We Suki Suki | A Global Grub Collective
Restaurant · Atlanta ·
Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches & pho, with vegetarian options
Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches & pho, with vegetarian options
"A space once home to pho and bánh mì shop We Suki Suki and mini food stall market the Global Grub Collective, owner Quynh “Q” Trinh transformed the space into a restaurant incubator called Qommunity in 2021. Trinh still serves her popular pho and bánh mì here, but she partnered with Poke Burri and Lifting Noodles Ramen owners Ken Yu and Seven Chan to anchor the venture, which also features more indoor seating and a coffee, boba tea, and noodle bar. Look for restaurant residencies at Qommunity throughout the year, too, including comfort food from MikChan’s (owners of JenChan’s in Cabbagetown), taking over the former We Suki Suki space." - Beth McKibben
"What We Suki Suki lacks in aesthetics, it more than makes up for in flavor. It’s a tight squeeze inside the narrow Qommunity (EAV’s global food collective), and at lunch time, it’s nearly impossible to find a seat at the few picnic tables inside. We almost always have to wait for our decent sized bowl of broth, but since this is one of our favorite pho spots in Atlanta, it’s worth it. Their broth is marinated for 24 hours and packed with meat (get the eye of round beef pho), perfectly cooked noodles, and so much cilantro we almost mistook the bowl of greenery for a salad. We wish we could guzzle this broth every day, but they’re only open Wednesday through Friday for lunch." - Juli Horsford
"After closing We Suki Suki and neighboring food stall market the Global Grub Collective in East Atlanta Village, restaurateur Quynh “Q” Trinh transformed her bánh mì and pho shop into pop-up incubator Qommunity, anchored by Poke Burri and Lifting Noodles Ramen and pop-up in residency MikChan’s. Throughout the week, Qommunity also features a rotating array of pop-up chefs in the space serving everything from matzoh ball soup and Moroccan dishes to Caribbean-Creole fare and Ethiopian food." - Beth McKibben
"Once a pho and bánh mì shop operated by Quynh “Q” Trinh on Flat Shoals Avenue, I learned We Suki Suki was transformed earlier this year into a new concept as part of Trinh’s larger pivot in the space." - Beth McKibben
"Started as an expansion of We Suki Suki to give immigrant vendors opportunities to create and run businesses, the Collective grew from a tiny market into a cluster of food stalls but suffered from cramped quarters that hampered dine-in service during the pandemic; stalls often operated as ghost kitchens and competed for sales, monthly stall rates averaged $80 per square foot (including utilities, permitting, and licenses), many vendors eventually outgrew the East Atlanta Village location, and the Collective’s stalls began closing with several vendors leaving by December." - Beth McKibben
