I recently heard that Paris Sandwiches opened on Midway Drive in Point Loma. Since we’ve been having some unseasonably warm weather and I do enjoy the banh mi at their Mira Mesa location, I decided to check the place out. I thought the address looked somewhat familiar and when I arrived….well, the shop is located right next to the Homestyle Hawaiian location on Midway and in the same strip mall as Pho Little Saigon! It’s been a while since I’d been around here……
On this morning there was a lot of parking available. I walked on in and quickly took a look at the menu board……checking prices….
I’m used to seeing Banh Mi in the eight-nine dollar range at many places, so it was good to see that most here are under eight bucks. There doesn’t seem to be a “Point Loma mark-up” going on.
I ordered my “usual” at PS, the Cha Lua ($7.45), from the nice young woman. My sandwich was ready in a few minutes and I was headed home.
Opening the banh mi at home was an “interesting” experience. As you can see….it wasn’t the Cha Lua!
Hmmm…..perhaps the young lady misheard me….perhaps it’s grand opening jitters? That’s fine, this looked like the Thit Nuong, even though it was almost sausage like in texture. I didn’t see nem nuong on the menu and this didn’t have the flavor profile of “NN”.
The pork is on the sweeter side, but perfectly fine. The amount of pickled veggies and cilantro was generous. I was also happy that this wasn’t overly mayo’ed.
The jalapenos this time around wasn’t too spicy….so no “pepper roulette” going on.
My least favorite item was the bread which has historically been a strong point for me at their other locations.
The banh mi was doughy and chewy; lacking in the crustiness that I enjoy in a typical banh mi.
Well, at least I gave the place a try. I’ll return in a few months and hopefully the banh mi will be like what I’m used to at their Mira Mesa location. I’m thinking, other than the crazy traffic coming off that Rosecrans exit; this might be a more convenient location for me. And heck, I guess I’ll need to do a PL Banh Mi comparison one of these days, right?
Paris Sandwiches
3445 Midway Dr.
San Diego, CA 92110