vie&nam

This is a food court stand — not a restaurant in the CN building.
After walking around the food court twice I settled on this stand to give it a try. Nice logo, seems alright menu. So I decided to try their banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) and the three colour bean drink. As it was easy for me to order in English, as I was waiting for my order I started to regret it. When I started to hear mandarin being spoken by the food preps. I just start to question authenticity and quality of food whenever this happens.
I got the drink and sandwich and wandered the food court for bit in search of a seat. This place is so busy during lunch. I found a seat next to Thai express. As I sat here I thought maybe I should have went there as it was a long line up. When I picked up my long more than a foot long sub, and ripped the paper open I realized I made a mistake. I should have never ripped the paper bag it came in, the sub is not cut on half. When I bit into my sub, I found it too salty. I ordered the Rockstar — non spicy and at one point I wish I ordered spicy, just to numb the taste buds. I felt like though the bread was long, it wasn’t enough filling to make it a happy meal. I’m pretty sure I mostly ate bread and pickled veggies. I know there was some pork in there and chicken but beef? — I can’t tell you. As I sipped my tiny cup of three bean drink which I felt a little ripped off getting — I was ok — happy until I scooped some bean into my mouth and chewed it. Something was salty. Why is it salty?
I’m going to give them two stars because, the drink was pretty yummy, even if I felt there wasn’t enough beans and jelly in my drink. But the salty taste in my mouth from the beans was a let down. I liked the concept of the skinny long sub, but the execution could have been a lot better.
Perhaps I should have tried the phở.