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Chinatown, Madeira Beach, FL (restaurant)

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Name:Chinatown
Type:restaurant
Street:368 150th Avenue
City:Madeira Beach
State:FL
Zip:
country:USA
Phone:
Status:defunct

Description:

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This place may have been pre Tiki, but still sounded interesting and maybe was tikified at a later point?

Chinatown was opened in December 1956 by Bill Wong and was said to serve a fascinating menu of authentic Chinese and Polynesian delicacies, with a rare assortment of flaming dishes and intriguing tropical drinks. One dish was called Shrimp Fantasia, which was flaming shrimp served in a pineapple shell. It was staffed entirely by Polynesian personnel. Bill Wong had been associated with Chinese restaurants from the Pacific to Atlantic Coasts and was a nephew of Ruby Foo, famed Chinese restauranteur. Chinatown could hold 200 people and had a separate cocktail lounge.

Here's a 1957 ad I found :down:

That's about all I got.

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