Openings: Bun Mi
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Center City Vietnamese hoagies and pho coming soon.
The subterranean food court of the Bellvue is home to Center City's newest banh mi option. Just a little shy of two weeks old Bun Mi (200 South Broad Street, lower level) is serving some serious (and seriously affordable) sandwiches available a la carte ($5.50) or in a combo form ($8.99) with a crisp Vietnamese chicken salad and bubble tea on the side.
The Vietnamese hoagies are served on skinny footlong baguettes with paper-thin slices of jalapeno, fresh cilantro sprigs, pickled carrot and daikon and a tangy house special sauce. Bun Mi's owners are saying that they're planning on rolling out an expanded menu including pho and vermicelli bowls beginning next week.
