Chau Bakery

For convenience, I often come here to buy some food. However, I decided not to come here anymore as I noticed when the old man and the old woman making the food, they never used anything to protect customers' food, they even used bare hands to get the onions then put them in banh mi, the same hands they took cash, that's awful. That same day, when I noticed that I was anxious when eating my food, and honestly, I got stomachache seriously after eating that one, how sad and how bad. I hope that they could read this review then stop doing like that to other customers. The younger man whom I believe is the owner is much better, he did use gloves and tools all the time to protect customers' food.

Came for the Banh mi! They're $5-$7 each. It's a good tasting, large sandwich, especially after I toasted it in the oven at home. However, I only noticed halfway that the staff making the sandwich was NOT WEARING A MASK during COVID in Nov 2020. The female staff who took care of the bill was wearing a mask. For this reason, my friend did not feel comfortable at this establishment. I hope they reinforce the mask policy better! Misc: very casual atmosphere. Street parking available.

Got a beef banh mi and a cold cut banh mi a few days ago and haven't stopped thinking about how good they were. 10/10

Turns out Chau Bakery is just down the street from Coco Leaf by Fields Corner T station. It is a small storefront along Dorchester Avenue, and I lucked out finding a parking spot just across the street.Inside the deep narrow space there were two tables along the right in the front area. Very utilitarian. Not gussied up at all. Fridges on the left held some drink options and other chilled items.I walked up to the Vietnamese sub station where a gloved lady was restocking some cold cuts and waited to order my lunch for $4.50. A sign posted informed me that if I had the appetite, I could have gotten one of Chau's sandwiches free if I were to order 10.The crisp roll seemed a tad larger than what I was used to. It wasn't toasted, but was spread with lots of the creamy white spread, before a generous portion of the beef I requested was added. The sub was also well filled with a sauce, scallions, pickled carrots and daikon, and cucumber. I had asked them to omit the spicy and cilantro, and to go heavy on the veggies. A second lady behind the counter took my $5 and gave me my change.My order was handed to me in a bag complete with a couple of napkins.Turns out the beef was cool as well, so that's something that New Saigon in Chinatown offers that tops Chau - that and the toasted bread. But still, my sub was tasty and well filled, and my stomach full for $4.50. So I was content.

I've been eating Banh Mi bread and sandwiches since the 1990's in Vietnam and in Boston since 2000 when it used to cost $1 in Chinatown. I love Banh Mi, you cannot understand how much. I used to go to different hoods and eat 2-4 different Banh Mi's within an hour just for fun. This is the best Banh Mi bread and sandwich in Boston, no one in Boston knows except the Dorchester locals apparently. The idiots who put together listicles routinely ignore this historic establishment, likely the first and still best Banh Mi bakery and sandwich purveyor in the Boston area. Sorry, Ba Le, no disrespect. There are actually more Banh Mi and Num Pang places in Lowell than in Dorchester, some were equally as good, when they used Chau's bread. (If you want a work of art, try Le Petit Cafe.) Chau Bakery deserves a hall of fame in Boston food, I'm serious. Chau's bread is a dream, huge Nerf footballs with the perfect crust, it will never get better than this, you just know when you see it, smell it, touch it and finally eat it. When you get the sandwich it is just sensory overload, you'll ask yourself, "Am I in a food porn shoot?, because something feels wet, not sure what."I love this place and so does everyone who steps in it. It's just criminally unknown.

The people who work there are not friendly. We bought banh mi from there three times, and with different type of banh mi every time. The recent time experience, he made the wrong banh mi, even though he asked us three times what Banh mi we wanted. The Banh mi were all cold and it tasted like a day old meat. We also got very little meat in our banh mi. You can just say the entire banh mi was just the bread itself.

A definite hidden location for banh mi, you could only tell of its existence by the smell of the bread. Going in, you know there's only one thing they sell: banh mi and the bread that quintessentially define the sandwich. There are stacks and trays of rolls. No one speaks English (or at least willing to speak it), so pointing and body language may be your only modes of communication.The bread is generally good, though I've had occasions where the texture was varied. The sandwich is huge is fully loaded with ingredients. The ingredients are fresher than some of the other places I've been around. For $4, it's a decent deal.

I figured I'd grab some Banh Mi before leaving the city. It's not too often I get the chance to go to Dorchester and experience Vietnamese authenticity...This place is definitely hidden. I only stumbled upon it as I was walking back towards my vehicle.Be warned! They do not speak any English. I was only able to order correctly since I knew what each individual sandwich is called in Vietnamese. But, I presume they know they basics if you were to state cold cut, beef, or pork, etc......They do bake their bread themselves. I witnessed one of the employees bringing out a piping hot batch. So 5 stars for the freshness! And FYI, all Banh Mi's are well priced at $4.

Delicious French bread. Very affordable as well. Iced coffee is best I've had in dorchester

Prices have gone up but that expected with inflation. Makes sense that if the cost of groceries go up the prices here would too. Still the same great amazing quality.