I was walking back from morning tennis and wanted to pick up a quick bite to eat. I'd enjoyed a variety of businesses on Kearny, but never walked in to Latte Express. My partner enjoyed the Spicy Korean Chicken #17 and I enjoyed #7 Combination (Ham, Steam Pork, & Paté). These banh mi are pricier than most places, but they were large, filling, and delicious. Good meats and breads. I also liked my Thai Iced Tea! They have a variety of other offerings, such as boba, coffee, tea, candy, chips, juice, smoothies, regular sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches, and more! Service was fine. Quick and efficient. No frills. Would come back! read more

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Whenever I come to this place for lunch, which I was able to do last Monday, I usually order the Chicken Salad Sandwich on croissant. Their Chicken Salad sandwich is great!! I also ordered a couple of their big Chocolate Chip Cookies, which are just delicious! The prices are reasonable and I am so grateful that this great little café is located in my neighborhood. read more

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Decided to support this small business while in the area. I ordered the #4 Pork Banh mi and I wanted my bread slightly toasted as I know the breads can sometimes come toasted hard. I guess there was no option for slightly toasted. The sandwich itself was good. Didn't really want it cold but didn't want it brick hard either so cold it was. read more

Latte Express - 4. Grilled Pork - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

This is a cute hole-in-the-wall place. I got the combination banh mi and it was good - they put a lot of pickled veggies and cuts of meat. The restaurant is small and there is very limited seating but very quick and easy to order. The person helping us was nice. There is a $5 min purchase for credit card. read more

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Their cafe latte is great. Good service too. Small mom and pop shop - I paid for a cafe latte only cost $5 and I tipped $1. Recommend with my utmost respectful regards. read more

Latte Express - Cafe Latte - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

No frills spot to get your bahn mi on. Lots of choices and reasonable prices. Authentic and tasty.

Saw this establishment yesterday on my walk and decided to get a steam pork and pate sandwich. The service was quick and friendly. Sandwich was warm when I took my first bite! Ambiance is clean store front! Support small businesses! read more

Latte Express - Family run sandwich - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Good price for a viet sandwich in today's economy, but it lacked flavor. Might have been that they didn't give enough pate. Decent sandwich near dt read more

Latte Express - Combo - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Latte Express on Kearny has been in my breakfast/lunch rotation for nearly 20 years. They are a solid option if you prefer a typical American style fast breakfast which includes: Bagels, Breakfast sandwiches, pastries and hot/cold beverages. They also offer a wide variety of bahn mi sandwiches that you just can't get anywhere else at 6:30am . The bread is always fresh and crispy on the outside, and the portions are generous for the price. The team is always prompt with every order, so you can almost guarantee the entire transaction is only a few minutes. This is typically a grab-and-go type of place, but there is a little table in there if you need a quick escape from the office. Solid (mostly)breakfast or lunch option! read more

I've been going to Latte Express for 10 years now. One of the best Banh Mi's you can get in the area. Their breakfast is solid too. I do wish it was a bit more inexpensive for a Banh Mi. Also, their bread is good, but sometimes it has tasted a bit stale. Otherwise their food is very tasty, and it feels nice to support their mom and pop shop. read more

Latte Express - #4 - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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My go to lunch spot!!! Order the #7 and a Vietnamese ice coffee Service is fast and the sandwiches are decently priced. read more

Latte Express - Shop - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Overall good sandwich. Great customer service lines out the door. The food looks amazing over all the café is very neat and clean. I highly suggest you support local businesses. read more

Latte Express - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I came here to get a banh mi for my plane ride! I got the #9: grilled pork and Vietnamese coffee. The coffee was good and I was impressed by how stuffed the sandwich. I got another sandwich for my friend. 2 sandwiches and 1 iced coffee: $29.77 - that's honestly insane to me. They do charge 4% credit card fee but $30 is a lot. read more

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What can I say, it's just a good sandwich. Solid bread, tasty fresh filling. Plus price is good. Nothing much tou can ask for.

Tiny unassuming little spot on 5th Street. Their donuts are very good. The ube donuts aren't just the trendy purple folks have made popular but actually carry the distinct subtle coconut flavor. Cool spot! read more

Latte Express - Ube donut - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Misleading name, as coffee - let alone lattes - aren't really their speciality. By the looks of other reviews, the Banh Mi's are good but I don't necessarily anticipate running it back to find out. The person working the day we came wasn't much help either, as he underwhelming explained that the few coffee drinks they did have were unavailable. Overall, we were disappointed with what we presumed was a coffee shop - go over to North Beach if that's what you're looking for. read more

Latte express is absolutely the worst. Cant believe its got 4 stars on Yelp and Google. 1. The BBQ chicken Banh Mi has RED DYE (aka chemicals) on the chicken. It was definitely NOT BBQ. 2. The strawberry smoothie tasted like cotton candy mixed with chemicals. I poured it down the drain and did not see any fresh strawberries. 3. The FINAL STRAW- As I was picking through the sandwich and mostly eating the bread because the meat was so bad, I found a strand of black HAIR!!!!! I feel so disgusted! Horrible low quality food and drinks. Stay far, far away! read more

Latte Express - I found a strand of black hair in my banh mi!!!! Disgusting!!!! - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Limited donuts. I went in at 640am and there were like 18 donuts or so out and that's all they had. They are ok soft but don't have a buttery texture taste when you bite into it like certain donut shops. . 14$ for 6 donuts. I also bought a HEC (ham egg cheese) croissant and SEC (sausage egg cheese) croissant. They definitely tasted old not buttery flakey fluffy soft, eggs were rubbery and the ham lifeless and no flavor of ham. Cheese weren't melting it was also not very hot. Both sandwiches were slightly rubbery. Husband took my order and wife made the sandwiches. Wish a Happy Donuts was close by or All Star read more

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Is it really 2.50 for a donut these days? Dang. It was good but inflation is crazy. I'll come back if I'm ever craving a donut again.

The iced coffee and the #14 egg, sausage, cheese, croissant are my absolute favorite breakfast meals around! So much that the super kind employees knows my order ! They have a wide variety of options. Definitely recommend. read more

I pass by this place all the time and I finally decided to check it out for the first time, I ordered a ham, egg and cheese croissant sandwich to go. I took one bite in the car as I drove off and had to turn around, I smelt something off and I looked at the sandwich and there was mold on the bottom of croissant. I had to spit it out it was disgusting. I asked to be refunded, the total plus the tip I gave them. Lady insisted on remaking it but isn't want anything else from there. I won't be going back. It was disappointing. And the croissant wasn't toasted, it was cold. I would not recommend this place read more

Latte Express - Mold on croissant - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Friendly & fast services. Many breakfast, donut & Vietnamese sandwiches with many drinks & coffee options. Seasonable prices. This place is clean and quite. I'm coming back for their fresh orange juice! read more

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Came here for morning bagels, and thought it was pretty good/standard. Their menu is pretty wide spread from breakfast options/bahn mi/Chinese dishes so I'll have to return another time for lunch read more

Bahn mi near my office I recommend this spot for the reasons here: 1 - fresh crunchy rolls 2- quick service 3- quality ingredients 4- nice owner-operators 5- close to my office at financial/Chinatown/North Beach Oh and the bahn mis are pretty stuffed. See my photo ! JYW recommends ! read more

Latte Express - Steamed pork and pate spread bahn mi - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great place for a quick bite! The #4 banh mi is yummy but I personally love the #7 pate with meats. I appreciate how they give a generous portion of jalapenos and the filling to bread ratio is great! There's limited indoor seating but I typically grab the sandwich and eat in surrounding outdoor public areas. read more

Such a nice and easy place for a quick lunch in downtown. This is between Chinatown and financial district. The staff are super friendly and kind. The sandwiches are always so fresh and toasty. My go to is the combo I think #7! I usually come here pretty often and walk from downtown to grab a banh Mi! read more

Latte Express - Combo - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

Pretty bare bones sandwich joint on the edge of Chinatown. They seem to focus on breakfast sandwiches, deli meat sandwiches and Vietnamese sandwiches. I only tried the Vietnamese sandwiches and they were all quite tasty. Grilled Pork: Probably my favorite of the sandwiches I tried. The pork was nicely marinated and grilled crispy, like something you'd expect to see in a vermicelli bowl. Really appreciated that there was ample cilantro, since it's my favorite herb. The lightly pickled shredded carrots and daikon added a nice tang. A few pepper slices, but not that spicy. The cucumber seemed a bit too thick though. Really enjoyed the crusty bread, crumbs everywhere but totally worth it. Pork Meat Ball: Really large meaty meat balls. So much so it actually felt like the veggies were in short supply, compared to being more dominant (on a relative basis) on the other sandwiches. The meat ball was packed with spices; tasted tons of black pepper. Same nice bread and veggies as the other sandwiches. B.B.Q. Beef: I was hoping this would be like the grilled pork, but in beef form. It actually tasted more like a big chunk of beef was grilled/smoked then cut into slices and covered with a BBQ sauce (more like Korean BBQ sauce than like Texas BBQ sauce). It was decent, but I much prefer the thinner grilled beef used in vermicelli bowls. read more

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Worst food borne illness I have ever had, 8 hours after eating a Vegetarian bahn mi there this week. Disgusting. Avoid!

My new stop for Viet sandwiches. The usual standards are (ham & pate) or combination (ham, pate, steamed pork roll) and the ones made here deserve the positive comments. There are almost a dozen sandwich types and prices are $6 and up depending how extra you want it. Add a drink and it's still under $10 which is a deal for the area. This is a small sandwich shop with a couple 2-4 seat tables and the rest are facing the street, counters with high stools. Easy to find in the FiDi/ Chinatown area, a block from Portsmouth Square on Kearny St. read more

Latte Express - #1 on the menu with a Thai Iced Tea. - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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As I was headed to another spot for a quick breakfast, I saw this place & they looked more clean so I chose it . The establishment was very clean which I appreciated. The food & service was great . read more

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Came in for the Vietnamese coffee. It was strong, sweet, just how I like it. We found this place on Yelp and were glad we gave it a try. There were a lot of other menu options posted up on the walls. We will have to come back soon to try some of the food options! read more

Their lox sandwich is to die for! Service is fast and very friendly. The place was clean and feels very cozy! Will always come back here

This tastes nothing like Vietnamese bbq beef banh mi I tasted before. I can't really tell if it's beef or pork, the texture and color of the meat doesn't look like beef or maybe it a different cut? (I am confused). There's actually bbq sauce in it which is weird. It's not like this before, why change it like that? read more

Latte Express - BBQ beef banh mi??? - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

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As long as the husband is behind the counter screwing up orders, I won't be frequenting this establishment. Last three times I've been there I've walked out because he could not understand my order. read more

I'm staying at the Hilton and this shop is close and convenient. You don't have to walk up or down a hill so that's nice lol. First time I went I just got the coffee, I was overwhelmed with how much sandwiches there was so I didn't eat a sandwich lol. This time I went and I got coffee and a beagle sandwich. Beagle was warm, meat and veggies were cold so it was good! Veggies were fresh and crunchy. The pictures I took of the sandwich are better then the ones in the store. Vietnamese coffee is always great (: made with condensed milk for cream read more

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Sandwiches worth the higher price tag compared to other vietnamese sandwiches in the area, must try their iced vietnamese coffee! read more

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Went in to get a breakfast sandwich and coffee. Lone person working behind counter with slow line. Observed worker making change with cash and then going back to making sandwich with no hand washing. Walked out read more

Came here to eat my dim sum to go order with a delicious Vietnamese iced coffee. It's a super cute tiny mom and pop shop that serves breakfast sandwiches and bahn mi. Didn't have any bahn mi but they had a nice selection of breakfast pastries. Iced coffee was 10/10 though read more

Latte Express - Vietnamese Iced Coffee - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California

I got the #7 Combo Banh mi that comes with ham, steam pork and pate. Their banh mis are delicious and really filling. They're also freshly made to order. Service is really fast here too. They sell a bunch of breakfast foods like bagels, croissants, donuts, coffee and teas too. Parking is kind of hard to find, but there is a parking garage at the park next to it. read more

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Fast, filling, cheap and delicious. Can't beat the grilled pork bahn mi from Latte Express! The bread is super fresh: crispy exterior and soft interior. The sandwich is piled high with warm marinated grilled pork, pickled vegetables and spicy jalapenos. I meant to eat half and save the rest for later, but couldn't resist eating the whole thing!! read more

Latte Express - Grilled pork bahn mi - Coffee & Tea Near Me - San Francisco, California