Dining
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
A restaurant staple is the chicken curry ($25) , a family recipe with French inuences.
Old fashioned beef stew ($19) is made with beef, onions, carrots and potatoes and is slow-cooked in homemade broth.
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Le Emperor shares traditional Vietnamese culture Every night at 6 p.m., no matter how busy his day is, Jason Hoang sits down for dinner with his family—a tradition he’s kept since childhood and a ritual that denes his life as a family man and restaurant owner. Through his restaurant, Le Emperor, Hoang shares his family values, food and Vietnamese culture. A family aair Hoang was rst introduced to the restaurant industry in 2013 when his parents opened Little V Vietnamese Bistro in Katy. After working for several restaurants and Vietnamese heritage to life with an ambiance that replicates a Vietnamese home. Craving Vietnamese? Menu items include Hoang’s creations and his grandmother’s recipes, such as the pho and vermicelli dishes. A favorite includes the shaking beef, which is seared with caramelized onions and jalapenos and served on top of arugula, lettuce and tomato with a side of rice.
Le Emperor owner Jason Hoang operates the hospitality side of his business and creates the restaurant’s dishes.
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Le Emperor also serves beer, wine, fresh lemon- ade and coconut water, and Vietnamese coee. “We oer fresh food made with love ... because we make our food with quality ingredients, and our recipes are passed down through generations in my family,” Hoang said.
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earning a bachelor’s degree in nance, in 2018, Hoang opened V Lotus in Sugar Land, followed by Le Emperor in 2024. Hoang said he brings his
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