kibi's Cafe Orinda

Recommend the 5 spice pork banh mi. Pass on the pho. Slightly over priced for what you get.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 4

Incredible spot! Fresh, delicious, healthy. One of the better bahn mi's youll have and highly recommend the soups as well! Go to lunch spot

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vietnamese Sandwich

Pretty much the best Banh Mi I’ve ever had. The meat to bread ratio was great! Lots of meat and veggies. Super flavorful. Can’t wait to come back. I wish I took a photo of all of its glory! I got the grilled pork Banh Mi. I highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork

I've been to Kibi's countless times over many years and it's always excellent. Excellent quality food, service and pricing. I literally laughed out loud when I read the, "plastic hair in my food" review. I immediately knew this was lemon grass fiber and not plastic. If you've never cooked with lemongrass before these fibers might seem foreign to you. I'm glad the owner clarified this in response to the review. I highly recommend the bahn mi!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I just want to start by saying that I do NOT like giving businesses bad reviews. I’ve come here to eat multiple times and have discovered plastic hairs in my food on multiple occasions. The most recent time, I got extremely sick from it. We’ve spoken to the employees about it in an effort to make them aware and encourage caution, but I am still finding multiple plastic hairs in the food. Please be careful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Having a delicious bhan mi shop under the gym is brilliant, and extremely dangerous to my wallet.

So flavorful, well priced. Much better than chipotle post gym, this will be my new staple!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This restaurant is 5 stars across the board. There banh mi is really good🔥 and let’s not forget the Pho🍜. I work nearby, and I’ve been going there for there Pho, it is the best in my opinion. It doesn’t have that weird smell that most phos have. It is delicious! I always get there Shrimp Pho. I go here once a week for lunch if not twice. 😂 I just had to leave a review since I go there quite often. lol

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great prices for Orinda! Friendly family attentive counter service and clean.

Food is the tasty and fresh!

Delicious food and reasonably priced. Working my way through the whole menu but the Bahn Mis are great and the bread is perfect.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Pork, Heo Nướng Xả

Best bahn mi sandwich I’ve had in a long time. $10 bucks. Boom.

Update Jan 2025. finally tried their Pho. Had rare steak (Tai). No more driving to Walnut Creek for my Pho fix (sorry Kevin’s Noodle House…). Definitely a 10. True slow cooked broth. Vs what others are using that I believe to be canned broth.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Love their sandwiches, soups and service!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My favorite place for lunch! Love that they have 2 vegetarian sandwiches. They also have a vegetarian salad and fresh rolls, but I love the sandwiches too much to try those. Nice outside seating at this locations as well. The staff are great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vietnamese Sandwich, Lemongrass Tofu

Fantastic banh mi sandwiches at great prices. All of their food is great.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Take out greatness

Food: 5

We are spending three days in Orinda and have been three times. Delicious vegan bahn mi with lemongrass tofu (I am not vegan by the way...). Very reasonable prices. A little shop, not much seating, but a few pleasant outdoor tables.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vietnamese Sandwich, 24 - Đậu Hũ Lemongrass Tofu Noodle Salad Vegan