Trivia note here: before it became Kam Lok. it was Yee Jun, a Beatnik and hippie favorite. I personally consider this venue to be the oldest continuously operated Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, even though it technically isn’t because of a change in ownership and name. It has operated in the same subterranean space serving the same type of food with the same attitude since 1885, with the Yee Jun/Kam Lok changeover occurring in 1978. I posted some background on the lovable joint in an earlier thread.
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