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Pho Bowl is a family-owned Vietnamese restaurant on Independence Avenue in Kansas City’s Historic Northeast — the heart of the city’s Vietnamese commercial corridor — serving pho, bun, and other traditional dishes from a counter-and-dine-in storefront.12

Description

Pho Bowl is a Vietnamese restaurant located at 1447 Independence Ave, Suite 135, in Kansas City, Missouri.12 The kitchen specializes in pho alongside a broad menu of traditional Vietnamese dishes — its own listing names Nem Nuong (deep-fried ground pork), Pho Dac Biet, Chanh Muoi, Bun Bo Hue, and Tra Da among its offerings.2 Reviewers also single out the shrimp-and-pork spring rolls and banh mi.13

The restaurant operates as a dine-in and carryout storefront with free parking, and offers online ordering for carryout or delivery.23 It is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., and closed Mondays.12

Pho Bowl sits on the stretch of Independence Avenue that anchors Kansas City’s Vietnamese commercial corridor in the Historic Northeast, a neighborhood long shaped by successive immigrant communities.4

Ownership and history

Pho Bowl is described across listings as a family-owned restaurant.13 The specific owner name and the restaurant’s founding year are not published on its website, the Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce directory, or the third-party review aggregators reviewed for this page.

The 1447 Independence Ave address has hosted a succession of Vietnamese restaurants over the years — it was home to “Pho Hoa” as of 20115 and later “Pho 1,” which review aggregators now list as closed.6 Pho Bowl is the current operating occupant of the space, confirmed by its own active website, an active Chamber of Commerce membership listing, and review pages updated in March 2026.127 This page documents Pho Bowl specifically and is distinct from the prior tenants at the same address.

Sources

Disputes

None recorded.

Footnotes

  1. Yelp — “Pho Bowl, 1447 Independence Ave, Kansas City, Missouri — Vietnamese” (Updated March 2026). https://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-bowl-kansas-city — asserts: business name, address, Vietnamese cuisine, family-owned, active/open status as of March 2026, hours, 4.7-star rating. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. Pho Bowl official website — Home & Order pages. https://www.phobowlkc.com/ — asserts: business name, address (Kansas City, MO 64106), Vietnamese cuisine and menu items (Nem Nuong, Pho Dac Biet, Chanh Muoi, Bun Bo Hue, Tra Da), hours (Tue–Sun 10–8, closed Mon), online ordering for carryout/delivery, free parking. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  3. Restaurantji — “Pho Bowl, Kansas City.” https://www.restaurantji.com/mo/kansas-city/pho-bowl-/ — asserts: address with Suite 135, family-owned, signature dishes (spring rolls, banh mi), hours, ~165 Google reviews / 4.7 stars, actively operating (listing updated March 25, 2026). ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  4. Northeast News — “Our Avenue, The World’s Stage.” https://northeastnews.net/pages/our-avenue-the-worlds-stage/ — asserts: Independence Avenue / Historic Northeast as a multi-immigrant commercial corridor. ↩

  5. KC Lunch Spots — “Pho Hoa: 1447 Independence Ave., KCMO” (2011). https://kclunchspots.com/2011/08/pho-hoa-1447-independence-ave-kcmo/ — asserts: prior Vietnamese-restaurant tenant (“Pho Hoa”) at 1447 Independence Ave (disambiguation). ↩

  6. Yelp — “Pho 1 - CLOSED, 1447 Independence Ave, Kansas City, Missouri.” https://www.yelp.com/biz/pho-1-kansas-city — asserts: a prior tenant (“Pho 1”) at the same address is now closed (disambiguation). ↩

  7. Northeast Kansas City Chamber of Commerce — directory listing for Pho Bowl. https://nekcchamber.com/directory/pho-bowl/ — asserts: active Chamber membership / local-business standing. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Vietnamese
  • Historic Northeast