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The NYC Department of Small Business Services has increased outreach and has been publicizing the federal government’s new Restaurant Revitalization Fund, but has not created any Chinatown-specific programs. Through n interpreter, owner Johnny Liu said, “We need more support on the government level.” Although indoor dining was raised to 50% capacity (and will soon rise to 75%), Liu noted that Golden Unicorn is only bringing 10-20% of its pre-pandemic revenues.Ĭhinatown business owners and community organizers have called on the city to provide specific programs to help the neighborhood recover not only from the pandemic, but from the wave of xenophobia and racist attacks aimed at Asian Americans. Tragically, the pandemic forced Jing Fong to close its iconic dining room, but third-generation owner Truman Lam was able to reopen in a new location in late 2021 with an expanded menu of dim sum and Cantonese favorites, like siu mai, BBQ roast pork buns, spare ribs, sticky rice in lotus leaf, and har gow shrimp dumplings, which are some of the.

Management at Golden Unicorn, the second largest restaurant in Chinatown, is also sounding the alarm. That’s something many family associations and nonprofit groups counted on for large gatherings, especially during Lunar New Year celebrations. While it’s a positive sign that Jing Fong may survive in some form, the downscaling leaves Chinatown without a large banquet hall. The restaurant had kept a kitchen going even after the dining room went dark to support outdoor dining, takeout and delivery. Claudia Leo, the restaurant’s marketing manager, told the New York Post that Jing Fong would move to a 125-seat spot in late June, although she did not disclose the location. Cavernous and cacophonous, Jing Fong was the largest Chinese restaurant in Manhattan and had a casino-like atmosphere, where, under the dizzying lights of chandeliers, eager customers swallowed. Lee, Chinatown, Jing Fong, and Unfair Labor Practices, Asian American Policy Review, vol.

The dim sum destination and banquet venue closed its 800-seat dining room back in March, promising to find a new smaller location somewhere in the neighborhood. Jing Fong, once Chinatown’s largest restaurant, will completely vacate its space at 20 Elizabeth St. Customers lined up outside Jing Fong in February of 2021.