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Viet-Wah is a chain of Asian / Vietnamese supermarkets in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. Established in 1981, the business specializes in Vietnamese, Chinese, and Thai products and such as duck and quail eggs, noodles, seafood, chicken hearts, and fish sauce.

Locations

The original store, which operated on South Jackson Street in the Asian Plaza development of the Little Saigon part of Seattle's Chinatown–International District, closed in 2022. The 15,000-square-foot store had a pharmacy, tanks with live seafood, and kitchen supplies. Crosscut.com described the store as a pillar of Little Saigon. The building caught fire in 2024.

The location on Martin Luther King Jr. Way S closed in 2015. The business also operates in Renton.

See also

• List of supermarket chains in the United States

References

1. ^ Wolf, Laurie (2015-01-20). Food Lovers' Guide to® Seattle: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4930-1662-4.
2. Douglas, Tom (2013-05-21). Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen. Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-203948-4.
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4. Dern, Judith (2018-08-10). The Food and Drink of Seattle: From Wild Salmon to Craft Beer. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-5977-5.
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6. "The Best of Chinatown ID — Viet-Wah Supermarket". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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11. "Viet-Wah Supermarket closing". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2022-09-23. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
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13. "Viet-Wah Supermarket in Seattle's Chinatown-International District closing after 41 years". king5.com. 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
14. "Asian grocer Viet-Wah closes Seattle store after 41 years". KNKX Public Radio. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
15. "Piece of 'old Seattle' gone as Little Saigon's landmark grocery closes". The Seattle Times. 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
16. "The Final Day at the Viet-Wah Supermarket". South Seattle Emerald. 2022-10-06. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
17. "7 of the best Asian grocery stores in and around Seattle | Dished". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
18. Chew, Ron. "Seattle will be home to region's first Vietnamese community center | Cascade PBS News". crosscut.com. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
19. "Crews still monitoring vacant building fire in Seattle's Chinatown-International District 24 hours later". king5.com. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
20. "Fire burns vacant Viet-Wah building in Seattle's Chinatown International District". The Seattle Times. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
21. "Former Viet-Wah Market ignites in Seattle's Chinatown-International District". king5.com. 2024-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
22. Donovan, Lauren (2024-06-10). "Seattle's fire crisis: Fourth blaze hits vacant building in a week". FOX 13 Seattle. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
23. "Viet Wah MLK location closes". Northwest Asian Weekly. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2024-06-11.
24. Mohamathno, Rosida (2016-09-29). "Viet Wah continues history in the community at new location". International Examiner. Retrieved 2024-06-11.

• 1981 establishments in Washington (state)
• American companies established in 1981
• Chinatown–International District, Seattle
• Supermarkets of the United States