An Thinh Asian Cuisine, which translates to “peaceful and lucky,” is bringing many different Southeast Asian tastes to Leander.
Restaurant owner Tsu Nguyen opened the Asian cuisine restaurant, located at 2082 US 183, Ste. 150, Leander, on Dec. 2, 2020. Nguyen brings years of restaurant ownership experience, in addition to many different Southeast Asian cuisines, to the table. Three of the four restaurants she owns in Vietnam are closed due to the pandemic. The remaining restaurant spans 3 acres with capacity to fit 1,000 people and hosts weddings and birthday parties. A portion of the profit she makes from all her restaurants is donated to those experiencing poverty; orphans; the elderly; and Buddhist temples in Asian countries such as Laos, Cambodia and India.
Nguyen worked with her cousin in Vietnam to open the restaurant using their original pho recipe, Nguyen said. She had learned what changes to make to the food in order to please an American customer’s taste buds, she said.
“In Vietnam, it’s 100% Vietnamese [food] and traditional pho,” Nguyen said. “Many people can’t handle the strong and original flavor and smell, so we had to think how to make it [less] strong but [with] good flavor.”
