Saving Little Saigon

I actually came for a food story, for the chicken. It’s the only dish they serve at the Boat in Seattle’s Little Saigon. But before I could even order, I was greeted by the owner, Yenvy Pham, and promptly whisked out onto the street with a new mission: visit all her favorite vendors in the neighborhood. In 2026, Little Saigon is embattled, to say the least, faced with the reality of a drug and homeless crisis unfolding on of their doorsteps. But a tour with a James Beard finalist re