Ba Le French Sandwich Shop

Everything tastes good every time.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The best Bahn mi in the city. This place is such a hole in the wall, in the best way possible.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 3

Delicious banh mi. Got bbq pork and bbq chicken. The bread is fresh and the fillings are tasty. Will come again! Cash only

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

incredible sandwiches! great mayo and slaw, and the vegetarian with the mock meat is delicious.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Truly a hidden gem. Very local spot. Affordable, great flavor, and the gentleman that owns it is the man. Highly recommend you check this place out.

Parking is tough because of the neighboring businesses, but definitely worth the slight inconvenience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Delicious authentic banh mi! Cash only spot. Will be our new go to spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bomb. Dont let the look of the spot discouraged you from trying.

The best sandwiches in San Diego !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cash only spot!!!!
I usually don’t write reviews but this place deserves it.

Very good banh mi place, will not disappoint.
There was a little old man running the place. He was very nice. The prices are very good compared to other banh mi places. I got three banh mi, Xi Ma(11), Dac Biet (1)and grilled pork (8). I forgot to take a pic of the Xi Ma since it was so good (favorite) Very big portions and gave a lot of spread (without asking) ! Overall worth

Food: 5

The positive - decent sandwich.

The negatives-
My biggest concern is the gentleman making my sandwich is also handling cash with gloves BUT not taking them off. So basically your sandwich is made with the same hands that touched all the cash that's come in for the day. I ate food in many foreign countries so this is a risk I'm willing to take but it's still grosses me out.

Parking just typical SD, small spots and not many.

Temp in the shop is HOT. Junk all over front of store (lawn equipment, boxes, light fixtures). If that's how you keep the front of the store where customers see it, I'm nervous to see what the back looks like where you keep the food. Hopefully the food is well refrigerated.

Overall good sandwich but you do risk the chance of food poisoning due to the manner in which it's handled and the temperature possibly. Nice. Old gentleman runs the place and he's doing great, but it would be helpful if someone would step in and help him with some technology and cleanliness.

Also cash only, which makes me wary that obviously they're not reporting all of their income to IRS so they pay less taxes and I can pay more.

I wouldn't go back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 4

Best sandwiches. I used to get these all the time in San Diego. Bbq pork is amazing and the combination is tasty

Food: 5

Service: 5

I just tried the roast pork baguette at this place, and it’s absolutely delicious! The flavor is very authentic, just like traditional Vietnamese bánh mì. The bread is toasted fresh on the spot, filling the air with a wonderful aroma. The roast pork is crispy and flavorful — truly a must-try for anyone who loves genuine Vietnamese bánh mì!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Legit banh mi place and reasonably priced. Bay area still has the best though. Will be back when I am in SD

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Easily misjudged place in San Diego, a hole in the wall that kind of place that serves a killer bahn mi.

Definitely worth a try! Cheap but very tasty traditional bahn Mi!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 4

This is definitely a hole in the wall place doesn't look very pleasant in the inside l found out about this place threw someone's fb post so I'd figured I'd try it out ordered the #1 sandwich and it was pretty tasty 😋 I'd definitely order from this place again

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5