How This Vietnamese Restaurant Thrived During The Pandemic

[@s0fa274]

God bless her for persevering through so many challenges and for helping our senior citizens. What a gem of a heart she has.

[@cowsmuggler1646]

It is just cheep ess noodles with too much MGS. Their diabetus will go up.

[@PeterPSea]

My parents are elders and got free food from this Restaurant a few times during the pandemic . They really treated everyone nicely, even those who gets free meals from them. The food is excellent according to my parents. I will definitely dine there when I get a chance.

[@nnyv0040]

Asians have had it tough for centuries! But we still prevail and fight back harder. We always work hard towards bettering our future and for those around us. If Covid did anything positive for the Asian community it was bringing us together to stand up for ourselves, speak up and not be afraid to voice our concerns! We need this to be engrained in our younger generations so that we can make our community heard and safe! Everyone deserves to live in peace without being abused

[@cowsmuggler1646]

How about you stop eating bushmeat.

[@hillyseattlenarrowstreets6087]

"AWE is WOW - Asian Work Ethic is Why Opportunity Works" Never underestimate the efforts of a Woman to Obtain Something she Truly Wants.

[@KingOfThePirates101]

What about blacks?

[@Fog876]

Asians specifically Chinese are the most preserved race

[@cowsmuggler1646]

@@hillyseattlenarrowstreets6087 They do terrible work. All the far yeast made jonk that always breaks. There is no quality.

[@datianlongan5567]

I have so much respect for this woman! Kept her head up through the high and low, and not once did she blame others for the challenges.

[@sallyl5073]

Wow!! Helen is an amazing woman . Never give up of what you do no matter how hard things throw at you. I wish her all the best of what she does. 😘😘🥰🥰.

[@carolinecythia3154]

Hello

[@altec8100]

Ugh me and my wife tried to go here in May when we travelled to NYC but she was closed bc of the fire! So disappointed we didnt get to try her cooking.

[@msh104utube]

Helen Nguyen is a great example to not just Asian people, but to ALL people. When the going gets tough, the tough get going.

[@elluisito000]

Viet food is amazing

[@amymeanor8879]

God bless her for helping the elderly

[@tawnyquynh]

Helen is amazing! She is always so kind and lovely and her food is so comforting! She definitely makes the neighborhood better

[@terryanderson5148]

Go girl, you have a heart of steel. You will ultimately prevail. We got your back !

[@myrootsgraspNewsoil]

Wow whatta roller coaster! So many ups and downs! But I love that it ended with you guys including her story in a national tv show! I wish her the best!

[@carolinecythia3154]

Hello

[@mccare13]

As someone said "It is the one who survives is the strongest. Not the strongest survives." I am glad she survived the hard times.

[@Kaydeleon]

My heart broke when he said, “they saw us the virus carriers” my heart hurt for them…. Because not once did I think that but then I saw someone discriminate and I just couldn’t stand for that. Speak up and help out….

[@AllenHanPR]

As a former sales person for years and publicist I can tell you just by clip in this video that showed me she knew what it took to give what people want. "Do you like mushrooms", she worked off what people wanted. That is #1 key to being a good sales person, providing a want and need.

[@donniezawadski2047]

was it so hard to figure out .... really ?

[@Bunny11344]

Mmm and Vietnamese rice rolls tho delicious recommendation

[@photomaker4502]

I don't understand the hate Asians in America get. They are some of the hardest working, smartest, respectful, people to give back to our communities.

[@wahwah3204]

Racism was always there but the pandemic just made it harder for us Asians.

[@spang9782]

Here in Hawaii (and I'm sure elsewhere on the mainland), Asian immigrants arrive with very little. They look for cheaper areas to open restaurants or markets, and set up shop. No fancy neon lights or hardware. Handwritten signs and makeshift tables are the norm. BUT, they work hard, earn enough to send their kids to expensive private schools or public schools, but the children study hard and thrive, even if English is a second language. Parents believe education is way to get out of hard physical work. Proof is on graduation day, the majority of valedictorians have tricky to pronounce Asian names, and if your schools also announce the colleges they are attending, it's not uncommon to hear all the Ivy League schools, Stanford, UC-Berkeley, MIT, etc. Not all Asian immigrants are hard working, but I'm going to say most are.

[@photomaker4502]

@@spang9782 Yeah, I didn't mean to "generalize" that all Asians are hard working. Although, all the Asians I know personally, are.

[@unrealriot]

Well, it's very complex. Yes racism does happen, but you also have criminals doing the same crime over and over again, and you are wondering why crime is getting so high. Not only about racism, but you also need to know if government policies are being too soft on criminals too. Unless Asians get into politics and know if the media is playing games, they wouldn't know why they are getting the hate.

[@chithiennguyen1371]

They are just tacist and jealousy of Asians.

[@Tactical_0ni]

Gorgeous, self driven, ambitious, & tenacious. Keep going Helen!

[@waynesworld1655]

What an amazing woman, may she reap the rewards for her undetermined and unwavering dedication to her craft. 🙏 ✊

[@JohnSmith-ps7hf]

We love pho and egg rolls with fish sauce.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Asians are the hardest working group of people I know.

[@CookingwithYarda]

What an amazing woman !! Wishing you all the best !!!

[@joannabusinessaccount7293]

Go Helen!!!!!! You have all my support!

[@lifewithcctran4414]

I'm happy for her. Wish her the best. 👍

[@jeffchow6722]

Helen is so smart and hard working even though I am not from that neighbourhood but she's everywhere in the internet! Go Helen!

[@shanedinh4759]

Sounds like a Nguyen Nguyen situation!!

[@jrex3575]

Nguyening!

[@boatsoar2557]

Instead of calling it terrorism, its anti Asian crime around the city. Uh. That's terrorism. Tell ya people. Read the labels. Decide to look for the products made in USA instead. "A few rotten apples spoil the bunch"...

[@hihikatamari]

All the best for Helen and the rest of the Chinatown.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Ubereats takes 40%. If you order through them the restaurant is not making a profit. I always order directly from the restaurant and try to pay cash. I want to support the restaurant, not Ubereats and M/C or VISA/ AMEX.

[@dangda-ww7de]

but dont you have to go there to pick it up?

[@Bunny11344]

Interesting I didn’t know that with food delivery apps then again I don’t use them

[@keikei3301]

Proud of her! 💛

[@Groet]

"Thrive" wouldn't be the word I would use. More like "persevered" "pushed through" "struggled"

[@greggchaffin1596]

Helen is the true definietion of tenacity

[@nnyv0040]

that guy looks like tom holland. but happy for the restaurant's sucess - hoping her and many others bounce back up!

[@nuttynut722]

she is so cute...

[@lamourdujourr]

viet food da best

[@TFD-sn5nt]

She is so pretty

[@iHaz2Krayonz]

She DESERVES the world, good for her

[@gillowens24]

She is fantastic women

[@Roheryn100]

Poor lady looked exhausted....😔

[@davrocket5304]

What perseverance!

[@dansut324]

seems like you're using the word "thrive" very generously here, TODAY

[@tylerlangley1786]

Amazing woman!

[@m01flores]

Good luck to this young lady, I wish her lots of success on her career 👍👍👍

[@woodstoneassociate2915]

Move your restaurant to Texas and never have to worry about close down again. We are not like New Yorker lol, Covid19 for so long already.

[@williamc2067]

Helen, I am so proud of you. All the best going forward!

[@jerryrice8507]

Plandemic !!!!

[@windingpath]

Nothing but respect for her.

[@dtran2010]

She is so young and already put her mind to build her own business during tough time pandemic. So respect to her and wish you all the best!!!

[@anngo4140]

Okay, but the food is good right?

[@quocalocka]

Good for HER...she didn't cry and throw a tantrum like the Karens in California

[@Fog876]

Man I was watching all the Pho spots packed during the pandemic

[@Fstreetmotorsports]

Really, Grand opening on Friday the 13th.

[@jeretso]

I just posted some Chinatown and Koreatown videos. Support you local small businesses.

[@everstuck2430]

Little Saigon too. They had less than the Chinese and Korean when they came to the US

[@jeretso]

@@everstuck2430 I will go to Little Saigon next thanks

[@31dktran]

Good job Helen. Can’t wait to try Saigon social

[@tuannguyen-zk3lv]

It was tough for all Asian restaurant during the Covid time. Many could not be able to open again.

[@quackxhead]

I want to marry her..

[@johngjerry1892]

Number every/ one day / comeback

[@Malaysian_GenXer]

Ok who else thought Helen was Hikaru kep1er?

[@carriejackcj7408]

She is an Asian Superwoman! Hats off to her.

[@adrianbilly5158]

Stay humble, hard times.

[@tainanking]

If America was an all Asian country, it would thrive. I won’t go into the reason why but as you can see here, we get it done.

[@PabeLg91]

There is an all Asian country though.

[@fantana9481]

us ppl don't even study history well, they enjoy spend in south east asia but turn to blame asian, but not army base around asia drive them live in suffer

[@brb831]

I've been to that her restaurant. The food is hella good!!!! She is sooo freaking sweet too!!! God bless her!

[@lovablevietboy]

That's my baby!

[@dragon32210]

I'm always in New York. Next time I'll check it out!

[@gameplayer1980]

Never give up.

[@longlong1588]

Respect from Vietnam

[@joosunkmybattleship]

The collective moans when they heard about the kitchen fire was the icing to a tough girl during tough times

[@Phoenixx713]

I keep thinking that guy second from the right is Spiderman...

[@ephraimschulze5806]

It's AMAZING I love it She is and Example of those who wanted to work during still pandemic Made the negative to better the best Approach ever!.

[@RouRoro]

smoooooch

[@johnystudio]

Did anyone else see a doppelgänger of Tom Holland?

[@pimp101000]

This is so bad I am so sry to hear this 😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 makes me cry 😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@sdbeagle10]

Love

[@FlareHazard]

Looks like an older version of Tom Holland

[@vincentlee7359]

She adapted to survive. Like how the Vietnamese adapted to jungle warfare when the US invaded 😂

[@klamcpa]

Democrats policy closed most of these restaurants during the pandemic.

[@humnoy4448]

Wow this woman is strong!!! I know a lot of people would have buckled…

[@zerohours.]

Aunty Helen!! She's been on the youtuber Uncle Roger's food show

[@lostcatsem8734]

She’s amazing I watched her on Munchies Chefs nite out! You gotta watch her…Munchies

[@tubeee87]

Most of small businesses had PPP from the government. Many are shut down forever...because they got their money. In SF, most businesses are still closed or only open 4 hours a day. Kudos to this business woman though!! Never give up mentality is all we need.

[@stevenchow408]

She an inspiration. Also creates jobs for Americans. Home of the free

[@cheesecakelover6692]

When you give your blessings to others. God will surely bless you a thousand more.

[@VegetableFRIES]

Just want to add, without the aid of the government as well as mass xenophobia…

[@intreoo]

This was so inspiring to watch. When at your lowest, the best you can do is fight and adapt your way through. I hope this restaurant will stay open for many, many years!

[@willbostonwillboston7636]

How is crime, semi-car ban and tax hike in NYC?

[@maytalmurray7556]

Omg this poor women, New Yorkers please support your business 🙃

[@singlemom4784]

Perseverance is her strongest trait. Never give up. Never surrender

[@amymeanor8879]

Aw🤩🤩🤩she has a big 🤩🤩🤩heart good attitude

[@greatsamaritan3933]

Thanks Fort Dietrich American Flu

[@robertlow7344]

Ahh Duu Maa they have secret menu dog soup

[@quateshiahoward4653]

Very determined ☺️ She will succeed

[@OrganicStuff1]

Why do people like celebs that do cocaine and get in car crashes make all the money

[@2339091q]

didnt know Tom Holland can host a TV show

[@BlueJazzBoyNZ]

This is True Grit The Heart of America !

[@suongho6585]

what is the name of her restaurant?

[@suongho6585]

Saigon Social

[@shibalseki8818]

This is a valuable lesson of never trust your government.

[@camt4133]

New York Chinatown is one of my favorite foodie spot whenever I m in that area. Can't wait to check out this spot soon.

[@0animalproductworld558]

People with good works will be blessed! 🐇

[@ariahyearwood9979]

What is the name of her restaurant

[@HouseofBrady]

glad shes doing well !! :D

[@nghiatrinh2639]

🌏🌟🍜❤🙏✌ Stay safe & 🍀 with your restaurant 😀

[@happymunchkin2812]

❤️❤️❤️❤️ her.