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Local Entrepreneur Susan Tung Opening Hunter Street Japanese Restaurant At Former Hanoi House Location
/The Land of the Rising Sun is making its way to downtown Hunter Street as local entrepreneur Susan Tung is opening the restaurant Naka Japanese Food & Drink for mid-February announced on Wednesday.
Susan Tung (left) and her family formerly owned the Golden Wheel Chinese restaurant in SPringville. Photo by Jordan Cooper.
The restaurant will be occupying the vacant and former Vietnamese eatery Hanoi House located at 213 Hunter St. W.; both owned by Tung.
“I decided to go with this concept because I wanted to continue to promote Asian cuisine in the city,” she said. “There were times I wanted to do something more mainstream for Peterborough but that’s not me and I know if I’m not fully passionate about it, it won’t do well. I’m excited to take on this new challenge with my team and come back to Hunter Street full force.”
Hanoi House on Hunter Street had its soft opening on Valentine’s Day in 2020. Photo by Samantha Bianco.
Hanoi House (Hunter Street location) had its soft opening on Feb. 14, 2020. It closed down in late July last year to consolidate both restaurants into one location on Lansdowne Street. The second spot opened on Dec. 9 of the same year.
Tung contrasts the differences between her Vietnamese and Japanese restaurants.
“While the ambiance at Hanoi House is bright, healthy and green, our new brand is intimate, cozy and dark,” she said. “This is the ‘Ying’ to our ‘Yang.’”
Ramen, fried chicken, freshly-shucked oysters, cocktails and draft beer are some of the menu options announced. The restaurant also features weekend karaoke according to an Instagram post.
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Vietnamese Restaurant Hanoi House Is Closing Its Downtown Location; Consolidates to One Storefront
/Vietnamese restaurant Hanoi House is closing its Hunter Street location was announced on its Facebook page on Tuesday.
Tung and her newborn daughter Hunter outside the Hunter Street location that soft opened on Valentine’s Day in 2020. Tung’s family formerly owned the Golden Wheel Chinese restaurant located near Springville. Photo courtesy of Susan Tung.
The closure is due to decreasing overhead expenses incurred from running two restaurants (of the same brand) compared to one. Susan Tung, Hanoi House owner said she can operate and deliver the same level of service with one restaurant.
“I started thinking about it a few weeks ago and considered making the change in the slower months (in Jan. and Feb.) but then really considered the pros and cons of continuing operating the way we are,” she said.
