H Chan

I've been to the original one in Elmhurst several times. Craving for their sandwich, I was shocked that they opened one near me. This shop is bigger and modern. The menu is different, it's make your own sandwich or bowl. I guess it caters to the midtown customers. There are two tables outside and to order, there are 3 iPads. Once you placed your order, you stand by the pickup window. Painless and efficient. I ordered a caramelized pork sandwich and iced Vietnamese coffee. Both are delicious and I will definitely go back!

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Doraemon

Very happy to see JOJU get its footprint to Manhattan. The place is simple and bright. The food is fresh and delicious. The lemongrass chicken is seasoned very well, which reminded me the old good days in its Elmhurst store. Love the Korean infused toppings too;)

Jackson Guan

Man the pictures do not do it justice. The food looks even more incredible in person. The bulgogi bang mi and the joju fries with carmelized pork was what we ordered. It was more than enough for the two of us. There are so many flavors going on! Mind blown :)

Eugenio C.

Great food and the double fried fries are amazing. Love that they have plenty of seating and are open till 7 (for those that stay at work late). ***Place is around the corner from Barnes and Noble Great addition to midtown specially with other places getting some new variety is always great.

Joy Pi

Fast casual Vietnamese. I think the caramel pork rice bowl is good- sweet (I can see it being too sweet for some) and savory and good portion/ratio of meat. The spring rolls are really long and crisp! (I have only delivery so I cannot comment on the atmosphere).

Nicole Kim

First time going to this location in person since I used to get it delivered when living nearby. This place was busy and packed with people waiting to pick up their orders. We ordered via their site for pickup, which was ready by the time we got there. I got the Lemongrass Chicken Bahn Mi, Crunchy Monster Spring Rolls, and Vietnamese Iced Coffee. The ingredients in the bahn mi are flavorful, esp the lemongrass chicken, but the bread itself is not that great. The spring roll tastes good but would be better if there were more filling, esp when they call it the ‘crunchy monster spring rolls’; it’s only long and skinny. The Vietnamese iced coffee wasn’t my favorite. Overall, it is a good place to grab a quick bite, but I probably can find better banh mi elsewhere, tbh

Rosalynn M

I ordered The Sweet, the classic banh mi, the baseline banh mi by which to judge all banh mis and this place can bring it! They were inspired (according to an article I read) by their first experience having Vietnamese sandwiches from under the Manhattan Bridge, which is where I had my first and the place that I keep returning to (now moved to a roomier location on Grand St) for both my memory and measurement of what a proper banh mi ought to be. Joju's banh mi has the same delicious flavors, slightly more refined. The pickled carrot/daikon salad is chopped more finely and flavored more subtly and there is enough that you get a taste in every bite. The meats are nice and salty and also amply packed so that no single flavor is lost. A great sandwich that improves on the original (with the price to show for it, but is typical for midtown Manhattan). The in store ordering system is efficient (giant iPad) and my order came out pretty quick when I ordered a little after noon on a weekday.

GG

Sandwich with mock vegetarian beef (soy and tofu), carrots, pickled onion, crispy shallot and spicy mayo 🤤🤤. The sandwich was so filling and tasted fresh and excellent. I wish they could expand to downtown Brooklyn too so I can eat this everyday 🤤. I was really impressed with how crowded it was but the order was still ready in 5 minutes 👏🏽. Overall, quick cheap delicious banh mi spot for lunch on 5th ave that cannot be missed. Nothing to complain about here tb

Paul

WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN. The ingredients here are solid and it's a light enough sandwich to enjoy during the workday. Quick service and clean presentation too... The only issue is the damn bread. Hard and brittle. Tasteless and stale. If they improved their bread to a level of fresh baked softness the sandwich would improve immensely. It's also a tad too expensive for what you get.

Stephanie Ha

It's not bad. Just a few things I wish they have done... 1 - toast the bread to make it crunchy. The bread is very soft but I like it when it's crunchy. 2- the sweet meat (I think that's what you call it)...I would like it more if it was a little warmer or hotter. The meat tasted a little on the cold side. The spring roll is okay...I just don't think I would buy it again cuz its expensive.