On A Roll

The average 4.5 stars is exactly right. An unassuming store front, competent food, somewhat short on attendant eating accoutrement (like forks and spoons, not just chopsticks, plus napkins.) Best was the coconut chicken curry, which had perfect flavoring on reasonable mix of tender chicken and veggies, on rice. Couldn't stop eating it. Chicken Pad Thai, on the other hand, was a bit short on everything: not enough peanut flavors in the sauce, non-existent veggies, and slightly too-sweet sauce made a sub-par experience. The shrimp egg roll was different: a cocktail shrimp w tail on, dipped in batter, then deep fried to make it look like an "eggroll" finish. Overall, deserving of 4.5 stars, but I'm opting for 4 bc the price was a tad more than what I think is fair. Ample heated outdoor seating.

Was at San Pedro square last night, was trying to decide bettwen this place and the mexican place. I choose this one as the line is shorter, or rather no line at all. I got veggie banh mi, which was delicious. Nice toasty baguette filled with tofu and pickled veggies. You can make it vegan by skioping the mayo, but i decided to keep mayo. I also ordered pineapple soda as it sounded unique (to me). That was also delicious, had bits of real pineapple in it too. I stopped drinking coke years ago so it was a real treat to have a fizzy sweet drink along with a sandwich. Unlike some other places the tofu was not shredded fried strips. It seemed like it was marinated and lightly sauteed , which was nice change for me. I will say it was not cheap, i spent $20 after tax and tip for just the 2 items.

I went to an event that catered banh mi from here! The baguette is quite wide and pretty fluffy... unlike other baguettes that are too crunchy and difficult to bite. I got the chicken banh mi and it was pretty flavorful! It wasn't dry at all luckily. They also put lots of butter, which is always a good thing! However they did put a lot of pickled carrots, which was a bit overwhelming LOL I'll definitely consider getting banh mi from here while browsing San Pedro Square!

Ordered the wonton soup and spring rolls. The portions are HUUUGE and so so tasty. This isn't your typical wonton soup. They pack theirs with noodles, chicken, shrimp, krab, and so many other goodies. I felt a cold coming on and the broth alone perked me right up. Will definitely be coming back for more.

Ok, the tri tip sandwich is actually a Banh Mi and its literally the best one in all SJ. There i said it. I've been coming here for five years for the sandwich I don't get anything else except a sandwich and their mocha iced coffee which is like a Vietnamese iced coffee, mocha. I've had the tofu pad Thai, one time and it was pretty good. The tri tip sandwich and a mocha coffee are heaven sent. I promise there is nothing tastier in all downtown.