Crispy Baguette 1702 West University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32603

"UPDATE: irregular hours, dirty store. I give up on this restaurant. I am not a banh mi person so I can’t compare. But as a sandwich expert, the Saigon Special Grilled Pork was SO tasty! Cucumber was so fresh, pork sauce was so tasty and the bread unbelievably fresh! Hubby’s bbq chicken was was also excellent. We will be back. Just wish the whole restaurant was cleaner!"

"WOW! The Saigon Grilled Pork Special is 5/5! Perfectly cooked and crispy unlike Americanized knock off banh mi’s. The owner is very professional and kind! Certainly will be coming back to try the rest of the menu!"

"Delicious food! I'm so glad we tried this place! We got: - BBQ Grilled Pork Baguette (8 inch) - Signature Crispy Chicken Baguette (8 inch) - Japanese Chicken Teriyaki Bowl (with Pineapple Fried Rice) - Vietnamese Shaken Beef Bowl (with Garlic Egg Noodle)"

"I hate giving bad reviews, but the banh mi from here is just awful, especially given the price. I don’t know why I expected a good banh mi from midtown but I learned my lesson. I came here at around 4 p.m and ordered a banh mi, so not even middle of the night or anything. It came out to $10 for one 8-inch banh mi which is already extremely expensive, given that they traditionally fetch $5-$7 a piece. When I actually received the banh mi it was just not good. There was no contrast of textures and flavors like a normal banh mi has with the daikon, crispy bread, carrots, and meat. The bread itself tasted like it had been out for days and was very stale and barely warm despite just being served . The carrots were terribly cut and somehow soggy. The other toppings flavor and serving size for the price were also extremely disappointing. Even the presentation was just ugly when compared to how a banh mi normally looks. Needless to say, but my girlfriend and I both left hungry and very disappointed. Their other items may be good, but AVOID the banh mi here. It’s overpriced, not flavorful, and disappointing."

"Good vietnamese/asian fusion food and great service, but the menu is too diverse. I really loved that the bread for the Bahn mi was crispy, but the proportion of meat to veggies to pate was off. Also, they only had pickled carrots and not Daikon radish in the Bahn mi. The chicken wings with house sauce had way too much fish sauce that it overwhelmed all the other flavors. Out of everything we ordered, I probably liked my stir fry dish the most. I would definitely suggest to try to limit the menu so that they can focus and do a few things extremely well (i.e. Bahn mi) rather than try to do too much. The wait was long, but prices are very reasonable. I'll come back to try their traditional vietnamese cold cut bahn mi."