DC Banh Mi Reigns Supreme!

In accord with my recent observation that first generation American restaurants are the place to go for affordable tastiness, I drove down Rt. 50 today and had lunch at DC Banh Mi, a local Vietnamese sandwich destination. Perhaps one of the few good things to come from France's colonial occupation of Vietnam, the Banh Mi sandwich is a spicy combination of meat and veggies on a baguette. The key to a good Banh Mi sandwich is to get maximum tastiness with a minimum amount of meat and veggies, and to serve this up on a freshly baked baguette. DC Bahn Mi does as good a job at achieving this goal as anywhere else I've been; even better, I'd say, than most--including the excellent Banh Mi sandwich I had last week in Little Saigon, near Anaheim, CA.

According to Washington area Chowhound discussion board, though, there's an even better Banh Mi place in Falls Church. I'll have to check it out next.

On the budget tip: my lunch, including bottled water, was $4 today. If I had bought five sandwiches, I would've gotten one free.