Bamboozle’s bowl loaded with vermicelli noodles, pickled daikon, fresh vegetables and crispy duck. Credit: BamboozleLiving / Facebook

After waiting a year and some change, a new Seminole Heights restaurant has finally opened its doors.

Located inside of a revamped bungalow next to Tampa’s beloved Bo’s Ice Cream, Vietnamese restaurant Bamboozle has soft opened its newest location at 7107 N Florida Ave.

During its soft opening phase, Bamboozle’s Seminole Heights restaurant is open for dine-in, take out and online ordering from noon-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

Although it soft opened this week, the newest location of Bamboozle will be closed from July 2-4 for a long holiday weekend.

Loyal customers of Bamboozle will recognize the new Seminole Heights restaurant’s menu, which include a variety of fresh spring rolls, piping hot bowls of pho, bánh mis, curries and traditional Vietnamese salads. Since wellness is at the forefront of Bamboozle’s mission, its menu caters to a variety of gluten-free and vegan diets as well.

A drink menu of various milk teas, fruit smoothies, iced coffee and lemonade joins its spread of healthy Vietnamese fare.

While Bamboozle’s Seminole Heights location gets up and running, its Channelside restaurant at 109 N 12th St. will remain closed for the summer so its team can focus on “maintenance and repairs,” according to its social media.

Bamboozle owner Lynn Pham told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that her newest restaurant will host an official grand opening celebration within the next few weeks, after they work out all of the soft opening kinks.

Pham—a Seminole Heights resident herself—opened the first Bamboozle in downtown Tampa in 2008, which closed last year after its entire building was purchased by a developer and subsequently razed.

She opened Bamboozle Tea Lounge in Channelside a few years later, which was eventually remodeled into a second full-service restaurant.

For the latest information on Bamboozle, its newest restaurant, and the reopening of its Channelside location, head to its Facebook at @BamboozleLiving or Instagram at @eatbamboozle.

Bamboozle’s catering services are still up and running, too, and all inquires can be made on its website.