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.

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.