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1of9Sandy Nguyen and Cassie Ghaffar, co-owners of Saigon Hustle, received a $1 million investment from Savory Fund's Million Dollar Restaurant Launch to expand their drive-thru Vietnamese fast casual restaurant.Savory FundShow MoreShow Less2of9Banh mi at Saigon Hustle, 3323 Ella.Saigon HustleShow MoreShow Less3of9Vermicelli rice bowl at Saigon Hustle, 3323 Ella.Saigon HustleShow MoreShow Less4of9
Ribeye banh mi at Saigon Hustle, 3323 Ella, a drive-thru Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Oaks neighborhood.
Saigon Hustle, which opened in February at 3323 Ella in Garden Oaks, beat out 240 applicants for the Million Dollar Restaurant Launch contest sponsored by Savory Fund from the private equity firm Mercato Partners that invests in emerging restaurant concepts. The $1 million investment was recently presented to Saigon Hustle co-owners Cassie Ghaffar and Sandy Nguyen, friends who met at the University of Houston and launched their fast-casual restaurant offering banh mi sandwiches, noodle and rice bowls, salads, spring rolls and egg rolls.
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