Banh Mi and Bottles

The restaurant is beautifully renovated and the food always comes out delicious. They have a full bar and some fun non alcoholic drinks as well. I often get the Obama bowl as takeout and the quality does not change.

I am so sad to give a two, but we found multiple hairs in our food last time we went!This is my partners favorite place and we are so so sad about this. We even complained to the restaurant, but nothing came of it. Also, if you have allergies (especially nuts) I would avoid this place. I dinned in with a friend and they forgot about her allergy and served her nuts. Thankfully she was alright, but it was very scary!

We only came for drinks and they were amazing! We tried the Ba, Hai, and Rum, Forrest, Rum. All of them were delicious! The pandan syrup used was so tasty and I almost couldn't taste the alcohol! Service was also amazing and so friendly. The inside was also beautiful, romantic and dimly lit. I would recommend stopping by for drinks!

Visited Banh Mi and Bottles with some friends, and it was a nice dinner! The location was great - very accessible from Grad Hospital and Society Hill, respectively, although I would imagine that parking could be treacherous if driving in to South Street. We easily made reservations in advance, but if we didn't have res, we likely would have been seated fairly quickly. The ambience was cool - very modern and chill vibes, a place that you can easily take a group of friends or your parents. We sat right by the window, which was great for people watching and natural sunlight. We were celebrating a recent engagement, so we were pleased that we were greeted with glasses of champagne - a nice touch! Our waiter was helpful in sharing recs for drinks and food since the menu does have a variety of options. I stuck with wine for my beverage, but my other dining partners explored some of the cocktails, which were very unique and tasty (think pork belly-infused whiskey in their old fashioned and umami flavors paired with sage). For eats, the 4 of us split bao buns, opting for the tofu and pork ones. These were so delightful - the pork was the standout, but the buns were incredibly soft and pillowing, making for a nice vehicle for the protein. Well done! For my main, I chose the dau phu, a tofu banh mi (had to get banh mi since it's in the name), which was paired with fries. The bread was very crisp and crusty, which was appreciated. My tofu and veggies were also tasty and filling; they were just missing one extra thing (another seasoning? another sauce?) to really give it the "wow" factor. My husband really enjoyed his pho brisket, having similar sentiments about just missing something. Our dining partners enjoyed their meals as well, opting for non-banh mi options and speaking highly of them. For the price, I felt like we got a decent bit of food (I took half my sandwich home), and the quality was definitely aligned.Overall, we enjoyed our meal at Banh Mi and Bottles! I would love to make it back to try cocktails and other menu options. I would recommend it for someone looking for a quality, relatively quick meal that won't break the bank.

Got some banh mi delivered. The food kept very well even though it was delivery. I loved the Obama Bowl. I think it was the perfect meal. The bowl contains grilled pork and grilled pork sausage. It was definitely food meant for a former President. The Phở Brisket was very good as well. I think it was really cool that they incorporated pho into their banh mi sandwiches. The grilled beef tasted amazing as well. ***Update- my roommate and I both ended up getting sick after the food. Hopefully this is a one time thing and was just a fluke.

I stumbled on this spot while bar hopping in South Philly. This is a great place to go with a group because of all the shareable plates you can order, and there's a nice cocktail list with Asian flavors. I had the Jasmine Tease ($15), which was good but didn't really have any of the jasmine tea flavor. We also ordered:Papaya salad ($11) - I don't remember this dish that well but I've never met a papaya salad I didn't like.Tamarind wings ($11) - loved how crispy and sticky these wings were, the sauce was really well seasoned. Obama bowl ($20] - this was a showstopper dish with all the herbs and noodles. Everything tasted really fresh and I was impressed by all the fixing that came with the meal. Overall, there are a lot of dishes to try here portion sizes are pretty good. A good place to end or start the night!

Creative and delicious drinks! The happy hour deals are sooo worth it. We only ordered drinks but will definitely be going back for food. The service was great and the bartender was very knowledgeable about the drinks. I was able to walk in on Friday for happy hour without a reservation which is always a plus!

We made reservations for 10 to celebrate Mothers Day and a graduation. With a party of 10, the reservation system was going to charge us $30 per person for not showing up-so of course we made sure we were on time. Anyway, this was my first time eating Vietnamese, and for a few others in our group. The ambience and decorations added to the ambience.The staff was friendly and attentive. We all ordered a variety: banh mi, sauteed tofu and mushroom vermicelli, grilled turmeric chicken vermicelli, saigon beef pho, grilled turmeric chicken and rice. We all enjoyed our food: fresh, tasty, and filling. The grilled chicken and rice was probably the least filling (lots of rice but a small amount of chicken), but the rest was filling and fresh and tasty and all the guests enjoyed their food.Our host (restaurant owner?) offered our table a free bottle of Prosecco (who does that?!), which was a very nice and pleasant surprise. Those of us who were of drinking age all enjoyed sampling the Prosecco, which was light and delicious and a nice compliment to the meal. There are lots of other drink options on the menu.When we stepped out we noticed the sidewalk sign with words about specials trying to entice guests into the restaurant, and it said they had "topless" wait staff, but then said "not really" but still inviting people to come inside anyway. It was, I admit, disappointing to see that they felt they had to resort to a gimmick to invite people indoors, when the delicious food and ambience and friendly wait staff already should be enough to draw people in. I'd definitely recommend Banh Mi and Bottles and I'd recommend anyone in the Philly area giving it a try. It ignited my interest in trying other Vietnamese dishes.

Wow restaurant week menu is a testimony to the talented chefs at this small restaurant. They serve gourmet Vietnamese food with an inventive flair. Is it worth the premium price for these four dishes? Absolutely! Go with four people and you can sample all of the dishes. We like the chicken wings, Cornish hen, ribeye with bone marrow and really everything.

I dined here for the first time on Friday and sat at the bar where Huy showed me an amazing experience with backstories of why the dishes were made like that, as well as trading stories of Vietnam.We started with their wings which was perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, paired with a delicious sauce and stuffed clams which were perfectly spicy but not too overwhelming where you can't taste anything else but the spices. It melted in my mouth.The pork bao buns made my friends speechless to where we ordered another helping of it.I paired it with a deliciously smooth old fashioned and Huy was kind enough to experiment on me and my party with new cocktails that will be on the menu in the near future, and let's say, it's worth the wait when they do come out!We also had grilled octopus with a citrus infused sauce that blew us both away, as well as shrimp which tasted amazing with a side of jasmine rice Huy brought out.Huy made my first time dining here such a memorable experience that I will be making sure I go here every week now.I highly recommend coming here if you want a memorable dining experience, and definitely say hello to Huy!