Vietnamese Pho Ly, a family-owned restaurant, opened on Monday at 1210 Williston Road in South Burlington — the former home of the Fish & Chip, which closed in October. Lyndsay Ly, 21, and her mother, Loan Ly, 55, co-own the new 50-seat restaurant, which is open daily for lunch and dinner.
The menu includes classic Vietnamese dishes such as pho and bun (noodle bowls), as well as barbecued meat with rice and bánh mì sandwiches. Lyndsay’s uncle Robert Nguyen, 56, will run the kitchen with the help of Lyndsay’s father, Len Danh, 58. Loan will be responsible for the sandwich menu.
The family previously operated 99 Asian Market and Restaurant on North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, where Lyndsay grew up helping out, she said. Nguyen said his culinary career began at Parima Thai Restaurant, one of Burlington’s early Southeast Asian dining destinations, which closed in 2011.
“My mom’s really been wanting to open a restaurant for a while,” Lyndsay said, noting that the family liked the location in front of Higher Ground for its abundant parking and drive-by traffic. They have refreshed the interior, painting the floor a bright swimming-pool blue. Learn more on Facebook.
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