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Broken Rice Com Tam

Name: Broken Rice Com Tam
Address: 7 Beach St, Boston, MA, 02111, US
Price range: $$$$

Vietnamese•Boston•$$$$

Broken Rice Com Tam is one of the best vietnamese restaurants in Boston for hidden gem, especially if you want a strong option in Boston.

Editorial review•Nov 6, 2025

Broken Rice Com Tấm is doing something specific in Boston's Chinatown: it's taken a dish that functions as street-food gospel in Saigon — broken rice, the cheaper, slightly nubby cousin of long-grain that absorbs sauce with more aggression than whole grains do — and built an entire fast-casual identity around it at 7 Beach St, the old Spicy World address. This is a restaurant for the lunch-counter traditionalist who wants cơm tấm done right, not a pan-Southeast-Asian menu with cơm tấm as an afterthought. The kiosk-ordering, get-your-own-utensils format signals the priorities clearly: the kitchen is the point, not the service choreography. The menu centers on a few core plates, and the ones to understand are the two flagship broken rice builds. The Saigon Special (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt) is the benchmark — a charbroiled, lemongrass-marinated pork chop over broken rice, assembled with Vietnamese egg meatloaf (chả trứng hấp), shredded pork skin, a fried egg, crispy pork cracklings, scallion oil, pickled vegetables, and a house fish sauce vinaigrette. That combination is a full accounting of a classic Saigon cơm tấm plate, the kind where every component earns its place. The Saigon Royal Special (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia) extends the logic further, adding crispy shrimp cake and sugarcane shrimp to the same base — more plate, more range. For a lighter order, the Grilled Chicken Broken Rice swaps in lemongrass-marinated chicken and trims the build without losing the broken rice and pickled vegetable foundation that defines the concept. The practical move here is the Royal Special if you want the full expression of what the kitchen does — the sugarcane shrimp in particular is a preparation that takes effort and doesn't show up on many Boston menus. Since this is a fast-casual kiosk setup, there's no reservation to make and no table to jockey for, but if you're coming for lunch in the Chinatown corridor, earlier is smarter — the combination of a new restaurant with a visible grand opening deal has the kind of draw that fills seats fast. Order the house fish sauce vinaigrette on everything it comes with; that's the condiment doing the structural work across the whole menu.

Carlos Mendez, Food & Drink Editor

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Boston · 7 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

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9.6 from 192 reviews

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Boston | 7 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111, USA

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Signature dishes at Broken Rice Com Tam

Saigon Royal Special Broken Rice (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia)

Saigon Special Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt)

Grilled Chicken Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Gà Nướng)

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Broken Rice Com Tam is a clean first click in Boston when you want a vietnamese option you can trust. Saigon Royal Special Broken Rice (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia) and Saigon Special Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 192 Google reviews.

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9.6 from 192 Google reviews

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hidden gem

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Vietnamese in Boston

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Splurge territory

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Google rating: 9.6 from 192 reviews

Popular dishes: Saigon Royal Special Broken Rice (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia), Saigon Special Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt), Grilled Chicken Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Gà Nướng)

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Address: 7 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111, USA
Price: $$$$
TastyPals score: Coming soon
Google rating: 9.6 (192 reviews)
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Neighborhood: Boston

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What cuisine does Broken Rice Com Tam serve?

Broken Rice Com Tam is a Vietnamese restaurant located in Boston, Boston. Broken Rice Com Tấm is doing something specific in Boston's Chinatown: it's taken a dish that functions as street-food gospel in Saigon — broken rice, the cheaper, slightly nubby cousin of long-grain that absorbs sauce with more aggressi…

What is Broken Rice Com Tam best for?

Broken Rice Com Tam is best for hidden gem. Broken Rice Com Tam is a clean first click in Boston when you want a vietnamese option you can trust. Saigon Royal Special Broken Rice (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia) and Saigon Special Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 192 Google reviews.

How much does it cost to eat at Broken Rice Com Tam?

Broken Rice Com Tam is in the Splurge territory price range ($$$$). Google rating: 9.6 from 192 reviews

What should I order at Broken Rice Com Tam?

Start with Saigon Royal Special Broken Rice (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia), Saigon Special Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt) and Grilled Chicken Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Gà Nướng). These dishes are shown from TastyPals notes or restaurant data on this page.

Is Broken Rice Com Tam worth visiting?

Broken Rice Com Tam holds a 9.6 Google rating from 192 reviews. Broken Rice Com Tam is a clean first click in Boston when you want a vietnamese option you can trust. Saigon Royal Special Broken Rice (Đặc Biệt Hoàng Gia) and Saigon Special Broken Rice (Cơm Tấm Đặc Biệt) also give you a decent sense of the menu. It also holds a 9.6 rating across 192 Google reviews.

Where is Broken Rice Com Tam located?

Broken Rice Com Tam is located at 7 Beach St, Boston, MA 02111, USA. Directions are available via Google Maps.

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