1 vietnamese & euro asian sandwiches franchise in the world type private industry food predecessor lee bros. foodservices inc founded 1982 headquarters san jose california number of locations 62 area served united states california texas arizona nevada utah oklahoma oregon virginia and taiwan key people chieu le henry le founders products vietnamese style sandwiches website leessandwiches.com lee s sandwiches international inc. is a fast food restaurant chain found in the western and southwestern us specializing in vietnamese cuisine . while originally famous for selling b nh m vietnamese sandwiches the chain has expanded its offering to many other goods including packaged spring rolls specialty drinks desserts and other food to go items . it has many different b nh m and smoothie selections . the chain s vietnamese style sandwiches use french baguette bread . 1 it has its headquarters in san jose california . 2 lee s sandwiches bellaire in the international district houston texas united states contents 1 history 2 menu items 2.1 sandwiches 2.2 beverages 2.3 pastries 2.4 desserts 3 clientele 4 references 5 external links history edit lee s sandwiches was started by the le vietnamese l family in san jose california after immigrating from vietnam to san jose in 1980 . after several years of working in a catering truck chieu le and henry le operated their own truck and later began their own mobile catering distribution business named lee bros. foodservices inc. they anglicized their surname to lee for business purposes . in 1983 chieu and henry s parents had success selling b nh m from their truck and they decided to open a permanent store originally called saigon gourmet . then in 2001 the family modernized their traditional vietnamese bakery cafes to today s concept of lee s sandwiches . 3 they eventually expanded to many other cities in california and were the first to franchise the vietnamese deli cafe concept . 4 by 2006 they have expanded into arizona texas and oklahoma and continued to focus on areas with significant vietnamese american populations . they have plans to expand in the pacific states of nevada oregon and washington . 5 in march 2006 the largest lee s sandwiches location opened in houston texas at 10 000 square feet 930 m . 5 a long line was formed in anticipation of the grand opening of the first lee s houston location . 6 many locations feature wi fi and drive through services . many locations also have computer monitors that call out order numbers in both vietnamese and english . in addition most restaurants feature a large flashing neon sign that lights up to show customers that hot baguettes are being served at the time similar to the hot doughnuts now sign at krispy kreme . 7 lee s sandwiches in westminster ca in 2015 lee s sandwiches opened its first location outside the united states in taiwan . menu items edit sandwiches edit lee s sandwiches b nh m come with a selection of traditional cold cuts such as pork roll head cheese jambon and cured pork . they also provide sandwich varieties such as the grilled pork grilled chicken b.b.q pork pork meatball shredded pork sardine and vegetarian . all the vietnamese sandwiches except for the vegetarian sandwich come with onions house pickles jalape os cilantro salt pepper . 8 sandwiches also come with different sauces including soy sauce fish sauce p t spread and house mayonnaise . european style sandwiches are provided on either a baguette or croissant with meat options of roast beef turkey salami ham and tuna . veggies on the sandwich include lettuce and tomatoes while on the side are red onions a pickle and a pepperoncini . beverages edit lee s sandwiches offers their version of cafe sua da called lee s coffee . 9 they also provide italian soda smoothies and sweet teas in many flavors . many of their drinks also come with the option of whipped cream pearl tapioca grass jelly passion fruit jelly and coffee jelly . pastries edit in addition to french baguettes lee s sandwiches bakes an assorted array of pastries including butter croissants danishes almond croissants and coconut raisin croissants ham & cheese croissants french horns p t chauds muffins and coconut waffles . desserts edit many locations offer various types of hot and cold vietnamese dessert . they also offer flan c m r u vietnamese yogurt and rau c u gelatin dessert . lee s coconut a coconut filled with coconut jelly can also be found . while ice cream is discontinued at many locations in california it is still served at the oklahoma city and houston locations . 10 clientele edit while the majority of customers at the restaurants are vietnamese american or other asian americans as of 2006 80 % of the customers at some lee s restaurants in california are non asian . about 20 % of the customers at the houston locations as of 2006 were non asian . ryan nguyen hubris vice president of lee s said that many blue collar hispanic workers go to lee s because the menu items are inexpensive and cheaper than comparable items from some mexican restaurants and food trucks . 6 references edit best bread 2011 lee s sandwiches . retrieved october 28 2011 . contact us . archive lee s sandwiches . retrieved on april 28 2012 . lee s sandwiches international inc. 660 east gish road san jose ca 95112 seftel howard july 28 2005 . lee s sandwiches . the arizona republic . retrieved november 17 2009 . elisabeth eaves january 9 2008 . in pictures 20 trends sweeping the globe . retrieved october 28 2011 . a b lee s sandwiches factt sheet . retrieved october 28 2011 . a b jenalia moreno july 27 2006 . restaurants sandwich shops feed on diversity vietnamese style lures other ethnic groups . houston chronicle . archived from the original on october 16 2012 . retrieved november 17 2009 . archive gastronomer july 10 2009 . lee s sandwiches alhambra . retrieved october 28 2011 . teresa gubbins december 5 2008 . best bites dining out in dallas fort worth december 5 . retrieved 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