Alpha Bakery & Deli — Restaurant in Houston

We had banh mi, it was good the typical how it’s supposed to be. Now as far as space of the store very crowded and the people that goes there are as unpleasant as the service by the women that’s making the sandwich. We usually go there for the cheap price and they used to give more meat and sauce but not worth the service getting more and more unpleasant. Just because now you make a lot of business due to the people going there does not mean you can just be rude as if you don’t need your customers anymore because that’s who keeping you in business. The man checking us out, he was friendly, the only friendly one. He interacted with his customers and smile. But the women seem annoyed when we were ordering like we can’t even make requests or order. That’s what they were showing so for sure they were not happy when us placing an order so we won’t anymore. It’s sad older places becoming like this. And we went to a new one across the street about 5 min away and run by younger lady and they are super nice and sandwich taste so fresh and good and we felt like we were betraying the old one but after the unpleasant vibe it made it easier for us to move on just extra .75 more at a more happier service. When we go our average is $20 or...

(4/20) I’m really disappointed to be writing this, especially bc my family and I have been coming here for years. But I feel it’s necessary to share. My family and I ordered banh mi from this restaurant on Friday. Within the next 24–48 hours, all three of us came down with intense food poisoning symptoms. I had the BBQ banh mi, and my parents had the combo sandwiches. We’re still recovering and haven’t been able to keep much down.

We’re certain this meal was the cause, as we didn’t eat anything else in common that day. This has been painful, stressful, and honestly scary. I hope the restaurant takes this seriously and checks food safety protocols to prevent this from happening to other customers.

Please be cautious if you plan to eat here.

Update: 4/22 please read the recent reviews. There are 3 other users who have gotten food poisoning around the time I also wrote this review. Please report this place to an inspector through...

I bought some banh mi and ate at a table inside the shop. Just as I finished the banh mi and pulled out a small dessert from a different shop, a worker came out and told us to leave if we aren’t eating their products. I tried explaining to the lady that I had just finished her banh mi, but she glared and walked away without listening to me. Terrible attitude while talking to me and taking my order.

Besides that, the pork had an absurd ratio of fat and was extremely salty. The banh mi was sloppily put together, too. Although I was planning on buying a few more items before I left, the skyrocketing prices (with smaller portions over time) and the worker’s demeanor has resulted in me no longer shopping from this bakery. Don’t come to this shop unless you must… go to the Hong Kong mall food court on the other end, and you’ll meet nice people with a larger variety of FRESH and decently...