Hoy Wong

"I also miss Hoy Wong and Hop Shing restaurants, which were part of Chinatown for over 50 years." - Cathy Erway

"Hoy Wong, a 42-year-old Cantonese restaurant, closed in mid-February. It was one of the old timers that lined lower Mott Street. The decline in visitors was gradual due to gentrification, labor costs, and cheap prices. The fear of a then-remote disease had emptied the streets visibly." - Robert Sietsema

"Then I walked around the corner onto Mott Street and saw the shuttered storefront of the usually bustling Hoy Wong, one of Chinatown's oldest restaurants. Normally the window is filled with racks of roast duck, soy sauce chicken, and roast pork that make my mouth water and distract me from the dilapidated façade of the 100-plus-year old building. Hoy Wong was the real thing: a throwback to old Chinatown, part of the bedrock of restaurants and shops on which the Chinese community depends. It was one of my go-to spots for sandpot chicken or take-out roast pork. I loved the old-world atmosphere where customers were never rushed and the food was authentic and consistently delicious. Sarah Crowder" - Grace Young

"The 42-year-old Chinatown institution Hoy Wong has closed its doors. A handwritten sign on the restaurant’s door explained that the lease had expired and the owners decided to retire instead of re-signing." - Erika Adams