King Yum

Last Sunday, Uncle Glenn and Joan took Matt and I out for dinner to King Yum. To our surprise, we saw a notice stating that Jimmy Eng passed away. It's currently in the news:
http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/01/king_yum_patriarch_jimmy_eng_dies_at_87.html

King Yum is one of those old school Chinese restaurants that they don't make anymore. It reminds me of Dragon Sea Restaurant out in Franklin Square, LI where my grandfather worked oh so long ago. That restaurant closed down back in the 80s but it brings a smile to my face every time I reminisce about the Tiki decor, the wishing fountain, the bar where I would have a soda with the little umbrella...

Now hearing about Jimmy Eng, it's sad. It's true that he would go over to your table as a good host would and check to see if everything was okay. I would assume that one of the following will happen -
close the restaurant for good
sell the restaurant to new ownership and keep the name
sell the restaurant and change the name.

His wake will be held in Chinatown next week at Ng Fook which is one of the funeral parlors on Mulberry Street. Not to be mistaken by Wah Wing Sang which my Uncle Biu's wake was held last month.