Fort Knox Food Truck Favorite Opens Doors on Dixie Highway

Radcliff, KY · October 7, 2026

Mid-morning canvas painting at City Park is the clearest sign that fall break is in full swing. Enjoy the tranquil autumn rhythm today before the weekend bustle returns.

The Lead

A longtime on-post lunchtime staple has officially made the leap to a permanent home along North Dixie Boulevard. General Phở Vietnamese Kitchen, founded by retired Army veteran Van Tran, built a dedicated following operating as a food truck outside the Human Resources Command complex on Fort Knox.

Now, Tran and his family have welcomed diners into their freshly renovated storefront at 944 North Dixie Boulevard, brightening the corridor in an eye-catching lime green across from the old cinema. The expanded kitchen serves up signature slow-simmered beef pho, banh mi sandwiches, and grilled noodle bowls that regulars used to queue up for in base parking lots. With interior seating open and a high-tech delivery cart on the way, the official ribbon cutting awaits on October 24, but the giant stockpots are already bubbling for hungry neighbors today.

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Today's Outlook

High 79°F · Low 47°F — Clear
- Grab a light jacket for the chilly morning before clear skies warm your afternoon.

What's On Around Town

Today

Fall Break Canvas Painting Radcliff City Park Pavilion (100 N City Park Dr), 10:00 AM · Free Hands-on morning art session for elementary kids on school break.
Pumpkin Painting in the Park Freeman Lake Park, Elizabethtown, 10:00 AM–Noon · Free Pick up a brush and decorate gourds at Williams Pavilion.
Youth Cloud Dough Workshop Radcliff City Park Pavilion (100 N City Park Dr), Noon · Free Sensory craft fun making homemade moldable dough.

Tomorrow

Middle School Bee Bath Craft Radcliff City Park Pavilion (100 N City Park Dr), 10:00 AM · Free
Fall Fun Fest Pritchard Community Center, Elizabethtown, 10:00 AM–Noon · Free

Friday

Glass Bead Flower Workshop Radcliff City Park Pavilion (100 N City Park Dr), 10:00 AM · Free
Trees, Trails and Crafts Elizabethtown Nature Park, Elizabethtown, 10:00 AM–Noon · Free

Spotlight & Story

Boundary Oak Distillery
- When Brent Goodin revived commercial distilling in Hardin County in 2013—the area's first legal distillery since Prohibition—he enlisted his sons Sam and Tom. Sourcing pure water from a 200-year-old farm spring, the family crafts spirits honoring the region's deep military roots.

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