Paris Sandwich Truck

It was right at noon and I was first in line. I said «make it spicy,» and they did not disappoint. Their pork bahn mi seems authentic with two layers of pig — slices of steamed pork roll wrapped around a chopped, barbecue pork. Sweet but balanced and very filling.
I’ll be back.

I’m not sure what went wrong here, but I tried out the fish banh mi and it was quite possibly the driest thing I’ve ever eaten. There was a slice or two of tomato, some basil, and some of the sauce, but it was like biting into cardboard. I’m not sure if it was a fluke or what, but I doubt I’d get another sandwich here.
The truck is often parked by NYU, along with several other food trucks, so if you’re in the area I would recommend spending the $ 8 somewhere else or going to Saigon Shack on MacDougal for good banh mi.

Errrrp. Nope.
These were my first thoughts when I bit into my «canh chua» aka fried fish that they decided to put sweet and source sauce on it sandwich. It was cold and tasteless. For 8 dollars I could have given my money to a homeless guy and felt better about it.
Just no. Don’t go there. Their restaurant in Chinatown is pretty good so this was really disappointment.

This isn’t a bahn mi. i think the other review nailed it when he called it a subway sandwich, because if subway was ever to have a bahn mi, this would be it.

Pretty sub par Vietnamnese food. Went there 3 times and tried the spicy beef, grilled chicken and fish platter. The Grilled Chicken (ban mi or rice platter) is easily their best offering there. Although it was still a little dry and could use more seasoning. The beef was dry and overcooked. They describe it as stewed beef, which means it should be tender and soft, but it was anything but. The fish was flavor-​less and underwhelming.

umm yea idk anymore about food in nyc. losing hope everyday.

Last week, as I walked past the herd of mindless idiots waiting a half hour for a $ 15 4 oz. lobster roll in front of my office, I found this gem.
Granted, I was starving so I wasn’t too surprised that the spicy curry beef baguette (with a side of spicy sweet lime sauce) was a delight. (For $ 8 bucks)
I went back today in a far less famished mode and got a half spicy shrimp/​half spicy beef baguette. This isn’t on the menu but the guys were happy to oblige and it was as good if not better than last weeks. Fresh and light ingredients but filling enough for lunch. Well done.
I was going to give them 4 stars but the guy at the counter’s great attitude earned them the 5^th.
Get it while you can without a wait!

Great lunch with barely any line. I was in a healthy mood so I had the vegetarian baguette (basically a banh mi with marinated tofu, veggies, lemongrass & cilantro). It was light and fresh on very fluffy bread, but still pretty big and filling. I will definitely try some other things if they keep parking in front of my office every week.

Went for lunch… Was in the mood for a banh mi. The good: nice clean truck, friendly service and a decent sized sandwich for the price. The bad: the sandwich just wasn’t that good. To me, the baguette is an important element of this sammi. My bread was more akin to a Subway (eat fresh) roll. It was dry on the inside and the crust wasn’t crispy. It wasn’t toasted either. The chicken was ok… Would probably be better over rice. The toppings were lackluster… Big honking pieces of cucumber and bla pickled veggies & parsley… Bland. With so many good trucks on the block (47^th st. between Park & Madison), you’d think they would step up their game.

Yum! Tried this for the first time today. I have my favorite trucks and Im happy to say that Paris now has a place on the list.
Today we tried the beef and chicken platters over rice and an order of the shrimp summer rolls.
The rolls were decent but nothing to write home about or worthy of a pilgrimage. The beef over rice was very good — great flavor nice meld of coconut and curry flavors. The beef was stew meat and had a wonderful flavor but was slightly dry and slightly tough. I don’t mean to steer anyone away from this dish as I would absolutely get it again, but I think a more tender cut of beef would make the dish that much better.
The chicken was 5 star delicious. It was the clear favorite among the group of us that all tried Paris for the first time today. If all that I ordered was the chicken, this would absolutely be a 5 star review. Now clearly a 5 for a food truck is not the same as a 5 for a brick restaurant — please don’t skip La Grenouille but there is more and more legit food coming from the trucks and Paris can hold up against all but only a few in my humble opinion. I hope they stick around because I can’t wait to try a few sandwiches.

My new favorite truck was back and I tried the spicy beef curry. Really nice sandwich with a decent spice level. Served by a friendly and beautiful server for 8 $. Please try the truck as I’d like them to stick around. My buddy got Thai iced tea and liked it as well.