Mawn Philly

HOW TO LUNCH AT MAWN:

1. 11-2:30 on Thurs/Fri/Sat
2. Line starts somewhere around 10:30am
3. Restaurant seats 28 at a time
4. People should spend around 1 hour-ish with us
5. FIND THE LIST LADY OR LAD
6. Put your name down
7. You’ll be called next
8. No phone numbers, place holds, only seating full parties
10. Be kind to people around you and think about the people behind you (you were once there too)
11. Order enough to make it all make sense
12. If you get frustrated and start resenting the system…remember, we’re just talking about lunch.

Mawn is 3 years old. Still together. Still Mom&Pop. Still on 9th street, South Philly. Still sold out within the first minute. Still the infamous line out the door for lunch. Still doing everything we do with a smile and a how-ya doin attitude. Still a noodle shop with no rules. Whether we see you now or later, we’ll still be here.

So holla at us man.

-Mawnagement

Yesterday at the food fest I got a tap on my shoulder, I turned around and it was my old ESL teacher from Francis Scott Key on 8th and Wolf. I went there from Kindergarten to 5th. Ms. De Soto, along with all of the teachers at that school were directly responsible for helping hundreds of kids from immigrant parents learn English. I was one of them. It was a rough block from afar but if you were from there..you’d understand the love we had for each other. The patience and dedication from these teachers helped us get out of where they put us. Stand up of immigrants..we all have to start somewhere. You never know if that little brown kid could grow up and win a James Beard. Much love and much respect to all teachers. Yesterday, I was star struck.