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Tampa Vietnamese Guide

FRI public-record essay for vietnamese restaurants in Tampa.

Tampa now has 74 validated Vietnamese entries across the FRI public-record base. For decades, public records mostly showed the broad category. FRI reconstructs the arc from first inspection dates, closure signals, and new-license activity, then filters out unverified candidates before naming restaurants.

Updated 2026-08-31 14:37 UTC

By FRI Editorial Desk · Chronological evolution

Price and service-format claims are withheld. License seating, OSS category, and chain footprint are not observed menu prices; a future price analysis must use sourced menu/check data and local-market normalization.

Validated open entries 74 · ·

Confirmed closures 2 · ·

Inspection/safety overlays 0 · ·

Filtered candidates 3 · ·

High-turnover addresses 3 · ·

Gone But Not Forgotten

year not resolved

Banh Mi Factory

15726 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Ha Long Bay Kitchen

17605 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Early Foundations

2017

Pho 84

374 N Suncoast Blvd, Crystal River

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Cafe Bich Nga

5572 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Le's Baguette

9150 49 St N Unit J&K, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Pho Loc Tho

Unverified

11262 Boyette Rd, Riverview

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Pho Tampa

Unverified

230 E Bearss Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Pholicious

Unverified

7839 113 St Ste D, Seminole

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Quan Ngon Bistro

Unverified

6129 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2019

Pho Saigon

Unverified

11717 N Us Hwy 301, Oxford

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

First Breakaways

2019

Poke Company

Unverified

1208 E Kennedy Blvd Ste 116, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2019

Wingnow

14100 Us Hwy 19 N Ste 106, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2020

Hiccups & Churroholic

13030 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2020

Nambo Kitchen

Unverified

4366 Park Blvd N, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2020

Poke Island Plus

8636 Hunters Village Rd, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2023

Cozy Pho

9454 Us Hwy 19, Port Richey

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Ann's Vietnamese Food

Unverified

112 Pauls Dr, Brandon

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Be An

Unverified

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth A11, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

The Rise

year not resolved

Ann's Vietnamese Food

Unverified

112 Pauls Dr, Brandon

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Be An

Unverified

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth A11, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2026

Banh Mi Be An

Unverified

6705 49 St N, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Factory

Unverified

7130 Big Bend Rd Ste 106, Gibsonton

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Yummi

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 208, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Ben Thanh Restaurant

4200 62 Ave N Ste C, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bengo Vietnamese Food

Unverified

7401 N Howard Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bistro Bt

4267 Henderson Blvd, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Boba Plus Mochidonut

Unverified

10500 Ulmerton Rd Ste 366, Largo

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Boss Tea Bubble and Pho

13162 Cortez Blvd, Brooksville

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

New Generation

year not resolved

Ann's Vietnamese Food

Unverified

112 Pauls Dr, Brandon

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Be An

Unverified

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth A11, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2026

Banh Mi Be An

Unverified

6705 49 St N, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Factory

Unverified

7130 Big Bend Rd Ste 106, Gibsonton

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Banh Mi Yummi

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 208, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Ben Thanh Restaurant

4200 62 Ave N Ste C, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bengo Vietnamese Food

Unverified

7401 N Howard Ave, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Bistro Bt

4267 Henderson Blvd, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Other Notables

year not resolved

Bánh Tet Tra Vinh

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth A6, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Cafe Bich Nga

5572 Park Blvd, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Chao Long So 1

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth A8, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2023

Cozy Pho

9454 Us Hwy 19, Port Richey

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Dinam Bun Mam

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth J7, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Dzo Pho Sushi Hibachi

4500 66 St N, St. Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Gao Restaurant

Unverified

8405 North Himes Avenue, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Ha Long Bay

Unverified

20685 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Halong Bay 2

Unverified

10500 Ulmerton Rd Unit 282 & 288, Largo

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Halong Bay Vietnamese Cuisine

5944 34 St N. Ste 39-43, St. Petersburg

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2020

Hiccups & Churroholic

13030 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Lan Phuong

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth J5, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2018

Le's Baguette

9150 49 St N Unit J&K, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Lotus Vegan Restaurant

6575 Park Blvd N, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

year not resolved

Mon Nhau Dac San Florida

11141 Us Hwy 19 N Unit 120 Booth A12, Clearwater

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

2020

Nambo Kitchen

Unverified

4366 Park Blvd N, Pinellas Park

Notables entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Final Word

The arc is reconstructed from first-inspection dates, closure-confirmation signals, new-license activity, and FRI validation. It is a public-record history, not a claim of complete cultural memory.

Methodology and Audit

Entries clear the FRI cascade on DBPR status, closure vetting, and cuisine attribution. Identity enrichment (DBPR/OSS/Sunbiz name agreement, geocoded address, city/county consistency, plus cached Google/Foursquare/Yelp verifier context) refines a listing but is no longer a publish gate: a DBPR record that fails only enrichment is still shown rather than dropped. A record that cannot be matched to an identity is marked "Unverified DBPR Record" and its unverified corporate/website/social attribution is withheld; a record that cannot be geocoded is recorded as un-located. Failures and enrichment levels are written to output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet for operator review.

76 of 79 candidate evaluations published (96.2%); 25 marked unverified (no identity match), 21 recorded as un-located (no geocode). Audit log: output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet.

Data sources: FRI Cuisine Essays. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.

Time-series forecasts and anomaly detection use NVIDIA NV-Tesseract. Model output is labeled separately from official records.