Bonmi Llc

Restaurants

It's been about three years since Bonmi opened its downtown location, and looks like the company is ready to make some moves. They're under new management (director of operations David G. Lynch) and are getting primed for expansion.

Bonmi, which serves Vietnamese sandwiches in a fast-casual setting, will open a location at San Francisco State University, as well as Utah University, later this...

Pickled daikon and carrots, a slice of cucumber, jalapeno, cilantro and meats ensconced in crusty baguettes make for the perfect summer sandwich. The Vietnamese sandwich, banh mi, is refreshingly crisp, sweet and sour favorite. Only a few years ago you had to travel to Falls Church to get a good banh mi, but now quality ones are easier to find within the District. Here are our picks for the...

Kliman notes some particularly great dishes on the 24-course tasting menu, including vichyssoise, pan-roasted pigeon and a form of shrimp and grits "in which the grits are a crunchy ball and the shrimp a nearly translucent slice of charcuterie." But he writes that Cooper is more of "a big-canvas kind of guy" when this restaurant demands a miniaturist — which means Cooper is "playing against his...

1) Columbia Heights: DCMud gets some good news from Constantine Stavropoulos, owner of Tryst, The Diner and Open City, about his long-awaited diner concept coming to Columbia Heights. They've secured all the necessary building permits and Stavropoulos says he expects to begin construction sometime this week. They're aiming for a 2012 opening date and a potential name for the restaurant is...

A Vietnamese-inspired fast casual restaurant offering traditional bánh mì sandwiches,

assortment of summer rolls, innovative salads and distinctive all natural health bars