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When they arrived offshore, they era] varieties of spring rolls. Lunch specials .. - ~ -_ .- . ‘ . â€" ~ - in, 3 O p , were relieved to see people coming out to start at $8.99 and dinner specials at $10.99, ‘ ‘- he" 1 e 1 3_ fl, meet them. with soup or salad. Some new items, such as ~, ' -. - k. . f " if"? “ “We were naive. We thought they were the lobster and avocado salad and the sea 7 ‘g A . ‘ ' ' if ‘_ coming out to help us,” Thai said. instead, bass with olive black bean sauce. are unique . - Z" ‘ s, ,..\ ; a â€" - ' ‘ they were pulled further out to sea and ahanâ€" to the Waterloo location. f. * ,_ . _ i it ." . _ .‘ x “ darted. With only one of their motors still “There's a little bit of every1hing," Hone ' - 5 .' ‘ l' " working. the family limped back to shore a said. "i challenge anyone to come and not - '.- ' - . , ‘ i _ w 1’ second time and sank their boat themselves. find something they like.” i . ; ' 3 g‘ . ' They were then beaten and robbed before Thai said the panâ€"Asian influences at the ' "y m ., ' ' . being taken to a UN refugee camp. Six restaurant come from years working with his f. ‘ f - ~ Y j, ' 1 months later. they arrived in Canada. It was uncle as a grocery retailer, then opening his ,. a; j - , ' lialIOWeen. own Asian grocery store. ;' ' . .‘ ‘,' ', ' - “We thought, “Wow! Party town," I'hai “When 1 first came to Toronto, 1 was only f' f -~ - “i“ Z 4? said, “And 1 have loved Canada since the the third Asian kid at Oakdale Junior High," i"; j_ ' 2. ', __ y 3 ;. A massive chandelier, left, beginning." he recalls. “We came at the right time. i was '..- _ ‘ ~ ~ . ‘ ‘ 7â€"1 â€" dominates the stylish dining This is the country where the Hua family able to observe the growth ofthe Asian popuâ€" » ~ : . ‘ ‘ ' - A room. Tornado spring rolls, started a thriving business. one that has been lation and the influx ofall the foods across all “fr-“- . t' ", ' ~' ' - ; . above, and satay Chm?" WWW successful in Toronto for over a decade and Asian cultures.” ‘ ." . £5; 9; ‘ “ mango salad. below, N e recently set up shop in Waterloo. Next door to his grocery store, brother Haj “v4. si.3;’.;~- 7}_ W S'gfla‘U’G (“he‘- Spring Rolls opened its 13th and I4th was running a restaurant. Pho 88, When the 15332432332: . 1“; ,_. _ locations at Conestoga Mall just before restaurant started to become popular with (hi ‘7;"=Z'-'f§§" , ' â€" ‘ zpringRollsM ll Christmas. Spring Rolls Co is in the food Caucasians. Thai took notice. 2.324 :_ , I ‘ ”tiff! » _ I. -\ 5$8988§goz77a coun, and there is a separate dine~in location "They loved the food," he said. “it‘s fresh, £1335; ; 7" ii, fif. ‘ ' _ 3 . W ‘ , . with an entrance off King Street. it's light, and it's fast service." Q4“): ;, ,. .â€"'-.-._ if“, ' interIiCious Menu. 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Commuters and ‘ ~ toend down the centre ofthe room. loronto students are already familiar with : ' Family members and staff strung the Spring Rolls brand, which has 12 loca» . - x 4 ‘ ‘ and hung the 150,000 individual cry» lions across the GTA and Mississauga. 3, tals by hand, it's indicative ofthe team Thai said it‘s important to expand the . ' 7 . . "a effort put into the business, and the business organically Today. it) family mem« l k . ' y 4~ amount of dedication required from hers are involved. The Waterloo location. a ‘ 4' «' “$\1 That's position as president right more than two years in the making, is run by . ‘ . f‘ a, 5 . r.‘ r ‘ _ down to the people who bus tables. the brother ofa brother-in»law. The company "' , u£#fi\ I k - "This family is demanding but logo even symbolizes the emphasis on fami- L" ’ ;’ f: ‘ fl“ ' appreciative and respectful." s". u. “atti ly: two chopsticks represent the Hua parents, ’ .‘ Ff I .. f Hone. pan of the Spring Rolls nutter while seven grains of rice personify the kids. ‘ ,. , " ‘ '. ingteam, "Theyhire people who mow "We've come a long way, but I think we ‘ Q .. Jay": what they‘re doing, and then they let can go further." Thai said. "We‘re very pas- ‘ them do it." sionate about what we do. We live and Their motto is “Style without titti breathe this restaurant." l l i i w - \” Bci'lmsoflered; k WW“ you , l w Grade 9 Academic J~ ”a" have the , if? i 1 d ‘ I fun than write , ~ I) i MIND QYEB MA'n-i Gm mm m... 4» mutton“... .. Grade 1 l Unlvcrslty Mm, _, m , EXAM REVIEW Grade 1 I University/College w s ,. A“ . 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