Mendocino Farms

Sandwich shop · Carlsbad

Mendocino Farms

Sandwich shop · Carlsbad

2674 Gateway Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009

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Mendocino Farms serves up creative gourmet sandwiches and fresh salads in a vibrant setting, all made with local, seasonal ingredients for a tasty, healthy bite.

2674 Gateway Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92009 Get directions

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$10–20 · Menu

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"Recently-rebranded, with an updated store design among its new features, the chain with five locations in the San Diego area and another coming to Encinitas is know for menu staples like the Impossible Taco Salad, a customer favorite with savory plant-based chorizo and succotash drizzled with a smoky vegan chipotle ranch. The Mama Chen’s Chinese Chicken Salad is built on a base of crunchy Napa cabbage and kale slaw with bean sprouts, baby spinach, toasted cashews, and wontons in a miso mustard sesame dressing (it’s free to sub avocado for chicken). The current seasonal menu offers Thai flavors, including a Thai mango salad with shaved, roasted chicken breast, ramen noodles, Napa cabbage and kale slaw, sliced mango, honey roasted almonds, pickled daikon and carrots, scallions, Thai basil, mint, cilantro, lime, and fried shallots with Thai almond dressing." - Kelly Bone

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"The new downtown outpost of the popular sandwich and salad spot is its fourth in the area and its 32nd overall; the LA-based, fast-casual eatery operates branches in La Jolla, Del Mar, and Carlsbad plus many more across California and Houston, Texas." - Candice Woo

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"Los Angeles-based Mendocino Farms will be bringing an upscale modern farmhouse vibe and its fast-casual menu of seasonal sandwiches and salads to Carlsbad by Summer 2019." - Candice Woo

Bird Rock Coffee, Mendocino Farms, and More Heading to Carlsbad - Eater San Diego

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Ward Doornbos

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Very good chicken parm sandwich, had a spicy kick to it! However it did take a little time for my food to get there, which was a shame

Prab Kaur

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We ordered banh mi full sandwich and caprese sandwich with basil pesto macaroni so everything was great it just bread was extra toasted a bit I could taste the burn from it. Not sure k felt the quality has gone down for Mendocino to compare it in the past.

Herman Ma

Google

Great spot in Carlsbad for sandwiches. It was my 2nd time coming here and like the first time, it didn't disappoint. Sandwiches are amazing, salads are fresh and short friendly staff. It gets really busy during the lunch time, but guests are in/out pretty fast so never an issue finding a take try sit at. They have lots of sandwiches to choose from and also daily/weekly specials. Must try spot when you're in Carlsbad.

Christopher Taylor

Google

Absolutely love the fresh salads, and the seasonal Thai Sweet Potato Soup was to die for. I’ve converted several friends to be Mendo Friendos - one of the best lunch spots around.

Taniyyus Syed

Google

Great place to grab a healthy bit any time of the day. Food is fresh and clean. Place is beautifully decorated and staffed with very friendly and smiling humans. Menu is not huge but it has a good selection. Not so fried chicken sandwich is one the more popular ones. They also have seasonal options.

Jamie Nelson

Google

The food is always good with unorthodox flavor profiles. I am always pleasantly surprised. This location has both indoor and outdoor seating and I have always been able to find a place to table. The portions are large enough to split. I like the not so fried chicken sandwich and any of the salads. Their ice teas and lemonades are also a treat. Take a friend and enjoy a long lunch!

JM & Eric Llorey

Google

Revised from three stars to one star: Their inability to prepare take out orders is enough for me to not order from here. Previous review: The food is top notch, but they have serious issues serving food during the lunch rush. Hopefully they work this issue out because at their prices customers deserve to be able to eat their food while it’s still hot.

Mark Burns

Google

We had dinner here on Friday night. I had the Mendoza’s steak sandwich. It comes on a pretzel bun. It was good, but not as big as I expected. My wife had the Cobb salad, which was very generous. The chicken was excellent. I also ordered the potato salad. It is made with Dijon, so it’s a tad spicy. A very generous portion, and pretty good. It isn’t a chunky potato salad. Their fountain drinks are great - cream soda, birch root beer, etc. The restaurant has a great layout. Booths and tables. And a large outdoor area. They have little tables for kids, corn hole, huge chalkboards, and a small artificial grass area. Kids will love it. The staff is extremely helpful and efficient. Cool restaurant with good food. My only issue is the price of the sandwich relative to the size. At that price they either need to be huge, or they need to rock your world. I’ll come back and try another sandwich or two and see if they change my mind.

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Mendocino Farms and Blue Bottle Coffee Share Downtown High-Rise - Eater San Diego

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"Los Angeles-based Mendocino Farms will be bringing an upscale modern farmhouse vibe and its fast-casual menu of seasonal sandwiches and salads to Carlsbad by Summer 2019." - Candice Woo

Bird Rock Coffee, Mendocino Farms, and More Heading to Carlsbad - Eater San Diego

View Postcard for Mendocino Farms

Ward Doornbos

Google

Very good chicken parm sandwich, had a spicy kick to it! However it did take a little time for my food to get there, which was a shame

Prab Kaur

Google

Herman Ma

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Christopher Taylor

Google

Absolutely love the fresh salads, and the seasonal Thai Sweet Potato Soup was to die for. I’ve converted several friends to be Mendo Friendos - one of the best lunch spots around.

Taniyyus Syed

Google

Jamie Nelson

Google

JM & Eric Llorey

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Mark Burns

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