Super solid breakfast joint. The vegetarian breakfast sandwich is unbelievable. Super tasty. Wow. The western omelette is to die for. I do not regret visiting this place. The coffees were tasty and made it care. I will be visiting again. read more

We had just drove into town from the forest and was the first coffee we found. Was also great! Had soy milk, made my wife a latte, my kids LOVED their egg and cheese sandwich. Way better than starbucks, was an awesome time. Real friendly owner too read more

Amazing food great service. Breakfast and lunch menu. Sandwiches are the best here. They have a decent selection. Freshly made bread for every sandwich. Haven't tried the coffee yet but I heard it's good. Live music every Friday, we are definitely coming back. read more

I found this place when my grandmother was in the assisted living facility close by. The owner was so sweet and would cut her food into smaller pieces so it was easier for her to eat. Since my grandmother has passed I still love to come here. read more

Happened upon this gem by accident and what a pleasant surprise. I had the Mongolian Beef sandwich and it was the best sandwich of my life. Excellent mango smoothie and my wife's tuna sandwich was great too. Very cool spot. Make sure to speak Heska before you leave. She's a fireball! read more

Such a cute place. Mongolian beef sandwich is my fave. And their coffee cake is wonderful! The owners are great.

This place is small and unique and great, the food is made with care and was excellent. I will be back. The homemade spicy salsa has excellent flavor and made the breakfast sandwich perfect. read more

I cannot say enough great things about this place. So it has a beautiful garden patio that you can eat at as well as a little dog park enclosed if you take your pets. The food is so fresh and I mean they bake their own breads and the wontons on the Chinese chicken salad are made fresh in house by scratch. We ordered some rolls for an event this Sat. They also do full catering. The smoothies are real fruit not icecream or milk. The owner Heska is health conscious and vegan/ lactose free etc is definitely available here. I also ordered a dirty chai to go.. aww the best. I will definitely be back really soon. I've already got items picked out for I want to eat next. read more

Heska's Sugar Shack - Sandwiches Near Me - Mentone, California

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absolutely amazing. I am here at least twice a week. Their mongolian beef sandwich is YUMMY! I have never ordered something i didn't love. Everyone is super friendly and the atmosphere is perfect. read more

I've just moved a few blocks away from Heska's Sugar Shack and in the last week I have stopped in three times. Star ratings are a relative. For a small place like this, so far it gets a 5. The Ruben sandwich was pretty good, it is made with thinly sliced meat rather than thicker pieces of corned beef, but still excellent. The shining star though is the Mongolian beef sandwich with a homemade spicy sauce on the side to kick it up even higher. So yummy. Their bread is super soft, the grilling is perfect. I've enjoyed a couple of smoothies as well, but haven't yet tried a coffee beverage. The owners are incredibly friendly and they take pride in the food they make for you. In business almost 20 years, these two have a great little shop that I plan on frequenting. read more

Ordered a track of sandwiches for a party - thought it would be special and delicious. Over $100 for the single tray of generic sandwiches. Could have done MUCH better a block away at Stater Brothers for $40 read more

What a discovery! A real jewel of a place. Turkey sandwich combo was perfect. The bread was great. Soup (chicken dumpling) was the best ever. read more

As good as it gets, I love the Coffee, mild and easy rich taste. These folks are rocks of the community, support them all you can. Show some love and order out if you can. read more

My mom and I came in on Saturday and we were the only people there at the time. Loved the atmosphere and the bark park! We met the owners and after ordering and receiving our delicious sandwiches and chicken and dumpling soup, they picked up their guitars and started playing! They were fantastic! We will definitely be coming back and bringing more people with us! Oh, we also bought a Sugar Shack mug because we love the fact that it was handmade! read more

I am a small town Oregonian who moved here to attend Loma Linda University a year ago. Heska's Sugar Shack is family run and makes me feel at home with the kind and helpful owners/staff, fast service, as well as the absolutely delicious homemade breads/pastries that melt in your mouth. In fact, every item I have tried (most often the Philly Cheesesteak!) is delicious. Everything I have ordered has been homemade, from the sandwich bread to the salad dressing. I love that the owners work at the establishment and have pride in what they do. It is a good place to relax in a friendly environment and have a nutritious meal. I often see people using the available chess boards and other games, which shows the owners want to provide a place to socialize and relax. I have even heard live music in the later hours. The restaurant is always clean and well kept. One reviewer spoke incorrectly about no handicap access, but they missed the large/wide concrete ramp with handrails located on the side of the building next to the handicapped parking. read more

Always good food here. their bread is especially delicious, excellent local family run establishment. We have met the owners several times and are very nice folks. My wife loves the cafe style ambiance, clean and comfortable read more

My daughter and I enjoyed a wonderful lunch together. I totally recommend it to anyone who's looking for good food, great coffee and a comfortable place to relax ! The owners are super friendly and strive to make your experience memorable! I WILL continue to frequent Heskas Sugar Shack! read more

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I love coming here for any meal of the day. I come on most Sunday's to get some really good breakfast and do homework. Super nice people and really cool vibe. They have a dog grass area so it is super pet friendly. The smoothies there are really good!!! They have free WiFi so it is a great place to get some good food, coffee, or even just to do work. Overall, really great place! read more

After seeing all those glowing reviews for this place, my daughter & I decided to take a drive out to Mentone Beach for lunch at Heska's. I checked their menu online before leaving the house and really had my taster set on a meatball sandwich. As we walked in through the rear door, it was quite apparent that this place is appropriately named, it is literally a shack inside. I would not be able to bring my mother here as it is definitely not ADA handicap accessible. More likely than not this building was originally a 100 year old small house that was converted into a restaurant. There's hardly any room to turn around near the counter where you place your order, and even the kitchen staff were constantly running into each other. There were no menus available as we stood in line waiting our turn to place our order, but we figured "so what" since we had checked their online menu before leaving the house. Once we made our way to the counter & tried to place our order, I was informed that they did not have any meatballs that day. WHAT!?!?!? How do you NOT have something as basic as meatballs? So I had to grab a menu and quickly decide on a replacement entree so as not to hold up the people behind us. Since my brain was telling my tongue that I still wanted something made of cow flesh, I chose the Mongolian Beef sandwich and their Friday specialty of clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl. My daughter decided to just have a ham sandwich. We took a quick look at the desserts on display under the counter, but nothing looked very appealing, so it was no dessert for us. The indoor seating area looked to be quite dark & cramped, so we sat outside at the equally cramped front porch. Thankfully they have an overhead shade structure to keep the sun off my almost bare noggin'. The tables were so small that two people at a table barely had room for a plate & drink, but I was trying to be forgiving since we were in Mentone Beach after all. Not much in the way of culture or panache out here in this town. Considering that the noon lunch time crowd swamped this place shortly after our arrival, our food was delivered quite promptly. What caught my eye is that they brand their name onto the sandwich rolls. Nice unique touch. My daughter's brain is still not yet fully cooked, so I take her comment with a grain of salt that her ham sandwich was the best she had ever eaten. I did take a bite of her sandwich but wasn't as impressed as she was. Especially since my Mongolian Beef sandwich was such a huge disappointment. Perhaps my expectations were just too lofty. I was expecting a sliced beef sandwich covered with scallions, chilis, and beef gravy or au jus with perhaps a bit of soy or hoisin sauce, but it was just a very plain Jane beef sandwich with some peppers & chili's on it to give it some heat. Now the clam chowder on the other hand would have been absolutely #1 delicious if I could only excuse the use of the rubbery canned clams, which was very apparent. This chowder and fresh sourdough bread would absolutely rock your taste buds if it were made with fresh clams. Some fresh quahogs cooked just prior to being served in this wonderful cream sauce & sourdough bowl would be like going to chowder heaven. Another reviewer posted that Heska's is the best thing in Mentone, but please remember to keep that statement within the context of being located in Mentone. Howsumbutever, we did score an A+++ by driving past the Redlands Airport and finding a small mom-n-pop farm shack at the west end of the airport. When we walked inside, the owner was just walking in from the fields with a bucket of fresh picked blueberries. We took two quarts home with us, as well as a jar of blueberry preserves. DELICIOUS!!! read more

My family and I stopped here for the first time on our way back from the mountains. I could not decide what to order so the owner Heska recommended the Teriyaki Chicken Sandwich. It did not disappoint! The chicken was great and the bread was on point. My wife and kids also loved their sandwiches. And the customer service was awesome! Heska and Joe make you feel like you're old friends. More places should be like this. We'll make it a point to stop in again on our next trip to the mountains. read more

Heska and Joe are by far some of the nicest small business owners you could ever meet. The Sugar Shack is nice a home-like and the make some of the best sandwiches you'll taste in the Inland Empire. Stop in and enjoy! read more

Heard about this place through a friend, and I had to try it. Went here for dinner. It's a small little place and it can be easily missed, but it's a cute quaint little place. There's no theme of decoration, just a lot of little things here and there...but it feels like home. I didn't know what to order, and confused if I was suppose to sit or order at the counter. Order at the counter by the way. I looked at the menu and everything sounded good. I decided on the Vegetarian sandwich and the Mongolian Beef sandwich, medium spicy. They make their own fresh bread there with all different options. I never hear of squaw bread, so I must try! We went and sat down in front of a huge tv and waited for our food. The owner delivered our food to the table in a short time. She explained to me that everything is fresh and organic. I was just impressed that they added sprouts to my sandwich! I took my first bite, and it was delicious! It tasted really fresh, clean, light and amazing. The squaw bread had a slight honey taste to it, and went perfectly with my vegetables! The Mongolian Beef sandwich was delicious as well. Came out hot and spicy! I tasted the sauce to it, and if you're Korean, you will understand that the Mongolian sauce for their sandwich tastes exactly like spicy pork bulgogi...yummy! The owner of the place is very pleasant and willing to get to know each and every customer that walks through those doors. She is sweet and wants to know how you heard about the place. I hope this place succeeds and gets more business! After eating here at the beginning of the week, I craved it the rest of the week! read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE Heska's. While a student at the UofR a couple of years ago, I didn't take advantage of this place as much as I should have! The new location is great and the atmosphere is very homelike. I wish the food would have come out a bit faster (lunch on a Sunday around 1 requires more of a fast-food time deal, Heska's took about 30 minutes and the place wasn't even that packed) however, when it did come out, the tuna sandwich did not disappoint! Best sandwich shop in the Redlands area! read more

My whole family enjoys going to Heskas. They have a Mongolian Beef sandwich that is just awesome, but so is the rest of the food. Heska and Joe really try hard to take care of their customers. They put back into the community, and have live music on Fridays. Cool little place. read more

I love this place, ive been going to this place for about 8 years. The owners are great friendly people and the food is delicious, my personal favorite and of most of my friends is the mongolian chicken sandwich. The interior decor is just adorable. read more

The sugar shack has such great feasting food! The couple is so sweet and appreciative of locals buying food, which by the way is so good. The Mongolian beef is so good! Every sandwich we have ever ordered is really good. It's a restaurant built into a home and the newspaper articles on the walls show so much of the United States history. I really enjoy this place and strongly recommended it to everyone to try. read more

The breakfast paninis are quite tasty, the coffee is much better than any of the surrounding restaurants and the owners are very nice!

Excellent food, great customer service, very friendly owners, quaint little place! Definitely recommend the Mongolian Beef sandwich or the Philly Cheesesteak sandwich. Also had an oriental chicken salad which was good, as well. I will definitely be back to try other dishes, and breakfast! read more

I tried Heska's for the first time this past week. I had heard good things about it and I was in the area, so I gave it a try. And I wasn't disappointed! I got the Mongolian chicken sandwich to go for lunch. It was soooo good. And the lady who fixed it and served me was kind and friendly. I didn't catch her name; she may have been the owner? Anyway, I'll definitely be back! read more

I am in love with the sandwiches here!! It's such a cute, quite, hole in the wall place. I highly suggest the Mongolian Chicken sandwich with the Asian chicken salad. You could request how spicy you want your sandwich. I usually eat a lot of spice so I request the extra extra spicy. The Asian chicken salad dressing is so yummy! Heska makes their own dressing. I also like their turkey sandwich. The service is great and friendly. You get free wifi and the price decent. read more

This place is awesome. It's the coolest converted house (A+ for atmosphere). The counter service was friendly and helpful. The food was super delicious! We had an avocado veggie sandwich that had avocado, cucumber, bell pepper, red onion, olives, lettuce, tomato and provolone on a long French roll. I did not need a side dish. We also got 2 tuna melts and a French dip. All were incredible tasting and so filling, even for teenage boys.We all came in starving and left stuffed on the sandwiches only. I chose to advertise for them by buying a t shirt before we left. I would recommend and we can't wait to come back on our way to/from camping. read more

I came here with the bf one weekday morning to study instead of going to the usual Starbucks. There was plenty of parking space out back and only a few people inside eating breakfast. Such a cute place!! For breakfast, we ordered two specialty coffee drinks, a bagel, and scone (~$16). Loved the scone, bagel was nothing special, and the drinks were good (not a coffee snob, so I'm not the best person to ask, but it was yummy IMO). Free WiFi + plenty of tables/outlets = Great Study Spot! :) :) After being nerds for a few hours we ordered lunch -- we both got a full sandwich combo (comes with a drink and your choice of Soup of the Day or a salad). He ordered the Mongolian Beef sandwich and I got the Turkey Cranberry sandwich; we both ordered the Greek salad. Total came out to ~$19. Verdict: delicious and good bang for your buck. Definitely check this place out if you like trying out new sandwiches or want a new place to study. read more

Great hidden gem! Out visiting some friends and found this great lunch spot. Had the turkey cranberry and it was the best I've had! Extremely hospitable as well as we brought our dog and ate out on the patio. They provided us with a water bowl and the doggo loved it. Will be visiting next time we're in the area. read more

Went for breakfast and really enjoyed the food. Cute little place with ambiance. The owners were really nice and service was great. Coffee was excellent. The reason I didn't give it 5 stars was they had Fox News blaring in the dining room the entire time. I like a break from that nonsense when I go out to eat. If they have to play tv then put on an easy going neutral channel like HGTV. I won't be going back because of that. Made it hard to relax and eat my food. read more

Excellent coffee and deli fare. Quaint and homey feel. Remodeled house yields several rooms for quaint dining and laptop use with the free WiFi access. read more

Nothing fancy, just a mom and pop sandwhich shop where they use great quality ingredients in a way that raises the bar for other sandwhiches. They are also trying to venture into bakery territory, and eventually pizza. Stop by for lunch if you are in the east Redlands or Mentone area! read more

Great vibe, cool knick nacks to play with while you wait and damn good food. The mongolian sandwich and broccoli cheese soup blew my socks off. My new favorite in Redlands. read more

we walked in and right back out... guy out front walked in before us and went right behind the counter and started touching and straightening up stuff in the kitchen. Grosses me out when I see that...wash your hands first. read more

This is what a sandwich/coffee shop should be. Fresh, simple, creative, wholesome, charming, relaxed, easy! Can't wait to go back and try more. read more

This place is awesome.. My favorite is the turkey cranberry.. Every bite is favorable from the buttery bread to the tangy cranberry.. The owners are very inviting as well.. must try if you are in Mentone read more