Angela Q. Vietnamese Food and Deli — Restaurant in San Jose

I came here with my ex girlfriend during the Pandemic, and had some good Bahn Mi sandwiches here. I came not long after that and the guy made me food and me not realizing it was cash only and had no cash he kindly gave the food to me anyways. I came back 30 minutes later and gave him the money and a $20 tip for his kindness. Then today happened. It had been years and I craved a Bahn Mi - but noticed the reviews of this place mentioning spoiled food more than a few times. Today I had a Bahn Mi with cucumbers that were beyond bad, and the pork was 90% fat. The Pandan bread that I had years ago was less green than I remember, and had literal mold spores growing on the bottom. The green milk drink with jelly also tasted off. I was sad to say everything was spoiled because the lady was so nice and despite not speaking any English got my order right. I noticed hot foods and raw sausage meat were left on the tables at room temperature to be sold and had been there for hours. I’m not exaggerating when I say this place can kill somebody. Too many instances of people saying their food is spoiled, and their prepared foods are sitting out there hours on end and are all room temperature. I still have it a chance despite the risk and my god I have never received three different food items that were all well past their...

This is my 2nd time ordering food here. Bánh mì was mediocre. Nothing special. However, their other dishes were spoiled. I ordered Bún riêu, cơm rượu, sương sâm (grass jelly), bánh bò nướng, nem chua, xôi khúc and cá kho. Bánh bò was good, nem chua was ok, cơm rượu was just ok, cá kho was a little too sweet for my taste, but bun rieu was spoiled! The broth for the bun was salty without the depth expected from bone broth, the meatballs were just ok…lots of dried shrimp, though. But the tofu and the chả lụa were spoiled. Last time, I remember my food was also spoiled. Two times is enough for me. I don’t think my stomach can handle spoiled food...

Mom and pop shop that changed management a couple years back; I’ve had the sandwiches a couple times, and it’s always hit the spot! As a San Jose native, there’s a lot of good bánh mì places but this one is definitely solid. All the sandwiches are made to order and you get value for the prices, especially with the buy 5 get one free deal. The service is great and the owners are usually there in the back! I recommend giving it a try. My go-to is the bánh mì đặc biệt, it’s a classic and I personally like my sandwiches a bit fatty to balance with...