Banh Mi Boys - A little ray of sunshine on an otherwise dreary day

So I started writing this post about a month ago (pre-holiday) on what was turning out to be a not so great day, until I stumbled upon this place. Now you are probably asking, why the delay in posting? I was all set to write it up and had all my pictures ready to go, until I realized that for some reason the picture of the food itself (the most important picture) didn't take (it was just one of those days)! So rather than posting something with just photos of the restaurant, I decided to wait and go back to re-order the same thing I had before and take a picture of it. And yes that does mean that this place is fantastic, so much so, that I went back to order the same thing just to get a picture of it so I could share it with you guys. So now onto my post!

I was first introduced to Banh Mi Boys when I was watching You Gotta Eat Here, and was intrigued. It just so happens that there is one located right by my hairdressers so I saw an opportunity to try it out and I did (twice).

Roaming report part two - Not so sunny Scotland

So after my fun weekend in Saskatchewan, it was back to Toronto to get ready for my second trip of the month...Scotland! Of course I was super excited, not only to see my family, but also to eat (and boy did I ever!) I grew up in a Scottish household, which means, I grew up eating things like black pudding (I am almost salivating just thinking about it), haggis, steak and kidney (yes kidney) pie and loving every bite. Don't worry, I did eat more "normal" type foods as well, so no need to stop reading if the previous sentence turned your stomach a bit.

While in Scotland, our base camp ("our" meaning my immediate family; sisters, parents, niece,nephew, and brother-in-law) was in Dunoon, which is a pretty, picturesque town across the clyde from Greenock. I arrived a week after everyone else, so the day I landed everyone, but my Dad were off to Glasgow for the day, which meant that my Dad and I  would be spending the day eating and drinking. So naturally after a quick stop off at the house and a quick tour of the town, off we went to the pub for a bit of food and drink.

Ingrams bar was my first meal in Scotland. Both my dad and I went for the steak and chips (french fries) and I opted for a red wine. It was exactly what I needed after a long flight and a long journey from the airport to Dunoon. The meat was tender and flavourful, the crust was flaky and buttery, the chips were hot and crisp, and the peas were pretty good too! I realize now I did not take a photo of the wine, but it was a merlot and it was ok.

(Look at that flaky crust)