Vietnamese Restaurant Explosion in Angeles
A few years ago, there was only one place to get a halfway decent sandwich in Angeles City. Don't get me wrong, every restaurant and hotel has several sandwiches on the menu. They're just not that good.There's even a couple of deli place that will put together a sandwich for you, but they were all lacking something.
In fact there hasn't been one place where I would go consistently for a sandwich that was on par with Subway, Quiznos or Jimmy John's. No one was even close. Maybe that's why whenever I'd travel outside of the Angeles to Manila or another country I'd always stop by any Subway franchise I saw. I'm not a huge fan of Subway, but when you don't get a decent sandwich over the course of a year even Subway is appealing.
This has all changed in the past year with an explosion of Vietnamese restaurants here in Angeles. The Banh Mi sandwich is world famous and one of the most delicious sandwiches you can sink your teeth into. Even the worst Banh Mi is still pretty good. Fortunately we now have 4 (maybe 5) Vietnamese restaurants that opened up within the last couple of years and they all serve their own version of the Banh Mi.
One man and one restaurant is focusing almost exclusively on perfecting and tweaking versions of the Banh Mi sandwich. That man is Rex Soriano, a Filipino-American citizen who has opened up a small cafe in an area known as Angeles City Proper. He's worked with some big names in the restaurant business over the past 10 years like Wolfgang Puck and Bobby Flay to name two. I found his place by accident and will continue to go back. The latest review on SleepEatGolf.com gives you a visual taste and history about the man and his passion for the Banh Mi sandwich.
