First Sandwich
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About First Sandwich
First Sandwich , located at 2540 Main St. in the Business District of Irvine , offers a unique dining experience with its Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine. The menu includes not only sandwiches but also traditional dishes like beef noodle soup and pork stew with rice. Situated in the Main Street food c...
First Sandwich , located at 2540 Main St. in the Business District of Irvine , offers a unique dining experience with its Taiwanese and Chinese cuisine. The menu includes not only sandwiches but also traditional dishes like beef noodle soup and pork stew with rice. Situated in the Main Street food court, it provides a great option for a quick lunch bite. Customers praise the delicious sandwiches ...
What Customers Say About First Sandwich
First Sandwich is a popular spot in Irvine known for its large, delicious sandwiches and authentic Taiwanese food. Customers rave about the friendly service and reasonable prices. A rare negative review mentioned hair in a sandwich.
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Tip: Try the Pastrami Sandwich or any of the Taiwanese dishes. Be aware that it's located in a food court.
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First Sandwich Irvine Reviews
I genuinely recommend the First Sandwich. We ordered from here multiple times, and they never disappointed us. The food is fresh and tastes amazing. I love the avocado walnut salad; it’s very refreshing. The sandwich is flavorful. The clam chowder bowl is creamy and well balanced. They gave us so much food with reasonable price. The owner is always so kind and attentive. Highly recommend!
Great sandwiches, love the Chinese food options like the beef noodle soup, and the owners are incredibly sweet.
Best Sandwich in Irvine. If you're looking for a great tasting lunch at a great price this is a solid choice. The Pastrami Sandwich is awesome. Comes with bacon, avocado, lettuce tomato, cheese, pickles, the works. highly recommended
My food was delicioso!! I had the Rice Noodles, Pork and Vegitables! GREAT FRIENDLY SERVICE!! 😃 Nice little food court..... I'M COMING BACK SOON!!
Their Taiwanese food is very tasty. Nice person at the counter. Highly recommend.
This sandwich is amazing. I recommend the Asian sandwich. So good, the pork is tender, the vegetables fresh, and the sauce tangy. Would recommend to anyone new to the area. This is only half of my sandwich.
I genuinely recommend the First Sandwich. We ordered from here multiple times, and they never disappointed us. The food is fresh and tastes amazing. I love the avocado walnut salad; it’s very refreshing. The sandwich is flavorful. The clam chowder bowl is creamy and well balanced. They gave us so much food with reasonable price. The owner is always so kind and attentive. Highly recommend!
Great little sandwich place in this food court. I love their bread, the pastrami is great. Very friendly people!
Authentic taiwanese food that you would not expect in this food court! Best Taiwanese pickled veges you can get around here.
I was underwhelmed by the location and overwhelmed the sandwich I ordered. The Asian style sandwich is absolutely delicious.
Food is incredible and owner very nice. Love this place!
I had the Pastrami Sandwich and it was one of the best I've had. Their service was also fantastic. I'll be coming back here again!
This has now become my favorite sandwich place. The lady is always getting us with a smile, and even mesmerized which items I usually order. Service is always quick and the food is great!
Thought it only had sub sandwiches. Got their beef noodle soup. Very good. Owners are Taiwanese. Very friendly.
Excellent food and reasonable price with a huge portion. Interesting enough, has Taiwanese dishes and not only sandwich!
In a food plaza with plenty of seats, offers not only sandwiches, but also chicken walnut avocado salad, beef noodle soup, curry chicken rice, cool noodle and fried rice dishes.
They're a small eatery but don't be fooled. They make delicious sandwiches as well as Thai food.
I had the Pastrami Sandwich and it was one of the best I've had. Their service was also fantastic. I'll be coming back here again!
In a food plaza with plenty of seats, offers not only sandwiches, but also chicken walnut avocado salad, beef noodle soup, curry chicken rice, cool noodle and fried rice dishes.
They're a small eatery but don't be fooled. They make delicious sandwiches as well as Thai food.
I was underwhelmed by the location and overwhelmed the sandwich I ordered. The Asian style sandwich is absolutely delicious.
Authentic taiwanese food that you would not expect in this food court! Best Taiwanese pickled veges you can get around here.
This has now become my favorite sandwich place. The lady is always getting us with a smile, and even mesmerized which items I usually order. Service is always quick and the food is great!
Excellent food and reasonable price with a huge portion. Interesting enough, has Taiwanese dishes and not only sandwich!
Great little sandwich place in this food court. I love their bread, the pastrami is great. Very friendly people!
Thought it only had sub sandwiches. Got their beef noodle soup. Very good. Owners are Taiwanese. Very friendly.
The sandwiches here are huge and awesome. Check out the Magic Mountain sandwich. Favorite item in the Beef & Noodle soup.
Hidden gem alert! Taiwanese noodle soups are also on the menu at this eatery inside the Main St Plaza food court.
First Sandwich is the underdog that I am rooting for. It is the one that is the most unique dining experience in "cookie cutter" Irvine. I think there are plenty of great options in Irvine but let the outsiders make fun of it. Haters gonna hate. Where else can you get Taiwanese food in an American sandwich shop? Only at first sandwich. This place is located in my favorite lunch time spot the Main Street food court. Don't bother going to The District unless you like crazy drivers and construction. The Diamond Jamboree area is okay but only a few restaurant stand out but not all of them are lunch time friendly. I can say that most of the Main Food court is good expect for Main Street pizza that place is nasty only cater that place for lunch if you want to punish your employees. Why does First Sandwich impress me? I get some Taiwanese food and boba without a long wait or wasting my lunch break going to Class 302. Large portions and a great price. I enjoyed the philly sandwich and the turkey avocado was okay. I'm mainly here for the spicy beef noodle soup and the non menu items. Yes the ones written in Chinese and has pictures. Don't worry you can always ask questions if you are unsure what to eat. The lady that works there is very friendly and says hi to everyone that comes by. I would say it difficult to say no with such great hospitality. She also works hard and tries to take your order fast and provide good service. You can also refill your drinks. You get the feeling that mom is taking care of you. The reason why this place steals my heart. I use to eat at California Teriyaki and Thai and Chinese the most but I felt my food was mass produced. At Thai and Chinese I always wonder how they can cook multi orders in less than 10 minutes maybe its pre made or cook in one large batch. I also everything is fried and the Chinese food I heard is very bad. This is sad that the Thai food is better here because the owners are Chinese. I wanted something new and First Sandwich paid off. I need to warn you that this place will not impress any foodies but it will give you options for those days when you don't have much time for lunch and you need something quick and tasty. I would say the food is okay to most people but for me the great service and unique menu is good for me. You will have plenty to eat because they don't skip the way food trucks do.
Sandwiches a really good. This is a great place to get a quick bite for lunch. They also have some tie options which are actually really good. Also don't sleep on the coffee boba as it's delicious. I might go to here is the turkey club and the tai noodles
Sandwiches a really good. This is a great place to get a quick bite for lunch. They also have some tie options which are actually really good. Also don't sleep on the coffee boba as it's delicious. I might go to here is the turkey club and the tai noodles
Hidden gem alert! Taiwanese noodle soups are also on the menu at this eatery inside the Main St Plaza food court.
First Sandwich is the underdog that I am rooting for. It is the one that is the most unique dining experience in "cookie cutter" Irvine. I think there are plenty of great options in Irvine but let the outsiders make fun of it. Haters gonna hate. Where else can you get Taiwanese food in an American sandwich shop? Only at first sandwich. This place is located in my favorite lunch time spot the Main Street food court. Don't bother going to The District unless you like crazy drivers and construction. The Diamond Jamboree area is okay but only a few restaurant stand out but not all of them are lunch time friendly. I can say that most of the Main Food court is good expect for Main Street pizza that place is nasty only cater that place for lunch if you want to punish your employees. Why does First Sandwich impress me? I get some Taiwanese food and boba without a long wait or wasting my lunch break going to Class 302. Large portions and a great price. I enjoyed the philly sandwich and the turkey avocado was okay. I'm mainly here for the spicy beef noodle soup and the non menu items. Yes the ones written in Chinese and has pictures. Don't worry you can always ask questions if you are unsure what to eat. The lady that works there is very friendly and says hi to everyone that comes by. I would say it difficult to say no with such great hospitality. She also works hard and tries to take your order fast and provide good service. You can also refill your drinks. You get the feeling that mom is taking care of you. The reason why this place steals my heart. I use to eat at California Teriyaki and Thai and Chinese the most but I felt my food was mass produced. At Thai and Chinese I always wonder how they can cook multi orders in less than 10 minutes maybe its pre made or cook in one large batch. I also everything is fried and the Chinese food I heard is very bad. This is sad that the Thai food is better here because the owners are Chinese. I wanted something new and First Sandwich paid off. I need to warn you that this place will not impress any foodies but it will give you options for those days when you don't have much time for lunch and you need something quick and tasty. I would say the food is okay to most people but for me the great service and unique menu is good for me. You will have plenty to eat because they don't skip the way food trucks do.
Had a tuna sandwich at this place. Ate half of the sandwich and noticed black hair clippings all over the second half. Who knows how much hair I already ate. It looked like someone got a haircut and didn't clean up after themselves. I wish I could have taken a picture, I was too grossed out. Disappointed because the sandwich was tasty.
Had a tuna sandwich at this place. Ate half of the sandwich and noticed black hair clippings all over the second half. Who knows how much hair I already ate. It looked like someone got a haircut and didn't clean up after themselves. I wish I could have taken a picture, I was too grossed out. Disappointed because the sandwich was tasty.
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