As I wrote in Cupcake Stop, I went to the one on Lexington Ave & 25th but my date was waiting for me at the one in the East Village. My bf sent me a link of a review through TONY but I checked the restaurant’s Web site for more information which only had the Murray Hill location listed.   Another Web site lists all the current locations. (Okay so I need to plan better too)

The one on Lex feels like a shoebox where the only place you can sit and eat is on the bar stools along one side of the wall. The one on St. Marks is where you want to go eat with your friends.  Anyhow I wolfed down 1/2 of the catfish bahn mi while I was in a taxi going to the East Village location.  It was pretty tasty and all the ingredients were fresh; loved the spiciness of it.

I finished the other half when I finally got to the St. Marks location.   Had one spring roll which was good; tasted fresh and was nice with the dipping sauce.  I finished the other roll later on in the day and felt completely full;  did not even feel a need for dinner.  I definitely recommend this if you’re looking for a healthy, cheap way to get full.  These bahn mi sandwiches are cheaper than others I’ve found in Manhattan but not at the expense of quality.

By the way, the owner grows his own veggies and grew this monster zucchini.