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BY RICHARD D. OXLEYBAInBRIDgE IsLAnD REvIEw

Emmy Tran, along with her hus-band Jim, works each day in a humble Winslow Way window.

They have spent the last 15 years gar-nering local fans by dishing out simple yet rather tasty to-go orders.

While islanders have come to know the all vegetarian window well, it is of-ten missed by Winslow Way tourists.

That's OK with Tran, however. She feels lucky to be a hometown hotspot.

On the heels of her 2012 honor as the Best of Bainbridge’s best vegetar-

ian food on the island, Emmy's Vege House has again been voted best veg-etarian food for 2013 by islanders and placed as a finalist for best Asian food.

Tran is modest about the honor.

Her fondness for her customers mo-tivates her to continue each day in the small, hot kitchen behind the window.

"But customers come and I forget how hot I am," she said.

Tran, at 62, said her children have asked her to slow down a bit, even re-tire.

"I think OK, but people, they like us and they like our food," Tran said.

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The island also has a hold on her.

"I love working on the island," Tran said. "If I go somewhere, I miss the island so much."

In fact, not even an all expenses paid trip to Paris, provided by her children this year, could sway her at-tention from Bainbridge.

"I missed the island," she said.

"I love the people," she added. "I feel so lucky people come to us. There are a lot of people selling food around (Winslow Way), but customers come to us and I feel lucky."

Her lucky sentiment stretches be-yond her island support. Tran, along with her husband and four children, were among the wave of boat people who fled their country in the late '70s following the Vietnam War.

She grew up in a small South Viet-nam village, Quang Tri. Each day Emmy helped her mother care for her three younger siblings by pitching in with cooking and going to the market.

With no refrigerator, trips to the mar-ket and food preparation were daily occurrences. Her father, a local doc-tor and teacher, provided education at home.

Her father was eventually taken by the northern army in the years leading up to her exit from the country.

"The communists put him in a jail, because he was a teacher, for two and a half years," Tran said.

He was kept in a small cell with little movement, so when he returned to his family, Tran's father was in poor health. He passed away five months after returning home.

When North Vietnam forces moved south, the Trans decided it was time to leave. Jim had previously worked with American military forces, so they set their sights on the United States, via a few waypoints starting with Hong Kong.

"Everybody wanted to leave and a lot of people died on the ocean," Tran said. "My husband's family had a sail-

boat. It took 18 days (to get to Hong Kong)."

From there, they traveled to the Philippines where she picked up a lit-tle English. By 1983, the Trans found a sponsor in Poulsbo and landed in America.

Tran said her family learned to ap-preciate the opportunities in their new country. Today, her four children have grown to become an electrical engi-neer, a dentist, an optometrist and a computer scientist.

It was in America Tran began her journey to become a vegetarian and business owner. After witnessing a cow being slaughtered, she began considering the dietary move. She also recalled her father becoming a vegetarian after becoming sick.

"He was sick, and then he quit any-thing with meat and got better," Tran said.

Her family's spiritual teacher, Su-preme Master Ching Hai, is also a veg-etarian.

So 15 years ago when she pur-chased a hot dog stand on the corner of Winslow Way and Madison Avenue, she naturally converted the window to an all vegetarian menu.

Tran, however, doesn't use her window to push her choices on oth-ers. Rather, she just keeps dishing up what people keep coming for; vegetar-ian fare, many with convincingly deli-cious meat substitutions.

"I don't want to push people that way," Tran said. "But vegetarian and vegan is healthy, very healthy."

Today, Tran can still be found work-ing her window, Jim at her side. She serves each meal with a smile and a "thank you," and working hard at be-ing the best of Bainbridge.


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Best news/ mAgAzine rAckTown & Country MarketFINALISTS: Eagle Harbor Book Co. Bainbridge Island Review

Best community resourceHelpline HouseFINALISTS: Bainbridge Public Library Island Moms of Bainbridge

Best phArmAcistSafewayFINALISTS: Rite Aid Vern’s Winslow Drug

Best VeterinAriAnWinslow Animal ClinicFINALISTS: Elizabeth Greenlees, DVM Day Road Animal Hospital

Best Dog groomerAll Creatures Pet GroomingFINALISTS: Fluffy Ruff Dog Spa

Best fLoristFlowering AroundFINALISTS: Changing Seasons Island Florist Town & Country Market


BEST SHOPPINGBest gift shopDangerFINALISTS: Dana’s Showhouse Bay Hay & Feed

Best cLothing shopSweet DealFINALISTS: Heart Wildernest Outdoor Store

Best kiDs cLothesLollipops Children’s BoutiqueFINALISTS: Bargain Boutique Bay Hay & Feed

Best Antique shopPastiche AntiquesFINALISTS: Vintage Home and Garden Greg Davidson Antique Lighting

Best unique merchAnDiseDangerFINALISTS: Bay Hay & Feed Dana’s Showhouse

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Best shoesMagnolias Shoes & MoreFINALISTS: Sole Mates Blue Island Shoes

Best JeweLryGilbert Thomes JewelryFINALISTS: Beads of Bainbridge Blinx Boutique

BEST ARTS & EVENTSBest puBLic ArtBainbridge Island Museum of ArtFINALISTS: Frogs on the Rock Waypoint / Mosaic

Best gALLeryThe Island GalleryFINALISTS: Arts Studio Gallery Dana’s Showhouse Gallery at Grace

Best cuLturAL eVentGrand Old Fourth of JulyFINALISTS: Bainbridge Performing Arts First Friday Art Walk

Best hoLiDAy DispLAyDowntown WinslowFINALISTS: Churchmouse Yarns & Teas Seabold resident on 305

Best eVent on the isLAnDGrand Old Fourth of JulyFINALISTS: July 3rd Street Dance Rotary Auction

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Best Jogging routeThe Grand ForestFINALISTS: Battle Point Park Fort Ward Park

Best Bike routeThe Grand ForestFINALISTS: Chilly Hilly Crystal Springs

Best sALtwAter swimmingPoint White DockFINALISTS: Lytle Beach Fay Bainbridge Park

Best kAyAk routeEagle HarborFINALISTS: Fort Ward to Blake Island Agate Pass

Best tennis courtsBainbridge Athletic ClubFINALISTS: Bainbridge High School Wing Point Golf & Country Club

Best pLAce to work outIsland FitnessFINALISTS: Bainbridge Athletic Club Bainbridge CrossFit

BEST FOODBest LAttéBlackbird BakeryFINALISTS: Bainbridge Bakers Town & Country Market

Best BAkeD gooDBlackbird BakeryFINALISTS: Bainbridge Bakers Pane d’Amore Artisan Bakery

Best miLkshAkeThe Madison DinerFINALISTS: Mora Iced Creamery Soup’r Burger

Best BreAkfAst/BrunchStreamliner DinerFINALISTS: The Madison Diner Salmon Canyon Cafe

Best hAmBurgerThe Harbour Public HouseFINALISTS: Doc’s Marina Grill The Madison Diner

Best seAfooDDoc’s Marina GrillFINALISTS: The Harbour Public House The Four Swallows

Best cAesAr sALADDoc’s Marina GrillFINALISTS: Treehouse Café The Harbour Public House


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Best mexicAn fooDCasa Rojas ExpressFINALISTS: San Carlos Grill Isla Bonita

Best Dress-up DinnerThe Four SwallowsFINALISTS: Restaurant Marché Hitchcock

Best cAsuAL DinnerThe Harbour Public HouseFINALISTS: Doc’s Marina Grill Treehouse Café

Best steAkThe Four SwallowsFINALISTS: Doc’s Marina Grill Restaurant Marché

Best VegetAriAn cuisineEmmy’s Vege HouseFINALISTS: Restaurant Marché Fork & Spoon

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Best wine ListThe Four SwallowsFINALISTS: Restaurant Marché Doc’s Marina Grill

Best Beer seLectionThe Harbour Public HouseFINALISTS: Bainbridge Island Brewing Company Doc’s Marina Grill

Best hAppy hourHitchcockFINALISTS: Doc’s Marina Grill The Harbour Public House

Best outDoor DiningThe Harbour Public HouseFINALISTS: Doc’s Marina Grill The Beach House Restaurant

at Pleasant Beach

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iNTEGraTEd WEllNESS cENTEr Josh Bortman

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Best teAcherAnne KundtzWoodward Middle SchoolFINALISTS: Lori Levari

madroNa ScHool Cathy Lolley

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Best pArkBattle Point ParkFINALISTS: Fay Bainbridge Park Fort Ward Park

Best pLAygrounDBattle Point ParkFINALISTS: Winslow Waterfront Park

Best picnic spotFay Bainbridge ParkFINALISTS: Battle Point Park Fort Ward Park

Best Dog wALking LocAtionBattle Point ParkFINALISTS: The Grand Forest Pritchard Park

Best ferry run for peopLe wAtchingLate Night WeekendsFINALISTS: Early morning weekdays

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BEST LOCATION continuedBest ferry run to Be incognitoLate Saturday Night

Best pLAce to meet A mAteThe Harbour Public HouseFINALISTS: On the ferry Town & Country Market

Best isLAnD neighBorhooDRolling BayFINALISTS: Eagledale Lynwood Center

Best romAntic pArking spotRockaway BeachFINALISTS: Point White Dock Fay Bainbridge Park

Best sunDAy DriVeAnywhere on the IslandFINALISTS: Crystal Springs to Restoration Point Rolling Bay to Baker Hill

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Best reAson to LiVe on BAinBriDgeThe CommunityFINALISTS: The People The Schools

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