Visited here on a Saturday to try their famous Vietnamese sandwiches. They bake the bread in house, so you are guaranteed a nice crusty french loaf with your order. Had the special and it was loaded with pate and pork. Lots of veggies as well, great deal at only $3.25. Also ordered the garlic sausage sandwich, good but stick to the special. They had other bakery items there but did not try it. Take out only as there is no sitting. Service was quick and friendly, would return for sure.

I was craving a Vietnamese sub so I figured, what the hey I'll drive out here. I've actually been here many times before for their baked goods but have yet to try their subs. It's a small store front with a few case displays and a deli counter as they prepare the subs right before your eyes. If you arrive at the right time, you can enjoy a freshly baked baguette. Their baguettes are footlong in length, light, airy and flaky yet soft inside, filled with all the usual fresh veggies, including hot peppers; not too much, not too little filling. Let the bread sop up the sauce a little.

My lemongrass garlic chicken sub was the perfect, non greasy midday snack. The tender chicken pieces were marinated nicely, with a garlic hint that slightly overpowers the lemongrass. I also picked up a few buns to go including their well known durian coconut bun, which is similar to a cocktail bun, with a richer and more ample durian and shreadded coconut cream filling. Try it.

Their more unique buns are a little more expensive though I feel it's well worth it, and they have all the regular standbys like egg tarts and bbq pork buns. The subs are a near steal, starting at $2.75, and uses their fantastic in house made bread. I'm not sure if they still have that deal where you buy 10 subs for $25 and get the 11th one free but it didn't look like their prices have changed after all these years. Arguably one of the best banh mi's in the city.

Service is polite, friendly and efficient, and the staff speak several languages. A small quibble would be that they've always used white paperbags to pack the buns; I don't know if they use box containers or reserve them to large orders.

On a street riddled with at least a dozen other Vietnamese foodstops, it's worth dropping by. Another great thing, they don't run out of bread, so you can get your banh mi fix right up until closing.

We stopped in here after picking up some garden supplies nearby. We've had some of the Asian pastries at Tiem Banh before and found them quite decent and reasonable priced, this time we gave on of their subs a try. For the price, $2.75, you get your money's worth! The House Special which we choose was served on a very crunchy-on-the-outside-chewy-on-the-inside-bread, nice pate with pork, vegetables, and turkey ( or was it chicken? ). While the size of the bread is somewhat smaller ( and thus less quantity of filling ) than Subway's, located on the next block, you get a much tastier sandwich at a much reduced price compared to Subway's.

There's not really anywhere in the shop to sit and eat, as the store is more designed for you to pick up and go. Some of the pastry items in the display case seemed a little old, always try to pick popular items as you'll be sure that they're freshly made. When in doubt just ask the counter person what was made the same day.

The women behind the counter are pleasant enough, no negative comments from us whatsoever.

My advice: stop in for a tasty and value packed sandwich and skip Subway!