Sandwich ($7.95), which is pate, Vietnamese ham, roasted ground pork with mayo, cucumbers, julienne carrots and daikon radish and cilantro and it was served on a toasted French baguette.

The Classic Vietnamese sandwich at Banh Mi Place

The sandwich was mind-blowingly good and I could not believe how the complex flavors and sauces just blended so well on the sandwich. The French baguette was so fresh and crusty that it had a nice sound when I bit into it. With each bite, I could taste the spicy sauce and the cilantro and the way reacted on my tongue was great. The sandwich had amazing flavors.

The Classic Sandwich ($8.50) is excellent

On a recent trip to Banh Mi Place, I wanted to try another sandwich and it was just as delicious as the first one I had when I visited. I had the Shredded Chicken Sandwich ($7.95), which was shredded pieces of boiled white meat breast with mayo, butter, cucumber, julienned carrots and daikon radish and cilantro tucked into a crusty fresh toasted French baguette.

Inside the little take out store

I had it spicy this time and it had such a delicious complex flavor in each bite. The spiciness of the sauces blended so well with the fresh crispy vegetables and the crackle of the baguette when I ate it. It made the most wonderful dinner as I listed to a jazz band at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden.

Recently I went back again for lunch when I was visiting both the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens for the Cherry Blossoms and came for lunch. This place is getting very popular and the line after I ordered was ten deep. Everyone is getting to know this place.

Their interesting menu posted

I ordered the Pork Chop Banh Mi ($8.95), and it was excellent. The pork chop was marinated in a combination soy and what tasted like Hoisin sauce and then was wokked and served in a crusty hero with carrots, cilantro and fresh vegetables. Every bite was delicious (see review on TripAdvisor). The pork had such flavor and I ordered it mild, and it had a nice kick to it. The vegetables were really crunchy. It was so good that I ordered it a second time when I came back for the “Members Movie Night and Picnic”.

There are also all sorts of rice dishes on the menu, Pho (soups) and salads on the menu as well most priced under $10.00. On the Beverage menu, there is a selection of Hot, Iced and Milk drinks to choose from as well as a selection of Bubble teas and smoothies.

As of 2022, the prices have gone up a $1.00 but the quality is excellent and is well worth the price increase.

The service was very quick and very friendly. The woman who made my sandwich pushed my order ahead of someone else’s who ordered the same thing as me so I could be on my way which I thought was very nice of her.

I never even had a sandwich like this when I visited Vietnam a few years ago and I have to say that I was very impressed by this little shop. This will warrant another visit in the future

Dining on a Shoestring in New York City and Beyond: Finding reasonable meals and snacks for around $20.00 and under

Blogger and Culinarian (and Firefighter) Justin Watrel of DiningonaShoeStringinNYC@Wordpress.com

*Bloggers note: prices have changed since many of these posts were created and since COVID have gone up a few dollars but are still fairly priced.

Hello everyone! Welcome travelers to New York City and the surrounding suburbs!

My name is Justin Watrel and I created ‘Dining on a Shoestring in New York City’ (DiningonShoeStringinNYC.wordpress.com) as an extension to the blogs: ‘MywalkinManhattan’ (MywalkinManhattan.com) along with ‘VisitingaMuseum’ (VisitingaMuseum.com) and “LittleShoponMainStreet” (“LittleShoponMainStreet@Wordpress.com), in search of a delicious meal for $20.00 and under.

It is difficult in an area as expensive as Metropolitan New York but many restaurant owners are paving the way with small, innovative menus at a fair price.

Sweets Bakery in Chinatown, NY

I created this blog when I discovered all these wonderful small restaurants, bodegas and bakeries that were fantastic both in that the quality of their food and the prices that they cost. I also looked at atmosphere and cleanliness of the establishment. Most cost under $20.00 (USA) for their main food items and provide small places to sit down and eat.

Since the COVID pandemic though, many of the places mentioned on this blog have either closed up shop (I have noted the months and years they closed up) or the prices have risen, in some cases significantly so please be aware when you visit these restaurants. I have tried to revisit many of them since the pandemic and prices have gone up by three or four dollars. I still continue to look for restaurants in the $10.00-$20.00 range that are of high quality and fair portion sizes.

Here and there  I found these eating establishments tucked in corners of the City, hiding on side streets or across from the schools where they were populated by students looking for a quick bite. I also found them near public housing or near the hotels where people were looking for a quick meal or a reasonable snack.

NoHo Juice Bar & Deli in Greenwich Village/NoHo

The signs I looked for where they accepted EBT (Electric Benefits Transfer) cards or where I saw the doormen, construction workers and cabbies eating. They always find the most reasonable places to eat and this is a group that will not tolerate food that doesn’t taste good. They would be too vocal about it (As I found on several trips to the same establishment where people would be talking about why they keep coming back and how bad the local competition was around the corner).

With everyone on a budget, I thought this would cater nicely to the traveler or NYC resident, who is looking to save some money while enjoying a quick meal or a snack when in New York City. I have extended the blog to outside New York City to all the surrounding places I have traveled on my blog, “MywalkinManhattan.com”. So you will see places in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Delaware now.

Blue Sky-Harlem Taste Deli/Grocery in East Harlem, NY “Home of the Chopped Cheese”

In the era of COVID, I am finding that many of these places are either changing hands or are closing permanently. Please call ahead or Google the establishments to see if they are still open. It has amazed me how many of these once vibrant businesses closed their doors due the lack of customers. The pandemic has wreaked havoc on our industry.

Please share with me on the blog posts your insights on these establishments and let me know your recommendations. Please join me on the travels as I walk all the streets and avenues of Manhattan in my quest to walk every street of the Island of Manhattan in ‘MywalkinManhattan.com’. In many cases, I have cross-referenced these reviews to my TripAdvisor reviews so you can get other people’s opinions as well.

Cheesy Pizza on Upper Broadway in the Upper Upper West Side

I hope you get a chance to travel to some of these locations and try these delicious and reasonable restaurants. Since the Pandemic some prices have gone up but for the most part all of these restaurants are still reasonable and under the now $20.00 limit that I put on them. There are still many on this list that are under $10.00 but that is getting harder to find.

Dining at Barcelona’s Restaurant & Bar in Garfield, NJ

So join me as I make my way around the City and to surrounding areas to find delicious food that can meet a limited budget.

Happy Dining!