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Tuesday, April 25, 2006

An Dong

The Express rolled up to a spot I had visited some years back: An Dong, on 54^th and 8^th in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. I have very fond memories of this corner store, in part because of the tasty sandwich but also because of the atmosphere: a couple of old video games circa Street Fighter 2, and a few old Vietnamese guys hanging out. They weren’t drinking beers and listening to that Ahmad song "Back in the Day," but they might as well have been. It had the same infectious, laid-back “summer in the city” feel.

Times change. To my utter dismay, this place is now a cellphone outlet. The video games remained, but nary a sandwich was in sight. And the tight-lipped saleswoman was totally unclear about former owner Nin Van Dang’s whereabouts. But I hear his daughter opened a Banh Mi shop in Manhattan which The Porkchop Express will report on soon.

It was only strike one, but it felt like two if you count both the sandwich and the good vibe. On the plus side, there was a place nearby called the "Ho Ho Market."

Labels: Banh Mi, Sandwiches

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