Golden Chow Mein Announces Closing

West 7th restaurant staple Golden Chow Mein announced on April 2 on Facebook that they were winding down operations and planning to close by the end of the year.

Long-time employee Mary Erjavec posted on Facebook that they didn’t have an exact date for closing yet, but expected it would be sometime in October of this year to coincide with their license renewal. 

“Qu will be 73 years old this fall,” Erjavec said in her statement. “He deserves a few years to enjoy life!” 

Golden Chow Mein has been a mainstay of Cantonese fare on West 7th for over three decades. Owner and chef Kwok Qu Ng opened the business, located at 1105 West 7th, in 1987. They celebrated the beginning of their 39th year of operation in early April.

“If Qu could be cloned, we could keep it going, but no one cooks like him!” Erjavec said.

Kwok owns the building, but no plans have been made yet for a sale or what may come next in the space at this point.