text: Ted Nesi actually bothered to send an email to Jacky’s Galaxie and they confirmed that it is indeed them moving in.
  As for the place itself, are they going more upscale with that name? I have been to the one in NoPro as well and it was good but not remarkable compared to the other pan-asian we have around. I guess what I mean to say is that it is not a destination type restaurant by itself. But, a mid-price range place to start bringing some life to that part of the area will be welcome.
  I can recommend their Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Shrimp Soup for two if you have a cold/sinus issues. Right after we go to the drug store for meds, cough drops and tissues, the next stop is Galaxie for the soup. Don’t know which of the many ingredients – the lime juice, the ginger, the garlic, the lemon grass, the hot peppers, the pineapple, the fresh tomatoes, the cilantro – does the trick (all of them?), but it works every time, making us feel at least a little better for several hours.
  There is one on Cowesett Ave. in West Warwick too. Very good. I’ve never had a bad meal nor heard of anyone not liking it. I agree that it doesn’t inspire a special trip for someone like me who lives outside the city, 🙁 but this should be one of those reliable, reasonable, always there when you need it type of place for city residents.
  I’m surprised no one has mentioned this yet: Jacky’s Galaxie in North Providence was the restaurant which more or less catalyzed North Providence’s very own police brutality incident (Projo article) in 2007.
  In brief: as of summer 2007, Jacky’s Galaxie was buying from a company called Dragon Land Trading, which was alleged to be paying subminimum wages, forcing overtime, and firing workers who joined a union. The dependable rabble-rousers of the Providence IWW marched down Mineral Spring Avenue to confront the owner (Jackie?), but got beat up by the N. Prov. cops for not getting out of the street fast enough. There were some particularly unpleasant photos of one woman whose knee got broken (bent the wrong way! eeep!) when police tackled her — which were soon printed out and pasted all over certain parts of town to organize a counterprotest. I remember seeing one inside the dumpling place on Thayer St (this photo, I think|discretion advised!).
  Oh, I’ve seen that photo and cannot look again. So this may not be the hang out for the Smith Hill types who are hoping to stay on the good side of the Unions then?
  Panera is not going where Napa Valley was…Napa Valley was next to Old Navy but looking at the picture the panera is located next to the Borders/Mall entrance…There was a store in the corridor with an outside entrance as well,most recently aria bridal(prior to moving into the mall)…Looking at google map street view to confirm this thinking..Napa Valley is on other side of the mall entrance…So perhaps PF is still looking at the napa valley space…
  People who want to stay on the good side of Unions, or people who won’t rush to support businesses that encourage the cops to beat up on people who protest outside their restaurant.
  There are a bunch of great restaurants at all a wide range of price points right near there — from New Rivers to AS220 — where I can get better food without that hassle. Jacky’s is notch above chain food Panera but barely that.
  I was about to post that regarding the incident in North Providence. Did the woman eventually get her leg amputated? I know it was mentioned as a possibility.
  Is this chain related to Galaxie Restaurant on Reservoir Ave in Cranston? I have been to that one and it was pretty good. I assume that space comes at a very hefty premium, so my guess is that it’s going to be quite a bit more expensive menu than the other Jackie’s Galaxie locations.
  And Panera is moving into what used to be, at some point, a Fidelity Investments storefront location.