Aha, you’d think from the name that this was a lunch truck making Vietnamese sandwiches, but it is in fact an actual store, jammed (sandwiched?) into a space small enough to fit into a truck. And cleverly named for its product. No tom-foolery here, no-siree. The most encouraging thing about it is the bread ovens. I […]
Vietnamese
Hoang Ngan, Shibuya
In this unassuming Shibuya basement (near the back side / high side of Tokyu Hands – I didn’t know this was called ‘Spain Slope’ until now) lurks…an unassuming Vietnamese restaurant with decent food, mediocre service, and weak cost performance! Sorry. Fresh spring rolls, which did pretty much what it said on the tin – fresh […]
Saigon, Otemachi
It’s no secret around the EOITwJ offices that we like ‘dad jokes’ or ‘oyaji gags’, in today’s parlance. That’s why translating the name of this place as ‘The Last Grunt’ is so amusing right now. (最後んっ.) Good to the Last Grunt? My friend J. had the fortune, I won’t say if it’s good or bad, […]