So a few years ago I started looking into Vietnamese cuisine, mostly because of the Vietnamese people surrounding me and all the people who’ve tried the food. I initially started my google searches with phō, which is a type of soup dish distinguished from others by its rice noodles. As I was looking around, I eventually came across this type of sandwich known as banh mi. It’s composed of traditional Vietnamese meats and veggies (e.g. cilantro, carrots, cucumber) which are served on a baguette, which resulted as an effect of the French colonization in Vietnam. My first experience with this dish was at a small shop in Elmhurst called Joju. It takes the traditional concepts of a banh mi and incorporate some modern and local flare. The one I had was was the caramel pork with a well done egg. It was a little messy since the pork is ground up but it was super tasty and surprisingly filling. I highly recommend going out and trying Joju, then even have a traditional banh mi with ham, headcheese and pâté. I wanna go back and try the bulgogi.
Justin Learns About Queens Food 
Dude!!! The bulgogi banh mi is hella delicious. Have you tried their fries? Their fries are actually pretty bomb, and although they’re a little pricy, pretty worth. Also, if you’re ever craving some milk tea (bubble tea) and you’re at Joju, go next door to Panda Cafe, it’s pretty good! To be honest, I really enjoy that entire section of Elmhurst. One of my favorite discoveries in Queens!
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My mouth is watering just looking at this! I’ll definitely have to try some!
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I know this place well. You can also get a runny egg on your sandwich if you are daring. I also think I had kimchi fries there that were good.
Could be a cool spot to do a review about for class, but finding out more history about Vietnamese cuisine would be important. There’s a long colonial history there worth exploring.
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I’m obsessed with bahn mis! We have this great little bahn mi place near our house and Boyfriend and I go there like 2-3 times a week.
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