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Two Vietnamese Spots on E. Liberty

Two Vietnamese Spots on E. Liberty

Nov 25, 2025 | , |

Twelve years ago, Vietnam native Sonca Luu was a single mother with only $18,000 on hand when she navigated the paperwork for an SBA-backed loan to start BeeQ Salon & Spa on W. Stadium. She now owns three Ann Arbor beauty-related establishments, two restaurants, and a café. The latest additions are Saigon Social House and Block & Brew Cafe, formerly operating as Taste Kitchen and Red Lotus in the Michigan Theater building (Marketplace Changes, August).

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Taste Kitchen and Red Lotus Will Become Saigon Social House

Jul 25, 2025 | |

A new owner is planning a more casual and affordable Vietnamese restaurant called Saigon Social House, he says. It will combine Taste Kitchen with Van’s adjacent plant-based offshoot Red Lotus (Marketplace Changes, January), which he’ll continue to operate until the new venture is closer to launch.

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Beyond Boba

Mar 25, 2025 | , |

The owners of the former Ding Tea boba shop on E. William have expanded into the neighboring storefront and opened a franchise of Paris Banh Mi.

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