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Chicago's oldest continuously operated Chinese restaurant for 90 years. Legend says Al Capone kept a regular table. Jewish families from the North Side made it their Sunday dinner tradition. Owner retired in 2018 after 90 years.
Everything that was here
- 1928–2018
Won KowChinese-American
Chicago's oldest continuously operated Chinese restaurant for 90 years. Legend says Al Capone kept a regular table. Jewish families from the North Side made it their Sunday dinner tradition. Owner retired in 2018 after…
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