West Roxbury's restaurant row to get Vietnamese sandwich shop

By adamg on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 3:44pm

Van B. Tang goes before the Boston Licensing Board next week for permission to open a Vietnamese sandwich shop in a stretch of Centre Street that has become a culinary mecca for the neighborhood.

Tang's proposed Banh Mi Ngon would open at 1759 Centre St., next to Christo's and down the street from Thai Spice, Los Amigos, Red-Eyed Pig, Himalayan Bistro, West on Centre and the Upper Crust.

Banh Mi Ngon would be open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., according to its license request.

The board's hearings start at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in its eighth-floor hearing room at City Hall.

Neighborhoods:

West Roxbury

Topics:

Dining

Free tagging:

Vietnamese food

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Comments

Wow, I can't believe it

By Matthew on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 4:58pm.

They're letting them stay open so late in West Roxbury.

I am so hoping this works out

By markk on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 8:21am.

and that they sell a good quality sandwich at a reasonable price.

Yum

By SJones on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 11:16am.

I have no idea what a Vietnamese sandwich is, as distinguished from any other protein-and-bread combo, but I am extremely excited to visit my conveniently-located "culinary mecca" and find out.

Would that make you

By eeka on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 7:19pm.

one of the UHub commenters who doesn't go to other neighborhoods but feels free to comment about them?

(Lotta banh mi places in Dorchester, Chinatown, a few in Allston.)

Subtlety

By HenryAlan on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:38am.

in the differences. They are generally seasoned a certain way, might have differing vegetation to go with that protein and bread, and are usually fairly elegant visually. When it comes to my Vietnamese fix, I'm more of a Pho man, so I probably can't tell you too much more. And given the 8:00 closing time, I'll likely never get a chance to try these.