Cha Lua Bakery And Deli

Quick In and Out Deli offers items made daily and refrigerated items. No dining in but they do have a high counter if you need to eat it there. I did it this time since I was hungry and on a quick lunch break and because my order, Bánh Bèo (small round and soft rice cake with a good amount of mung bean, dried shrimp paste, and sautéed scallions paired with drinkable homemade fish sauce) was so delicious. Bánh Bèo is one of the staples of Vietnamese street food! Their Bánh Bèo is way better than Phở Kim with flying colors! I'll say 4 out of 5 because the cake should have been a bit thinner. Otherwise, everything that came with it was spot on, tasty, and so yummy!They offer a decent and solid quality of various Vietnamese snacks and street food you can't find elsewhere, such as bánh giò, bánh ít, sesame ball with mung bean, to name a few. There are limited entries with soup and noodles also made to order such as porridge, and fried rice among other things. They cater food as well with reasonable price. I ordered a few months ago a tray of shrimp spring rolls and clear noodle chick stir-fried; they were delicious, cheap, and in good quantity. They do have Bánh Mì made to order. Vietnamese Ham is their specialty; they have various kinds of ham from regular to fried to delicacies such as snail-embedded!Small family-owned! It gives you the feeling of ordering food from your grandma. You have to check it out if you want to see what kind of Vietnamese street food they have!

We live in Beaverton so it's far to get to the good Vietnamese food. I'm trying to slowly hit up all of the bánh mì places because I looove them. Chả Lụa is a small little shop with lots of parking. There are tons of bakery items, and menus for food. I ordered the đặc biệt and also grabbed bánh tiêu because why not. The bánh tiêu (sesame donut) were so good! Just like home. The bánh mì was packed full, I loved how much cha they stuffed in (hence their restaurant name hehe). However, there was no signature mayo or pate in it. The slightly chewy bread also has a sweet coconut taste, (which sucks for me because I'm allergic to coconut, but it was still a good-unique). I'm giving four stars because of the little girl that gave me my sandwiches

Great little place the lady at the register is very friendly and nice, I got the #6 bahn mi which is crispy pork and it's really good and crispy I had to go back in after I ate the first one in my car to grab a second one for the road

Obsessed with the lemongrass tofu banh mi. Best inexpensive lunch in my neighborhood!

I'm from the San Gabriel Valley and spend a lot of time in Westminster / Little Saigon in California, so I'd say my standards for banh mi are pretty high. I paid $4.50 for the banh mi and $2 for each of the pastries (pate so). The banh mi was a little smaller than I expected and didn't have as much meat as I would've liked. I LOVED the pate so. A bit pricier than what I'm also used to, but the pastry was so perfectly flaky. The filling was also perfectly seasoned. I would come back just for the pate so.

Lady was your typical older Vietnamese lady that isn't scared to speak her mind . She greeted everyone that walked through the door, which was actually nice. My husband brought us bánh mì thịt heo quay (crispy pork belly banh mì) last time, and the bread was delicious! The pork could've been bigger pieces or more, but for the price, it's definitely worth it! Would definitely order again. The egg roll was cool/room temp so waiting to go home and reheat in the air fryer to enjoy at it optimum and the bánh cam (sesame ball filled with mung bean) was warm delicious!! Buy it even if it's cold and you have an air fryer, it reheats perfectly too! Had to order extra since I live an hour away. The ONLY thing is for four items, 3 sesame balls and one egg roll $6.50 seems pretty steep. Over a dollar for an egg roll at a deli? It better have shrimp and pork in it! Will definitely be back for the sesame ball and banh mi's! And I'm from the little Saigon of Cali!

Cha Lua is my favorite local spot for some Banh Mi. The food tastes so homey, like my grandma made it. The owner is a Vietnamese lady that makes the experience feel so much more authentic. They have so many options from tofu, to fish cakes, chicken, pork, and even more. My boyfriend and I go so often, that just by phoning in our order the owner knows exactly who it is. There's a small parking lot on the side of the building, so it make stopping by convenient. She also as party trays of fried rice, noodles, and anything else for a potluck. I haven't tried these yet, but they're definitely on our list for the next event. There isn't much sit down space inside, but this is more of a grab and go place anyways; we like to stop by quickly for a breakfast sandwich while we're running errands. We usually also like to get a Vietnamese iced coffee to go with our sandwiches; it's perfect since it's not too sweet and not too bitter either. I would definitely recommend Cha Lua to anyone who's looking for a good Vietnamese sandwich!

Cute family shop. We tried the combination, crispy pork, bbq pork, and lemongrass pork banh mi. The bread was probably once crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside but unfortunately it was a bit chewy and stale when we got it. We did go on a Thursday so it might just be a bad day of the week. It was odd but all four banh mi had a very fishy flavor throughout each of the sandwiches. It's probably a flavor preference but none of us were a fan of the fishy taste. I'm sure this place is great, but just not for us.

The best banh mi I've had in the Portland metro area. Ordered a 3 & 4 bread was crispy and airy, great meat to veggie ratio. Great value and fresh quality. Will definitely come back to try other items. Highly recommend.

The sandwiches are always delicious. The tofu is fresh and everything that I've purchased there is wonderful. The family owned business is excellent overall. Five stars for sure for tasty and fair priced take away food!!