Thu Hien Deli & Sandwich Shop

Banh cuon pickup spot is legit and very reasonable for prices these days. Just simply made right with no frills. They’re less cheap with ingredients. However, some reviews are right about one thing here alright. Some staff can be rude.

I love rice rolls, and this place was such a pleasant surprise. I wasn’t aware of them until a friend told me and I immediate went and got some rice rolls the same day.They have many different fillings, but my favourite remains to be the pork and shrimp ones. The rice rolls were thin and soft, and combined with the dipping sauce, I simply can’t just eat one. I like to add extra fried shallots on mine and give it that extra crunch. It also tastes great with sweet soy sauce.Their banh mi sandwiches were very nicely done too, but I think they can use more meat filling. Wouldn’t mind paying more. Everything on their menu is super affordable and their rice roll portions are huge.The store itself doesn’t have a lot of seating, half of the store is set up to sell other Vietnamese ethnic foods and snacks. The other half have a few tables and chairs but during covid it’s closed right now.The cashier serving me that day also knew how to speak Cantonese, i was pleasantly surprised.Overall, I’m quite pleased finding this place for rice rolls and I’ll definitely go back again.

I can only speak for their Banh Mi's, but they're fantastic. I like extra protein so I get the cold cut sub w/ extra meat or chicken sub w/ extra chicken. Both so good.Sometimes intimidating going in here if you don't speak Vietnamese, but that's probably a good sign for a viet deli.

The steamed rice rolls with pork (banh cuon) was delicious! One container can feed two people easily and so worth it at $9.00 per box. I also tried their Banh Bot Loc which is the glutinous rice dumplings with shrimp. The location is easy to get to with free 1 hour parking outside. The service was incredibly fast and the food was all extremely well priced.

Great place to grab a quick snack. I recommend the banh giay gio (steamed rice cake) with cha chien (fried ham).

I love it here. We always make sure to stop here whenever we visit the coast.It's a small shop with lots of comforting Vietnamese food items for sale that are both pre-made (banh bot loc, various puddings, cha lua) and made-to order items (banh cuon, banh mi). They also have a few Vietmamese grocery items as well, like rice noodles and sauces.The fresh banh cuon is available after 9am. For the price of $8.50, the amount of you get is really good value for money. It'll fill you up if you're super hungry and great to share with someone if you're just regular hungry. I've paid that much at restaurants and you only get half the serving. They have cha chien for sale too, if you like eating it with your banh cuon. My recommendation? Get it!I got banh mi right when the shop opened and the bread was so fresh, crunchy and chewy. I love how they add a lot of sauce, which makes it a little messy to eat but full of flavour.If you're looking for a good meal for under $15, definitely check out Thu Hien, and then get some more for later.They only accept cash or debit.Pro-tip: there is customer parking (2 spots) in the back if you can't find any street parking out front.

An interesting place - I think it's a favorite among local Vietnamese folks because while I was waiting for my order, a lot of them just popped in and out grabbing a quick thing. But, they are a tiny grocery store that offers food to go (rice rolls, spring rolls, banh mi, etc). Relatively nice staff members but if you have further questions etc, it might be a bit challenging in terms of communication. The food is delicious though - just like majority of the comments here, their rice rolls are really good.

Cheap tasty banh mi. If you look Asian the owner will definitely try to speak to you in viet, but understands English well enough so dont be too intimidated. Feels like a corner store but the food is legit. Don't skip the fried spring rolls.

Parking at the back but just one spot for a lucky customer. I have yet to see anyone use that spot maybe because it's not so noticeable? Otherwise there is street parking along E 23rd Ave and also around Glen Park.Have been here before for the banh mi, but first time for the rice rolls. I think there were about 15 for $9.50! Actually, after the two cold cut meat subs, we left the rolls for dinner. The subs were delicious as always with a good amount of meats, pickled veg, and greens. The west coast loves jalapeños and they can vary a lot in heat (as opposed to the bird's eye chili). Last time they were wicked hot but this time closer to green peppers. The bread was properly crusty as always. I'm not sure if they heat the meats or toast the bread or both but Thu Hien Deli & Sandwich Shop's subs are always slightly warm which is nice.Back home the rice rolls were delicious and fed four people as a side dish. The dipping sauce added sweetness and saltiness to the neutral flavour of the rolls, which mixed perfectly with the pork and mushroom filling. The crispy fried shallots were a great contrast.Next time I will try the shrimp and pork version which a lot of people recommend, and I and also interested in the Vietnamese Fried Cakes with Shrimp and Mung Bean that I never noticed before. I will also see if anyone lucked out with that rear parking spot ;-)Daniel

Only place I know of to get legit banh cuon. Tasty rice flour rolls stuffed with pork and mushrooms. Fried shallots and fish sauce accompany each container of banh cuon. Like most places the fish sauce is very basic. Lucky for me my dad makes the best fish sauce ever and I just use that one. Their cha lua (processed pork meat loaf) is very good as well and you should add it to your banh cuon (along with fresh herbs and bean sprouts). Overall would recommend.