Kimlan Sandwiches — Restaurant in Wichita

I'm honestly kind of shocked with what I received considering how many good reviews this place has.

I ordered a thai tea and 3 banh mi. My thai tea was a very pale tan color. Thai tea should be a very strong and dark orange color. As such, the thai tea had no flavor and the weirdest part about it was that it was thick and goopy no matter how hard I stirred it. The texture was like snot, and the drink did not flow freely when I pulled my straw out. I don't understand how a tea can be thick and goopy? I was able to spit out the thai tea and it stuck together like a giant snot booger.

The banh mi I received were also extremely cold, soft, and soggy. As soon as I got into my car and touched the banh mi, the bread was incredibly soft. Banh mi should be crunchy and hard on the outside. It felt as if the bread was left in the fridge for 3 days then just directly bagged without being toasted. I should not be able to fold my banh mi in half.. They're also so tiny with barely any meat or fillings! I literally had 2 thin slices of meat. They're literally half the size of other places (and like a third of the size of the banh mi fron Thai Binh) for the same price.

Honestly, the food was so awful that if this was a chain restaurant, I would've asked to return my food and receive a refund. I would not recommend coming here, and would actually actively discourage it. I actually feel like...

This place by far have the best Vietnamese sandwich in town, in my opinion. The price for the sandwiches are very budget friendly! Plus, if you buy 5 sandwiches, you get 1 free. My favorite is the grilled pork sandwich. The portion is very generous. It's pretty big sandwich with lots of meat inside. The sandwich is nice and warm when they come out. They serve the pickled carrots, radishes, and sliced jalapeno in a separate ziplock bag, so that help to keep them fresh until you're ready to dress your sandwich. The pickled veggies are fresh and crunchy.

Since the sandwich comes out warm, usually, the paper bags that hold the sandwiches are a tiny bit damp from the steam when I get them to go. But there's not enough moisture to make the bread soggy at all. I highly recommend this place, if you love...

How long have I said that bahn mis are the best value sandwiches in the biz? SO LONG. So you can imagine my delight at the prospect of a restaurant that serves nothing but the things. Pho can go pho itself. Bún bò Hue? Not for you! It's like a Subway, except the sandwiches taste good and you can't have it your way. It's just sandwiches, is what I'm saying.

$3.75 gets you a footlong bahn mi of pork roll, barbecue pork, and meatball. It's good. It's the real deal. You have to apply your own vegetables, which is annoying, but only slightly. That's it. That's all there is to Kimlan. Sure, you can get a couple of spring rolls if you want (and I won't dissuade you), but otherwise, this is a love letter to the bahn mi, and it's sealed with a kiss from...