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Vegetarian in Center City

Restaurant rookie Jason Lay is ready to open Mi Lah Vegetarian at 16th and Chancellor.

    by Michael Klein
    Published 

Cambodian-born Jason Lay, who last worked for a company that handles bridge inspections, is overseeing

» READ MORE: Mi Lah Vegetarian

(the name means "mercy"), which opens Thursday (10/9) at 218 S. 16th St., which last was Pita Pocket at 16th and Chancellor.

He's installed as chef Tyler Black, a veteran of Govinda's and Horizons, who is doing a moderate-priced menu (nothing over $17).

» READ MORE: Here's the dinner menu

. The lunch menu is not printed yet, Lay says.