Hoa Sua Training Restaurant

Frommer's Review

Do a good deed, enjoy a great feed. You'll find lots of good French and Vietnamese dishes at this popular cafe in the south end of town. Started in 1995, Hoa Sua is also an NGO and training school for disadvantaged youth, and it now has over 1,700 graduates who have gone on to all kinds of careers. Because working at the restaurant is like a final exam for these students, the young staff is as friendly as they come and every detail is well attended to. The food is great, the atmosphere in the courtyard or on one of the patios in this sprawling faux colonial is very laid-back, and the price is right. Lunch and dinner specials are written on a chalkboard, and everything -- from good steak and chips to sandwiches to Vietnamese curry specials or fried seafood -- is delicious. Best of all, the profits go to good use, providing scholarships for students and upgrading the school's service standard.

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