Mango and Mint

I've visited most Vietnamese restaurants in Alameda, but many are not great. Coming from San Jose, where I've experienced excellent Vietnamese food. If I want good Vietnamese food in the East Bay, I go to Oakland. Mango and Mint opened last year, and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I ordered the Lemongrass pork vermicelli bowl. The bowl has grilled pork, vermicelli noodles, lettuce, mint, cilantro, cucumber, jalapenos, fried shallots, peanuts, and fish sauce. The meat quality was flavorful and not super fatty, like in some places. The fish sauce you pour into the bowl before mixing everything up is delicious. I had their BBQ pork banh mi recently, and it was great, too. They stuff their banh mi a lot compared to other places, but it's also expensive. An average banh mi in Oakland is around $6-8 compared to $12 at Mango and Mint. Their vermicelli bowl is at the right price point, so I recommend ordering this.

Pineapple coconut and tags I tea Lemon grass pork banh miSpring spring rolls All 10/10

$12 banh mi??? To my surprise, the sandwiches are actually HUGE & really good. I usually get my sandwiches at Ba Le in Oakland but Mango & Mint is a great alternative and without the wait. We also ordered a chicken salad and the portion was pretty big, the large clam shell container was packed. I got their mango strawberry smoothie as well and they make it with apple juice. I prefer milk to make it creamy but the juice was quite refreshing. I definitely want to come back and try their other items.

Gave it a shot 2 more times after my last review. Idk what happened but they really UPPED their game. Bread both times was CRISPY and the meat to vegetable ratio was perfect. We waited during a very busy time for only 7 minutes the first time and 10 minutes the second time. There is seating available to wait and/or dine. They've added new items to the menu such as wonton soup and vegan banh mis! It's right next door to the Cookiebar ice cream shop in case you want to get a sweets fix. Glad they seem to have listened to the community's reviews because I want to see this business thrive. Yay Mango and Mint!!!

Absolutely delish!!! Came here on a whim and had some of the best bahn mi of my life! The bread, pork, pickled veggie and cilantro ratio was perfection! Service was fast and had big portions that we easily could have shared. Cool little outdoor seating but limited. Our server was kind and fast! I will definitely be recommending this place and coming back soon!

Pretty easy menu to read where they offer vermicelli bowls, various types of banh mi's, rice plates, egg rolls, spring rolls and smoothies. I ended up getting the ground beef banh mi which is huge! Easy to share with someone else. While the ground beef was good, it was very watery where I felt like I should have gone with a different choice of protein. What I will say is their spring rolls are delicious! You can also see them put the spring roll together which is cool. There is little seating inside and maybe 2-3 tables outside where you can sit. If you have a big group, I recommend maybe going somewhere else to eat. Overall, pretty good and would go back to try a different type of banh mi.

I've been here so many times and have always loved it, but today was a huge miss. In the fresh roll there was a lack of herbs, lack of filling, and very strange textured and flavored peanut sauce. The sauce was gloopy and almost like a slime that slides off the spoon. I think they had someone new today making the rolls, they were very meager and some bites of the rice paper wasn't quite soft enough. Before they were packed and delicious. Disappointing because they aren't cheap (but they are a full meal). They got out the order quickly, but I would rather have it take longer and be done well. The other items people were getting aside from the fresh rolls still looked good though. Not sure I'll want to come back for the rolls after this experience tbh. I may come back and try the bowls again, disappointing for sure. This used to be a favorite.

The sandwiches are HUGE! We walked over on Sunday and placed an order for 4 sandwiches and there was a lot of other people waiting for their food as well so it took some time. The wait was definitely worth it and I was extremely full after eating just half of my chicken Banh Mi. I also got to try the tofu and mushroom banh min and the mushrooms were sautéed very well and was also extremely filling and delicious! Although there is some seating available outside, this is more of a grab and go sort of place than sit down restaurant. It's really good!

I have been here a handful of times now for their banh mi. They're super tasty and a great size! I have also tried the egg rolls and they're also really good! It's cute inside with a small section to eat as well as tables outside. Will continue to be a returning customer :)

Came on a Saturday afternoon and they were pretty busy. We ordered at the counter and waited for them to call our number to pick up the food. We got the shrimp spring rolls and chicken banh mi along with two smoothies- strawberry mango and mango pineapple. The portions are big here. The spring rolls were packed with shrimp and very refreshing. After two rolls I was already full. The banh mi was also packed with chicken and the bread was toasty. The smoothies were just alright although they came in a big cup. We ate outside and it was nice warm day. The place itself is pretty small so there's not a lot of sit down space. I would definitely be back again if I'm ever in the area.