Shun Lee Palace
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| Established | 1971 |
| Street address | 155 East 55th Street, between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 10022 |
Shun Lee Palace is a Chinese restaurant located at 155 East 55th Street, between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.[1] It claims to be the birthplace of orange beef. It opened in 1971. One year later, Shun Lee Palace's master chef T.T. Wang and partner Michael Tong opened Hunan Restaurant at 845 Second Avenue,[2][3][4] the first Hunan restaurant in the country, paving the road for others.
General Tso's chicken, crisp sea bass Hunan style and crisp orange flavored beef are all attributed to chef Wang at Hunan Restaurant.
In a 2003 interview, proprietor Michael Tong estimated that 70% of his clientele is
Locations
They have a second location on the
The original Shun Lee Dynasty opened at 900 Second Avenue at 48th Street in 1965. The chef was Wang Ching-Ting, who was discovered by a Chinese ambassador and later came to the US as a cook at the Chinese Embassy in Washington, DC. The restaurant interior was designed by mid-century designer Russel Wright, who designed every element of the restaurant including the china, which was produced by Sterling China Company as their Polynesian pattern.
See also
References
- ^ "Shun Lee Palace". Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Sheraton, Mimi (May 26, 1978). "East Side palace with mandarin tastes. Shun Lee Palace". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Reichl, Ruth (August 25, 1995). "Restaurants". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ISBN 9780062045911. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Witchel, Alex (December 17, 2003). "For Some, It's a Very Moo Shu Christmas". The New York Times.
Further reading
- "The Story Behind Manhattan's Original Fine-Dining Chinese Restaurant". The New York Times. September 25, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- "A Pioneer in Manhattan Merges Three Cuisines of China". The New York Times. January 11, 1995. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- New York Times review
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