Pho Kien Giang specializes in a variety of soups, from pho and wonton soup to bun bo hue. Credit: Photo via PhoKienGiangVietnameseRestaurant/Facebook
It’s no secret that Pinellas Park is home to dozens of fantastic Vietnamese eateries,  but one local favorite just reopened its doors down the street from its flagship location.

Pho Kien Giang—known for its assortment of no-frills, southern Vietnamese fare— closed its doors at 8730 49th St. N earlier this month and relocated to a new restaurant a few blocks away.

The popular Vietnamese restaurant is now located at 8150 49th St. N in the building that recently housed Nam Viet eatery. Pho Kien Giang celebrated its first service at its new location this week, and was met with long lines of regular customers who have been eagerly awaiting its reopening.

Despite not using any social media, marketing techniques or even boasting an updated website, Pho Kien Giang’s dining room remains booked and busy on any given day of the week.

The restaurant’s variety of pho, made with beef bones, is arguably one of the most popular menu items, alongside other well-liked appetizers like spring rolls, egg
rolls, wonton soup and its ultra-crispy chicken wings. And while Pho Kien Giang doesn’t offer any vegetarian or vegan pho options, it features an entire plant-based section with spicy lemongrass tofu (that’s locally-sourced in small batches), stir-fried noodles and vegetables, Chinese broccoli braised in oyster sauce and vegetable fried rice.

Other entrees Pho Kien Giang offers include bún bowls filled with vermicelli noodles, protein and fresh vegetables, broken rice platters, fried rice and a handful of traditional dishes on the “Family Special” portion of the menu—which range from caramelized claypot catfish and hot and sour shrimp soup to tangy beef salad, caramelized spare ribs and dancing beef.

According to Pho Kien Giang’s infrequently-used Facebook account, a second location of the popular Vietnamese restaurant is actually in the works, too. A Pho Kien Giang employee confirmed and told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that a second location at 5800 34th St. N is slated to open by early-2026.

Pho Kien Gang’s new location at 8150 49th St. N in Pinellas Park is now open from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

Credit: Photo via PhoKienGiangVietnameseRestaurant/Facebook

Pho Kien Giang

8150 49th St. N, Pinellas Park, FL

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This article appears in Aug 28 – Sep 3, 2025.

Kyla Fields is the food critic and former managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay who started their journey at CL as summer 2019 intern. They are the proud owner of a charming, sausage-shaped, eight-year-old...