Banh Mi Land — Restaurant in Lynnwood

TL;DR: grab and go. Fast service. Generous proportions. Reasonably priced.

Parking: shared lot.

Atmosphere: small interior--very much a carry out place. There is limited bar seating next to the window in front of the registers and there are a couple benches to sit on while you wait for your order.

Menu: mounted on wall behind the register. There is also a photo menu of the sandwiches on the counter next to the register for the visually stimulated. Menu is not descriptive but you can infer what the item is based on the name. If you're a seasoned banh mi eater, you will know what the base ingredients of banh mi are and the title of the sandwich just tells you the protein difference.

Service: order and pay at the front, your name will be called once your order is ready. I ordered a few items from each category for 4 people during lunch on a Sunday and it all came out in less than 10 minutes. Great service! I witnessed the cashier put someone on hold and help a few customers at the register only to find that the person on hold was no longer there--she then called the person right back and apologized for the wait. I also witnessed some small talk between staff and repeat customers as they came in to get orders.

The vast majority of banh mi contains the following as its base: bread, cilantro, jalapeño, cucumber, mayo, soy sauce, pickled carrot and radish slivers, and pate.

Banh Mi Land Signature: has Vietnamese ham and Char Siu BBQ pork slices. I did appreciate the proteins being on both sides.

Crispy Pork Belly Rice Bowl: pork was a little on the dry side but the flavor was all there. The skin was nice and crispy. Tasty dish and it comes with: rice, green onions, cucumber, cilantro, pickled radish and carrots, and fish sauce.

Grilled Pork Patties Spring Rolls: does not have vermicelli noodles, but does have mint, ice berg lettuce, pickled radish and carrots. Tasty even without the provided peanut sauce. The pork patties look and taste...

My usual go to Vietnamese is yeh yehs but since they were closed on Sunday I decided to give this place a try. It's located in an out of the way strip mall and from the outside it did not look like much, but once I walked inside, I could tell it was going to be good. It is just a counter with a semi open kitchen but when you look into the kitchen you can see several "aunties" doing there thing. But what made it fascinating was that they all had smiles on their faces and seemed to really be enjoying what they were doing. The girl at the the counter was also smiling and very personable. I ordered the barbeque pork vermicelli bowl and decided for $2 to add the extra pork belly. WOW!! The food was delicious and the amount of pork belly I got was amazing. On my next visit I am going to get the bahn mi because they looked great. If you like Vietnamese food, you're missing out if you don't give this...

An overall solid classic style banh mi!

I had to give Banh Mi Land a try after reading the other positive reviews.

I ordered their special (dac biet which is pretty much a thit nguoi) since that’s my favorite kind of banh mi. I’ve got to say it’s pretty good overall. It reminds me of the banh mi that my parents used to buy for me growing up! I like that it’s nothing fancy, just overall good ingredients which makes a delicious banh mi.

Plus the price is so good for today’s economy in comparison to so many other food spots. Staff were very nice and welcoming too.

I’ll be back to give their other combinations a try. I also saw from other photos that they have a catering menu that offers other classic vietnamese dishes. I’ll need to try that for any upcoming parties.

Happy to see that Lynnwood has a new banh mi shop that I can...