391789 Sat Apr 14 18:44:39 -0700 2007 12 12 Boston Area 0 2481603 Hi all, Like many who have posted in the past, we spent years eating awesome cheap dishes from Rod Thai, Swatow and Pacific Royal on the 2nd floor of the Beach St. Chinatown Eatery. We were devastated about the closing of this place a few months ago. Does anyone know if and here any of these places relocated? The owner of Pacific Royal had told us he was going to re-open, but wasn't sure where... it's been a few months since anyone posted about this, so thought some chowhound might have come across something... Thanks! Sat Apr 14 18:44:39 -0700 2007 91491 torsmom 1 2610150 Can't agree more. I'm especially interested in Swatow - might anyone know if it's back in some incarnation, elsewhere? Thanks too! Tue May 29 09:37:19 -0700 2007 2481603 101813 BigHeadDennis 1 2610738 Me, too! I was in Chinatown today and passed the old location. I ate lunch at the New Golden Gate. Tue May 29 12:24:50 -0700 2007 2481603 10452 TheScribe 2 2612992 I haven't heard of any re-openings yet. I have been trying to find out where/when Swatow might re-open. They had the best bbq chicken on fried rice in Boston. Their other spicy dishes fresh off the wok were quite tasty too. They had just enough 'wok heat' in their cooking to simulate the real Chinese eateries in China/Hong Kong. Wed May 30 07:31:17 -0700 2007 2610738 98517 PierreFermat 1 3013541 just curious to see if anyone has heard anything about any of the old Chinatown eatery places in the last few months... so many of us are lamenting the loss of this place and are desperate for any news of relocation of the food stands! Sun Oct 07 22:34:37 -0700 2007 2481603 91491 torsmom 2 3013918 How I wish I had known ahead of time that this place was going to close - I used to eat there years ago. Don't know the name of the place that was my favorite - used to get the best chicken & broccoli dish that was just spicy enough for me. Every time I visited I'd tell myself to try something else - but I was so addicted to that dish it never failed that I'd order it again. sniffle - wish my trips to Chinatown had been more frequent, wish I had tried other dishes from other places - and I REALLY wish I could have that chicken dish again!! Mon Oct 08 07:04:54 -0700 2007 3013541 23383 threedogs 1 5161157 I know this is an old post but in case you may not have heard. Swatow has opened up shop in Ashland under Fusion Cuisine. Fri Nov 06 10:17:47 -0800 2009 2481603 1122269 WickedT 1 5161225 Also Royal Pacific has reopened on Tyler south of Kneeland. It's one of my favorites. Fri Nov 06 10:38:30 -0800 2009 2481603 13803 gourmaniac 2 5161530 they make a really good salt and pepper pork chop on rice Fri Nov 06 12:13:52 -0800 2009 5161225 47608 galangatron 3 5161672 Agreed. That and their dry fried beef chow fun are my usual lunch takeout from them. Fri Nov 06 12:53:23 -0800 2009 5161530 13803 gourmaniac 1 5161444 The Juice Bar (awesome bubble tea place) opened about six months ago next to Eldo Cake House! Fri Nov 06 11:45:03 -0800 2009 2481603 188116 SaraASR 1 5161521 the small cart selling chinese egg waffles (gei den jai) has relocated to inside the avana lofts building in the same space as mike's banh mi Fri Nov 06 12:12:27 -0800 2009 2481603 47608 galangatron 1 5161765 I really liked the Thai place. Anyone know what became of them? Fri Nov 06 13:22:54 -0800 2009 2481603 188116 SaraASR