Unlike many suburban 40-seaters, there's an ever-changing charcuterie selection.
Unlike most BYOBs, wine is not the only game. Eight bucks gets you a two-portion canister of housemade cocktail mixers to which you add your own alcohol.
It's open Wednesdays to Sundays for dinner.
What's new
Win and Sutida Somboonsong have made a classy move at
Azie on Main, the new branch of their high-style pan-Asian eatery, which opened last week on what was Maia's second floor (789 E. Lancaster Ave., Villanova, 610-527-5700). Until Aug. 31, they will take $25 off per table at Azie on Main when a customer presents a Maia gift card; it's one per customer. They did not have to do this, as they have no relationship to Maia's previous owners, who have declined to make good on the Maia gift certificates. Besides the original Azie in Media, the Somboonsongs also own Teikoku, Mikado, Flavor and Thai Pepper, and soon will open steakhouse Parker's Prime in Newtown Square on the site of the former Roux 3.
What's coming
Benny Lai and crew are hard at work turning the former West Philly eatery Abbraccio (47th and Warrington Streets) into
Vietnam Cafe, the branch of his Chinatown megahit Vietnam. Since early last year, Lai has been running a 22-seat version next door, on 47th Street. The new Vietnam Cafe will accommodate up to 250, including banquet and party space. Lai, meanwhile, now has the liquor license in hand. Abbraccio's Roger Harman and Vincent Whittacre have moved to 4800 Baltimore Ave., where they operate
Gold Standard Cafe.
A branch of Landmark Americana, a sports bar with college locations at West Chester and Rowan, is building out inside Drexel University's new recreation center at 3333 Market St. No timetable has been announced.
