South Station, Back Bay, and Route 128 (Amtrak) dining options — at or very nearby

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My recent favorite to pick up before the train is one of the banh mi places in Randolph, about 8-10 mins from 128. Like N&P Saigon Subs or Chaus.

I have been known to pick up lobster rolls (from other south shore sources) sometimes.

Quincy / Braintree / Weymouth / Hingham [MA] lunch options sought

Another visit to N&P Saigon for banh mis and cha gio. I called ahead to place my order because they were sold out of cha gio last time, which turned out to be the right decision, as they were frying freshly-made ones when I arived 15 mins later. The roast pork banh mi was very good this time, crusty bread and tasty pork (of which I asked for an extra $1 worth to be added). The cha gio were lovely and fresh (as in we burned our mouths because we had no patience to let them cool). On the amusi…

Quincy / Braintree / Weymouth / Hingham [MA] lunch options sought

I know Randolph isn’t part of this thread, but I continued my GBA banh mi exploration at the vietnamese stretch there, so I’m going to add it here. N&P Saigon Banh Mi seemed like a good bet, and was definitely a mom & pop operation inside. They ran out of cha gio because the person before me took the last 3, and the owner told me he’d make more (from scratch, ie fill and roll) but it would take half an hour. Nope. I got some banh mis and picked up a sticky rice lotus leaf parcel to try, and mov…