Viet-Wah Explained

Viet-Wah is a chain of Asian^[1] / Vietnamese^[2] supermarkets in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington.^[3] Established in 1981,^{[4] [5]} the business specializes in Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai products^[6] and such as duck and quail eggs, noodles, seafood, chicken hearts, and fish sauce.^[7]

Locations

The original store,^[8] which operated on South Jackson Street^[9] in the Asian Plaza development^[10] of the Little Saigon part of Seattle's Chinatown–International District, closed in 2022.^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]} The 15,000-square-foot^[16] store had a pharmacy, tanks with live seafood, and kitchen supplies.^[17] Crosscut.com described the store as a pillar of Little Saigon.^[18] The building caught fire in 2024.^{[19] [20] [21] [22]}

The location on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S closed in 2015.^[23] The business also operates in Renton.^[24]

See also

• List of supermarket chains in the United States

Notes and References

1. Book: Wolf, Laurie . Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings . 2015-01-20 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4930-1662-4 . en.
2. Book: Douglas, Tom . Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen . 2013-05-21 . Harper Collins . 978-0-06-203948-4 . en.
3. Web site: 2011-09-22 . Duc Tran: a savvy business owner who saw opportunity and took it . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
4. Book: Dern, Judith . The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer . 2018-08-10 . Rowman & Littlefield . 978-1-4422-5977-5 . en.
5. Web site: 2011-02-17 . Second recent case of food stamp fraud casts shadow over Viet Wah . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
6. Web site: 2018-07-12 . The Best of Chinatown ID — Viet-Wah Supermarket . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
7. Web site: Little Saigon Is at a Literal and Figurative Crossroads . 2024-06-11 . . en-US.
8. Web site: 2016-08-21 . Viet Wah relocation . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
9. Web site: Opong . Diana . 2022-10-03 . Seattle's Viet-Wah supermarket closes permanently . 2024-06-11 . www.kuow.org . en.
10. Web site: 2018-05-31 . Asian Plaza site for sale . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
11. Web site: 2022-09-23 . Viet-Wah Supermarket closing . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
12. Web site: Kent . Jackie . 2022-09-26 . Viet-Wah, a Little Saigon staple, closing Friday amid crime, COVID concerns . 2024-06-11 . KOMO News . en.
13. Web site: 2022-09-28 . Viet-Wah Supermarket in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District closing after 41 years . 2024-06-11 . king5.com . en-US.
14. Web site: 2022-10-01 . Asian grocer Viet-Wah closes Seattle store after 41 years . 2024-06-11 . KNKX Public Radio . en.
15. Web site: 2022-10-01 . Piece of ‘old Seattle’ gone as Little Saigon's landmark grocery closes . 2024-06-11 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
16. Web site: 2022-10-06 . The Final Day at the Viet-Wah Supermarket . 2024-06-11 . South Seattle Emerald . en-US.
17. Web site: 7 of the best Asian grocery stores in and around Seattle Dished . 2024-06-11 . dailyhive.com . en.
18. Web site: Chew . Ron . Seattle will be home to region’s first Vietnamese community center Cascade PBS News . 2024-06-11 . crosscut.com . en.
19. Web site: 2024-06-10 . Crews still monitoring vacant building fire in Seattle's Chinatown-International District 24 hours later . 2024-06-11 . king5.com . en-US.
20. Web site: 2024-06-10 . Fire burns vacant Viet-Wah building in Seattle’s Chinatown International District . 2024-06-11 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
21. Web site: 2024-06-10 . Former Viet-Wah Market ignites in Seattle's Chinatown-International District . 2024-06-11 . king5.com . en-US.
22. Web site: Donovan . Lauren . 2024-06-10 . Seattle's fire crisis: Fourth blaze hits vacant building in a week . 2024-06-11 . FOX 13 Seattle . en-US.
23. Web site: 2015-08-13 . Viet Wah MLK location closes . 2024-06-11 . Northwest Asian Weekly . en.
24. Web site: Mohamathno . Rosida . 2016-09-29 . Viet Wah continues history in the community at new location . 2024-06-11 . International Examiner . en-US.