![]() The second generation would open a restaurant," said Lor, whose grandparents did own a laundry in Brockville. "The first generation would open a laundry. Lor said his mother and father were convinced that getting into the restaurant business was the way to advance in Canada. (Mario Carlucci/CBC) 'Different in a small town' Lor worked there as a child and then returned to run the restaurant after a career in engineering. Joe Lor's father opened the restaurant, formerly known as the New York Café, in 1930. So his parents thought they'd give it a try, and the rest is history. "The thought was people wouldn't go for authentic Chinese food," Lor said. But then, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, along came "chop suey" and the growing popularity of this North American take on Chinese dishes. And of course, there's a hamburger menu too.īut back in the day, according to Lor, the restaurant served exclusively North American food: lobster, roast beef and hot turkey sandwiches. The menu today features staples of Chinese-Canadian cuisine: lo meins, chow meins, and sweet and sour dishes. She'd done so since the late 1950s, after the death of her husband. Lor told CBC News he left his job as an engineer in the 1980s to help his mother, who was 80 years old at the time, run the restaurant. But one thing we never did was work in the kitchen for some reason," said Lor. "At first, we did the laundry downstairs, washing the tablecloths. The couple opened the restaurant in 1930, with Joe and his five sisters helping out as they became old enough. Lor, 80, is the son of original owners Leip and Agnes Lor. Last week, she even got to serve former owner Joe Lor. ![]() She found that family was at the heart of these establishments - and things are no different at the New York Restaurant, Yeung said. ![]() In Ann Hui's book Chop Suey Nation, the author drove across the country profiling small-town Chinese restaurants. and want to get closer to family in Toronto. They say they're done with working until 3 a.m. ![]() Alice and Louis Leung have sold the New York Restaurant in Brockville after 14 years of ownership. ![]()
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