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5.0 of 5 stars.
I took my husband here for his birthday. He is a designer, so he wanted a place with nice interior design. Not only was the design nice, but the food was amazing as well as were the cocktails, wine,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with some friends, looking for that LA/NY feel that u cant find anywhere else in Boston except at Banq. Amazing decor! We started with some drinks at the bar, where they have a unique...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great menu, atmosphere, and service---a sophisticated addition to the Washington Street restaraunt scene. Not a bargain, but a great place to drop $70 per person with a shared appertizer, individual...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Although it was a very last minute decision, my crew and I were really pleased with this place. The food and service were one expects from a chic establishment like this one. The special three course...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I waited for the hype to die down and don't think I missed a thing. The restaurant itself is beautiful but everything else is just o.k.. This includes the service and the food. My waitress was...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to the Banq for a Sunday brunch. Friends brought me there and when I entered I loved the decor. A little dark compared to the bright sunshine outside but the woodwork is wonderful. That's all...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This is the first review I've written on Yelp, and I was prompted to do so by our experience at Banq last night. Like some others have said, I wanted to love it. The decor is amazing. We'd seen a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nestled in the south end, I initially chalked a lot of the hype up to location but the bamboo laden, eco chic decor makes for a fun vibe that is both, infectious and immediate. The unique menu is a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Visited BanQ for Sunday brunch and was super impressed the moment we walked in the door. The decor is definitely modern and fun and the staff was friendly and attentive. I had a hard time deciding off...
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is very cool - the design is outstanding. And surprisingly the food lives up to the decor.The staff leaves something to be desired - very full of themselves but attentive and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The bar in the front is a great place to start your evening at Banq. I had some sort of margarita which was fantastic. I would highly recommend going to this restaurant on a date or with a large...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Is this place a secret? Is it hidden to the public? I just could not figure out why this beautiful place was empty on a weekend.The food was just amazingThe decor was jaw droppingand the service was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is truly delicious. The amazing earth-like ceilings make it feel like you're the most glamorous hobbit ever. I had their Cotes-du-Rhone Shortribs which I still pretty much dream about every...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I went to BanQ last night with two friends for Restaurant Week. I'll start off by saying BanQ gets 10 stars for decor. I loved the architecture. The place wasn't that busy - quite a few empty tables....
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Alrite, the much sought after 5-star review has been rewarded to BanQ from me. Why? Because not only did they hook it up with the private dining room, but the food was tasty and unique, the services...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The decor is definitely the coolest thing about the restaurant, and every wall and ceiling area is something interesting to notice. Even the bathrooms look cool. Service was spotty, and the waiter...
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this restaurant though some of my friends say they have had mixed experiences. I've been there about 6 times for brunch, a dozen times for dinner and a couple dozen times for drinks,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Totally agree with Sue M's review below - wanted to love it but the place is so "MEH".My wife and I went for Valentine's day and here's what happenedi) There was no Valentine's day menu - but hey no...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is a hard one for me because I WANTED to love it. The inside is so amazingly well done and the atmosphere is trendy and fun. Aside from that however the place is MEH. The wines by the glass are...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent interior design, I know of the architects who designed this place (http://www.officeda.com/), they are definitely one of the best architecture firms in Boston and in the world right now. To...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I loved this place. The decor and the atmosphere of this place takes you to another world. It is very unique place. And that's even before I food showed up which was also superb! I give this place an...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
BanQ should get 4 stars off the bat just for the decor. Loved the stalactite-y wood hanging off the ceiling, which make me think of dinosaur skeletons (in the best way possible). Drinks:Cha-ching...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My husband took me to Banq for my birthday....I really loved the place...loved their decor...I took the moong crepe as appetizer simply because I was very curious about that dish and boy it was such a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm normally not a huge fan of service per se, but we ate there last week, and the service was amazing. This is not to say the food was not great. It was. It was superb. The decor/ design was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything at BanQ tastes like sparkles. Added my regular rotation. Loved everything about it. That capitalized Q really rubs me the wrong way, but you can't have it all, can you?
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I booked a table at BanQ for the boyfriend's birthday. I was looking for a place that had really cool ambiance and the ceilings totally hit the mark. We arrived early for our Sunday night 7:30...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We had 12 people in our party. The service was great.Cocktails were OK. Wine list was good. I had a filet mignon which was very good. I would like to try to go there again with a smaller crew. I think...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
after reading numerous reviews of this place, i must admit i was a bit leery of coming here for food. ever since i had introduced my friend to the gorgeous space and we would wander by in the south...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We went here for a celebratory dinner with a couple friends, one of whom is from the area and strongly recommended the restaurant. It was an almost entirely pleasant experience, but for the money and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever someplace has a gimmick (like the interior at Banq), you have to ask yourself "if they didn't have [insert gimmick here], what would I think of this place?". So that is how I am looking at...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
based on atmosphere alone, this is our favorite spot. totally gay friendly, excellent and hilarious wait staff, paired with fabulous food. we read on yelp that it was a good idea to order a bunch of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
super friendly and pleasant staff; great management. we're treated like vip's every time we come here. that on top of a really tasty menu and excellent wine selection will keep us coming back,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
i'm sorry, but these people need to take Restaurant Management 101 remedial. went there for a friend's birthday brunch this morning, reservation was made for 12:30. we waited from 12:15, when we...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My family and I ate at BanQ on Saturday night for my Mom's birthday. I picked the restaurant based on the fabulous reviews it has received on yelp and by word of mouth. I was a little uneasy and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I loved this place. I went for my birthday dinner with 8 friends. We had our own semi-private area in the back, since I made the reservation well in advance. The waiter was attentive and informative....
yelp.com - user review - 10/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice staff, good drink, odd acoustics(sat at one table and couldn't hear my friend, we moved to the bar and could hear fine), fascinating & arty decor.
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely stunning inside, no doubt about it one of the most beautiful places in all the Boston bar/restaurant scene, the space is artistic and exciting, interesting yet soothing. Chic beyond belief,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This Place is so chic it hurts! I loved being there and the treatment we received! The service was wonderful and our drinks were certainly potent! We had some delish food and left jolly. The only...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food here is fantastic! I came here with five other people and everyone was thrilled with their dish. (My brother came, and he's one of the most unexperimental eaters, but with a little help he...
yelp.com - user review - 09/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not as good as I was suspecting. The menu was, "eh" nothing special. The waitstaff was fantastic, but the food wasn't as good as the decor and ambiance. I will probably not be going back again and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would go back--but mostly for the decor and the service, and less for the food. the appetizers were great-- we got scallops and beet salad. For the entrees, we had the duck and the hen, which were...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe I just have quite an imagination. I felt like I was in a museum and sitting underneath a dinosaur fossil. Great place for a drink and chat. Nice ambiance and the noise level is at good decibel...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here on my first weekend with a new, wonderful person in my life, so I was focused on him. Even with that stacked against BanQ, the food blew me away! I had some wonderful fish, the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely great!! Front the moment we walked in the door until we left it was such a great dining experience. It has honestly been way too long since I have felt this way and the whole party of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here a few months back- and just thought about writing a review now.why? You ask, because I am dying to go back!!!!!!I LOVED IT HERE :) Every thing from the entrance to the exit was excellent!...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for a friend's birthday, and had a great time catching up with my friends, but the restaurant itself was kind of disappointing. It commits the trite trendy-restaurant sin of doing...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was here last night for my friend's birthday. We had originally reserved for 9 but 10 people happened to show. Fortunately, BanQ was still able to accommodate us...no attitude whatsoever.The...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
First impression: you automatically feel cool as soon as you step into the restaurant because of all the pretty people and all the hip decor. However, we had to wait 20 minutes for our table, even...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Architecturally stimulating, this restaurant is funky looking and it makes you feel like you are inside one of those wood cut-out dinosaurs I used to play when I was a kid. However, the food is a bit...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Had a 9:30pm reservation on a Friday and was sorely disapppinted. The only positive I can think of was the decor.Seated 40 min late, and the rest of the evening just went downhill from there. At...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
On first impression the decor is something else - very cool. but it is quite loud in there.We ordered a few cocktails at the bar and they were tasty, but the waitress was very, very, sloooow bringing...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food was okay. Really not much more than okay. The room makes quite a first impression. The atmosphere is either "lot of good energy" or "lot of people trying way too hard", depending on your mood...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The decor is something that I will remember about this restaurant - the wooden puzzle that resemble the skeleton of a whale - it reminds me of Pinocchio and his father being swallowed by the giant...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love that the South End continues to welcome more and more fun, funky restaurants with terrific food, like BanQ. The decor is a delight. It reminds me of those little wooden dinosaurs I used to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
T as in Tasty. BanQ totally delivered on the comida. It was a bit crowded as we entered the bar area because the Mayor was there, but the restaurant itself was calm and relaxed. It was also pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The restaurant is like the inside of a prehistoric whales body, as depicted by a minimalist Japanese architect. Very chic, spacious, loud and almost anonymous; it could be a spot in midtown...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Major points for the amuse menu!!! Major points for a big variety of tastes and flavors. Major points for the most kick ass decor I have ever seen in a restaurant, esp the beautiful striped wood floor...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Great design, reminds me of a bare hull of a ship. The service was very friendly, although after taking our order and us waiting for a good 30 minutes the server returned informing us that they've run...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here for drinks, so can't comment on the food. However, in my opinion booze is more important than food anyway....The drinks were good and moderately priced. Our server was attentive...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a designer I had to go check this place out and the inside was amazing. Office d'A did an awesome job with it. The service was pretty good. We were sitting in the bar b/c the wait was too long...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The decor is really cool with the curving wood ceiling and brick walls. The food was pretty good. I had the duck confit samosa and mussels for appetizer. Mussels were good, but had three non-open,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This was probably the most unique decor I have seen in a restaurant outside of the village in NY. The food was good, not great. Make reservations for weekends, otherwise you will fight for a bar table...
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Banq has a modern sculpt ceiling with casual tables and chairs. The Bar is fairly large spanding the front with cafe doors that open to the street. Similar to Mantra (sister restaurant)Food = 3.00...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Decor - A ; service - A ; menu - enticing, varied (a bit pretentious, but hey...)... dining at Banq is a VERY nice experience. The staff know their shi(z) and the food is great. The Amuse portions...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to Banq twice and I have enjoyed it. Once in the dining room and then at the bar on a week night for apps and drinks. One thing, i do wish the bar was larger, it is a great space and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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hello! I'd like to tell you about my experience at banq last night. I went...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you want to feel what it's like to be right in the middle of a real, live topographical map -- check out this spot!I knew from the site that I'd love the decor. It's modern, stylish and looks...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Banq? Vault? Restaurant in a former bank tittled after something banky!? Done before? I don't know, kinda bothered me that the Vault (though now more bar than blue blooded restaurant) had already...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm gonna start this review with WTF? We went on Monday night for our monthly dining out experience. Wanting to try somewhere new, we chose Banq. Now, I'm not gonna lie...I went to culinary school...
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was very pleasantly surprised by Banq. To be honest, when I heard "new", "South End", "Mantra", "fusion", "hip interior", I said holy shit, this place is on a one-way trip to Ass Island.The food is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The interior is one of the most impressive things I ever saw. What a neat feel and vibe created atmospherically (is that a real word). The windows will be supper awesome when opened in the summer...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 STARS FOR1. HUGE and SUPER WELL PRICED Wine List :)2. Veggie options that were sooo yummy! The noodles under the Tofu steak were great! Not to mention the meal itself.*3. The decor. The walls...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The 5 stars represent:1. Flavorful Food...entices your taste buds2. Imaginative Cocktails3. Warm Hospitality and Attentive Service4. Stylish Decor5. Reasonably PricedA restaurant you would want to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Banq was good, not great. We went for a couple drinks and dinner a few nights ago. The design is great; very nicely done. The service was friendly and knowledgable, although a little slow at times....
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Blue Cheese under the Banyan TreeThe SE has a great new restaurant, and one that doesn't quite fit the typical Boston mold. Thank God. I'll be back, often. 4.5 stars overall, but I'll kick a little...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went to Banq on Friday night, just a few days after the restaurant initially opened. Patrons are immediately greeted with a modern and trendy bar & cocktail tables to mingle and socialize. The...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
South End French-Asian fusion with a lot of style and surprisingly good food.You will hear endlessly about this place's interior design. I personally think it's original and great-looking.I had...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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BanQ will provide contemporary French cuisine with an exotic Southeast Asian flair. We offer a casual dining experience in exquisite surroundings. We look forward to having you!
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