silverartfox Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Remembering defunct Chinese restaurants...when the cuisine was considered quite exotic...In the 1940's-50's there was one called Ding How in a white stucco strip shopping center on South Main near Holcombe. It was a huge, cavernous space, dimly lit. Can't recall much about the food, though. A medical book store and a drugstore were in the same strip.For many years there was a Chinese restaurant next to the River Oaks Theatre (before it became a multi-screen art house). A steady boyfriend and I went there often - dark, romantic interior and good food. Then one night we had to park behind the theatre building and I saw the back door of the restaurant and the kitchen! Filthy! The screen door was torn, had a rat-sized space under it and the cook was blowing his nose on his apron. I never ate there again. No doubt this was before the day of restaurant inspectors and Marvin Zindler's weekly Roach and Rat Report. Then again, maybe a little payola was involved. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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