Thien Huong Sandwiches & Bakery — Restaurant in San Jose

Their Vietnamese sandwiches aren't bad. It is decently sized with ample ingredients. In terms of taste, it was only meh. We had much better Vietnamese sandwiches at other cafes in San Jose. I did enjoy the durian shake with added jelly. In terms of service, it did take a while for them to make our sandwiches. The cashier was really busy. She jumped from collecting money, answering the phone and help make some of the sandwiches. She was nice but I had a hard time understanding what she was saying through her face mask and the plastic slit where we can hand her the cash. It felt like I was at a gas station. I had no idea what she was saying to me nor could she ring my order up correctly. They could really use one of those electronic screens like at a supermarket checkout where the customer can see what...

Got sandwich #1. It was tasty, I'd get it again. I wanted to compare "grilled beef" versus "grilled chicken", unfortunately, there wasn't a grilled chicken option on the menu. Maybe I'll submit an RFE and see if they will humor me next time. Did you know there's two options for your sandwich? This was totally new to me. If you plan on eating it soon, they will assemble it with all the veggies stuffed into the sandwich. If you plan on eating the sandwich later, they will put the veggies into a plastic bag to keep the bread from getting mushy. Then once you get home you can assemble the sandwich and enjoy. My coworkers tell me its best to pop it into the toaster over to help crisp up the bread a little if there had been a delay between getting the sandwich...

I think it comes down to taste preference and what you're used to. I got the grilled pork bahn mi, which I get everywhere. They make it different here. Their marinade is more sweet than what I'm used to and the texture was soft, like it was tenderized. The bread was great (but not better bread than other sandwich shops), and the veggie fillings pretty good. Little sweet. Little spicy.

Service was ok; they were relatively fast considering how busy they are. Kiosk ordering was too slow. The restaurant itself is clean and kind of semi modern. Places to sit to eat, as well as sit to wait. I notice they also have those green waffles which I think I'll try next time; wasn't that...