First Chinese restaurants in Sheffield

[hillsbro]

Hi zakes - yes, I think eccentricity must run in the family, but now I'm almost 70 (and Denise isn't far behind) so maybe we have an excuse to be eccentric! Mrs Hillsbro sends her good wishes and so do I.

[stpetre]

Old Tup it changed its name to Silver Dragon because there was already a Bluebird in the Wicker.We used to go in every Saturday night in the sixties and went in until it closed for good.Suited and booted tie and cuff links how times have changed.

 

Was the 'Bluebird' in the Wicker ? I thought the one there was the 'Peacock'.

[old tup]

There was one (Chinese restaurant) on Division St., near where the vacant land was (now developed) and on a street corner. As university students, we used to go there at lunch time and get a 3 course meal for 3/6d.

 

That was the Rickshaw,the last time I frequented that place I only just escaped in one piece !.Against my better judgement I was talked into a visit after a night on the town with a pal of mine famous for eating his meals and departing without payement!.This must have happened at the Rickshaw a lot because the way out was only opened when you paid at the till there or produced a receipt!.My car was parked on the waste ground opposite a way off,true to form my mate polished off his meal and pronounced"That was crap!".I said look I will pay but he wouldn,t be put off,up he stood walking casually through the packed resturaunt with me behind him !.He spoke to several diners wishing them goodnight all strangers to him,waiters too,at the door he thanked the Chinese chap for a nice meal who opened it for us!.Out we went ,as we reached halfway to the car the door burst open and three or four Chinamen wielding knives and clubs came charging after us!.We made the car I opened it and in we got locking the doors,I was juggling the keys for the ignition,I started up as they caught up banging on the roof and windows!.I drove off Chinamen flying everwhere,halfway home I told my mate don,t do that to me again,he didn,t bat an eye and asked if I could lend him ten bob for his bus fare to work next day,priceless!.

[Broakham]

I've seen no mention in this thread of a restaurant in the basement of the old Yorkshire Bank building on the corner of Haymarket and Commercial St. The entrance was down some external stairs on Commercial St. Wasn't this a Chinese restaurant?

[Jim Hardie]

I've seen no mention in this thread of a restaurant in the basement of the old Yorkshire Bank building on the corner of Haymarket and Commercial St. The entrance was down some external stairs on Commercial St. Wasn't this a Chinese restaurant?

 

Post #56. The Gambit.

[Broakham]

That's it Jim, thanks. -------> gets wallet and goes to Specsavers.

[juliavirago]

My father was a vet and visited a cafe in one of the small mining villages near Barnsley in the late 1950's. It was owned and run by a Chinese family, and was a small cafe cooking the usual sausage egg and chips and the like, but at the bottom of the menu were one or two Chinese dishes, whatever they were cooking for the family that day. It was a pretty tatty place, not the sort of surroundings you'd want to take your family for a nice dinner, but Dad used to phone them up and we would drive out there with half a dozen big pans and get them filled up for a "takeaway" of wonderful homecooked Chinese food - so my Dad always said he invented the first Chinese takeway in the area.........

[parkydave]

Was a small one at Firvale . Corner of Herries rd and Barnsley rd opp hospital , very early 60s or late 50s

[zakes]

When did the first Chinese Restaurant / chip shop open

 

Here is a shot of Golden Tiger restaurant at the junction of London Road / Abbeydale Road. 1972. Its wedged ‘atween Highfield Library and Trinity Church. The scaffolded Royal Hotel is to the right.

 

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This photo is of London Road – Boston Street in 1972. Note the mandarin shrift on the sign attached to the amusement arcade. Was there possibly an upstairs Chinese restaurant? If so, what was it called?

 

Suggestions:

 

- Man King?

- Ung Flung Dung?

- Gung ho?

 

 

TC Harrison’s far right, after Tiffany’s

 

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Ah’ve just discovered this, in this, in my extensive private library. Exactly where ‘Brenda’s’ now stands.

[Ontarian1981]

When did the first Chinese Restaurant / chip shop open

 

Here is a shot of Golden Tiger restaurant at the junction of London Road / Abbeydale Road. 1972. Its wedged ‘atween Highfield Library and Trinity Church. The scaffolded Royal Hotel is to the right.

 

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This photo is of London Road – Boston Street in 1972. Note the mandarin shrift on the sign attached to the amusement arcade. Was there possibly an upstairs Chinese restaurant? If so, what was it called?

 

Suggestions:

 

- Man King?

- Ung Flung Dung?

- Gung ho?

 

 

TC Harrison’s far right, after Tiffany’s

 

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Ah’ve just discovered this, in this, in my extensive private library. Exactly where ‘Brenda’s’ now stands.

You have now reminded me of the Bejing Olympics. They showed a TV traffic specialist on the rush hour news over there and they called hm Wong Wey:D