Our story
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1978
1978: The recipe
Phuong and Tuyen Nguyen come over from Vietnam with a family pho recipe.
Pho at Saigon Kitchen, made from that recipe. -
2018
2018: Saigon Kitchen
Their son Kevin Nguyen takes over Saigon Kitchen in Fort Lee with Ryan Speier and Zi Lin. It's a full-scale traditional restaurant.
On the line at Saigon Kitchen. -
2020
2020: Saigon Bistro
Our second restaurant opens in Jersey City Heights. It's smaller and casual, built mostly for takeout and delivery.
Opening day at 514 Central Ave. -
Later in 2020
Later in 2020: Marty's
Ryan says Fort Lee needs a burger place. A burgers-and-fries pop-up idea becomes a full fast-casual restaurant when Martin James, who goes by Marty, joins. A year later, a second Marty's opens in Jersey City Heights.
In the kitchen at Marty's. -
Today
Today: Eleven restaurants
Saigon Bistro opens in Cresskill, and Marty's opens in Hackensack, McGinley Square and Wayne. We run seven of the eleven, and partners run four. Saigon Bistro Northvale is coming soon.
Talking to a news crew in Fort Lee.
