China News Service, December 2 According to the US "World Journal" report, the epidemic is still serious and there is pressure on rents.
Recently, the Chinese restaurant Sanhe Roast Quantong Plaza in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, announced that it was closed, and its 29-year operation came to an end.
According to the notice posted by the Sanhe Roast Meat Quantong Plaza store, the restaurant has suffered tremendous financial pressure due to the epidemic and it is difficult to continue operating.
The merchants expressed gratitude to the diners and employees for their support over the years.
At present, the dining hall tables and chairs in the store have almost all been emptied, and the kitchen items are also being cleared.
According to local Chinese catering industry sources, the restaurant was closed because of the severe loss of customers since the epidemic, the plummeting business, and the pressure on the rent of shops, which made it hard to make ends meet.
It is understood that the Sanhe Roasted Meat series store started in the Chinatown of Los Angeles in the mid-1980s and has expanded to many places in the United States over the years.
The food in each store is similar, except for roast chicken, roast pork, barbecued pork, etc., as well as various congee, noodles, rice and Hong Kong-style stir-fry.
Sanhe Roasted Meat Quantong Plaza was opened in 1991. It is one of the first batch of merchants in the mall. It has been 29 years.
Due to its superior geographical location, it is also the best business branch of the Sanhe Roast Series. Not only is it crowded with dine-in food, but there are also long queues for takeout.
Although it is a Hong Kong-style roast meat, customers are not limited to the older generation of Hong Kong and Guangdong and Guangxi immigrants, but also attract diners from other parts of China, and even many non-Chinese people like it.
Many repeat customers said that the price of the restaurant is real and the portion is sufficient.
The epidemic has hit the catering industry hard, and many well-known time-honored brands have not been spared.
Insiders said that Sanhe Roasted Meat Original Store in Los Angeles' Chinatown had also closed down a few months ago because of serious business losses.
Ms. Huang, who grew up in Chinatown, said that Sanhe roast meat has always been the family's favorite.
When I was young, it was a tradition in the family to buy roast meat during New Year's holidays and occasional weddings.
In the past two years, her family moved out of Chinatown, but as long as they return to the Chinese-inhabited area of San Gabriel Valley, they will still bring a few boxes of roast meat to Sanhe.
It is a pity that some branches are closed now.
(Yang Qing)