Another old neighborhood store "disappeared"!
In Wan Chai today, two connected small shops bid farewell to the neighbors on the same day, including the 45-year-old famous "Lucky King Fast Food Restaurant", which closed down gloriously. More than 100 neighbors and former regular customers flocked to the shop, and there was a long queue outside the shop , seize the last chance to taste the famous hand-made burgers and fried chicken spleen. Some parents even bring their children to remember the old Hong Kong time.
A neighbor who made a special trip to join us lamented, "It's such a pity that these Hong Kong-style fast food restaurants are no longer available!"
▼On February 25th, "Lejing Fast Food Restaurant" in Wanchai closed down with honor▼
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The last open "Le King Fast Food Restaurant" is located on the ground floor of No. 17 Burrows Street. It was opened by the owner surnamed Pan in 1978. It has a history of 45 years. Striped french fries and hand-made burgers, today, each hamburger only sells for 17 yuan, and chicken thigh fries sells for 34 yuan a piece. Buying a single fried chicken thigh only costs 14 yuan, which is 30% cheaper than the average fast food restaurant nowadays. to 50%, so it is very popular among the neighbors in the area.
Fast Food Triple Treasure has been sold for 45 years, and fans wait in a long queue to "check in" to say goodbye
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" arrived at the "Lejing Fast Food Restaurant" at noon today (25th). At that time, at least a dozen people were queuing up outside the restaurant to buy the most popular hand-made burgers, and there was an endless stream of people.
Due to the small space in the store, there are only two tables for diners to dine in, so many fans have to buy takeaway.
Meanwhile, the boss and employees of "Lucky View" are busy in the kitchen, packing the home-made burgers and soft drinks, etc., before handing them over to the customers.
As soon as many fans got the famous Hamburger, they immediately "eat with the camera" and held up the "trophy" and the time-honored signboard of "Lejing" outside the store to take pictures and "check in". Camera selfie, the scene is ruined.
A closing notice was posted in the Lejing store to bid farewell to the neighbors, hoping to see each other again.
"To Neighbors: Since its opening in 1978, Le King has served silently in Wanchai for nearly half a century. Due to the old age of the shop owner, our shop will be closed on February 25, 2023. I sincerely thank Neighbors for their support over the years! Farewell There is always a time, there is also a time for reunion, the green mountains do not change and the green water flows forever, we will meet again by fate!"
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" once asked the boss surnamed Pan about the graduation, but the boss was too busy to accept the interview.
However, a neighbor revealed to the reporter that the boss was resting at home because of his old age and the fact that the chef "Fat Boy" who was in charge of making fried noodles and fried rice accidentally injured his hand.
The neighbor said: "Many people like to eat his (fat boy's) stir-fried dishes, like fried doll noodles, but unfortunately they no longer have to eat his gestures."
Neighbors continued that the boss originally intended to "retire" by giving way, and some buyers came to negotiate, but the other party just wanted to buy the store name and time-honored signboard of "Lejing", which did not meet the boss' original intention, so the transaction fell through. In the end, "Le Jing" was honorably closed.
Neighbors become students, benevolent fans, father and son remember the memories of two generations of students
Today is the last business day of "Le King", and the boss will officially pull the shutters at 9:00 pm, marking a successful conclusion to the small shop that he has worked hard for nearly half a century with his own hands.
Many fans heard the news of the closure of the store and came to join in one after another, taking the last chance to taste the gesture of the boss and the taste of the old store.
Among them, Mr. Xu and his son are both old students of the famous Wah Yan College nearby. Mr. Mo said that when he was in middle school 40 years ago, he often came to patronize "Le King". The shop is an isolated snack shop, so the shop is huge, and the tables are side tables that are installed on the wall and can be pulled apart, and can be folded back after use. At that time, we had to stand on food racks!"
Mr. Xu also said that the cheap food at "Le King" is definitely a "gift to the poor", especially for middle school students who don't have much pocket money, it is a "medical savior".
Take him as an example. When he has money at the beginning of the month, he would go to the western restaurant opposite to have a good meal. But in the middle or end of the month, when he has spent a lot of pocket money, he would come to "Le Jing" to buy Fried chicken thighs and rice to satisfy hunger. A box of rice used to cost about 3 or 4 yuan, but now it costs 30 to 40 yuan. He said with a smile: "It turned out to be much more expensive!"
However, Mr. Xu said frankly that since he graduated from middle school, he has not patronized "Le King" again. Unexpectedly, the habit of his previous student days was passed down to his son unconsciously, and it was his son who told him that "Le King" is graduating today. , It is suggested that the two fathers and sons come together to remember the memories of the two generations of students.
The son of Mr. Xu, who is currently studying in university, said that because his alma mater is near "Lejing", he often comes here when he is studying. like.
He was deeply saddened that this old store was about to end. On this day, both father and son bought hand-made burgers to taste.
Neighbors sighed: I am so surprised that I will not return to this old Hong Kong old taste
Another Wanchai neighbor, Mr. Wu, is a regular customer of "Le King" almost every week, so he made a special trip to join us today.
He does not deny that he loves these old Hong Kong-style fast food restaurants full of human touch and flexibility, and the neighbors just love to savor these human touch.
He explained: "For example, when I order fried doll noodles, basically I can fry them with any dish, and I can make my own decisions about what I want to eat. These are the characteristics of old Hong Kong-style fast food restaurants. Lejing's hand-made burgers At the same time, there is a big difference between fast food chains, and the sauce tastes so different, I really don’t want to go back to the shelf!”
As for Mr. Mo, a family of four who came to join in the show, he also sighed: "In the past few years, many old restaurants in Wanchai have closed down one after another. Of course, I feel that it is a pity. Now there are fewer and fewer old-fashioned fast food restaurants." He told the reporter. Pointing to the location of the false ceiling in the "Looking" store, a series of picture frames were installed, all of which were pictures of food and drinks full of traces of time. Mark, be sure to recognize the frame, there are frames all around!” Mr. Mo also pointed out that a pair of young sons told him that they were very sad to lose this old shop. He said: “Even two This guy knows how to talk about it so carefully, I was so surprised that I couldn’t return to this old-fashioned old Hong Kong taste..."
As for the "Wai Qiong Snacks" connected to "Lucky View", a closing notice was posted on the storefront, hoping to have the opportunity to reunite with the neighbors in the future.
It is understood that this small food shop has been in business for about 26 years. The owner of the store has "divided" the original "Le Jing" storefront. It sells street snacks such as car noodles, fish balls, and siu mai. It is home-cooked and affordable. Attract neighbors in the area to patronize.
Now the owner of "Lok King" has announced that he is going to retire, so "Wai Qiong" also bid farewell to the neighbors on the same day due to the expiration of the lease.
However, the proprietress of "Wei Qiong" surnamed Li said that she is currently looking for a shop with a reasonable rent and hopes to serve her neighbors again. However, the rent in Wan Chai is not cheap, and she hopes to open again in the same district as much as possible.
Residents of "Wei Qiong" came to patronize as usual today, but because the owner said that he would definitely reunite with the neighbors, there was no special increase in the number of customers who came to join in for the time being.
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