Mr. Sandwich

This is the third times I am back here now. they offer some quick Vietnamese foods & snacks that I love. Not a bad price, but quite authentic.

Check your sandwich and your receipt before you leave if you order to-​go! I ordered a house special but got an egg sandwich. It was disgusting! Also, was charged $ 4.50 for summer rolls when clearly on the packaged summer rolls it says $ 3.00 (the peanut sauce tasted very sour and I’m pretty sure I got food poisoning)! As I sat down waiting for my order to be made I noticed the tables had bread crumbs all over it and felt oily & sticky! The place was empty so there’s no excuse for this (I now know why it’s empty here). They really need to pay attention! Learned my lesson today trying a new place! I will go back to Lee’s from now on!
They get one star for their iced coffee but I can get that at any Vietnamese restaurant.

So I’ve been coming here every week for the pase 2 years or so
Order
#25, 26, & 28 for sandwiches ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Tom yum seafood ⁷⁄₁₀. Still better at Komol and Kinnaree Thai
Mango slush ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Over all, this place is great for a quick bite. Have not tried their phở, but will rate soon as I do. Coolest thing here is the bread. Baked fresh, and I believe if you come in the morning they sell the rolls for a dollar for 6 pack. Service is a bit blah, but sandwiches make up for it. They recently expanded their menu adding more Thai food, but nothing compares to the famous Komol restaurant and the new Kinnaree for authentic. Still a great sandwich shop.

I usually go to the location next to UNLV for their phở. But I was near so I decided to have a sandwich here. I had the #25 House Special. When I walked in, I was looking at the menu and no one was at the register for a little bit. It was a bit awkward. The workers were all sitting at a table talk and I was confused… Like is anyone gonna help me?
Over all my food was great, the bread was warm when it came out. But little parts of the bread were really hard. I would come back here again! Sandwiches are really good.

I didn’t get a sandwich (which I probably really should’ve) so this review is strictly based on their curry.
THEIR CURRY MAKES ME WANT TO GAG. It’s so runny that it’s basically like drinking soup. I also added beef to it and it was chewy. The curry tasted awful. Every bite I took would lead me to wanting to wash the taste down with water. All of my friends took a bite out of it and didn’t like it as well.
I’ll change my review once I try their sandwiches.

After a bad experience at the bakery next door, I was determined to get something with pork in it.
I walked in and asked what sandwich was closest to something with pork belly in it. The cashier said the #35. I decided to run with that.
Sandwich took less than 10 minutes to come out. Unfortunately when I unwrapped it, I felt disappointed. There was barely any filling in it and the bread was unusually stale for a sandwich shop. The noodles were difficult to chew and I don’t know if I had even a single piece of meat in it. Yes, I understand it was only $ 3.50 but it wasn’t worth the hassle.
I will pass on a second try.

INFURIATING!
Food:
Banh mi stale and bland. Ingredients not fresh. Boba is instant. Did they pull the food out of their ass not the kitchen?
Service:
I ordered three large boba, but they gave me three small. Instead of giving me more, they put it in a larger cup and filled it with ice. When I told them I saw them fill it with more ice they told me «we could throw it away for you if you like» when I barely took two sips.
RUDE. RUDE. RUDE. Attitude problems.
Like what other reviews state, 5 workers and only one of them is working. The other four were sitting at the table and telling jokes and gossiping… Waited probably half an hour for the food. Seriously? This isn’t a gourmet meal, you’re putting together a sandwich.
I would give them 0 stars if I could.
This is family owned and operated and they’re not viet either. I have never been more displeased with any dining experience in my life.
Take your money and go else where.

Terrible service.
Bland banh mi. Sad to say but Lee’s Sandwiches tastes better. Only thing positive is their bread, softer than most banh mi places.
If you want to be overcharged for food, get half a sandwich size compared to Lee’s and like tasteless meals I highly recommend this place!

5 workers behind the counter
1 table of customers already eating
No other customers waiting to order, etc
15 minutes for any service or any acknowledgement!!!
Definitely something wrong with this picture.
Finally, after waiting for someone to take our order. She doesn’t know what’s on their menu. She wasn’t fluent in either English or Vietnamese which is also perplexing. (The sign outside the door states «Vietnamese café»)
We ordered 2 sandwiches and pork chop rice (com suon nuong — #71). She said they don’t sell pork chop. We had to show her the menu and she still looked confused.
She realized that they did sell pork chop rice and rang us up. I looked at the receipt and she charged us for 2 sandwiches and a Thai BBQ.
We quickly brought it to her attention.
She argued that it was the same thing at first. Then she said she had to charge us more than what the menu stated because they changed their menu. Therefore, she charged us for a more expensive item but will still give us our pork chop rice. Already frustrated, we were not in the mood to continuing arguing with this incompetent woman.
The most important reason for the lack of stars is the disappointment in food.
Both sandwiches combined were equivalent to one sandwich from Lee’s. It was so small that I could finish the entire sandwich in 3 bites (Slightly exaggerated). In addition to the size, the sandwich was bland and lacked pâté.
In conclusion, if you’re craving a Vietnamese sandwich (banh mi) in Vegas, just go to Lee’s…

I’ve been on a small banh mi rampage recently, trying to find some of the best in town… which leads me to Mr Sandwich!
What separates these guys vs the others I have tried so far… the bread! The bread is much more soft and flavorful here! Easily the best bread I’ve had vs the other 3 – 4 places!
The filler is good, flavorful and tasty. I feel like the goodies inside aren’t as good as Dakao for example, and I feel like I have a little less meat and goodies and spend a little more money in comparison, but the difference in the bread trumps those setbacks IMO!
Boba is good here… a bit on the sweet end. They probably add sugar and/​or maybe use powder mixes, but still good!
A few pics below:

About a 3 ½ star for their bahn mi.
I love ‘mi’ a good Vietnamese sandwich. The blending of influences from French and Asian cooking cultures have created the love child that is now one of the ultimates palette busters, BAHN MI! A really good one can send flavor explosions through your senses like you wouldn’t believe. A simple sandwich, imagine, can create the most complex notes on your tastebuds! By far one of my favorite types of sandwiches to have, next to a grilled cheese on buttered plain white bread with two slices of Kraft singles and pickles (oh the nostalgia).
Mr. Sandwich makes a decent bahn mi. It’s not my favorite, but it fits the bill when I’m in Chinatown doing some grocery shopping and I have the brood with me. I can feed a family of four for little money. At $ 3.50 each plus tax it’s a pretty good bargain (though yes I know it’s much cheaper in Cali). Don’t forget their ‘Special’…Buy 5 bahn mi, get 1 FREE! I know the math is off, but I usually eat two of them on my own or we just take the leftovers for lunch the next day.
Taste wise Mr. Sandwich makes a good bahn mi when everything is FRESH. I stress FRESH. Crappy stale French bread, sitting meat, and wilted veggies do not make a good bahn mi. That crisp along with the cold cuts or grilled meats is what makes a bahn mi so special. When the French bread is made earlier in the day and it’s crusty on the outside (not hard) and a bit chewy on the inside, you’re in for a good bahn mi. As long as they don’t screw up your toppings!
My family loves the Mr. Sandwich #31 House Special, which for those of you who are new to bahn mi, involves some sort of liver pâté, head cheese, and pork loaf. Yes, if you’re not into liver or those tasty bits of meat and cartilege from the head of a pig the House Special is some adventurous eating. But give it a whirl, it’s not as stinky tasting as you think! The combination of French bread loaded with the cold cuts, crisp veggies like cucumber, daikon, carrots, cilantro, and jalapeño, and the sauce of mayo, hoisin, and for me hot sauce… is heavenly. Like a dance on your tongue! Tis’ tasty is what I’m looking for.
I also enjoy the #35 which is their charbroiled pork bahn mi. Delicious as well. I always ask for a side of extra veggies to go with my sandwiches. I kind of like mine loaded with colors. My only gripe is that sometimes Mr. Sandwich does skimp on the meat a bit and you can end up with more of a vegetarian bahn mi than anything. I also wish the sandwiches here were a bit bigger, other places around Chinatown that serve bahn mi have longer French bread. Do yourself a favor though, don’t wait too long to eat your bahn mi! The French bread can get a bit too hard on the outside, and the fillings can make the inside overly soggy. A bit of a no-​no.
Mr. Sandwich also has other appetizer items on the menu as well as boba and milk drinks. This place was made for sobering up after a night of dancing like PSY and drinking copious amounts of soju! I also suggest you try the fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce, and the fried egg rolls (so good wrapped in lettuce and dipped in sauce).
The interior of Mr. Sandwich has lots of seating and is pretty clean. Although you will notice that a lot of the patrons there actually take their bahn mi TO GO. So expect a lot of in-​and-​out foot traffic. The service is OK, but don’t expect to be doted on. Things can get very busy especially around lunch time, so your cashier may just take your order then disappear again until your order is ready. The workers there move fast since they usually do orders of six or more sandwiches at a time. Talk about lunch rush!
Mr. Sandwich… EAT FRESH!

Small location located in china town… it looks kinda dingy when you walk in, especially compared to the giant Lee’s sandwiches a block away. Everything is marked up (though still cheap for Vegas) as compared to California ($ 2.75 for THREE spring rolls in the 626, here is $ 4 for two). But hey, when you’re desperate for some asian yummies and you aren’t willing to shell out $ 8 for non-​legit spring rolls on the strip, you gotta go somewhere, right?
The desserts are pretty yummy… pandan-​coconut milk-​coffee jello is a bit too sweet. Coconut milk with taro, yam, and tapioca is super yum. Spring rolls are squishy… shrimp ones (goi cuon) is very squishy and mostly rice paper. The vegetarian spring rolls are insanely dry. And yet… I keep coming back: X Mostly for the desserts!

I’ve had better. Cucumber was soggy, bread wasn’t as fresh as I’ve had at other places, and the mayo concoction on there was too much.
I enjoyed the honey lemon tea.

This place needs to be everywhere. I absolutely love it. Authentic Banh mi sandwiches and hot banh bao just like you’d buy off the street in Vietnam, & the cost isn’t much more than that, either! $ 3.24 for what is essentially a (better) Subway 6-​inch? Yes, please.
Located in the Chinatown Plaza off Spring Mountain Road toward the Strip in the Las Vegas Chinatown. Their menu isn’t available online — it’s just a board of big pictures post on the wall — and they get really busy during lunch hour, meaning there’s little space to sit inside and the wait for a mere sandwich is a bit more than I have to budget, some days. But it’s the perfect late-​afternoon spot and a good banh mi (perhaps accompanied by a black iced coffee, thai tea or an avocado shake!) is a really good hangover kick. LOVE that they always ask if you want the boba, because I don’t like boba but if not prompted I often forget to request my drinks without them.
Buy five sandwiches (in the same purchase), get one free! I can get lunch for a week in one quick errand ;)
I’ve reposted much of the menu here, minus several hot plate-​entrees, so that you can get an idea of what’s offered, and/​or call in an order for take-​out.
BANH MI (FRENCH BREAD SANDWICHES)
31. House special on French bread.
32. Cold cuts on French bread.
33. Vietnamese pork loaf and pâté on French bread.
34. Beef brisket on French bread.
35. Charbroiled…[I’m assuming charbroiled pork, tho the menu doesn’t specify.]
36. Charbroiled beef…
37. Charbroiled chicken…
38. Assorted seafood…
39. Shredded chicken…
40. Sardines…
41. Shredded pork skin…
42. Chinese meat loaf…
43. Egg omellette…
44. Grilled pork…
45. Tofu…
46. Sunshine egg (sunnyside up)…
COMBO PLATE MEALS
47. Chinese meat loaf with French bread.
48. Sunshine egg combo (fried eggs, French bread, sides).
49. Beef stew w/​French bread.
50. Curry lamb w/​French bread.
51. Curry chicken w/​French bread.
VEGETARIAN SANDWICH (BANH MI)
52. Vegetarian charbroiled pork w/​French bread.
53. Vegetarian charbroiled chicken w/​French bread.
MISC.
54. Sunshine egg combo with bacon.
–. Banh boa (flour dumpling with pork, chinese loaf, egg, onion, spices).
APPETIZERS
1. Spring rolls with rice paper.
2. Egg roll (fried).
3. Grilled pork roll with rice paper.
4. Pork skin with rice paper.
5. Paradise shrimp in batter.
6. Tapioca cake with pork and shrimp.
7. Fried shrimp roll.
8. Chicken wings.
9. Steamed rice cake with shrimp.
10. Vietnamese crêpe.
11. Thai beef jerky.
12. Vegetarian spring roll with tofu.
DRINKS
Various Thai teas/​coffees/​fruit shakes, with or without boba. Average $ 3.00/drink.

The girlfriend and I were hungry for some lunch and wanted to experience food beyond a Vegas buffet or high-​end restaurant on the Strip. So we consulted Unilocal to find out where the locals go for good food. We decided to check out Chinatown and elected to give Mr. Sandwich and its banh mi a try based on the recommendations of the incomparable Misti Y and Yuhi K. Thanks, ladies! It was a good call!
Our cabbie dropped us off in the middle of large strip mall that was immediately recognizable as an international Asian center as opposed to a «pure» Chinatown. We made our way to Mr. Sandwich, a small, combo banh mi/​coffee shop. The gf and I decided to split a shredded pork banh mi. The Viet style baguette was fresh, appropriately crusty with a light, airy center. I don’t know if they make their own bread, but it was a good canvas on which to apply the meat. The baguette was filled with a reasonable amount of savory, tender pork and topped with expected pickled daikon and carrots and cilantro. For $ 3.49, it was a veritable bargain! I washed my half of the sandwich down with a cup of Vietnamese iced coffee. All told, while it may not have the most original or Vietnamese sounding name, Mr. Sandwich made a nice banh mi.

How ironic that my 200^th review is a Terrible 2 star review.
For sure not what I had planned when wanting to try a new spot for lunch today :(
My first and last visit I am sad to report Mr. Sandwich, you had one chance with me and you did not satisfy me so I shall continue my affair with Lee.
I tried their grilled pork bahn mi and two shrimp spring rolls.
The bread was DRY with very little filling inside of the sandwich, where is the pork? Also no extra house mayo was added as I had requested.
The shrimp spring rolls were good and I enjoyed the sweet dipping sauce that came with them.
When my order was ready I asked for Sriracha and the guy handed me a tiny little plastic cup with lid and pointed to a dining table and said, «you go get from table». That was odd and not very friendly or the type of service I am used to elsewhere.
I won’t be back however at least my curiosity is cured and I gave them a shot!
Totally disappointed :(
Lee baby here I come!

Weird, I thought I wrote a review.
I came here a long while back and thought it was a pretty solid bahn mi.
Recently felt like having bahn mi again and remembered they had a large menu aside from meat based bahn mi so the BF and I came here for a pre theater snack.
We both got the tofu bahn mi and it was really good. Somehow the tofu almost tasted like egg and the bread here is perfectly crunchy and buttery outside and soft inside.
We also shared tofu spring rolls which were recent and I appreciated they offered a tofu option on it.
Just a note, its pretty quiet, has cheap good food and boba drinks and free wi-​fi so I think this would be a good spot to consider for studying or getting some work done.
The bahn mi has stuck in my mind so much that I have been craving it. Now I want to try all the bahn mi in town, but so far this is a really strong contender.

I’ve been to Mr. Sandwich quite a few times since my last review and felt it was time for an update.
I have tried many sandwiches I adore here, but the one that stole the show for me and my fella was the seafood banh mi. I was almost tempted to raise my review to a 5 star for that one alone. It was flavorful and delicious. What’s not to love. I highly recommend this place.
So delicious. Their drinks are pretty good as well and at a price a lot cheaper than most of their neighbors.
Love this place.

Love this place!
one of my favorite banh mi places. If I’m in China Town this is definitely where I’d for my banh mi fix. I prefer them over hue thai.

Instant hit! It all starts with the baguette itself! Soft, fluffy interior and crispy, crunchy exterior! I have been eating Banh Mi’s for as long as I can remember and I adore them here!
Banh Mi: They had a pretty decent list of various fillings but I wanted something more non-​traditional, so I opted for the Chinese Meatloaf which was excellent. (1^st Day Visit)
Chicken Curry: Broth was very flavorful while the chicken with bone-​in was cooked perfectly, topped off with fresh scallions and cilantro! This particular dish came with a fresh baguette! Let me tell you, I savored this one! (2^nd Day Visit)
Sugar Cane Drink: Delicious, not too sweet, just right! Besides this, you can order Bobas and other Asian Teas.
Besides food on the menu, you can order various Viet desserts and snacks. If you know what I’m talking about, they are your typical colorful, coconut flavored ones.
The two sweet Viet ladies here were sweet, nothing major to complain about, order at their counter and they get right to business! The establishment was very clean.
I would prefer Mr. Sandwich over Lee’s for sure!