Dining Out - Marrickville Pork Roll

Marrickville Pork Roll

Sadly, they don't have their own website, so the link is to trip advisor's review page. If you prefer other sites try one of the many others on the google search. But I do have to agree with a large amount of the reviews. This place produces one of the best Banh Mi in Sydney, out of a tiny shop front that doesn't actually get any bigger when you go inside.

^{I was there on a good day, or just a good time. There was only a few people waiting before me}

Inside there is room for 2, maybe 3 customers at a time, in a space no wider than the door is, with the counter along one side and the drinks fridge at the end of it. The staff don't have that much space either, with at least 3 working the day I was there, it wasn't so much a production line as some sort of strange dance as they all served customers, stuffed rolls full of ingredients, charged the price and hand over the correct roll to the correct customer. Sometimes that means calling out for them as they're waiting out the front to make room for the next customer.

^{I took this panorama with my back against the wall while ordering and talking with the staff, as they move you through pretty quick. I was paying for my roll as soon as I finished}

Their menu is simple, though they've expanded from the original menu that had just 5 rolls on it, (Pork Roll, BBQ Pork Roll, both of them with Pork Skin, and a Salad Roll) to also do a Meatball roll, Chicken roll, Tuna Roll, and a Pork Skin Roll. Though the option for Skin on the other rolls seems to not be mentioned.

Having had the Banh Mi Thit (Pork Roll) previously, this time I decided on having the BBQ version, (Banh Mi Nem Nurong), and as usual they ask about chilli before putting it in. I'm a fan, so just automatically say yes to it, but it's useful for those that can't do chilli. With the glass display it's easy to see how they put together the sandwich (at least if you get enough time to watch from inside the shop), and it all seems to be done with such care, while still being quick. Things aren't just shoved in all over the place, but seem to line up nicely along the roll, asides from the carrot, that isn't shredded like in a lot of places, but seems to be matchsticks, but still uncontrollable with their small size. One of the things with their chilli that I love is that it's so well spread through the roll with yet another sign of their care about what they're doing. Which is making the best Banh Mi around, and possibly the best 'meat and salads' roll too, At least for under $10 anyway. And this is well under $10 with many of the options $5 and under.

^{So this is probably the shot you've been looking forward to. Such a crusty delicious roll}

From rolls baked on site daily, (yeah, even in the tiny location they don't source rolls from elsewhere!) to the speed of service and price, to the care of the production even when there's a queue out the door (not a big thing here...) and up the street, this place really is the best banh mi. If you've got a better one, I'd love to try it. If you haven't tried Marrickville Pork Roll, and love rolls with stuff in them, get out there tomorrow and get one.

^{Sorry it's blurry, but this is what you get when care is taken in construction. All the way down the roll looks basically the same.}

And as a final thing, they expanded to a new store (sure, 2 years ago...) just down the road as well, which bakes it's rolls throughout the day, rather than all in the morning. And conveniently it's not far from the train station, as opposed to the original store that's just off the corner of Illawarra Rd and Marrickville Rd.

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