In amongst NYC's brutally expensive banh mi (USD10+ each before tax/tips and all those other sneaky bits) is Joju at least giving some modern touches with their version.
Even though noone else was sitting inside on this weekday mid-morning, there were plenty of takeaway orders coming in and a massive series of bags had been set up presumably for the lunch rush.
Good Morning banh mi (1/2 a toasted baguette, mayo, daikon, carrots, cilantro) with egg and grilled Vietnamese sausage (aka nem nuong). It was a pretty small version and just not the correct bread. It just doesn't have the crisp shell and airy centre.
Op la platter (bread, 2 eggs, scallion oil, daikon, carrots, cilantro) with Vietnamese ham, caramel pork, grilled pork sausage, house sauce was a much better offering, like a deconstructed banh mi meets sunnyside breakfast. In particular the caramel pork as a chunky mince was deep, sweet and flavoursome.
I bit too expensive for my liking but a good platter meal in the end.