The eighth location of Vietnamese eatery Pho 24 is bound for Smyrna. The new restaurant will open at The Shops at Belmont, a redevelopment at the corner of Windy Hill and Atlanta Roads. Pho 24 will occupy suites 3A-3C and replaces original tenant Opa Greek Village Taverna which opened with the first phase of the center in 2016. The 3,850 square foot Greek restaurant closed without warning at the end of last year with local sources indicating it was due to a "tax issue."
Pho 24 is a locally owned restaurant chain that offers traditional Vietnamese fare such as pho, a popular Vietnamese soup, Banh Mi, a popular Vietnamese sandwich, as well as assorted other smoothies, rice and bun dishes.
Current Pho 24 locations include Chamblee, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Buford, Downtown Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Atlantic Station. The openings in Sandy Springs, last year and Atlantic Station, earlier this year, as in Smyrna, replaced other restaurants, allowing the Vietnamese eatery to reduce expenses. The Sandy Springs outpost replaced the short-lived Rize Artisan Pizza restaurant, while the Atlantic Station location replaced Boneheads, a now seemingly dead former Ravings Brands concept.
At the Shops at Belmont, Pho 24 joins Creatwood Tavern, Cielo Mexican Grill and J. Christopher's as dining options in phase one of the development. Recently announced phase two, along Atlanta Road, will bring Your Pie, a create your own pizza shop, and Real Subs, a local sandwich shop, to the the development.
Signage for Pho 24 recently went up at the former Opa space and sources indicate the restaurant should be open this summer.
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