Closing Bell: Hanco's vs. Henry's
This has made serious rounds in the blogosphere, but we thought we’d throw it out there again, for good measure: This American Life, the popular radio show, has investigated into the strife between Brooklyn’s bahn mi restaurants, Hanco’s and Henry’s. Henry’s had been previously caught stealing the menu from Hanco’s, right down to the typeface….
This has made serious rounds in the blogosphere, but we thought we’d throw it out there again, for good measure: This American Life, the popular radio show, has investigated into the strife between Brooklyn’s bahn mi restaurants, Hanco’s and Henry’s. Henry’s had been previously caught stealing the menu from Hanco’s, right down to the typeface. What results is a very interesting look into the bahn mi wars.
The Hanco on Bergen is way better (and cheaper) than the one in Park Slope, and they’ve really stepped up their sandwiches since Lotus moved in. Lotus is ok, but I prefer Hanco.
you’re right. also the idea of THESE guys complaining about being ripped off is a bit ridiculous. CHINESE guys complaining about someone ripping off their business model: Vietnamese food and Taiwanese zhenzhu nai cha. Maybe a couple of Vietnamese and Taiwanese are a little ticked off too.
Would be akin to the white man complaining that someone is copying “their” rock n’ roll.
Crimsonson is right. It’s not like either invented the freaking banh mi. And Ba Xuyen in Sunset Park is better and cheaper than any of them.
I like Henry’s because the sandwiches are good, and they are close to my house.
It’s an obvious menu ripoff, but do the restaurants really do the typography themselves? Don’t the use some printing service, and pick from a number of preset options? Didn’t the second guy just go to the same menu company, and say something like ‘I’ll have a number 14, just like Hanco’s’
LOL – as a fan of Asian cuisine of varying kinds… I am not sure why these kind of restaurants (fast food Asian) would bother about being ripped off when the business model is based on absolute conformity.
That is like Golden Panda complaining about Happy Panda’s free soda for $10 or more orders.
Seriously.
lotus does rock. i wasn’t that impressed with nicky’s.
can say that again…….
and not a single fuck was given that day
Whoops, thanks, crimsonson! Fixed it.