iPHO: Vietnamese Restaurant Lands in Fairmount
Old Blue Cat BYO in Fairmount is now a new Vietnamese restaurant.
According to CBSPhilly, what was once the Latin BYOB Blue Cat is now home to iPHO, Fairmount Avenue’s third restaurant to open this year. Located at 1921 Fairmount Ave, iPHO boasts traditional Vietnamese cuisine from chef Van Nguyen, who also operates another iPHO in Atlantic City.
Fare and Fairmount Pizza owner, Andy Siegel, and co-owner of the new iPHO location, has been friends with Nguyen since their high school days.
“His soup definitely has its own little flair that I think people are really going to like,” Siegel said, “and his ability to get the flavor out of the grill is just unbelievable.”
In addition to its namesake dish, the menu features Banh Mei, a Vietnamese-style hoagie, and Bun bo Hue, a spicy noodle soup made with rice vermicelli and beef.
iPHO (215-763-7777) is open daily from 11AM to 9PM and offers delivery service as well as take-out and dine-in options.