The branding, design and aesthetic of Vivienne’s Bistro reminded me of PF Chang’s, so much so, that I initially thought it was a new upscale sub-brand of PF Chang’s.  But Vivienne’s Bistro is a local Seattle area venture that started on Mercer Island.  The original restaurant opened in 2022 serving Asian Fusion dishes and quickly made it onto multiple Seattle Best Of lists.  The Executive Chef, Danna Hwang, is from Guangzhou, China and did stints at Cooking Doll Catering and Peony Kitchen, and then revitalized the 27-year-old China Harbor restaurant.  The Sautéed Vegetables in Garlic Sauce was delicious and included the best sliced Lotus root I have eaten.

The Dumplings:  I got the Pork Wonton and Seafood Soup, which was also excellent and was a perfect lunch sized meal on its own.  The soup had big chunks of shrimp and 10-12 fat pork wontons with a tasty broth soup.  The wontons did not have any excess wrapper luffing around in the soup, each wrapper was fully used to contain the pork, which was well seasoned and savory.  I really enjoyed this soup and was pleasantly surprised by the food and bar service.

Location:   I went to the Vivienne’s Bistro location in downtown Seattle which is in the Sheraton Grand Seattle building, at 600 Union Street.  The original location is on Mercer Island in Lake Washington.