Sunrise Restaurant

Location

229 G Street

(near Woodstock's and Fuji)

Hours

Mon-Sat 11AM-9:30PM

Phone

(530)753-5750

Payment Method

Cash, VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Debit

Website

http://www.surfermall.com/sunrise/

Sunrise Restaurant is a Vietnamese restaurant across from the G Street Pub that serves pho and wonderful Vietnamese sandwiches (Bánh Mì) among other things. It is one of two Vietnamese restaurants in Davis; the other one is Hoa Viet. The folks who run Sunrise Restaurant are super nice and accommodating.

If you've never had a Vietnamese sandwich, don't let this place disappear before you try one! At $2.50 ($2.72 after tax), these sandwiches are an excellent value - they come on fresh baked rolls and you have your choice of Vietnamese style meat plus cilantro, peppers, cucumbers and mayonnaise. You can also order these to go! Orders take 10-15 minutes, so if you're in a hurry, you should call ahead.

Their full menu consists of Vietnamese appetizers, pho, rice combo dishes (with various types of chicken and pork), a la carte, pearl shakes, and beer. They serve domestic as well as Vietnamese beer, both reasonably priced; pearl and other shakes. The rest of the menu looks pretty good but the sandwiches seem a little too good to pass up. Plus, their Asian fruit shakes are to die for! The coconut, honeydew and mango shakes are of the creamy variety and come with whipped cream on top.

There is a $5 minimum when using a credit card.

All of the sandwiches are $2.50 except the #7 (Fish Patty) which is $2.75. Unfortunately, the font on the sandwich menu is hard to read. Fortunately, the menu (as of 10/11/2008) is here!

#1 - Ham
#2 - Steamed Pork
#3 - Ham and Steamed Pork
#4 - Grilled Pork or Chicken
#5 - BBQ Pork
#6 - Shredded Pork and Pork Skin
#7 - Fish Patty
#8 - Veggie

• The California Aggie review

Older comments about this restaurant can be found in the comment archive.

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2008-01-01 22:01:34   The food here is tasty (and cheap) and they are super VEGAN FRIENDLY. The waitstaff is really pleasant and accommodating. Apparently, every single item on the "vegetarian menu" is already vegan, and if you get the Vegetarian Sandwich (#8) with no mayo, it's vegan too. Also, you can get a pearl tea with real milk, soy milk or coconut milk. I recommend the "Taro w/ Pearl." This place isn't five stars or anything, but for a few bucks it's a good laid-back meal. —SharonZimmerman

2008-02-23 23:58:16   Sandwiches are pretty good and the prices are reasonable —BenLee

2008-05-03 17:24:11   I bought a steamed pork and ham sandwich. It was cheap and decent, but pretty small. I will be going back to try the other ones. —Noobster123

2008-05-17 02:57:26   A while back, I went here with a group of friends for dinner. I distinctly remember I was the only one who ordered a chicken dish. Of course, delicious as it was, a couple hours later, I started to suffer from some massive food poisoning, lasting about 3 days. Although this might just be an isolated incident, and although my friends continue to go there, I'd rather not take that chance again. —JimL

• It is not very likely that you got a food borne illness from your meal at Sunrise. This is because of two reasons.
  

1. The long duration of your symptoms indicate a food infection and not a food intoxication.
   

2. Unlike food intoxications, food infections usually take at least 12 hours to develop serious symptoms (salmonella can take less time, but it almost always takes 6 hours or more).
   

If your illness was do to food it was probably something you ate a day or more before you developed symptoms. It is also possible to get these symptoms from viruses that are transmitted through food and/or daily public life (someone didn't wash their hands properly etc.) —jbh

2008-06-01 00:29:13   had the honeydew melon boba here. it was really tasty but the pearls were a little mushy. it could have been because it was the end of the day though. will try again to see if it was just an off-day that day. —Esther

2008-07-05 14:50:39   The place smells really bad...the food was okay. Not to big on Viet food. —islandboy12

2008-07-19 13:00:09   Sandwiches have all gone up to $2.50. —IAmNewHere

2008-08-21 16:12:40   The prices are REALLY cheap. The bread that the sandwich is made on was the best part for me =P The food is better than the other Pho place and the decor is better as well. I think they probably need more wait staff because the service wasn't rude, but it did take a long time. —renee415

2008-09-06 15:46:20   The sandwiches here are deceint, but the pho is nothing to write home about. it is saltly, and nowhere near authentic (ie, no raw meat, o tendon, no tripe). i wish we had a pho bolsa and a lee's sandwich here. —ascapoccia

2008-09-13 13:35:59   their vietnames sandwiches were not to good,especially when you compare them to fluffy donuts sandwiches! —dookieb

2008-09-13 18:26:53   This place is far more than just a sandwich place. The Vietnamese dishes are delightful — bbq chicken or beef over rice noodle, vegetables stir-fried with lemongrass are favorites. But I don't think I've had a bad meal here. —CovertProfessor

2008-10-12 10:28:30   The sandwiches were a bit smaller than I expected. —feichu-huya

• They're definitely nowhere near as large as the pictures on the menu show. I usually order two at a time to fill me up. Still a good deal, IMO. —JonathanLawton
  

2008-10-13 11:38:27   The food here is good and reasonably priced. As far as I know I haven't had a bad meal here. I recommend trying the Grilled Pork Sandwich (#4) and the vermicelli dishes are delicious. ^_ —thai

2008-10-23 14:40:57   Went for lunch with a colleague today and while the food was good, the service left a LOT to be desired. They were polite, but it took over 30 minutes from ordering until we got our food. We ended up having to get most of it packaged to take back to the office. One of the items my companion ordered was out, but the server didn't come to let us know until about 20 minutes after we had ordered. We also noticed several other diners who had arrived after us receiving their food long before we did. This is understandable when comparing sandwiches to other, more complicated dishes, but even our appetizer and soup were delayed.

Long story short, we might order to-go food, but I don't think we'll be sitting down here again anytime soon. —CindySperry

2008-11-06 14:47:01   So I went in curious about their food because I've always got their sandwiches to-go. When I went in, it was about 5pm midweek and the place was empty. I was seated at a table in the center of the room in the back area (which I guess is there main area). They had Finding Nemo on the large tv display so I was not bored or uncomfortable about the place being so quiet otherwise. After perusing the menu, I ordered the beef pho and a side of egg rolls. I've never had pho before, so I was pleasantly surprised at this meal. The egg rolls came within 10 minutes or so and the pho was not too long after. Although it was a bit over 15 minutes to get my food, I was hoping that was because it was freshly made. The egg rolls were pretty standard, and I was happy to have an array of condiments to choose from.

The one downside was that someone else did enter the restaurant and was seated also. However, he was seated at the table across from me, facing me. So we both sat...facing each other...at different tables...in an awkward silence, with Little Nemo playing in the background. —SunjeetBaadkar

2008-12-04 09:56:05   I think it's a shame this place doesn't much business. I truly wonder how long the owners are going to stick around. The tables are, very rarely, more than half full during what should be peak hours for lunch and dinner. The food is good, service is cordial, prices are reasonable, and I haven't really had to wait more than 20 minutes to get my order (though I would definitely not consider this a fastfood place). —AbbYu

2008-12-04 15:35:54   Great sandwiches. I recommend trying the veg. sand with bbq pork added to it. Great combo ;) Also their spring rolls and egg rolls are good too. Very nice owners as well. —hazeleyes16

2008-12-09 10:48:34   I like to come here because the food is decent and the price is cheap. The service is okay. They are friendly, but as others have stressed before, really slow (maybe they are understaffed?). —renee415

2009-01-11 13:30:31   if you've only ever had sandwihes here I'd enourage people to try the vermicelli - you get a bowl of noodles with carrots, peanuts (watch out if you have allergies), mint, cilantro, and lettuce, with some kind of meat on top - it's a ton of food in a bowl and you cover all your nutritional bases except dairy - I highly recommend number 42, don't let the crispy pork scare you, it tastes just like bacon, and you get eggrolls too! Way lighter and more healthy than Chinese food and, no salty sauce unless you want to add it. —LaFrance

2009-02-09 13:30:59   The sandwiches are really good but the vermicelli dishes are f'in great. —MilindIsALiar

2009-02-13 23:25:07   Try the durian shakes! They're to die for! Literally! —OrofinJackson

For those of you not in the know, the durian is a fragrant fruit that can be said, charitably, to smell like raw chicken. Others might not be so kind. It's actually quite tasty, though... seriously... try the shake if you're feeling adventurous. :) —wl

2009-03-13 11:59:54   I've been a fan of their food since moving here. As a vegetarian, my go-to meal is the vege sandwich and the vege noodle soup. I go this order a few nights ago, and was pleasantly suprised to find shiitake mushrooms replacing the regular mushrooms in the soup. Actually, "pleasantly suprised" is an understatement. I went (insert long, detailed string of profanity) it was so good. Sunrise, if you are reading this, don't you dare think about getting rid of the shiitakes. —ifoundthistape

2009-03-17 13:11:44   I love this place! Friendly and family-owned and run, with good food at great prices - I'm always surprised when I get my check back at how cheap it is! The sandwiches are tasty, and the other dishes are great as well - Lemongrass Chicken over rice noodles- delicious! Service slows down a little if they're crowded, but they rarely are, and it just gives you a chance to slow down and enjoy the meal... —scottfischbein

2009-04-23 20:04:55   The best Vietnamese sandwiches in town! I recommend the number 4 chicken with a mango or jackfruit shake. Now if only a Davis restaurant would start selling authentic (and authentically priced) Pho! —Beconomics

2009-04-23 23:03:18   Their #5 is awesome. —hankim

2009-05-04 16:34:43   Decent Vietnamese food with good prices. The customer service is quiet good, but they should consider hiring more people as I only saw the owner and his wife working there, and probably 1 more person in the kitchen. Also, they need to expand their menu as they REALLY need variety. Overall, a pleasant experience, will definitely come back. —thtly

2009-06-08 18:15:19   I went there today for lunch and ordered a yummy egg roll and pork vermicelli dish. My friend and I also got #3 sandwiches togo to eat for dinner. Everything is awesome, and really fair priced (definitely comparable to san jose). The owners, particularly the lady, was really nice and very accommodating.... I'm happy! —juicee

2009-06-09 11:14:11   My girlfriend and I go here at least once a week. Our favorite restaurant in Davis. Extremely cheap. I always get the #21 and she gets the #60. We get #49 for an appetizer. Great food, very nice owners, reasonably priced, great atmosphere - what else do you want? —MedievaLW

2009-07-17 17:23:30   Great food and an unexpected oasis of a dining room that almost seems out of place in downtown Davis —ZachStednick

2009-07-19 13:19:36   My husband and I go here all the time for the sauteed lemongrass dishes. We have always had wonderful fresh food with great customer service. An inexpensive jewel in Davis! —lemurific

2009-07-26 19:36:21   Go here quite frequently and the owners are great! We are a little boring in ordering the same things always (1 veggie sandwich and two grilled chicken for two people) and the female owner always remembers us and what we order. But the sandwiches are so good! a bit small so we split the 3, but still super cheap and super worth it. The roll is fantastic and crusty, which isn't too common in these parts. Can't comment on the other food, but this place has great atmosphere, great owners, and great sandwiches! plus they have Saigon beer (most of the time) super cheap. —ADP

2009-07-29 09:58:10   sandwiches were good, but dont get the steamed pork —db

2009-09-02 20:02:52   this place is...average, but then again, theres a lack of vietnamese restaurants. ughhh, service is amazginly SLOW! —emme

2009-09-02 20:06:09   oh another thing, the woman owner (the wife?) got mad at me because i supposedly made the wrong order, (i wanted a sandwich but she gave me the soup instead). yes i should have specified, but i didn't pay attention to the fact that both a soup AND a sandwich can be #2! —emme

2009-09-09 19:14:56   yummy! —alyssap