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Derek Wu Moves Uptown, But Ownership Has Not Changed at Wu’s Wonton King

Wu's Wonton King, the Cantonese restaurant at 165 East Broadway, has been popular with both locals and food critics since it opened in 2016. A year-and-a-half after its debut, The New York Times published a glowing review, which noted,...

Now Open: Wu’s Wonton King in Former Wing Shoon Space on East Broadway

There’s new life for the storefront at 165 East Broadway that once housed the legendary Garden Cafeteria and Cantonese standby Wing Shoon Seafood Restaurant. Wu’s Wonton King opened today at the intersection of East Broadway and Rutgers Street. The space...

Wing Shoon on East Broadway Shuttered by Marshal

t appears the city marshal has taken possession of Wing Shoon Seafood Restaurant at 165 E. Broadway. The gates are down and an official notice posted on the door today. A marshal’s notice generally indicates the landlord has called...

Wing Shoon Closed by Health Department

Yesterday we mentioned reader reports indicating that Wing Shoon, the restaurant at 165 East Broadway, had apparently been shut down by the Health Department. Now details from the most recent inspection have popped up online.  The city ordered the...

Another Look: Garden Cafeteria Revisited

Sometimes it's surprising what can be unearthed in an old shoe box or in the deep recesses of your computer hard drive. A reader of The Lo-Down sent along this photo she snapped in 2005 on the corner of...

Wing Shoon

In the former home of the legendary Garden Cafeteria, this old-school Cantonese restaurant does a reasonably decent job with dim sum, barbecued meats and seafood dishes. The price is right. Downside: they don't deliver. 165 East Broadway, at Rutgers 212-780-0238 Hours: 7am-11pm Menu
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