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A number of iconic Chinese restaurants were opened in the mid-20th century, though a number of them are defunct as of 2023. Restaurateur Bill Wong (father of journalist Jan Wong) reportedly opened Montreal's first Chinese buffet restaurant, House of Wong, on Queen Mary Road in the heavily-Jewish Snowdon district in the 1950s. He later opened ...
Calgary's Chinatown is a district of Calgary located along Centre Street in the southeast area of Downtown Calgary immediately west of the Downtown East Village.Calgary's Chinese Cultural Centre, with its traditional architecture and decor (styled after the Temple of Heaven in Beijing), is largest facility of its kind in North America.
The Chinese Cultural Centre is a building in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.It is located on the north-eastern side of downtown and was completed in September 1992.. The centre piece of the complex is the Dr. Henry Fok Cultural Hall, a building modeled after the Hall of Prayers of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.
The first Joey Restaurant was opened in 1992 in Calgary, Alberta.The chain now operates over thirty restaurants. [5] [6]The company's founding President and CEO is Jeff Fuller, son of restaurateur Leroy "Bus" Fuller (1928-2019), [7] who founded the Earls restaurant chain with Jeff's brother Stan Fuller. [8]
Mary Brown's operated mainly in Newfoundland (about 20 locations with 2 locations in Halifax and 1 in Ontario) until the late 1970s, when it began expanding in Ontario, Alberta and Nova Scotia. In 2010, there were 38 locations in Newfoundland and Labrador, 30 locations in Ontario, 12 in Alberta and 3 in Nova Scotia, for an approximate total of 83.
George Ho Lem was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1918. His mother Mary Ho Lem was the first recorded female Chinese resident of Calgary. He started a successful dry cleaning business and was also a successful restaurateur. He was also a horse breeder who won two Alberta Derbies and was once declared thoroughbred breeder of the year.
Edo Japan, often known simply as Edo (/ ˈ iː d oʊ /), is a Canadian-founded fast food restaurant chain specializing in Japanese Teppan-style cooking. [2] Founded in 1979 in Calgary, Alberta Canada by Reverend Susumu Ikuta, [3] a Japanese Buddhist minister, Edo Japan was named after the original name of Tokyo. [4]
Ginger beef is a Canadian Chinese dish made from beef, ginger, and a distinctive sweet sauce.. The ingredients of ginger beef can depend on where it is featured, but the Albertan version generally consists of deep fried strips of beef coated in a dark sweet sauce that is reminiscent of other Asian sauces based on vinegar and sugar.