Linh's Bistro

Small family-owned bistro serving up an extensive menu of Vietnamese & Chinese dishes. They say that good things happen to those who wait. The Nguyen family believes that great things happen to those who dream, work and believe. In 1983, Vietnam was still ravished by political and social unrest, which prompted current restaurant owners Hoa and Phan... Nguyen to escape the country. At the time, Phan was reluctant to leave with two daughters and a pregnant wife, despite the conditions the country was in. Hoa, on the other hand, was adamant about leavingeven if it meant leaving her husband behind. And better believe she did. Hoa Nguyen, a fruit handler at the time, left Vietnam with her two daughters and unborn child, leaving a note behind for her husband: Im leaving without you. Phan, a construction worker (whose passion was also food), found no choice but to follow right behind. He made it just minutes before the tugboat accompanying his family set sail, with no return. As months passed, the Nguyens could not settle without working. Both Hoa and Phan became dishwashers at a Chinese restaurant in Dayton, and gradually moved their way up in the restaurant. Phan moved quickly as a prep cook and then cook assistant. After an abrupt leave from the head chef at that same restaurant, Phan took on the position and immediately made Hoa, his right-hand-woman. By 1990, Hoa and Phan created and opened Twin Dragon, an authentic Vietnamese/Chinese restaurant in Dayton, a city that was not as ethnically diverse then as it is now. Thus, it took months for the city to finally embrace a new restaurant that obviously brought in a new culture and new faces. The Nguyens eventually saw so much success that they opened Asia Palace 8 years later and finally decided to call it quits. The more the Nguyens spent time retiring, the more they were burning inside to get back to work. In early 2007, they decided to pursue their passion again by opening Linhs Restaurant. They were caught off guard by the success they once again achieved and ...Read More