Back in February of this year, I had post about the Mai-Mai. The owners of the Mai-Mai it was discovered were also the owners of the east side’s Chinee Villa. A few weeks ago, I was out for lunch, and pull into the plaza next to the old Chinee Villa. The building is still standing with it’s lettering on the facade, but it’s been closed for a while. This question goes out to the east-sider’s on here, when did the Chinee Villa close?
I noticed that two businesses in the neigbouring plaza, like vultures, have scavenged the Chinee Villa sign for their own purposes.
Anyone with any memories of the place? On the Mai-Mai post, Scott Hughes asked a good question, what is this City’s oldest Chinese Restaurant?
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I grew up on Rick Shaw chinese food. It was a great restaurant.
I went to the china villa way backin the 70's with my wife i can't remember how good the food was somone mentioned that the rickshaw on ouellette was closed i was just there thispast winter i honestly don'tknow how these chinese places manage to make any money i guess they survive on take out orders the Pagoda at pillette and wyandotte has the best food
what was the name of the chinese restaurant that was upstairs in the Norwich block i remember they had a fire and that kind of sealed there fate you had to climb one hell of a set of stairs toget to it
Was it the Paradise in the Norwich block?
Gary, I seem to remember one there called "The Forum"??
I remember my dad saying he was a friend of the son of the owner of the house of lee.. that would have been in the late 1940's early 1950's..
I thought Wyandotte St. W was where Chinatown started. Wouldn't the oldest Chinese Restaurant be on Wyandotte St in Chinatown? Perhaps, Jade Garden or one of the others on that street?
David, Jade is very new as it was the old Mission. Windsor's China community is too spread out. It if was more dense or more in one area it would make the 3rd best (IMO)China town in Canada.
Paula i believe your right the Paradise ya thats it! thank you
if i recall waaay back in the 60's there was a Lee's imperial house bar and grill at street level on pit and goyaeu street at the base ofthe parking garage i might be wrong