"The banh mi at Banh Mi Boys are the stuff of legend — so much so that founder Peter Nguyen was approached to franchise his popular Metairie-born restaurant, the first of which opened on Magazine Street a few years back. It’s hard to pinpoint the favorite here, but among them are the chargrilled pork, bang bang shrimp, grilled shrimp, and bulgogi — all wildly flavorful, stuffed to the brim with meat, vegetables, herbs, and sauce. For the ultimate in porcine greatness, try the BMB combo, filled with headcheese, two types of Vietnamese ham, pork belly, pork meatball, and pork pate." - Beth D’Addono