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Vietnam Restaurant wins a James Beard America’s Classics award

Vietnam, which opened on 11th Street in Chinatown in 1984, was founded by the Lai family, who had arrived in Philadelphia five years earlier with $30 in their pockets.

Owner Benny Lai at Vietnam Restaurant in Philadelphia's Chinatown in 2018.
Owner Benny Lai at Vietnam Restaurant in Philadelphia's Chinatown in 2018.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer