Silantra Asian Street Kitchen will open in Hampden Township later this month.
Owners Sam and Cindy Guo confirmed that the restaurant at 3499 Carlisle Pike will open July 18. The restaurant is located in the former Sandwich location, which closed in December.
The couple, who opened Cilantra in Lancaster in 2015, said they chose Camp Hill because it's a vibrant and growing market. The couple came up with the concept for a fresh, healthy Asian restaurant while attending Penn State University.
This will be the fourth location for the growing chain, which also operates restaurants at 101 E. King St. and 1917 Fruitville Pike in Lancaster County and West Manchester Town Center in York County.
Similar to Chipotle, diners line up cafeteria-style and choose their ingredients, including protein, vegetables and sauce.
Options include rice and salad bowls and the specialty scallion pancakes (called “blings”), with a choice of chicken, steak, pulled pork, shrimp, tofu, or portobello mushroom.
Side dishes include sweet potato fries and “shrimp chips,” while the drinks menu includes yuzu lemonade, passion fruit oolong tea and Thai tea latte. The Kuo's said they will be creating a special menu for the restaurant's opening.
The chain also gives back to its community by donating 1% of its total sales each month to the Power Pack Project, a nonprofit organization that works to eradicate hunger in local schools.
