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· Iris Jung
NYC restaurant named ‘Thai Food Near Me’ goes viral
A Thai restaurant in New York City has gone viral on Twitter for its clever branding. When looking for a bite to eat, it is common for smartphone users to turn to Google and search for food “near me.” One Thai restaurant apparently attempted to take advantage of such search…
· Ryan General
Seattle teriyaki restaurant reopened by family in memory of owner killed during robbery
A teriyaki restaurant in Seattle has reopened over two months after its owner was shot and killed during an armed robbery. Hansoo Kim, the father of South Korean singer-songwriter Sam Kim, sustained a gunshot to the chest after jumping in front of one of the robbers to protect…
· Ines Shin
Tokyo ramen restaurant bans customers from watching videos on their phones
Debu-chan, a ramen restaurant in Tokyo’s “ramen battlefield,” recently implemented a new rule banning customers from watching videos on their phones while dining. Kota Kai, the restaurant’s owner, implemented the ban last month after he noticed that customers who were watching…
· Michelle De Pacina
2 diners in Japan arrested for dipping their chopsticks into restaurant’s communal container
Police in Japan have arrested two men accused of contaminating a communal container of pickled ginger at a popular beef bowl restaurant chain as part of a prank. On Sept. 29, 2022, Toshihide Oka, 34, recorded Ryu Shimazu, 35, shoveling pickled ginger from a condiment container…
· Ryan General
Bangkok, Singapore and Tokyo eateries rule list of 50 best restaurants in Asia
Thailand secured the most number of entries at the 2023 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards, including the very top spot taken by an eatery in Bangkok. Thai modern kitchen Le Du by renowned chef Thitid “Ton” Tassanakajohn climbed three places from its fourth position last year to…
· Carl Samson
NYC Koreatown restaurant shut down after couple reports they found dead rat in soup
A restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown was shut down Wednesday following an inspection triggered by a customer’s report of a dead rat in soup delivered to their home over the weekend. Eunice Lucero-Lee and her husband ordered sogogi gukbap — a spicy beef soup dish — on Saturday…
· Carl Samson
2 arrested and charged for burglarizing Chinese restaurant in South Carolina
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with a burglary that left a Chinese restaurant in South Carolina ransacked over the weekend. Donte Ward, 38, and Jarrod Green, 37, were each charged with second-degree burglary for the incident at Asian Garden at 3971 Rivers…
· Carl Samson
New video shows mob of masked teens in elevator after trashing Queens Chinese restaurant
New York police have released a new surveillance video of the mob of masked individuals who ransacked a Chinese restaurant in Queens on March 4. Surveillance footage published on Thursday shows 17 teens cramming themselves into an elevator just after trashing Fish Village on the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Mob of masked teens trash Chinese restaurant in Queens, causes $20,000 in damages
Police are searching for a mob of masked vandals who barged in and trashed a seafood restaurant in Queens, New York. On March 4, a group of teenagers took an elevator to the third floor of a corner mall in College Point and stormed into the Fish Village restaurant, wildly…
· Bryan Ke
This Malaysian restaurant puts croissants on ramen and people are losing it
Several Instagram users were left in stitches after the owner of Ramen Bar Shi Shi Do, a ramen spot in Malaysia, announced its newest dish: the “Croissant Ramen Bowl.” Instagram user and chef Shozo Kamizato (@menya_shishido), whose restaurant is located in the Malaysian city of…
· Daniel Anderson
Oldest Chinese restaurant in US, oldest restaurant in Hawaii win James Beard America’s Classics awards
The James Beard Foundation announced two Asian-owned eateries as recipients of its 2023 America’s Classics Award on Thursday. This distinction recognizes locally owned restaurants whose culinary contributions are beloved by their communities.
· Michelle De Pacina
Los Angeles Chinatown restaurant asks for help after being hit with $13,000 gas bill
A Chinatown restaurant in Los Angeles is asking for support after they received a gas bill exceeding $13,000. In an interview with NBC4, Judy Chen, the owner of Hop Woo BBQ and Seafood Restaurant on 845 N Broadway, said she might have to close down her family business due to…
· Carl Samson
Thief wanted for stealing cash, iPads from New York Asian restaurant
Police in Whitesboro, New York, are looking for an individual accused of breaking into and stealing from a local Asian restaurant earlier this week. The incident, which was caught on security cameras, occurred at Karma Asian Fusion Cuisine in Whitestown Plaza at around 9 a.m. on…
· Michelle De Pacina
A daughter’s video of her father waiting in their empty restaurant has TikTok users flocking to support the business
A Vietnamese restaurant in California went viral after the owner’s daughter shared a video of her father waiting for customers in their empty business on TikTok. Jennifer Lee, 21, was reportedly home from graduate school and helping her parents at their family business, Lee’s…
· Ryan General
‘Animal Crossing’ player designs drool-worthy ramen restaurant in-game
One imaginative gamer designed an authentic-looking ramen restaurant on the in-game island of “Animal Crossing: New Horizons.” The player, who goes by the u/LunarisLux on Reddit, shared a screenshot of their creation on the r/AnimalCrossing subreddit and generated an…
· Michelle De Pacina
COVID-related stigma cost Asian restaurants in US $7.4 billion in lost revenue: study
A new study reveals that COVID-related stigma cost Asian American restaurants over $7.4 billion in lost revenue in 2020. As anti-Chinese sentiment rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from Boston College, the University of Michigan and Microsoft Research studied the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Arkansas’s secretary of state posts prank call of 2 Chinese restaurants to his Facebook
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston shared a video of a prank call involving two Chinese restaurants on his personal Facebook page last week. In a now-deleted post, the Republican official shared a video of a man calling two Chinese restaurants on separate phones to have…
· Bryan Ke
Ye mocked for dining with white supremacist at Japanese restaurant
Twitter users mocked Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, after a picture of him having dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes was shared on Monday. The picture was reportedly taken at Matsutake Sushi and Steak in Frederick, Maryland, after Ye, walked out of a "Timcast IRL"…
· Michelle De Pacina
3 men arrested for robbing California Thai restaurant and attempting to kidnap property owner
Three men were captured on surveillance footage breaking into and burglarizing a Thai Tuk Tuk restaurant in Corona, California, on Thursday. When the building’s property owner tried to intervene in the robbery, the men allegedly pointed a gun to her head and attempted to take…
· Bryan Ke
Singaporean TikToker breaks down after seeing older diners eating alone in restaurant
A Singaporean influencer and her companion became teary-eyed in a video shared on Wednesday after seeing a number of elderly Japanese people eating alone in a ramen restaurant. Taylor told AsiaOne that she has a soft spot for the elderly and often finds herself feeling sad…