The fragrant pho and crispy chicken wings at Ba Bar and the catfish claypot and crackly imperial rolls at Monsoon are some of the best-known Vietnamese dishes in the city. Monsoon is the obvious choice for those looking to eat Vietnamese food but want somewhere with more of a fine dining vibe than their neighborhood pho joint, and Ba Bar is the spot for those who want to have Vietnamese noodles made with grass fed beef and local duck or chicken.
But siblings Eric and Sophie Banh, who opened Monsoon Seattle together in 1999, never planned to own five restaurants. Having moved to Canada as “boat people” fleeing
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