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The first Chinese restaurant in Chinatown

By adamg on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 10:35am

Richard Auffrey does some research, concludes the restaurant usually cited as the first probably wasn't, and introduces us to a Chinese band leader who may have opened the first, but then closed it because he liked touring with his band more.

Neighborhoods: 
Chinatown
Topics: 
Dining
History
Free tagging: 
Chinese food


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By Dot net on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 11:23am.

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By Turalura Lipschitz on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 12:35pm.

thinking that the 1st Chinatown restaurant wudda been Bob Lee's Islander.

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By Suldog on Fri, 07/05/2019 - 3:02pm.

Thanks, Adam. That was a great read about one of my favorite cuisines. Now I'm jonesing for some.

Suldog
http://jimsuldog.blogspot.com

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