Banh Mi DC Sandwich — Restaurant in West Falls Church

The sandwich is fresh. They have lots of Vietnamese street food made and packaged here. This place is super busy. Their pork bun is decent. Spring roll was tasty with not so much meat in it but tasty. Their pate chaud is a French pastry with pork and resembles a croissant with meat on the inside. Supposedly it is supposed to have Pate in it but I'm not sure they make it with that much if any Pate. They have a fried sesame ball with mung bean inside. When bought fresh, it is delicious. They made it with just the right amount of mung bean and the texture is crunchy on the outside with a slight chewy inner layer. It is so good fresh if you happen to come right when they are done being fried. It is also just the right amount of sweetness. Not too sweet. The 3 color jelly drink is also delicious. As for their Vietnamese ice coffee, it is very good but also very small for the price. The bad thing about this place is that they want you to pay cash or you have to pay the credit card processing fee which is usually around 2% +/- 0.5%, but this place makes a profit out of it and charges you 4%surcharge so they also make a profit having you pay by credit card! What a rip off. Is there a law against doing this or something or some ethical dilemma for people to do this. Do they have a conscience? I'm leary of places that will only take cash payment because they can evade reporting their earnings accurately to IRS. They make a killing here and they are very busy, they should not try to profit from people paying with credit card, pass on the processing fee cost if you if you have to , but who does that, all businesses pay that, it's just the cost of having a business. But making customers pay another 2% above what the processing fee is so that you can profit even more is just not right! I like their food and others do too so this is why they can keep doing this to people. They should stop doing this if they want to be ethical and be fair to their customers and show their customers some...

I guess the word is out. The Washington Post has listed this as among DC's 50 best in it's Fall Dining Guide. I just hope the lines don't get too much longer, because I've always loved this place, and when I come here, I find it hard to buy just 1 or 2 Banh Mi. They are all so good, and so cheap, I want to buy one for a friend and one for lunch the next day and one just to try another flavor combination!

One thing I always get: the #2 Banh Mi Thit Nuong (grilled pork sandwich). It's a can't-miss choice. Winner Winner Banh Mi Dinner.

The #8 Bhan Mi Bi (shredded pork sandwich) is another meaty winner -- the pork is shredded and tossed with scallions, so it has more of that sharp oniony flavor. It's a good alternative if you're looking to mix it up.

If you like Chinese char sui barbecue pork, then check out the #19 Banh Mi Xa Xiu (barbecue pork sandwich). This is my wife's favorite -- quite tasty and lean yet very tender, a good option for somebody who doesn't want anything too unusual.

There are great vegetarian options, too. The #9 Banh Mi Bi Chay (veggie mix sandwich) is really good and highly recommended. The #12 Banh Mi Dau Hu Chay (tofu sandwich) is good as well, stuffed with fried tofu that has a spicy kick, but it's quite rich and not quite as interesting in my opinion. With either I recommend asking them to hold the mayo.

As a shrimp lover, I had to try the #23 Banh Mi Chao Tom (sugarcane shrimp sandwich). If you're not familiar with Vietnamese sugarcane shrimp, be warned that this is a cooked paste of ground shrimp, egg, sugar, corn starch, and other flavors -- like a pink shrimp sausage. It's an interesting diversion, but in the end I can't recommend it over the more flavorful pork and veggie options.

Order enough for next-day leftovers (buy 5 get 1 free!). I love taking a day-old DC Banh Mi to work and microwaving it for 30-60 seconds, just enough to warm and soften the bread. Beats any takeout lunch in the...

This place (IMO) makes the best classic vietnamese sandwich 🥪 (#1 on the sandwich menu) within the area. I've tried several different places offering the same sandwich, they're good but I always come back here. It's take out only but I always end up eating one in the car cause I want it when it's freshly made. They used to have buy 5 get 1 free but since the pandemic & the rising cost of food, it's now buy 10 get 1 free. They also offer Boba drinks & a hot plate menu. You can also buy prepackaged food located in the middle of the store. Along the counter tops is an assortment of homemade jerkies, salted plums, other homemade goodies, sauces & seasonings. They offer the bread for the sandwiches but those go pretty fast & it's 1st come 1st serve. Service is pretty fast. If you go here's what you do...walk in & make sure to ask if anyone is in line to order cause people will get mad if you cut the line. They will ask if you want all the veggies inside or outside the sandwich (veggies consist of: cilantro, pickled carrots & daikon, cucumber, sliced jalapeños). I get it all inside & my friend takes the jalapeños out. She likes alittle heat but can't eat them. They will hand you a yellow piece of paper with a # at the bottom. That's your order#. You can either stand by the pickup counter or browse around the store. Onve they call your # you had them the yellow paper. Make sure you have all of your order. I walked out once & found I was missing 1/2 my order cause it was at the other counter. Sandwich pickup is at the left, hot plate & drinks on the right. Then go to the...