Karena T
Absolutely love the food here.
The ambience is simple, but comfortable. Most people seem to get takeout, but they do have a few small tables, benches, and chairs for dining – good for couples, small families, but not big groups.
You order from a kiosk, then pick up your food from the counter, so there’s not much service, but the guy at the counter who gives you your food is always very kind, helpful, and smiley. To me, that’s great service!
The reason I come back so often is their buttery garlic noodles. A lot of places offer garlic noodles, but they’re never as savory, garlicky, and delicious, with amazing QQ noodle texture as the garlic noodles at Cherimoya. I like to get mine with shrimp, but the lemongrass pork is also very yummy.
Other favs: Vietnamese iced coffee (generous serving size), Thai iced tea, and fresh spring rolls.
One of my fav casual lunch spots in downtown Burlingame!
… moreChristina Jain
Yum! Great place for a quick and surprisingly affordable meal. You order on the self-serve register as there’s no employees in the front of house, then the food comes out 5-10min later. The meats are slightly on the salty side so I wouldn’t feel like eating this more than 1-2x a month but the dishes feel really healthy otherwise with a nice balance of meat : veggie : carb ratio. The kids LOVED the food. The drinks are on the sweet side and I didn’t see an option for “less sweet” though there is an option for “less ice”. There was plenty of room to eat indoors when we went for lunch on Sunday.
Warning, no restrooms available inside!
… moreCatherine Gage
This by far is the best Bahn Mi pork sandwich in the Bay Area. I’ve been getting them here for years and got one on Saturday. Truly the best in the Bay Area. Delicious marinade everything in it is perfection. A must have.
… moreJenn Routt
This place is a great spot for a quick lunch. The food is really good. The pork bahn mi was delicious, bread was fresh and warm, flavor was excellent. And the lychee lemonade was very refreshing.
… moreGary Ogasawara
Usually get the banh mi sandwiches here that are very good with delicious bread and generous fillings. The price is more than usual for banh mi, but that’s the Ave for you. Strangely due to it being a Vietnamese cafe, they have a lot of Japanese curry dishes here as well.
… moreAugust Taylor
I got a tofu banh mi and a Thai iced tea and both were really great. Yes according to the other reviews the banh mi was small in size but I think the bread to filling ratio was superior than some other places with big piece of bread and barely there filling. Also it was filling enough so no complaints.
Maybe because it was off rush hour (4PM on Saturday) there was no one at the counter which made me feel awkward for ringing the bell to call the staff. But the person at the shop was super nice.
… moreJeeyna Wozniak (Jeeyna)
Soooo good!!!! My favorite is the Vietnamese coffee. Try the Garlic Noodle, (Tofu) Banh Mi, and the Veggie Curry! You will not be disappointed. Great service Very quick and efficient Ordering online is no problem and the order is always ready. I’ve been ordering from Cherimoya over the past year and the quality is always delicious and fresh. They give you an estimated timeframe and also send a text message when your order is Ready for pickup! Very convenient and tastes amazing. I love to stop in for a coffee or Lunch when I’m in the Burlingame area. Thank you, Cherimoya!
… moreJulie Taeko
They have the best way to prevent covid by having an ipad outside where you can order and pay, and the staff are completely behind closed doors. The tofu spring rolls were so delicious and so fresh! The lemongrass banh mi was pretty good as well.
… moreTyler
Absolutely delicious!! I got the pork banh mi and the peach lemonade with lychee jelly. I will definitely be coming back
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