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Up on a roof: Bok Bar opens in South Philly

Bok Bar, serving Viet/Filipino food, will be operated by the building's owner, Scout Ltd.

Drinks with a view, and banh mi, too.

The rooftop space atop the former Bok Technical High School on Mifflin Street near Eighth in South Philadelphia will become a bar for the second consecutive summer.

Drink list includes 10 wines (2 roses, 2 bubbles, 3 reds, 3 whites), plus a dozen beers in bottles and cans.

Scout, which bought the Bok building in 2014 from the School Reform Commission, is setting it up as an affordable mixed-use facility that offers amenities, space, and services to South Philadelphia.

A permanent indoor restaurant is on its way.

Asked how long in the season Bok Bar will operate, Scannapieco replied: "Until it's too cold."