Saw a program that featured this place - Nicky's Vietnamese Sandwiches on 2nd st between Ave A and B. It's on my list to check out...

Ok, it wasn't on my list for long! On a lazy and beautiful Saturday Sept 16, I wandered the city with Ashleigh and we made our way down to Nicky's, a seemingly hole-in-the-wall sandwich joint. Very small, not so pretty, but they make a mean sandwich with incredibly fresh ingredients. We tried the "classic" and the portabello. Both were on good quality, crispy french bread with pickled carrots and cucumber. The "classic" sandwich added to this a shmear of pate, ham, and cilantro. The vegetarian friendly portabello version added marinated and grilled portabello. We walked to Thompson Sq Park and ate our treats listening to a lively rendition of "take 'em home", a troup of actors singing with a band to bring our troops home. Our bench neighbors were two animated french guys to our right and a couple cracked out, half-asleep "trippers" to our left. Great day :)