PhoEver Maine (website, facebook, instagram) has purchased the former Ananaia’s building on Congress Street. The Huynh family plans to renovate the 4,000 sq ft building and move their Vietnamese restaurant to there from its current space on Larrabee Road in Westbrook. They hope to open the new restaurant by summer.
The Huynhs launched the PhoEver in 2013. The menu includes banh mi sandwiches, appetizers like spring rolls, beef skewers and shrimp toast, rice and noodle dishes, salads and, of course, several versions of pho. Several of the menu items reference names of famous Mainers like a pair of Margaret Chase Smith Soups (wonton soup and crab egg drop soup) or the George Mitchell rice plates. The new location will serve a similar menu along with some additional new items.
The lease, space and equipment for the restaurant in Westbrook is for sale for $125,000. Anyone interested can contact Jen Hunynh at (207) 807-6178 for more information or for a tour of the property.
Anania’s owners Ed and Barbara Anania shared their plans to retire and sell the building late last year. The Anania family had operated markets in Portland since 1963.