Fields Corner restaurant can re-open, but without beer and wine service

The Boston Licensing Board reinstated the food-serving license for Pho So 1, 223 Adams St. last week— and even let it stay open longer than before it was shut for letting patrons drink after its official closing time.

But patrons can forget about getting a beer or some wine with their meal; owner Hoang Anh Nguyen did not appeal the revocation of his alcohol license.

Pho So 1 can now legally stay open until midnight; until the board revoked its food and alcohol licenses last month, it was supposed to close at 10 p.m.

The board reinstated the restaurant’s food-serving license for a 60-day probationary period to see if it can now stay out of trouble.

Board members seemed optimistic it would - they noted the restaurant only started racking up after-hours citations after it got a license to serve beer and wine.

“The issue with them was strictly alcohol,” board Chairwoman Christine Pulgini said.


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