In late April, I got a mystery bag through the Too Good to Go app. It was for food rom Banh Mi Que Huong. My pickup window started at 4 pm. I got here shortly after that time on a Saturday afternoon. This eatery is on the south side of Finch Avenue West, in a plaza with tight parking. I was heading westbound along a one-lane street thanks to construction. I made a right turn and looked for parking. Parking is interesting in this lot. You have a row of horizontal spots that require parallel parking skills. The rest of the spots behind the row are vertical. I decided to try my hand at parallel parking. It was a closer parking spot to the store and a challenge is good sometimes. It was a tight spot, but I managed to squeeze my car into it after three tries. I walked into the store. It's cute. I looked at the menu while staff helped a couple of customers ahead of me. I then looked at all the food and desserts around me. I was salivating. When it was my turn, I spoke to two women. They were super nice. I showed them my Too Good to Go app and the older woman prepared my order. The younger one was in front of the banh mi preparation area. Everything looked so good that I nearly got a sandwich. The woman packing my order was giving me a lot of stuff. I was impressed. I marked the order as completed on the app and she handed me my goodies. I looked at the steam buns behind the counter and asked what they were. The woman said that they were taro and mango. I got one of each because I have a weakness for steamed baos. I paid using my debit card. The transaction was seamless. I thanked both of them and headed to my car with my goodies. My food took a couple of days go get through it. The downside to ordering through this app is that I don't know the official names of the food. I will say that everything I ate was yummy. I got a tray with sliced cha chien, thin rice sheets that were shrivelled up, bean sprouts and cilantro, and fried onions, with some fish sauce-vinegar sauce. It was amazing! I loved everything about it. I'm salivating thinking about it. The next day, I had these little rice cakes stuffed with meat, with some fried onions and toppings on top. The dipping sauce was also there. I loved each bite. I had never had whatever I was eating before. So good! I then got a pointy rice package wrapped in leaves. It reminded me of the Chinese version, but this one was different. I sliced into it and it had a layer of flavourful ground pork with woodear between sticky rice. I loved the two quail eggs in it. So yummy! The baos were cute and amazing. There was a lot of mango and taro filling in them. They were slightly sweet. Delicious! I want to go back and get a banh mi. It's excellent food and I look forward to returning soon for more good eats. (153) read more

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It's my go-to spot for banh mi! It's in a tiny plaza, quite unassuming, but a spot I've been going to for over 10 years. The Vietnamese subs are made to order, so it's fresh and the baguette doesn't get soggy. There's too many to choose from, but my faves are: assorted ham, minced pork, bbq pork, rotisserie chicken and satay chicken. It's usually dressed with pate, sliced cucumbers, pickled carrots and daikon, with cilantro and chopped hot peppers. This is a no-frills type spot, so don't expect fancy ingredients, but do expect them to be fresh and plentiful. read more

Bread was cold. After you take a bite, the bread becomes mush in your mouth. Chicken, lemongrass beef, assorted cold cuts fillings did not have great flavors. Could've given more cilantro and pickles vegetables to each sandwich. On a lighter note, their 'com ruou' was awesome. read more

Delicious!! It's a small little shop but very authentic... The people who work there are very nice and helpful! I especially love the banh mi and desserts that they make read more

Banh Mi Que Huong - Veggie and pork banh mi, agar agar, pandan rice cake - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

There are a slew of Vietnamese Sandwich joints all over the city. Seeing as I was in the north end, I decided to give the place a try on the recommendation of a friend. The decor is dated and the place a bit run down, but clean. I was there quite early in the morning so they didn't seem to have all the to go items they sell out on display yet. No matter, I was there strictly for the Banh Mi sandwiches. The entire menu is in Vietnamese, but the lady at the counter was very nice and spoke English. Banh Mi is a Vietnamese Sandwhich in a French inspired Vietnamese Bun. There are many types, from assorted (deli style cuts of pork), to shredded chicken, to seasoned grilled pork chops. I kept my order simple and stuck to the classic assorted sandwich. The sandwich is layered with pâté on the bottom, butter on the top, 3 types of pork (sliced), and topped with a carrot and radish mix, cucumber, cilantro and chili peppers if you like it spicy. Like many places now, the radish all but disappeared from the carrot/radish mix. This part was a bit disappointing, but radish tends to sour more quickly, so if you're turnover is not high enough, there's a lot of waste. Vietnamese Bread is my favourite. Inspired by the French when they occupied Vietnam, it's light and crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside. The crust is not nearly as hard as a baguette, rather it's thin and crispy. The inside is not chewy or doughy at all, just absolutely delicious! Over the years, Banh Mi has cheapened to the point that it's no longer worth buying, but if you have that craving, you're just going to have to pay the piper. Most places will allow you to double up the meat for $1 for all you carnivores out there. While the meats are pretty standard, and the ingredients of every sandwich consistent, the true rating comes down to the bread. The bread at Banh MI Que Huong is fresh and meets my standards for how Vietnamese bread should be as I noted above. 3,5 stars. However, as I've also mentioned above, over the years, the sandwich as a whole has degraded while the price has increased. Hence 3 stars overall for Banh Mi Que Huong. If you would like to experience more, come dine-with-me.yelp.com I'd love to have your company... Bon Appétit! read more

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Someone was extremely kind and bought us some banh mi from this store so this is for a take out review. Oh boy, there is some good banh mi going on at this Vietnamese store baby! I had the "Rotisserie Chicken Banh Mi" and it was fantastic! The bread must have been baked in store as it is so crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. At some places the bread is almost too hard to chew... not this sandwich people! The chicken was nicely shredded and tender, the do cha (pickled vegetables) were beautiful done and tender along with the fresh cilantro and cucumber and red onion mix, but the butter mayo the highlight in my opinion. It was outstanding! Much richer and creamier then most places. I wouldn't be surprised if they did that in house as well. My only problem is this place is out of the way for me, but next time I'm in the area, I definitely going to seek this place out to try the other subs! What do I think about these banh mis??? Nom, nom, nom!!! read more

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I decided to give this place another try, and I'm glad I that did! I was greeted by a friendly lady speaking a Hue Vietnamese dialect; it reminded me of home because my family is also from Hue. I got the assorted banh mi, steamed buns and Hue style sausage. The banh mi was generously portioned with aromatic meats, and they didn't forget the mayo and pâté this time! read more

I wanted to eat a Bahn mi today so I did a quick search for what my options were in the area. I decided to try this place for the first time. My initial impression on entering the shop was that they're legitimately Vietnamese, so I expected the sandwiches to be good (not like the grocery stores ones I find near where I live). Ordered 3 sandwiches @$4.5 each: beef, pork, and chicken & pork. There was a bit of a wait as the sandwiches are made to order and only one person was assembling them while we were there. There's no where inside to sit (and this being pandemic season we wouldn't be able to anyways) so it's takeout only. The bread still had a good bite to it by the time we got home - not stale or mushy at all. I'm not an expert on Bahn mis so I can only say that it tasted great and had all the ingredients I'm used to: meat, cilantro, pickled carrots, cucumber. I would stop by if I was in the area again! read more

If your looking for a great traditional Vietnamese banh mi sandwich/sub, then you definitely have to try out Banh Mi Que Huong. No offense Banh Mi Boys, your banh mi sandwich/subs are amazing but most people in the Vietnamese community will agree with me that they are not your traditional Vietnamese banh mi sandwich/subs but more like banh mi sandwich/subs on steroids. They have a fair range of choices to choose from, that all cost $2.25 tax included. 1. Assorted 2. Grilled pork 3. Grilled lemongrass beef 4. Nem Nuong (Vietnamese pork meatballs) 5. Vegetarian 6. Rotisserie chicken 7. Stewed mackerel fish 8. Beef and shredded pork 9. Satay beef 10. Satay Chicken I'm probably missing a few but they don't have a website to confirm all the choices, I only listed the ones I could remember. They use a fresh baguette and they use traditional vegetables (sliced cucumber slices, shredded carrots, red onions, pickled radish and cilantro) topped with oyster sauce, optional hot sauce and sprinkled with soy sauce. I normally order the grilled lemongrass beef which is amazing. They also sell a variety of Vietnamese desserts like most Vietnamese banh mi stores but people come to Que Huong for the banh mi sandwich/subs and not the desserts. Most people order at least 6, that's how good they are. The only reason why I didn't give them a 5 star rating is because even though the store hours list them closing at 8 pm each day, they often sell out and end up closing early. It's happened to me a few times. So I recommend trying to get there before 6 pm if it's a weekday. read more

This place is a hole in the wall. I just read the review from yelp and decided to try the place. I ordered the chicken satay bahn mi and requested for more cilantro and peppers. I like my subs hot and spicy. It was good. But what's more worth mentioning is the shrimp paste with pork. It's packaged in a small container, so unassuming. Good thing I asked Hong, the lady owner. She said it's best to eat with rice and cucumber. I didn't have any cucumbers so I ate it with rice. I was in heaven. How I wish I had green mangoes to dip in this. Would definitely come back and try their other items on the menu. Next one: grilled beef bahn mi :) read more

Banh Mi Que Huong - Shrimp paste with pork - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

Sandwiches were reasonably priced and tasty. $2.75 for an assorted banh mi sub sandwich. The bread was fresh and the prep ladies were very polite. Most of the menu is in Viet but there is a menu of all the subs in English. It was a great sub and went nicely with coffee. The spicy satay beef was good. Definitely going to be back. read more

Banh Mi Que Huong - Vietnamese Near Me - Toronto, Ontario

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I was recently in Toronto and stopped by this place. I was skeptical at first but don't let the appearance fool you. Usually the places I go to back in the states are dirty and the people are rude. This place is clean. They have a good selection and the prices are great! The people here are friendly, helpful, and courteous. What more do you want! read more

Worst Vietnamese sandwich place ever. If they don't think you are Vietnamese or your young and naive they'll overcharge you for their side appetizers since they don't have proper price stickers on their items. Sandwich itself is plain and their pate has no flavour or smell. No good. read more

Paper thin slices of meat in the assorted ham banh mi. Inconsistent assembly, some had red onions in them some did not. Never going again, avoid at all costs! read more