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 think that Chinee Villa has been closed for quite a few years now.
Not about Chinee Villa but the little plaza next to it; in the 1970's Louie's Barber Shop was where the Subway is now, and the current barber shop and Serenity were the offices of Mullins and Mullins Law Firm.
As far as Serenity looking like it's fallen on tough times (ME), I was in there yesterday and the owner is in the middle of renovating.
I was at the House Of Lee today, and the owner said it opened in 1963. Before, the House Of Lee, it was called the Maple Leaf (not sure if that was also a Chinese restaurant...maybe someone could chime in here)
Hey Joe-
Remember me? send an e-mail-I have been researching where my Mother lived in the 1920's-right down the street from the house we had on ? street-hope you are doing fine
John Middlesworth
concerning the old china town around park and chuch on the south side of park there used tobe a row of chinese grociers and on the sidewalk right where that apartment building is n/e corner there was a red star painted on the sidewalk for the longest time
I used to work across the street from the Rickshaw in the mid 1970s and my future husband and I had our first date there in December of 1975. We recently went back there for our 30th anniversary. I'm sad to hear that it's closed.
Wow this takes me way back. As a kid we would eat there quite often. We also really liked the Rickshaw and House of Lee. Sad to hear most of these places are closed.
Chinee Villa was originally owned by the Gan family. The food during their ownership was superb. It was operated from at least some time during the 70s, maybe longer. In the early 90s (foggy on time frames) the family sold it and after a few meals there we found a new place. The quality had deteriorated with the new ownership. I don't know who bought it from the Gans. Given the proximity to Grand Valley on Lauzon and the Pomegranate on Wyandotte there probably would have been no way to compete much longer with lesser quality food. It was an East End treasure in its heyday.