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Asian Too Vice President David Hansen (far left) with General Manager Henry Nguyen (second from left) and Assistant Manager Alex Metott (second from right:).
ASIANTOO
by Karen Hufford | Images by Shannon Perez
Delicious pan-Asian favorites served quickly
and conveniently at The Avenue Viera
In the late 1980s, Luong Moc “Louis” Tran, a Vietnamese restaurateur, helped advance the business concept of serving Asian food in American food courts. As an operating partner of a successful restaurant group, Tran helped integrate over 50 Asian-style restaurants into shopping centers and airports across the eastern U.S. Following this success, Tran’s entrepreneurial spirit and creative energy enticed him to explore new business opportunities, and in 2004 he began developing the concept for Asian Too, a restaurant blending quality Asian favorites from a wide range of countries in a clean and comfortable environment.
“We want our customers to feel as if they can either come in to grab a quick bite, or experience a nice relaxing meal while enjoying our open kitchen,” explains David Hansen, vice president and partner of Asian Too.
Falling somewhere between the categories of fast food and casual dining, chefs in Asian Too’s open kitchen prepare a variety of wok stirs that blend beef, chicken, shrimp, pork or tofu in a variety of creative dishes, and traditional Asian entrees, such as sweet and sour chicken or shrimp. Fresh sushi is another draw of Asian Too, including traditional Sashimi and Nigiri, and the popular Viera, shrimp tempura and spicy tuna rolls. Pan-Asian versions of rice and noodle bowls, salads, soups and wraps also are popular menu items.
To help with Asian Too’s execution, Tran recruited his former colleague and close friend, Henry Nguyen, to be the general manager of the restaurant’s first location in The Avenue Viera, which opened four years ago this month. “We’ve been friends for 15 years and are like brothers,” Nguyen says of his relationship with Tran. Today, The Avenue Viera represents one of seven Asian Too locations in central and eastern parts of the U.S.
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During daytime hours, families often stop in to enjoy Asian Too’s special lunch menu, and during the work week the restaurant also commonly draws a business crowd from the nearby Viera Government Center.
“All of our dishes are made-to-order, but they are served quickly,” Hansen says.
While Asian Too does share similar attributes of a quick-service restaurant, unlike many of these establishments, customer service at Asian Too doesn’t stop once the food is delivered. “We continually check on our guests throughout their meal,” Nguyen says. “We want everyone to walk out happy.”
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