“I’ve been in business a long time,” said Vuong, 66, owner of Saigon Flower on Queen St. W. “I have a skill and loyal customers.”At one point, she was presented with an offer to sell to The Drake, but declined. Vuong’s eatery, open for decades, is wedged between properties owned by The Drake Hotel. Toronto’s hot real estate market makes Vuong want to keep Saigon Flower in the family. Adjacent, to the east of Saigon Flower, is another parcel, purchased a year later. “(Rose has) been our neighbourhood since, for, well, prior to The Drake,” Granger continued.

Source: thestar March 23, 2018 23:26 UTC