New Boise restaurant to open where the last one was evicted

Fans of Vietnamese cuisine have a new restaurant to get excited about in West Boise.

Pho 96 & Vegan has leased a corner space at 10548 W. Fairview Ave. Additional details were not immediately available, but the transition has started inside the building.

The spot used to be Pho Tay Vietnamese Noodles. But that locally owned restaurant was evicted. It closed around the start of the year, after a run of just over four years. A Pho Tay pylon sign is still displayed prominently outside the restaurant on Five Mile Road.

Pho 96 & Vegan will become the third Asian dining option at Fairview Plaza West. A few doors down are China Grand Buffet, a longtime staple, and Rotary Sushi, which opened in 2015.

A popular Vietnamese street food, pho is made with noodles, broth, meat and herbs. The dish has become increasingly popular in the Boise area over the past several years.