THE ABSOLUTE BEST BANH MI IN THE AREA! What I loved most in the cold cut Banh mi was their scallion oil. I've also recommended this place to all my coworkers because it's just sooo good! The staff too are always nice, the restaurant is very clean and has plenty of seating room. The location is also prime for grabbing a coffee there, or at Peet's, then going to trader Joe's after. Extra: I also used to live in San Jose, so finding this place means a lot to find such a yummy place. read more

I've been meaning to try this place, so I finally did today. I got a Large Poke Bowl that consisted of White rice, mixed veggies, grilled chicken, umami sauce, spicy mayo, fried garlic, fried onions, seaweed salad, imitation crab meat, pickled ginger, and sesame seeds, with a bottled Diet Dr.Pepper. The rice was cooked well, veggies were fresh, chicken was flavorful, and all the other toppings and sauce all worked well together. It was a world of flavors combined. The ONLY drawback that held me from giving Banh Mi Express a 5 star was the portion to price ratio. As stated earlier, I ordered a large, in which was a typical "meal prep" container. If that was the large, it made me think how small the regular size was. And to think it was basically $20 for a bowl -- thankfully it was delicious! I will definitely be coming back -- and I MUST try their sandwiches. I'm usually a sucker for Banh mi's. read more

Got their pho ribeye for takeout and the meat was FROZEN. I've gotten takeout pho plenty of times and I have never had the meat be frozen before. Stick to their Banh Mi read more

I've been getting sandwiches from them since they opened, but this is the first time ordering the Combo Banh Mi w/Fried Egg. OMGEE! It is the best sandwich in the lineup! It is light and so flavorful! I was sad I had to give half of it to my hubby, so he can try it. I'll definitely be getting that sandwich moving forward. I also ordered my usual, the Grilled Pork Banh Mi. It was yummy, too. This is an order-at-the-counter place, however, they've installed a Kiosk for orders. When I walked in, the place was empty but the lady didn't take my order. So, I placed my order at the Kiosk. I went shopping at TJ's after ordering. My order was ready after I returned from TJ (about 15 min.). read more

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Its...an OK banh mi. Service was kind of slow. Not enough flavor. I mightve been spoiled by the Banh Mi's in San Francisco cause I was hoping for this to be as good. Still, its a healthy tasting Banh mi. read more

Banh Mi Express - Combo Banh Mi - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

Sandwich was filling flavored and fresh, service was quick and polite with a cash discount. I was the inky one in there during my 2pm lunch break. Lots of big name places to eat in the area but this was a family business and quite delicious. Clean, decently decorated. I recommend! read more

Banh Mi Express - Grilled Chicken Banh Mi was fresh with plenty of crunchy veggies, meat was seasoned very well and plenty of it. - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

I'm not much of a sandwich person I'm more of a rice bowl type. But a Banh Mi sandwich satisfies my tummy. I ordered the Chicken and the BBQ pork Banh Mi. It's not just what's inside the sandwich but it's the bread itself. It is crispy when you bite into it but nice and warm inside. I don't really like pickled anything but the veggies they add in the sandwich I believe is pickled and I love it. It just goes with the meat in the sandwich. When we came we dined in. There's only a few tables inside. It wasn't busy so our food came in less than 10 minutes. There's plenty of parking spots as this is located in a shopping center. The price is standard for the size of the sandwich. It's actually a good size. Oh by the way they don't just have sandwiches they also have Poke Bowls ...etc. read more

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I had the combo banh mi and it was decent. There were a lot of pickled veggies which got the paper a bit wet. There wasn't as much pate as I liked but the sandwich was a decent size and tasted yummy. It seemed to be missing some meats that I normally have in a combo banh mi. It was interesting to see pickled green onions inside. The bread was a bit hard. I'd come back if I were in the area as the banh mi satisfied my craving. read more

Banh Mi Express - Combo Banh Mi - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

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Best Banh mi ever. The line was so long but the service was fast. Other food was good too. After couple months, I finally came again and they are still as good as before. Will be back read more

Service took quite a while as I think they forgot our order. I got the classic combination banh mi but it probably had the least meat I've ever had in a banh mi. The ratio of pickled daikon/carrot is super high compared to everything else which wasn't really to my liking. Still didn't taste bad, just wished it had a bit more to it read more

Banh Mi Express - Combo Banh Mi - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

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We tried Banh Mi Express for lunch. You order your food through an electronic kiosk. It's pretty efficient and saves time. BBQ pork Banh Mi - 5/5 The pork was very flavorful, savory and tender. The bread was flaky and crisp. A very nice Vietnamese sandwich to get. Pork Roll Banh mi - 4/5 A nice Pork Roll with a flavorful sauce. Not bad, but needed a little more sauce to kick up the flavor. The sandwich was still good. We overall enjoyed the bahn mi we ordered. We'll definitely be back to review other food selections that caught our interest. I recommend visiting Banh mi Express to try their Banh mi or other Vietnamese food selections. read more

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I didn't get around to ordering. The cashier couldn't say hello back to us and stared us down when I greeted her. We decided it wasn't very welcoming and ate next door at 88 Bao- which was great if you're in the mood for Chinese food! Get the Shrimp and Crab Xiaolongbao. read more

I came to have a grilled pork banh mi . And definitely, that is one of the best banh mi I have ever had. It tasted amazing. One of my favourite spots whenever I am in town. Try it out when you have a chance. You won't be disappointed!!! Five stars for the foods and service!!! read more

I used to love this place but I went in today (just because I went to TJ's) and was disappointed. My bowl was so much smaller than I remember it being. I've been going to Poke Hana on Sand Creek I will stick to this establishment. So far their bowls are huge, just like the line out the door! read more

Best Banh mi ever. The service was fast. Other food was good too. There is a parking lot behind the building in case you cannot find parking. They open everyday. After couple months, I finally came again and they are still as good as before. read more

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Consistency is a must for the survival of any establishment. I Bought 4 bowls for the family and the portions (of each bowl) were literally half of what we normally get. $22 for a partially filled bowl with imitation crab to boot! I'm cool. It only takes one time for me. I'm not rich and can take my hard earned money elsewhere for a meal. Your food is good, fresh, and a healthier choice than most establishments......but you're clearly cutting corners, I'm out and sideways to the next light. Good Luck! read more

Banh Mi Express - POKE BOWL, very good but very skimpy than what I normally get. Size is not worth the price I paid. - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

Hella bomb!!!!!! I like the Banh Mi's (always get extra mayo) & Poké Bowls. My kid gets the Beef Pho, the broth is fire AF. I wanna try their other stuff one day. Onnnnne daaaaaay. read more

Banh Mi Express - Poke (Raw Fish) (Large) - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

Sippin' on cuteness Labubu made my boba 10x better! Plus all the OMG goodness Poke, Musubi and Vietnamese Banh Mi read more

Banh Mi Express - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

We haven't been here for a while but remembered how good it was and ordered lunch today. Got the pork banh mi, chicken spring roll, and spam musubi. Oh man what waste of time and money was this. Let's start with banh mi: the bread was so dry, not a crunchy good dry, like the bread was sitting on the counter hours dry. Pork was overly salty and veggies were meh. Chicken in the spring roll was sooo dry, again it was like it tasted it was sitting and drying out in the air. Spam and rice how can you go wrong right? Oh no, the sauce was not between the rice and spam. It was on the bottom . Well another fail to support small biz in the community. read more

Banh Mi Express - Grilled Chicken Spring Rolls - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

I've been craving a banh mi but a good one can be hard to come by. Found this spot near where we were at & decided to give it a try. The shopping center has a lot of heavy traffic so parking can be difficult but it's easy to find, right next to Trader Joe's. The person helping us get our order was friendly & we waited about 15-20 min for our two Banh mi & 2 boba drinks. Prices are very reasonable & the flavor was delicious! I ordered the combination banh mi, the sandwich was generously packed & I almost couldn't finish it all but it was too good to save for later! I tried my husband's chicken banh mi, the bbq chicken in it was very well seasoned. This is definitely a good banh mi spot! read more

Bahn mi was lacking protein and pate. Only tasted carrots and radish. Idk if it's under new management, but could be better for the price they are charging. In SF I would pay 8$ for a fully loaded bahn mi. I left feeling robbed from flavor and fullness coming here read more

The service was fast and semi-friendly. The place is very casual and has about 6-7 tables total. The menu is a little confusing and they have different things posted around the restaurant that seem to be additional items you can order. The poke was good. My wife and daughter both enjoyed their poke bowls. My banh mi was decent. The bread was a bit too crunchy for my taste, but the meat had good flavor. I would have like more pickle flavor in the veggies and it was missing pate. I had heard good things, so maybe my expectations were different, or it was a slightly off day. We will be back to try again. read more

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This used to me go to places for Banh Mi. After this experience I really have to think twice before going again. I ordered combo banh Mi with extra pate. I don't expect much extra for $0.52 but I never expected to get a sandwich without any pate after paying extra for it. It should come with pate at the 1st place, but I got zero nada zilch pate. Do they think no one can taste it? read more

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My food had taken forever to come out just for it to taste not fresh. Chili oil is extra $1.13, customer service lacks very slow and poor. The guy at the front was not very interested in my request to ask for chili oil and was on his phone while I was in the establishment, so, so, so, nasty no seasoning horrible place , horrible service , very slow , chili oil looks disgusting read more

Banh Mi Express - I had a full plate of black cilantro when I had asked for extra. - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

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Not good... 1. The bread was so so extremely hard, it scrapes your gum. 2. They are so skimpy with the meat. 3 The sandwich was so dry. So dry, the bread falls apart after the first bite... There was literally no customer service, no communication. They look at you, tell you the total and walk off while you're paying. They don't call it "express" for nothing.. I wouldn't recommend and would not spend another $1 here... read more

One of the best sandwich options in Antioch. Solid veggies & pâté. Pho here was great one time and not too shabby the other I've had it. Big fan of the grilled pork sandwich. read more

Sandwiches here are so bomb and prices reasonably! Happy to have found a spot nearby home with banh mi's that are enjoyable

The Banh Mi is great here and we also really enjoy the spam musubi is such a great comfort food/quick snack for me. They also have a really good viet iced coffee which is a great mid day pick-me-up to get you through the rest of the day! I can't wait to come back! read more

Ordered 3 banh mi which were all good. The grilled pork came with pate which isn't super common so I appreciated it. Prices on the kiosk were different than posted on the menu so that was confusing and annoying. Service was not good - no one welcomed us in or told us when our order was ready. We waited 20ish minutes before asking about our food and it was just sitting in a bag behind the counter. Plenty of seating and a tv inside. read more

Sorely disappointed with our to go pho order. I've had the rib eye pho a couple years back when they first started offering it and thought it was pretty darn good. Today, I called in an order and asked if they had chicken pho. My bf is under the weather and this sounded perfect. I was told they did (in broken English) and I ordered one rib eye pho, one chicken pho. I get home, open my order, and the chicken pho is a container of beef broth with a baggie of grilled chicken that's probably used for the banh mi sandwiches. That is 100% not chicken pho! What if we were customers that couldn't/didn't eat beef? The rib eye was even worse: inedible, really tough pieces of meat. I doubt it was rib eye, or if it was it was, it was extremely poor quality. I couldn't swallow any of it, it was so tough. I'll give credit where credit is due: the beef broth was good and so were the fresh veggies and pho noodles. Not sure if some of the issue was due to miscommunication (the chicken pho part), but this order was so not good on so many levels. read more

Banh Mi Express - Rib eye pho to go ($14), rib eye so tough it was inedible, had to spit it out. - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

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Had a chicken banh mi. It was amazing!! Service was straight forward. Location was clean and casual. Most were getting takeout.

I have been ordering from this place for a while so this review is overdue. I usually get the raw poke bowl - salmon, tuna, spicy tuna with fresh greens and zucchini noddles. Absolutely wonderful and tastes fresh. My son adds octopus to his poke and he loved it! We also get the rare beef pho, grilled pork plate and pork banhmi. Everything here is delicious and the flavor of food is consistent. There is a small seating area inside which is always clean and neat. Service can get backed up if they get lots of to go orders but not bad. read more

Banh Mi Express - Poke with salmon, tuna, spicy tuna - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

I just went here today as my first time and the Combo Banh Mi was so so delicious! It wasn't dry at all and I wish I bought more on the road. I didn't like how crowded the parking lot was today, lots of tension with cars. But that's not the restaurant's fault. Will definitely come back here again. I should have taken a picture but i literally ate it all in less than 5 minutes. There was a self service machine in there and I just ordered on the screen and paid. It felt normal but I was hoping it was going to be good and it was better than good. Thank you for making excellent Banh Mi here. read more

Banh Mi sandwiches are my favorite. This used to be my go to spot. Unfortunately, they have gone really down hill the last few times the bread was stale and dried out and non edible. The lemongrass tofu tasted old and saturated combined with leathery and tough. The daikon was crispy. Sadly, I'm looking for a new Banh Mi sandwich place. I can not recommend Banh Mi express after the last fails read more

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I came to get a poke bowl and just dont think that the portion amounts to $18 I just paid. Its 4 proteins and the amount of protein for each seems like a tablespoon. I have been to other places that give you an actual bowl and your money is well spent. This place just does not seem to be it! read more

Banh Mi Express - Poke bowl - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

Yummy! Love me a banh mi spot that actually puts enough veggies in their sandwich. I tried the grilled chicken banh mi. Bread was warm and toasty and flavor was great. They take their time assembling your sandwich so you know it's made with love. I would def come back. read more

We ordered shrimp roll and bbq pork banh mi with no pâté. No line for lunch and it's a short wait. The lady in the back who was preparing my sandwich sneezed. It was not pleasant. The shrimp roll was stuffed with the greens and sprouts but the peanut sauce was kind of suspect. I know this place also has pho, poke, and other treats. read more

Banh Mi Express - Bbq pork banh mi - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

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I've been coming here for years but they recently added the cutest desserts to their menu! They have labubu shaped jellies that were so good I had to buy a whole tray I can tell how much hard work were put into these, I'm surprised how well priced they are! I am definitely coming back soon to bring my nieces who are big fans of boba and labubus read more

Banh Mi Express - i bought a whole tray for my family to try - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

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This Labubu topping only a available 8/6 today it's so cute and tasty! I like how it's taste sweet and delicious. read more

Banh Mi Express - Just went to Banh Mi Express today with any purchase of drink that comes with a free Labubu topping it's so cute and tasty!!! - Poke Near Me - Brentwood, California

Parking is horrible here... I had to park three stores down and walk back to this restraunt. No biggie for me but if you have a problem walking this is not be the restraunt you want to visit. Restroom had a sign saying it was not available to be used.. it said closed! Definitely losing a star for that! Not ok for restaurants to not have restrooms available for their paying customers. Bread on my sandwich was crumbling and hard... tasted old. The rest of my sandwich was delicious! Check out my video and pictures! Sandwich was a 6.5 out of 10. If it had fresh bread it would have been a solid 9. The coconut milk tea was delicious! 10 out of 10. Unfortunately due to parking being a challenge, no available restrooms and old bread I would say overall the score is a 7 out of 10. Yelp reviews have 5 stars available, by my calculations this is equal to 2 points for each star. There are no half star options so I must round down to the 3 stars. I wish there were half star options available as this would be a 3 1/2 star restaurant. read more

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