Nga Chu was born in Laos and at the age of 5 was taken with her family by the invading Communist Government and placed in a refugee camp in Northern Thailand.

From age 5- 9 Nga lived with her 6 brothers and sisters in this Refugee Camp until in a brazen escape the family fled to live in Australia.

The Chu family has established themselves in the food and hospitality industry in the Melbourne area for many years and Nga came to Sydney to carve her own niche.

Based on many years of experience and observation of the catering, food, hospitality and restaurant industry Nga came up with a concept that she felt would be a winner in the tough Sydney market.

So was born Misschu, a business operating on the corner of William and Bourke Streets in Darlinghurst.

Much of the vibe is based on Nga’s experience of the Refugee Camps and the unique thing about Misschu is it is not a restaurant or a café. It is more a tuck-shop with the décor being what Nga describes as “Refugee Funk”.

The food is Indochinese, inherited from Nga’s grandmother, who was a chef for the king of Laos.

The plan is to open a number of tuck shops initially in the Sydney CBD and then into other locations. There are already a number of investors keen to secure one or more of these tuck shops.

Peter Driscoll of Aussie Tax Time has been instrumental in ensuring that Misschu is able to embrace the growing demand for their products.

What this has entailed was:

• ensuring that all statutory accounting and tax requirements are handled
• implementing an accounting system that provides the data needed to make key  management decisions
• ensuring all superannuation and workers compensation requirements are met
• strategic planning of financing options and investor proposals for business expansion.

Congratulations to Misschu for their recent win in  the most highly contested category in the Sydney Business Awards for Best Café (Casual Dining)