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A new spot for Korean and Vietnamese food debuts in this high-traffic Lexington area

26 Pho Boba Korean Food has opened at 5341-C Sunset Blvd. in Lexington, SC.
26 Pho Boba Korean Food has opened at 5341-C Sunset Blvd. in Lexington, SC.

A new restaurant offering a host of Asian flavors has opened in a busy section of Lexington.

26 Pho Boba Korean Food recently opened at 5341-C Sunset Blvd. in the Topspin Plaza shopping center. There are a number of nearby businesses in that plaza, including an El Jimador Mexican restaurant and a Bellacino’s pizza joint, among others.

The storefront where 26 Pho Boba is located was formerly home to a different Asian restaurant, Machi Hibachi and Sushi, which closed earlier this year.

The menu for 26 Pho Boba features both Korean and Vietnamese favorites. For instance, the establishment offers a number of Korean bibimbap dishes, including beef bulgogi, spicy chicken bulgogi, honey roasted pork bulgogi, and more. It also has a deep roster of pho offerings, including options with rare steak, beef shank and mixed vegetables.

The restaurant also features a menu of milk teas and fruit teas, with dozens of flavors available.

26 Pho Boba is located along a major commercial corridor in Lexington that is packed with retail businesses, including grocery stores, restaurants, big box stores and more. It is about a mile east of the Target store in Lexington.

Nearly 44,000 cars per day pass down the boulevard in that stretch, per S.C. Department of Transportation statistics.

This story was originally published September 6, 2024 at 10:56 AM.

Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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