Modern Vietnamese restaurant Xin Chao closed on Saturday, about six months after one of its original partners, "MasterChef" winner Christine Ha, divested from the business. Chef Tony J. Nguyen ...

Tony J. Nguyen co-founded Vietnamese restaurant Xin Chao, which will close after its last day of service on Saturday, June 8. Courtesy By Olivia Pulsinelli – Assistant managing editor, Houston ...

Christine Ha, perhaps Houston’s most well-known Vietnamese chef, confirmed she and husband John Suh will no longer be owners in her first standalone restaurant, Xin Chao, beginning Dec. 1.

Xin Chào didn't take it home for Houston, but the restaurant's lemongrass-pandan creation is a winner. By Emma Balter , Former Food Editor Updated June 17, 2022 5:18 p.m.