The sandwiches here are delicious, filling and cheap ($2-3). I got the “combination” (#1) sandwich which was filled with a mystery red meat, pickled carrots, picked radishes, cucumber and cilantro with a light sauce in a warm and crusty 10-inch baguette. To me, it’s the quintessential Vietnamese sandwich. I even drove past MANY Vietnamese sandwich shops along the way to get there. I think if I had tried a different meat, one I actually recognized, this sandwich would have been a home run. I also had the shrimp spring rolls. They were not bad but not the best I’ve had. For my drink/dessert, I had some “Lee’s Cafe” (iced Vietnamese coffee) with boba. It was a little bitter but ultimately sweet, just the way I like it. It did cost more than the sandwich I bought and had lots of ice but I didn’t mind because it’s hard to find this type of high quality coffee. I also tried the Deli Manjoo, an inch-long diamond-shaped piece of sponge cake filled with custard, for 25 cents. It was not bad and definitely for the person who likes the brown “crust” of a sponge cake because it covers the outside of this small dessert.
There’s another Lee’s Sandwich in Alhambra (west a few miles) but that location has no inside seating.
Lee’s Sandwiches Rosemead
8779 East Valley Boulevard @ Muscatel Avenue
Rosemead, CA 91770
