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Mendocino Farms

Restaurant Sandwich shop Catering service Salad shop

Creative gourmet sandwiches, soups & salads, made with local & seasonal ingredients. People often mention salad, sandwich, service, great, lunch, good, time, order, Great, fresh,


Address

8795 Villa La Jolla Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037

Website

www.mendocinofarms.com

Contact

(858) 731-8130

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.50 (751 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 11 AM to 9 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 9 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: salad (17) sandwich (16) service (16) great (15) lunch (13) good (12) time (12) order (12) Great (9) fresh (8)
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  • 5/5 Blake M. 6 years ago on Google
    Very much impressed with this place. Stopped in while shopping across the lot and was very pleased with the quality of their foods and unique flavors. The taco salad was pretty amazing! Tasty and filling. Come for a little something different in the sandwich world, or a fresh salad, and have a beer and ice cream too. Very friendly service.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bhawna G. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved the vegetarian options in Salad and Burger, so fresh and delicious. It thoroughly enjoy the avocado and quinoa bowl. Also, good vibe for having a dine-in. The service is also pretty good. LOVED IT! LOVED IT! LOVED IT!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Matt P. 4 years ago on Google
    Ordering process is overly designed and unnecessarily complicated. Food was decent but nothing special at all. Cow decor is fun for kids.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lindsey S. 1 year ago on Google
    Yes, yes, yes!! Incredible salads! Great flavors. The portions are large decent prices and extremely nice staff. I’d highly recommend this spot for a lunch or takeout. The decor is also super fresh. - just a cute, affordable, great place to grab a bite. Kids eat free Thursdays so you know we’ll be back.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hunter H. 3 years ago on Google
    It was nice to finally make it back there. Never disappoints!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Anamichel A. 2 years ago on Google
    $5 for this amount of soup? They didn’t even fill the tiny container all the way. It was like 4.5oz of liquid. The soup itself was ok. The sandwich was ok. I felt slighted.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrea Nabor G. 3 years ago on Google
    I had been looking into what sandwich place to go eat at. Finally decided to eat here it honestly was the best decision ever. The freshness in the food is beyond great. The most delicious and satisfying meal. Definitely a place to come back and eat from! Also if you are a person with gluten dietary needs there is options on the bread too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Makayla L. 1 year ago on Google
    Worst experience I had with service in such a long time. It made me write this review. I ordered lunch for my colleague and I for pick up. Tried to time it so that I can go pick up between meetings and patients and time to get back to eat the lunch. When I placed my order online it said ready by 1pm. I was a bit late picking up because of the parking situation. I get in and look at the online order section and was not able to find my order. There were a ton of people and they all looked unhappy and dissatisfied waiting for their orders also. I was finally able to get one of the employees attention. I asked him if he can check on my order since it was 20 minutes pass when it should have been ready. He came back each time saying they couldn’t find my order. Long story short, after many back and forth of how he can try to pull up my order and mind you atleast 45 minutes later, he was finally able to find my order and returned to tell me that they printed it and that he asked to get it placed at the front. When I asked him if it’d be done in 10min since I’ve been out for almost an hour his response was that “as you can see we’re so busy and so I don’t think so”. I guess my time as a customer is not that important or valuable since I didn’t appear to be busy waiting close to an hour pass the time they said it should have been ready for pick up. Anyways I was so frustrated I asked for a refund and even then there was no urgency and I had to ask him to give me some sort of guarantee that I would get a refund since they couldn’t do it right then and there. Unbelievable, he tells me to come back when it’s not so busy and look for their manager who he pointed at the back of the counter saying “it’s the guy with the dreadlocks”. I am so dissatisfied, and the funny thing is I still haven’t gotten the refund or a call to confirm it was refunded. I left mad because I didn’t want to loose my job waiting for a $40 lunch. Talk about service right!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jeanette S. 2 years ago on Google
    OMG the food is delicious the decor is beautiful the crew is amazing!!! I ordered the Pork Belly Banh Mi Sandwich!!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andrew M. 2 years ago on Google
    I was never a salad person, until getting one here. The Thai mango chicken salad is something else!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Perez J. 4 years ago on Google
    Really friendly staff and great food.

  • 5/5 Sue H. 3 years ago on Google
    Great time to visit Mendocino. There's hardly anybody in there. Same great food. But not noisy or crowded.

  • 2/5 Tim 4 years ago on Google
    Food here almost tries too hard. It's decent but the flavors could be better. Had a tuna sandwich that was dry and boring. Have tried some other sandwiches with not much more luck. Probably won't be going back.

  • 5/5 Jenny 4 years ago on Google
    First time here and it was FABULOUS! I had the. chicken and prosciutto salad and it was DELICIOUS

  • 3/5 c s. 4 years ago on Google
    Good service nice workers. Sandwich and potato salad. Average...nothing special.

  • 4/5 Amy K. 4 years ago on Google
    Good food, but ridiculously expensive for the amount of food you get.

  • 5/5 Robert R. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent place near UCSD for good takeout.

  • 5/5 LP P. 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Delicious and fresh (Original) 맛있고 신선함

  • 5/5 Lili G. 4 years ago on Google
    Always love Mendo and their salads and sandwiches. Love the banh mi with tofu.

  • 5/5 Carmen C. 3 years ago on Google
    Delicious salads

  • 5/5 Denis P. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing sandwiches and sides.

  • 5/5 Hyo Jin M. 1 year ago on Google
    Very clean, great service. Please try the Thai watermelon and cucumber salad. So good! I got the not so fried chicken sandwich and it was really good too. Clean flavors.

  • 5/5 J. Colt D. 2 years ago on Google
    We tried this place on a whim, it didn't disappoint. Great waitstaff that were knowledgeable and very friendly. Awesome atmosphere and amazing food. You should definately try the Vegan Ruban and the Asian salad! Thanks!

  • 4/5 Jeremy O. 2 years ago on Google
    I like it. My vegetarian wife likes it more. She loves the lentil soup and vegan bahn mi. The chicken sammiches are good. Not great. I think you're trying too hard and miss the mark. The staff is always nice and friendly. I'm surprised how many staff are actually working at the same time, so your food takes some effort.

  • 4/5 Cheryl M. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is very good.I liked the farm sandwich, the corn chowder and the chicken salad substituting tofu for the chicken. The tofu was good 👍. The water glasses are small, but the drinks are not far from the table. I filled 2 for myself and refilled them once. The decor is nice and they have a lot of outdoor tables because the weather is pretty much always nice in La Jolla. For some reason I felt like the tables weren't cleaned often, but the entered arrived on metal trays with placemats and napkins so it didn't matter how long since the last table wipe. Yes, they brought the food to the table! There is a QR Code on the table. Scan it with your phone and then enter the code from your receipt, and the servers will bring your meal to you - even though you wait in line and place your order up at the counter. I also like the huge, eye-level menú that is close enough to read without binoculars. This was my 3rd visit because I really like the food here.

  • 5/5 Troy G. 1 year ago on Google
    Office favorite lunch spot. The Peruvian Steak sandwich with avocado is one of the 3 best sandwiches in existence. Please don't ever take it off the menu like you did the Bistro Steak Sandwich. 😔

  • 5/5 Shondra J. 1 year ago on Google
    The menu options made it difficult to decide. The sandwich and salad were made with fresh ingredients and the serving size was plentiful. While I was not a fan of the flavors in my salad, it was crisp and fresh and appealing to others. The sandwich was stacked high with fresh ingredients and was flavorful. We will visit again.

  • 4/5 Ahmed J. 6 months ago on Google
    Good place for a sandwich. The menu choices and quality is not as great as it was a few years ago. Still decent though. The place is popular and a great place to meet a friend for lunch. The wheat bread tastes great.

  • 3/5 Rick 8 months ago on Google
    Super slow. There were only three groups in front of me but it took 15 minutes to order and there was a line out the door by the time I did, with just one person taking orders out of a dozen behind the counter. Then it took another 15 minutes to get my food (a cold sandwich and a preportioned side). Water tastes like it came out of a swimming pool. The AC was blasting directly onto the seating area (on a relatively cool day...with the doors open). Lots of unnecessary plastic even for dine in. The food, when I finally got it was decent, maybe slightly above average for the price, but totally not worth all the other hassle.

  • 4/5 Daniel H. 1 year ago on Google
    First time at this chain and I was pleasantly surprised by the food quality and taste. I usually skip chain restaurants but this is an exception. All around good value.

  • 3/5 khanh v. 7 months ago on Google
    1- very expensive for the amount of sandwich you get 2- pesto pasta delicious 3- cookies and pastries taste average like at a grocery store 4- our organization spent over $500 for food here this year so I know their food 5- salad is standard, nothing special 6- high sodium content because I was so thirsty after lunch that even 24-32 Oz of water was not enough to quell the thirst. I wonder if any MSG is in the sauces because I reacted as if I had a lot of MSG.

  • 5/5 Hayley M. 3 years ago on Google
    Great healthy options with clean ingredients. Even better customer service. I've also used them for catering. Would highly recommend!

  • 5/5 Seth M. 4 years ago on Google
    One of the best sandwiches I've ever had. The ingredients blended together to create something amazing. Incredible service and welcoming environment. If I could give more than 5 stars, I would.

  • 5/5 Brett L. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent sandwiches and salads. Healthy and they taste great. Expect to pay over $10 for a meal without a drink but well worth it. The staff is friendly and helpful if you're not sure what to order.

  • 5/5 Emily K. 3 years ago on Google
    Taylor from catering is awesome - I had a last minute client lunch and she was so helpful getting everything together! Always love Mendocino's food; everything is super fresh and yummy!

  • 5/5 Kevin A T. 3 years ago on Google
    Great place to get a quick bite. Quality food.

  • 5/5 Samuel M. 3 years ago on Google
    Amazing food, amazing service, not sure why anyone can give this place negative reviews. All the employees are so nice and attentive . LOVE THIS PLACE!!!!!!

  • 5/5 Vu P. 3 years ago on Google
    Friendly service and solidly tasty food as always. This location is doing a really good job given the circumstances!

  • 5/5 Karla J. 3 years ago on Google
    Great salad. If there was one close to me I would be there weekly. I had the super food salad minus crispy nuggets. it was great, not over dressed, very tasty.

  • 5/5 Robin De J. 3 years ago on Google
    Fabulous vegan bahn mi sandwhich!! Delicious food great service and outdoor experience

  • 4/5 Kevin P. 3 years ago on Google
    The best salads you can find anywhere. The sophisticated chicken salad is a top 5 meal from any restaurant. Theservice is always top notch. The only thing stopping me from giving 5 stars is the price. You will be paying $15.00+ with tax for the salads, but they are large and delicious. The catering is fantastic also, especially if you can get your company to pay for it 😂.

  • 4/5 Tim R. 3 years ago on Google
    Service is good and they run a very tight and efficient ship. Don't be too intimidated by the line which gets long around lunch time as it goes by much faster than you'd think.

  • 5/5 kanaan j. 3 years ago on Google
    Favorite healthy food

  • 1/5 Meenakshi S. 3 years ago on Google
    They made us wait for a online order pick up. Our food was right there on the counter and she was not interested in giving it to us.

  • 5/5 Blake 3 years ago on Google
    Great food and catering staff!

  • 5/5 Miles H. 3 years ago on Google
    very delicious. the service was very helpful and observant. this place has a nice design.

  • 5/5 Jazmine S. 3 years ago on Google
    I accidentally showed up at the wrong location. They still made my order for me. The staff was very pleasant and understanding.I appreciate the outstanding customer service.

  • 5/5 David H. 3 years ago on Google
    Enjoyed

  • 5/5 Matt S. 3 years ago on Google
    One of the better sandwich shops in town.

  • 5/5 Erica B. 3 years ago on Google
    Always great service, great food, and clean!

  • 3/5 Dale C. 3 years ago on Google
    Nothing extraordinary. Reasonably healthy food choices.

  • 5/5 bill p. 3 years ago on Google
    The pork belly bahn mi is one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever eaten. Perfectly balanced flavor, heat freshness.

  • 5/5 Daniel M. 3 years ago on Google
    Love this place!

  • 5/5 Ruben R. 3 years ago on Google
    Great food attentive service,plenty of free Parking

  • 5/5 PATRICIA F. 3 years ago on Google
    I just picked up a salad and on way to work i ended up making a sudden stop and salad tipped over and fell out of bowl, i was so mad.I called medecino to explain that perhaps placing a piece of tape on top of containers will keep it from spilling ,anyway they offered to refund me my money actually they first offered to relace it at no cost to me but i was at work already so they gave me a refund .thank you Medecino farms your great not only is the salads one of best i have had the employee's are good and very well mannered .love the food ...thank you so much for the service you provide.If you havent eaten here you have to try it .

  • 3/5 Dolores H. 3 years ago on Google
    I attended a special Sunday lunch where they were tasting 12 different types of spirits. For lunch, it was a set meal of their sashimi box lunch. The box lunch came with shishito peppers with a soy glaze sauce, edamame, maitake tempura, and salmon & hamachi sashimi.

  • 5/5 Karen K. 3 years ago on Google
    Great tasting sammiches!!! Drinks are limited to water, lemonade or tea. Outdoor seating available.

  • 5/5 Fernando C. 3 years ago on Google
    If I could give ten stars I would. You are an amazing sandwich place. I have tried so far 5 sandwiches here and they all have been amazing! So delicious! The Peruvian steak sandwich is legendary. The chicken sandwich with prosciutto.. life changing! Thank you guys for keeping it interesting. Sandwiches sometimes can be boring but y'all bring your A game using quality ingredients and combining the right flavors. Thanks!!!!

  • 5/5 Dharmesh S. 3 years ago on Google
    Sandwiches made the best here, please do try

  • 5/5 Chase B. 3 years ago on Google
    Their modern westernized version of a banh mi is the best I have found yet. The flavor and freshness of their pickled veggies and jalapeños combines perfectly with the crunchy pork belly and panini pressed bread.


Call (858) 731-8130 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Vegan options
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery

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