New York

85 Orchard St, between Broome and Grand; 212.226.3700

From a family of Vietnamese rookie restaurateurs, this Tetris-shaped cove sports a glass-walled kitchen in back and an up-front prep station where they're serving apps (beef salad in lime fish sauce; shrimp and pork rolls) and perfectly prepared sandwiches like Banh Mi Ga Nuong (shredded chicken breast w/ caramelized onions) and Banh Mi Thit Heo Quay (moist Chinese roast pork belly w/ slivers of crispy skin). Recently approved for beer/liquor, soon they'll pour Vietnamese suds (Tiger Beer, Bia Hanoi, etc) plus concoctions like a lime/fish sauce/lemongrass bloody mary (good Mary, Vietnam).

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