CASH ONLY! I had to haul down to a gas station ATM bc I forgot this. Still totally worth it. Park near the sign for Dragon Chinese - Le's is in the main door & to the right past the Asian grocery.
While I've never met a banh mi I didn't like, they do tend to vary quite a bit in flavor and price. Le's hits all the right notes in both regards. For around $3, these sandwiches are a steal. Go ahead and pay the extra couple quarters to get the larger version if your choice doesn't already come on one of their crispy, chewy baguettes. It's worth every penny and then some.
Their pate and cured pork combination banh mi casually contains the kinds of flavors farm to table restaurants dream of achieving with their charcuterie platters: warm, chewy bread enveloping an earthy pate and very slightly sweet cured pork, perfectly balanced with crisp, bright cilantro and tart pickled vegetables. If you want a little added zing, ask them to add jalapenos to your sandwich.
The banh mi was so good, I almost forgot to mention why I came here in the first place - bubble tea! Tapioca pearls in the bottom of a tea or fruit based drink, including some interesting flavors like taro and durian. Their version is tasty and frozen, like a slushy with chewy beads in the bottom.