• Lee's Sandwiches - The Grad San Jose

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Counter-service chain for Vietnamese staples such as banh mi, plus some classic deli sandwiches. Offers a vegan char-siu banh mi, vegan char-siu spring rolls, vegan char-siu steamed buns and vegan char-siu banh mi bowls. Open Mon-Sun 9:00am-7:00pm.


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1 Review

First Review by andyjng

andyjng

Points +5372

Vegan
07 Jan 2024

Lots of Vegan Banh Mi Choices

Lee's is always a reminder of my college days back when banh mi was about $3 - $5 and life was a lot simpler. I wasn't originally planing on grabbing a sandwich until I noticed an entirely new, vegan menu.

Damn, they got me gal - all $16 of my vegan chicken katsu banh mi.

Their sandwich was just as I remembered. Fried mock chicken katsu with pickled veggies, jalapeños, and cilantro tucked inside a toasty baguette. I honestly can't remember if there was an actual spread inside since I ordered the vegan option, but it was still a good enough sandwich. I'm surprised to see that they offer mock meats now but it was definitely worth a try.

For the price though, I likely won't be returning anytime soon. I don't know if I can justify spending nearly $20 on a sandwich again that used to cost me less than $10, even with how crazy inflation has been over the years.

Pros: Plenty of dedicated vegan options

Cons: Pricy considering it's a chain




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