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The best banh mi prices in town at Iron Tower
Came across Iron Tower (56 N. Ninth St., 215-485-7399) yesterday afternoon on the walk back from the newly opened Ramen Boy.
The best banh mi prices in town at Iron Tower
Came across Iron Tower (56 N. Ninth St., 215-485-7399) yesterday afternoon on the walk back from the newly opened Ramen Boy. About two months old, it's a tiny sandwich shop and creperie owned by Mitchell Ho, a classically trained native of Vietnam who spent the better part of 30 years cooking in Paris, most notably at La Gauloise in the 15th Arrondissement. The trilingual Ho, who's been in Philly for about three years, initially ran Iron Tower as a proper French/Viet pastry shop, hawking cream puffs and pate de chocolat, but business was too slow; he's since rejiggered his offerings to focus on sweet crepes (strawberry, banana, Nutella, etc.) and the best-priced banh mi around. He's charging $3 flat for a straight-up Ba Le-rolled sandwich — BBQ pork, chicken, beef, ham or crispy tofu dressed with mayo or olive oil, lettuce, pickled shredded carrot and crazy-spicy bird chili (upon request). Ho says he might be able to accommodate requests for Gallic sweets, too, if you call ahead. Iron Tower is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Photo: Drew Lazor
Comment removed.- Well shit, I'm fixing to undercut both of them and sell banh mi for $2.75 then! Ha no really though, I've not been to Cafe Cuong. Thanks for the heads up.
— Drew Lazor - Well, according to this Yelp photo, Cuong's are actually $3.25. SCANDAL!
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Drew, I had the tofu from Iron Tower... Not in the same ballpark as Nhu Y. They were very nice, but I'll spend the extra buck and stick with the masters at Nhu Y.— tsarstruck
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