2.22 Lee’s Sandwiches
Posted on July 2, 2008
Filed Under Vietnamese |
Some of you might be familar with Lee’s sandwiches. It’s a chain of Vietnamese Sandwich shops around San Gabriel and Westminster. If you’re not familar with Lee’s Sandwiches, you might be wondering: “What’s so special about Vietnamese sandwiches, and how is it worthy of a 50meal?” Well, first of all, a 10 inch sandwich is dirt cheap at somewhere between $2 to $3. Secondly, these sandwiches are GOOD. Hey, cheap and good? Definitely worth a meal. Unfortunately the location I went to had no seating, so you’ll have to take these sandwiches to go. I didn’t get far, though, we grabbed these and started eating in the car.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich. Marinaded chicken, pickled carrots and turnips, fresh cilantro, all in a crispy crunchy and chewy baguette.
The chicken is very well marinaded and has a great flavor. The taste and textures of the sandwich is greatly enhanced by the crunchy and tangy carrots and turnips. The cilantro completes the picture with its fragrant aroma.
Special Combination: Jambon (Ham), headcheese, pork roll and pate. We also found jalapeno chilis in the sandwich. Lots of hard core stuff in this sandwich. If you don’t know what headcheese is, it’s not brains, but it’s not exactly just slices of beef either. Pate is, of course, duck liver. All of these slightly offbeat items brings a strong flavor to this sandwich. It’s delicious, but I can imagine some people being turned off by all these ingredients.
Cured Pork + Pork Roll: Two kinds of pork here along with the standard pickled veggies and jalapenos.
The flavors here aren’t as strong or outstanding as the special combination or the chicken. It’s still very good, but I think next time I’d try something else.
We also got a couple of drinks, here are the honeydew and passion fruit. They’re both sweet and creamy, full of wonderful fruit flavors, perfect for a hot summer day.
The food is grab n’ go, so I can’t comment on the service. Sandwiches do come out pretty quick and so did the drinks, so no complaints there at all.
You can find more locations on their website:
Lee’s Sandwiches
1289 E Valley Blvd
Alhambra, CA 91801
(626) 282-5589
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I love the “let me hold this” picture and the two drinks on top of the car.
i’ve eaten one of these before!! it’s a great late night snack- the chicken is the best!