Six eateries opening on a 1-mile stretch of Shaw in Clovis. What’s on the menus?

A stretch of Shaw Avenue in Clovis is getting a lot more appetizing.

A 1-mile section of the road — roughly between Peach and Clovis avenues — is home to six eateries that are newly opened or will be soon.

The new restaurants range from small mom-and-pops to bigger companies, including chains and national franchises.

And the cuisines? Everything from Mexican food to Indian pizza. There are even two Vietnamese sandwich spots just a few blocks from each other. All are on the south side of the street.

The busy stretch of Shaw is a logical place for companies to locate, said Shawn Miller, business development manager for the City of Clovis.

“It’s really a re-emerging area with the new Costco locating right over there,” he said. “It’s a good time for someone to move in there and open a business.”

The area has the right demographics for big companies with plenty of potential customers in apartments and houses nearby, he said. And the rents are right for start-ups opening their first locations.

Here’s a look at who is opening and when.

Paris Banh Mi

The newest restaurant is Paris Banh Mi Cafe & Bakery , a franchise that opened a few days ago at Peach and Shaw avenues, behind See’s Candies.

The business specializes in banh mi, the Vietnamese sandwiches served on French baguette-style bread with pork or other fillings. The blending of cuisines stems from when France colonized Vietnam.

One twist on the typical banh mi restaurant? You can get the sandwiches on the traditional bread, a hamburger bun or a croissant, all baked in house daily.

It’s a franchise with dozens of locations that started in Orlando, Fla., by a woman who grew up in Paris and her husband, who owned a chain of eateries in Saigon.

It also has a full tea menu, with boba, fruit teas, milk teas and slushes.

Details: Paris Banh Mi is at 300 W. Shaw Ave. Hours: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. 559-701-3779

Taco Tempo

A new Mexican restaurant is slated for the same shopping center as Straw Hat Pizza near Shaw and Minnewawa Avenue.

A sign at 30 W. Shaw Ave. says Canton Mexican is coming soon, but the restaurant concept has changed since the sign went up.

It’s going to be a Taco Tempo , according to the retail broker who leased the space, Jose Chavez of South Pacific Commercial in Bakersfield.

That’s a new franchise and a twist on the chain of restaurants created by “Mr. Tempo” — Tempo Cantina, Mr. Tempo Sports Bar & Cantina and King & Queen Cantina. Based in the Los Angeles area, the company has at least 25 locations , mostly in Southern California.

Mr. Tempo is actually Jorge Cueva, who came to the United States with his family in 1991. An undocumented immigrant who didn’t speak English, he started working by washing dishes and cleaning restrooms at restaurants. He eventually clawed his way up to manager at age 23 and began opening his own restaurants.

Forbes called him “The Michael Jordan of restaurants.”

Taco Tempo is a new concept with tacos and beer and is franchised by a separate owner. It’s expected to open in a couple of months, Chavez said.

Le Banh Mi Bistro

About a mile down the street from Paris Banh Mi is another banh mi spot, this one family owned.

Le Banh Mi Bistro opened in April at Shaw and Clovis avenues, near Planet Fitness. It’s owned by the Le family with the name of the restaurant referencing both the family name and translating to “The” in French.

Most of the menu is the sandwiches served on baguette-style bread, including a grilled barbecue pork sandwich and another with a crispy pork belly made in house. The “classic grand daddy of them all” is the Saigon special with ham, pork belly, head cheese (the bits from the head of a pig) and a pork pate, said owner DJ Le.

The recipes were handed down from grandmother to mother to him, including the crispy pork belly made the Vietnamese-Chinese way that takes 72 hours, Le said.

His mom also works at the restaurant.

“Mom’s very particular of how things are done — very old school,” he said. “It’s one way or the highway.”

One thing different about this place: Its banh mi is unusually large.

“The guys are sizing up their whole forearm to it and that’s like the iconic image for the shop now,” he said.

The restaurant started as a mobile food vendor, selling at the River Park farmers market and others. It makes its own bread and almost everything else from scratch.

Details: Le Banh Mi Bistro is at 610 Shaw Ave. 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

Panda Express

The building that once housed a Mattress Land was torn down and Panda Express is being built in its place.

At 288 W. Shaw Ave., between See’s Candies and Crunch Fitness, the previous building was labeled a “total eyesore” by Clovis planning commissioner Amy Hatcher.

The bones of the building are up, with still more construction left to be done.

The building will look a little different than a typical Panda Express. Last year, the project went before the Clovis Planning Commission and a the owner of the shopping center said it would be the company’s new “Panda Home” design .

The style debuted in Texas with a curved roof line, Chinese characters on the exterior and dragons depicted in murals and as neon signs.

The center owner said Panda Express is looking at opening in February. It has started hiring for all positions.

Tandoori Pizza

Tandoori Pizza serves both Indian-inspired and American pizza. Midway between Minnewawa and Clovis avenues, it opened in the spring.

It has the classics, including an “all-meat” combination and a vegetarian pizza.

But the star of the menu here are the 17 pizzas with Indian flavors. They range from butter chicken pizza to lamb kabab pizza. Pizzas come in various spice levels, with numerous vegetarian options. Crust options include traditional, thin, gluten-free and cauliflower.

Pasta, chicken wings, and cauliflower “wings” are also available.

Details: Tandoori Pizza is at 270 Shaw Ave. Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. 559-509-2000 .

Vallarta

Construction is hopping along at the future Vallarta Supermarket in the shopping center at 170 W. Shaw Ave. near Villa Avenue. The store is shooting for a mid-November opening.

If the store is anything like all the others, it will have an in-store restaurant called La Cocina .

Vallarta did not share details about its plans for prepared food.

Other Vallarta stores have seating areas where people can dine on freshly prepared food, or they can get it delivered via DoorDash.

The menu at the other Fresno stores includes burritos, pupusas, ceviche — and pozole on weekends. The horchata drink is also a popular seller. Large portions for families or catering events are also available.

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