26/02/2023
Hello, to all our fellow customers who have become our friends and part of ours lives, for the last ten years 🥰
It is with a heavy heart to announce that Saigon Bites will be closing with our final day of trade to be on Saturday, 25th of March, 2023.
My parents, Ly and Linda, are from a familiar story of the Vietnamese refugees who fled the Vietnam war in the late 70s to find a better life in Australia. Ly fought in the war, as a captain of the South Vietnamese Navy, and has endless stories of battle and horrific sights he has witnessed. Linda also fled her home, to seek a better life for herself and her war torn family. They met in Sydney and that was the start of forever after.
My parents have had many adventures together and have supported their 5 children by working hard and many long hours. Throughout our whole childhood, Ly has always been the cook and our dinners were the highlights. Everything he was taught was passed by his own mother back home. Food has always been the love language in our household.
In 2013, we decided to open Saigon Bites and serve Vietnamese food to the local people of the central coast. We wanted to stay as true as we could to our roots and share what we love about where we’ve come from.
It’s been a crazy ten years, we’ve no doubt had our fair share of tears and long nights, but the friendships we’ve made and the food we’ve been able to share, have all been worth it. Nothing makes Linda and Ly more happier than people enjoying their food. But alas, it is time for them to retire and rest.
I don’t know how to thank each and everyone one of you all for supporting us over the years. Whether you’ve been with us from our first year of trade (you know who you are), or you’ve only recently stumbled upon us by accident. We honestly wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you all, for making us feel like family and for making us feel at home.
So please, come and say goodbye to us one last time, and if you do want to dine in please book a table as it can get busy with just the 2 in the kitchen.
Catch you guys around, thank you again ❤️