Leona (Leona Banh Mi)

3250 Coors Blvd NW suite h, Albuquerque - 87120
222 reviews
Vietnamese Bubble Tea Juice Bar & Smoothies
(505) 347-1913

Absolutely delicious and lots of vegan options if that's your thing. They even participated in the Vegan Chef Challenge. I have tried two different banh mi and the pork bao buns. I look forward to trying the pho as well once the weather cools off.

My friend and I were looking for a good place for an early dinner and decided to try something new and local and boy this place did not disappoint! They have such a wonder Selection of bahn mi sandwiches, spring rolls, pho, salads and milk tea, tea and coffees and drinks! We were blown away at how delicious the food was. We ordered the #1, the #15, the bao bun, the vegan pork spring rolls, the avocado smoothie, and the taro milk tea all of that for only $45 and we were STUFFED. The owner is so polite and brought our food and drink right away, they have such a vast selection of vegan options that are out of this work and all of their milk teas have alternative Milks to choose from like almond, coconut or soy milk! We will be going to this place regularly now! So so good! I’m glad we tried this yummy hole in the wall restaurant!

Great mom and pop vietnamese restaurant. We tried the pork egg rolls, the pork bao bun, and the steak pho. Everything was delicious. I'm definitely going to go back to try the vietnamese spring rolls.

Bahn mi were excellent as we're shrimp spring rolls.

Restaurant looked clean but that was it. I can’t believe they have a decent reviews on google. People who gave 5 stars probably never had authentic Vietnamese food. We Ordered beef pho and Bun Cha (vermicelli noodle). Noodles were bland and very over cooked. Overall taste was very light not rich in beef or chicken flavor at all.The shop is owned by a group of Hispanic people and it taste like they attempted to make Vietnamese food by looking at google pictures.

Great find in the west. Most of the Vietnamese restaurants I go to are in the east side of town. It is nice to have an alternative close by, given that gas prices are rising.We ordered: shrimp and pork spring rolls, lemongrass banh mi, and marinated beef bulgogi.Shrimp and pork spring rolls is good. The peanut sauce is too thick to dip the roll; you will need a spoon. Banh mi’s bread is really good, crunchy on the outside and soft in the inside. You can really see the lemongrass. I would like to have a little bit more meat to match the huge bread and as far as flavor, there’s not much. It is accompanied with a sauce and it is a must to use. Taste better with, bland without. As for the marinated beef, it is quite the opposite, the sauce with it doesn’t pair well. Same thing though, too little meat for the amount of rice with.Prices are higher than other Vietnamese places which may be because of lack of competition un the area. However, the amount of meat in our orders does not justify that price. They do offer a 10% discount to military, healthcare, firemen, and police.Dine in: no one was dining in when we came in. The food came in exactly 15 minutes from the time we ordered. I was expecting the spring rolls sooner as an appetizer but it came the same time as the rest of our order.I think to-go ordering is better as a lot of people came in to pick up orders.Giving them 4 stars instead of 3 as I do plan to come back as this location is convenient - no need to cross the river. I will try their other offerings then. Also, they have a sign in sheet for a 10-week Vegan challenge which tells me this is a great vegetarian/vegan restaurant.

Anyone who is giving bad reviews on here just has no idea what they are talking about. AMAZING vegan banh mi. The flavor and texture were perfect and I got a side of the vegan broth to try too which is so aromatic and flavorful. As a veggie, I truly appreciate places that make food this great while still providing me with tons of options.

This place has some really great plant based options! The #28 Vegan Salt and Pepper Chicken was so so but the #26 Vegan Sweet and Sour Pork Spareribs were amazing and our kids loved the #5 Bánh Mi Vegan Ham. I was surprised that the #42 Vegetable Pho didn't come with any tofu since it's priced the same as the #40 Rare Steak Pho but both were really good. The #19 Vegan Bao's seems pricy since you only get one but they were delicious as well. Highly recommended!

Always reliably delicious! friendly staff, and affordable.

This was the worst tofu pho I have ever had. Big chunks of tofu that they didn't evan season, taste like it came right out of the box. Not to mention the employees kept coughing and blowing their nose, I couldn't tell who it was, the cook or the server, either way, they should have stayed home! I just hope I dont get sick:-/