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How we read reviews →Southbank's upstairs Vietnamese hole-in-wall famous for cheap banh mi and pho.
Cramped, no-frills upstairs walk-up counter in a Southbank food street. a hole-in-the-wall with a handful of seats, built purely for fast lunchtime turnover, not lingering.
Tiny upstairs kitchen visible from the counter, fast handling of the lunch rush, and generous rice box portions reviewers say can stretch to two meals.
Mixed signals: several reviewers call it authentic Vietnamese, while one long-time customer notes the banh mi sauce leans more Chinese-influenced than classic Vietnamese. solid but not purist.
Reviewers consistently call it some of the best value in Southbank. $10-15 for generous banh mi and rice box meals that reliably beat pricier nearby options.
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