Daily News | MAWN, a Cambodian-owned noodle shop, will fill Kalaya’s former spot in South Philadelphia
Phila Lorn says he gets the question 10 times a day: “‘Your name is Phila?’” he said. “’As in...?’”In 1986, it was his Cambodian-born parents’ tribute to the city where they arrived in the late 1970s after a church sponsored their immigration.
At night, MAWN’s menu will expand to include traditional Cambodian dishes, such as grilled skewers, herbaceous salads, and entrees . “I think the idea for this dining experience at night would be one where people could get a bunch of things and share them,” said Rachel Lorn. “During the day will be more like quick noodle shop.”Phila Lorn, who grew up in South Philadelphia, got into the restaurant business right out of high school, as a food runner at 1225 Raw in Center City.
As he was walking past the Rittenhouse Japanese restaurant Zama, a former Raw coworker beckoned him in to talk to chef-owner Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka. Lorn started at Zama as a line cook; that’s where he met Rachel, who grew up in East Falls but had moved to South Philadelphia. Perhaps Phila Lorn was inspired by his switch to fine dining. One night, he woke up Rachel and said, “We have to open up a restaurant.” Referring to Kearse, he said, “He’s a dude that is making his food unapologetically, being himself. And I was like, we should attain this.”
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