Been looking for authentic Vietnamese food? The search is over now as Guam\u2019s favorite Vietnamese restaurant\u2014Truong\u2019s\u2014is now on Saipan.<\/p>\n
\u201cVietnamese food is so unique. A lot of people would say that it\u2019s like Chinese or Thai, or other Asian food, but Vietnamese cuisine is very unique. We\u2019re excited to bring it here on Saipan,\u201d said Triple J Enterprises general manager Jay Jones.<\/p>\n
He guarantees that Truong\u2019s food and services are \u201cgoing to be first rate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Food experts said that, although Vietnamese food has been influenced over the centuries, particularly by the French and Chinese cuisine, it has retained its one-of-a-kind quality. Its uniqueness, they say, lie in its essential ingredients, which are, above all, fish sauce and fresh herbs. <\/p>\n
Truong\u2019s, named after the Vietnamese family that the Joneses had adopted in 1975, is strategically located between the World Resort Hotel and Grand Hotel in Susupe.<\/p>\n
A member of the Truong family, Ly Truong, 38, said she is confident that Saipan would love the restaurant.<\/p>\n
\u201cLots of people from Saipan go to Guam and eat at Truong\u2019s. They already know this and they\u2019ve been asking, when are you going to Saipan? So we\u2019re here now!\u201d said an energetic and cheerful Ly.<\/p>\n
Ly is on Saipan primarily to train Truong\u2019s chefs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want everything to be excellent,\u201d she said, noting that Triple J has brought in three chefs directly from Vietnam to work in the newly opened restaurant.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m training them and making sure that we do it right. Truong\u2019s is very particular with the way we prepare and serve food to customers,\u201d Ly said.<\/p>\n
Troung\u2019s holds its soft opening today on Saipan. Truong opens at 11am to 10pm daily.<\/p>\n
Becky Castro, general manager of Triple J\u2019s Five Star Wholesale, said Vietnamese food\u2019s uniqueness is derived from the \u201cfreshness of its essential ingredients.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cEverything is fresh. What I love here is the fried lumpia. You can\u2019t have a real Vietnamese food without lumpia and the fixings of mint leaves, bean sprout, noodles, and the fish sauce,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ly, who works as executive chef for the family restaurant, said among the customers\u2019 favorites are shrimp, crispy noodle, combination soup, pork chop, fried rice, chicken lemon grass, and beef salad.<\/p>\n
She said Truong\u2019s makes use of locally grown vegetables and herbs.<\/p>\n
Truong\u2019s is headed by restaurant manager Felimon Cenon. Truong\u2019s has eight staff, including the chefs.<\/p>\n
The restaurant can accommodate 85 people. <\/p>\n
\u201cCome and experience the taste of Asia\u2019s unique cuisine,\u201d said Cenon.<\/p>\n
Cenon used to work for Capricioss Palau before coming to Saipan.<\/p>\n
\u201cI moved here for Truong\u2019s,\u201d he said. (Liberty Dones)<\/p>\n
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TRUONG\u2019S<\/p>\n
* opens 11am to 10pm<\/p>\n
* located between World Resort Hotel and Grand Hotel in Susupe<\/p>\n
* Menu prices: $4.95 to $8.95 for appetizers; $6.95 to $8.95 for entrees, including soup<\/p>\n
* Call: 235-8050<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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