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Nguyen Pho & Grill is a small, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Kansas City’s River Market, serving made-to-order pho, banh mi, rice dishes, and bubble tea from a storefront on Grand Boulevard along the streetcar line.

Description

Nguyen Pho & Grill is a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in the River Market / City Market district of Kansas City, Missouri, located at 500 Grand Blvd along the KC Streetcar line.1 The kitchen serves made-to-order Vietnamese pho soup and banh mi, alongside authentic rice dishes, fresh spring rolls, and bubble tea, with vegetarian options available.2 Reviewers consistently note generous portion sizes, friendly service, and a flavorful broth — The Pitch singled out its chicken pho and egg rolls.3 The restaurant was named runner-up for Best Pho in the 2024 Pitch Best of KC reader poll.4

Ownership and history

The restaurant operates as Nguyen Pho & Grill LLC and is described across multiple sources as a small, family-owned spot.13 It was publicly recognized as early as a 2021 Pitch feature, in which James Beard Award semifinalist baker Helen Jo Leach named it “a small, nice, family-owned spot that serves tasty solid pho with a smile.”4 The specific name(s) of the owning family member(s) and the exact founding year are not documented in publicly available sources.

Sources

Disputes

None on record.

Footnotes

  1. KC River Market — Member page, “Nguyen Pho & Grill.” https://kcrivermarket.com/member/nguyen-pho-grill/ — asserts: address (500 Grand, Suite 101, KCMO 64106), phone, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in River Market along the streetcar line, active merchant membership. ↩ ↩2

  2. Nguyen Pho & Grill LLC — Official website. https://www.nguyenphokc.com/ — asserts: business name (Nguyen Pho & Grill LLC), cuisine (made-to-order pho soup, banh mi, fresh bubble tea, authentic rice dishes, vegetarian options), location in City Market area. ↩

  3. The Pitch — “Eat This Now: Chicken Pho and Egg Rolls at Nguyen Pho & Grill.” https://www.thepitchkc.com/eat-this-now-chicken-pho-and-egg-rolls-at-nguyen-pho-grill/ — asserts: family-owned Vietnamese restaurant at 500 Grand Blvd, signature chicken pho and egg rolls, 2024 Pitch Best of KC Best Pho runner-up. ↩ ↩2

  4. The Pitch — Helen Jo Leach Questionnaire feature (2021). https://www.thepitchkc.com/helen-jo-leach-talks-baking-community-work-and-the-food-scene-inthe-pitch-questionnaire/ — asserts: operating/recognized by 2021; described as “a small, nice, family-owned spot that serves tasty solid pho with a smile.” ↩ ↩2

See also

Categories
  • Kansas City–owned
  • Vietnamese
  • River Market