Ba Le Sandwiches — Restaurant in Westminster

Excerpt from Eat the World Los Angeles: The Westminster location of Ba Le is an unassuming little shop, with a modest sign outside and the neon from Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots advertised in the window. Inside, a larger custom neon sign has been above the counter for as long as can be remembered with the name Banh Mi Ba Le.

As with the Alhambra location everything is made on site, most importantly the small baguettes that make the heart of each of their banh mi sandwiches. If you peruse the refrigerators while you wait, you will also realize that you can buy just about everything that goes into the sandwiches here to make them on your own. The pate, the cuts of meat, even the mayonnaise.

Their house special banh mi dac biet ($4.60) might be the best bet at least to start, a combination of all the best offerings. The cold cuts are stacked on top of a bed of pate and a perfect ratio of vegetables to make every bite just right. The mayonnaise they make has a shot of garlic in it, and a very fine and fatty layer of Vietnamese bacon rounds it all out. Ask for it spicy for a few more slices...

I tried the chicken Banh Mi, it was lovely and delicious. The bread thickness was just right, not overly thick like some other sandwich places where its mostly bread. The chicken was warm not cold which was nice. Very delicious I can't wait for lunchtime tomorrow so I can come back for...

This place make horrible food not like before in the 90s I come here when I was a kids playing arcade 30 years in business now it come down to this banh mi dac biet so sour yesterday 2/22/2024 9am the meat spoiled you could taste that expired stinky meat rotting...