Hole in the wall joints, pop up this and burger that - It's great to see a flourishing of dedicated eateries and food related ideas. Especially suited to on-the-run and budget eaters, these snacks are convenient ! M.P.R. has hit the nail on the head, serving a belly full of cheap and colourful ingredients out of a doorway at the rate of 2 per minute ....
But ! if you're giving 5 star reviews, you need stop comparing them to school lunches. Celebrating the mediocre is doing Sydney a disservice. I can remember 3 other places within a 4km radius that do a better roll. But why even compare to Sydney ? We should be making comparisons to Bahn Mi in Vietnam, after all, that where Bahn Mi is from; and if you did, M.P.R. would be working the bus station tuck shop. The first sign of short cuts is the bottle of Maggi MSG they pour over your fake pink coloured sausage, your processed gluten made with pig ears and snouts. I'd eat spam before I'd eat that.
M.P.R. is pretty standard. The Bahn Mi bar is low in Sydney so to call it the best, you must have the munchies or you definitely need to travel. Try 2 places on Enmore rd or take a plane to to Saigon and get Bahn Mi Huynh Hoa and Hoi An for Bahn MI Phoung - the latter, In my opinion, the best in the world - if there ever was a best