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![]() APRIL 24, 2000 VOL. 155 NO. 16
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Wildly popular among locals, the year-old restaurant was launched by Phu and Quy Nguyen, identical twins who learned their culinary craft at their family's restaurant in the coastal city of Nha Trang. The brothers are as tight as can be, finishing each other's sentences and sharing a home and a single business card; it lists them both as Phu-Quy. "We're really the same person," says Quy. "People just call us Phu-Quy," adds his brother. On stage as masters-of-ceremonies, the pair are world-class jokers, bringing guests on stage and conducting impromptu talent contests. The shows are entirely in Vietnamese, and the restaurant has become extremely popular for weddings and birthday parties. But what makes Sinh Doi unique--aside from homegrown appeal in an era of Hard Rock Café imitations--is the food. Unlike theme restaurants that splurge on decor and skimp on substance, Sinh Doi offers great fare. These include Nha Trang's mouth-watering seafood recipes, fresh spring rolls, garlic shrimp, zesty noodle dishes and cha ca, or filleted fish dishes. Phu-Quy's Sinh Doi is at 203 Cach Mang Thang 8. Reservations are recommended. Tel: 834-1687. By Ron Gluckman ASIANOW Travel Home
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