Take a deep breath before entering the doors of Lee’s Sandwiches; ready, set, bring your appetite and enter. When you gaze up at the mammoth menu board, don’t panic. Step aside and study the options. My husband had been to Lee’s on a previous occasion and tried to prepare me—but my mouth still dropped open and panic started to rise.
How would I make a decision?!

The customer that has been here before can confidently step forward and place their orders; the new customer needs to relish the offerings listed before making their decision. Lee’s Sandwiches, started by a Vietnamese family from San
Jose, offers Vietnamese, French, and American culinary fusion on a baguette. The bread is baked fresh, daily, on-site. Up to 3,000 baguettes can be produced in an hour—catch a glimpse of the bread factory through the glass when you visit.

It was a daunting task making our choices. Along with the sandwiches, there were colorful side dishes to view at the
counter, some looked familiar and some, a little out of the ordinary. My sandwich was listed under European sandwiches and Joe’s was listed under Asian. He chose the #5, grilled pork sandwich ($2.20) on a 10” baguette. This sandwich is served with house pickles (daikon and carrot), onion, thinly sliced fresh jalapeno, cilantro, house mayo, and soy sauce. Daikon is a mild flavored East Asian giant white radish. The house mayo has soy sauce blended in with it.

Though the sandwich did not contain as much pork as he would have preferred, Joe declared the flavor very good and since it was on a 10” baguette, a hearty lunch when accompanied with a bag of chips and a drink. The sandwich had a bite to it, with the thin slices of jalapeno, so I happily relieved Joe of those, not realizing daikon was a radish which also has some heat.

I chose the #27, turkey club with bacon ($4.20) on a 10” baguette. This is also available on a large croissant, which
looks yummy and flaky. The turkey club is served with mayo, tomato, crisp iceberg lettuce, and your choice of American, Swiss, or provolone cheese. I was so overwhelmed I did not think to request my choice of cheese so it came with American cheese. It is served with onion, pickle, and pepperoncini on the side. The turkey was a little more generous on my sandwich than the pork was on Joe’s. The flavor and bread were very good.

Opening at 7am, Lee’s also offers a variety of pastries, coffees, and smoothies. The Vietnamese French press coffee is served hot or cold, with or without condensed milk. They also offer several pastries to start your morning. We picked up a cherry Danish and an almond croissant to enjoy the next day along with a chicken pate chaux.

To finish off our meal we enjoyed two French horns, a tube of flaky puff pastry with a pastry cream filling dusted with powdered sugar. This was a crispy sweet bite making us wish we had a couple extra to enjoy at home. The cream was a nice change from the usual whipped cream filling.

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Lee’s Sandwiches
3300 N Classen, OKC
405-601-2161
Hours
Daily 7am-10pm
Prices
$2.20-$4.20 (sandwiches)
no children’s menu;
highchairs available

Annie Nashert has a husband and teenage daughter who assume everybody has homemade dessert nightly.