Seattle is home to one of the largest populations of Vietnamese residents in the country and there’s a restaurant for any Vietnamese dish you’re craving. Just a short ferry ride away on Bainbridge Island, it’s a different story. The population on the Island is less diverse than this side of the water, so naturally there are less Vietnamese food options available.
Enter Trinh Nguyen, the owner of Ba Sa, who acquired the space in February 2019 and opened up right before Covid-19 shut everything down last March. The previous owners ran an Island staple, Cafe Nola, for 20 years. The odds were against her; starting a new business and
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