Kent's Kitchen Closing on April 30, 2023 (Chinatown Restaurant Closing) Reopens As Tatos Kitchen

A mainstay of Vancouver's Chinatown is closing Sunday, April 30, 2023. This popular restaurant has been serving huge portions of delicious Chinese food for over 40 years. They have an extensive selection of Chinese food served at value prices for the residents of Chinatown and beyond. I have been eating at this restaurant since the 1990's.
Before the Pandemic, Kent's Kitchen had eat in dining. With any order of food, customers can help themselves to free traditional Chinese soup and Chinese tea. I have even seen people come in for free soup without ordering anything.
This restaurant is known to help Chinese seniors living in Chinatown. They also help impoverished people in the area by providing value for those with limited budgets.
The food is high quality. Most likely their meats and produce are bought from other local merchants in Chinatown. Today I had the sweet and sour pork and the tofu puff stir fry on steamed rice. The sweeet and sour pork is as tasty as any restaurant in the city. They include bellpeppers in the sweet and sour sauce, which a lot of high end Chinese restaurants don't.
The tofu puff stir fry include mushrooms and Chinese mushrooms, which a lot of high end Chinese restaurants don't.
I will surely miss going to Kent's Kitchen after they close on April 30, 2023.
Update, Kent's Kitchen has Reopened as Tatos Kitchen. The food they serve is pretty good. Give them a try!

[@maxineschleger]

Thank you for documenting this.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

You're very welcome. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@alvinjohnston4565]

Sorry to see you guys go. I've been going there for 35 years, you'll be missed thanx for the memories and munchies.

[@cupidok2768]

I wanna go ti Canada

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I heard they are reopening soon. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@sfung7454]

Thanks for posting the video. My Mom loved it and after she died, my brother kept going. I will miss it too.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Treasure the good memories, especially with your mom and brother. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@rubyshoes1032]

Such a shame to lose a local favourite. I wish them a happy and healthy retirement❤

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, it is a shame they are closing. The restaurant next door, Gain Wah Restaurant, closed down a few months ago due to a fire. I thought, at least we still have Kent's Kitchen. Now they're shutting down too. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@paulvon2378]

I will miss this place. Sad to see them go

[@LivingLife128]

Van Chinatown been dying a slow death ever since richmond opened . when i was young in 80's , used to go to van couple times a month. its changed a lot the last 40 years

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

You are correct. It has been going downhill for a long time. When the new St Paul's Hospital is built in a few years, Chinatown will be gentrified. Chinatown will exist in name only with few traditional Chinese establishments. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@mastercheif878]

As another Chinese living in the west I feel for your community. Best of luck to you guys in the future!

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Much appreciated. Wishing you all the best as well.

[@dyrectory_com]

Thanks for sharing your video and the news of the closing... this was new to me. Sad to hear of the closing.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

You're very welcome. Thanks for checking out my video. I'm hearing of new developments. Stay tuned

[@jordanw8382]

Very sad to hear. It was a university staple during my years as a starving student at UBC in the late 90s. $3.50 to $4.00 for a giant take-out box stuffed full of goodness that would last 2 meals or sometimes more. Those were some good times in Chinatown. I can't even recognize the place anymore.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I remember the portions were a lot larger in the 1990's than they are now. Almost all the restaurants are gone now. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@jordanw8382]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Very sad. I used to practice kung fu a couple doors down above the Gee How Oak Tin Association next to Gain Wah Restaurant. I heard that's gone. My old longtime favourite Goldstone is gone. Maxim is gone. The 80s and 90s were memorable times in Chinatown.

[@RonEntropy]

Sounds like another, I’m packing up and moving to Texas story… what’s going on with this world?! 😢 Hopefully Kent’s Kitchen will thrive so much when in Texas and come back to Canada when times are good again.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Hopefully there will be a new operator at this location. Stay tuned. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@hermangouw]

I can relate the sad feelings. It happened down under in Sydney Chinatown during the lockdown. 3 famous Chinese restaurants which had been in business since the 70's and 80's finally closed down. I used to go there quite often in 1989, the 90's and early 2000's. Very sad indeed.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

For sure, very sad. We had 3 restaurants close in Chinatown within the last few months. Covid played a big part of it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@milkteafanclub3592]

Being a regular at one of your long time favorites is one of the best things in life. To have that piece of your life no longer there surely is heartbreaking. But do cherish the good memories and all the experiences related.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Thanks for sharing your words of wisdom. Good memories for sure. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Wow! The food is great

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I miss their food already. I'll have to go to their other take-out place. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@wc4109]

I lived in Vancouver Chinatown during my younger days, came here regularly... food was quite good for the cheap price... Will miss this Chinatown icon... just like Hon's...

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I hear what you're saying. Almost all the old restaurants and eateries are gone now. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@tonicman2]

I use to work at Vikon supermarket in chinatown and go to Kent's kitchen for lunch. Will miss that place, at least they still have the Victoria drive location.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Part of the attraction of the Kent's Kitchen is people could sit down and chat with each other. The Victoria Drive location is good for take out once in awhile and the odd time I sit outside and have a little lunch in the outside tables near the big parking lot. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Tha nks for viewing my video.

[@kevykev555]

Ah this is really sad, it's my most memorable stop when I visited Vancouver in 2009... I still think about that place regularly...

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I know how you feel. I've been to different cities and some restaurants still stay in my memory. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@Jim-nt7xy]

Always sad when a longstanding Lo Wah Que institution closes. Many of these old timer institutions have stayed open in NYC Chinatown partly because they own the building, and the restaurant also offers new immigrants a place to work. Best of luck to Kent's Kitchen.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, it's sad when these restaurants are closing. There's not too many old timer restaurants are left in Chinatown. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@alexchainey.]

Would not be surprise if Kents opens up soon; hopefully in Rmd or Bby.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

A viewer of this video said there are new owners already for this restaurant. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@jimrudolph2864]

The guy who threw his Chinese food on the ground didn’t like it, but the birds loved it.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

That's for sure. I heard shrieking noises and I was amazed how fast the birds gathered. They also believe in sharing. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@JJj-mk4ws]

I never get bored of tofu! 🤩🥰🤩

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Great to hear. It's great a ingredient to add to many dishes. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@JesusIsReal925]

It's just like when quans kitchen closed down in Massachusetts

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

So sad it is happening everywhere.

[@DCharles-fb5vk]

Hi Dan, may I ask what Dialect you are speaking, I worked for Lucky 97 market in Edmonton alberta, I got to learn different dialects, I can tell you speak Chinese, can't determine if it is Mand or Cant

[@LivingLife128]

Toisanese .

[@DCharles-fb5vk]

@@LivingLife128 Really? I havent heard of that Dialect, thank you

[@LivingLife128]

@@DCharles-fb5vk its a sub dialect of canto . toi san folk were some of the earliest chinese to go to other countries to work .

[@DCharles-fb5vk]

@@LivingLife128 ahh, thank you, i recognized the dialect, I worked and grew up in china town in the 80s and 90s, Edmonton Alberta. I knew if you spoke wrong dialect to some people, they got offended

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I speak the Four Counties dialect from Southern China, known as the "Sai Yip " dialect. It is considered a sub dialect of Cantonese. The four counties were Toisan, Hoiping, Yinping and Sunwui. Basically it' is four counties, speaking one dialect. You can break it down further and say each of the four counties is a sub dialect but they are close enough that we can understand each other. Toisan and Hoiping are so similar a lot of people can't distinguish the 2, including myself. When I was in China, people can tell the difference. Sorry to confuse you. Even when the City of Vancouver was doing their apology to Chinese Canadians in 2018, they had no idea what was what. I had to explain it to them. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@DeanNoble14748]

Too bad Kuen Gai closed in Tong Yun Guy. There's always the Kent's Kitchen on Victoria which is still open. I was going to visit Vancouver and Kent's Kitchen in Chinatown last week but I chickened out due to travel anxiety. I have an anxiety disorder. I guess I'll ever be able to visit Kent's Kitchen ever again. I used to go all the time when I lived in Vancouver. The last time I visited KK was in 2011.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Sorry to hear about your travel anxiety. Probably made a lot worse with the Pandemic. Kent's Kitchen in Chinatown was one of a kind restaurant. I like it when you could order roast pork or duck, as one of the items selected. I can't remember if they charged extra, but they probably did. Thanks for checking out my video. I do hope you get a chance to travel again in the future. Best of luck.

[@604Jimmy]

There is still the Kent's Kitchen on Victoria. Everytime someone mentions Kent's, I always have to double check to make sure they don't mean Ken's Kitchen on Kingsway :)

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, the Kent's Kitchen on Victoria Drive is still there but I wish it had an indoor eating area. The people who bought Ken's sure didn't have much luck when they bought the restaurant just before the start of the Pandemic. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@yohan2437]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Also, I believe they stopped selling BBQ meats like duck, chicken, pork etc. on Victoria. It's too bad really.

[@susieangelo6410]

Hi Dan, many "hole in the wall" restaurants has the best food and could custom the menu to your liking. You name it, they'll make it even if it's not on the menu. 💜

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

That's good advice. I've never done that before. There were a few times where I see some really fresh meat or seafood I could have asked my favorite hole in the wall restaurant to cook. Unfortunately that restaurant closed down. But I'll keep in mind your suggestion. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@willn8664]

Why did the rent go up?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

That's what they said but there was no explantion. Anyway, there's a new owner here and they're going to reopen soon. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@reuploadify]

This was in my recommendations. So I'm just finding out it's closed 6 days later 😞

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I just saw a sign saying they are reopening soon. Stay tuned. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@banzaiburger9589]

I wonder if they have kids, but they are not willing to take over the business? That happens sometimes. Food looks delicious

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

The owner was pretty private guy so I can't really say. The food was always pretty good and half price or more than most Chinese restaurants. Thanks for chking out my video.

[@larck888]

We got amazing Chinese restaurants in Vancouver, Richmond & Burnaby 😀 so to me it’s not a big deal. I think the last time I’ve pass by Chinatown was 10 years ago 🤔

[@bubbalo3388]

Vancouver's Chinatown is basically gone. Everything basically shutdown or went to Richmond and it's not the same. Vancouver's Chinatown back in the day was fun because you can walk it and it was full of places to wander to. In Richmond everything is scattered and you can't walk it like Vancouver's. Also everything is expensive now. Well it's like that pretty much everywhere now I guess. Well anyways Vancouver's Chinatown area is taken over by homeless people also just like Seattle. Not much old school Chinese places anymore which is also sad. Pretty soon Seattle's Chinatown will pretty much disappear also. The politicians and people trying to protect homeless people and criminals without any solutions are a big problem along with the high taxes.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

A lot of people don't go to Vancouver's Chinatown anymore. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

When the new St. Paul's Hospital is finished in a few years, Chinatown will be gentrified. They will also tear down the Georgia Viaduct bridge so there will be a new area popping up. Chinatown will be still be there but very few Chinese people will be living there. I heard they tried to put up a large homeless shelter in Seattle. It was stopped but is that still on the agenda? Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@bubbalo3388]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV the plan was to expand an existing smaller one. People in the community spoke up in opposition and the city backed down. The city probably thought it would be easy because of the older Chinese un the community. But nonetheless with the pandemic, homelessness in and around the area, crime high taxes, late night metered parking etc. There isn't much left in Chinatown. And with all the new residential buildings going up thus driving up rent likely also. Also most Chinese opening up new businesses now are doing it on the Easside to more affluental clientele where they don't have the crime and homeless problems like Seattle does.

[@rareneedle]

You’ll hear it here first: Kent’s Kitchen Chinatown is not closing down. Just wait a couple more days.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Thanks for the update. Another viewer is saying the same thing. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@thompson7271]

We had an amazing huge dimsum banquet restaurant in san francisco chinatown that i use to go to but it closed too. Theres only like 2 dim sum restaurants left in san francisco chinatown and one of them is the one obama went to a few hears ago. I think of the main reasons of gentification. A very slowing tide of immigration from china which was one of the main people that america and also probbaly canada in the early 1900s and 1800s. Without this no one is going to maintain the tradition

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Hard to imagine there's only 2 dim sum restaurants in your Chinatown. When I was in San Francisco for a dragonboat competition, we had a banquet in a large Chinese restaurant. I can't remember the name but it was upstairs. This was about 13 years ago. Most of the teams didn't show up for this function so I'm sure a lot of the food was dumped out. I went to visit our family association building. The address was written down as Was Hington Street. I bought a whole bunch of Chinese pastries from a bakery on Grant Street to take to the family association members. I couldn't find the address, so I ate a lot of the Chinese pastries and gave the rest to a street person. The next day I went back looking for the address and realized it was Washington Street I was looking for. I also miss going to the original Sam Wo Restaurant with the pulley dumb waiters to serve the food upstairs, as well as the small bar on Grant Avenue. I think I have more nostalgia for San Francisco's Chinatown than I have for Vancouver's Chinatown. Our Chinatown is in really bad shape now. A group of Chinatown business people went on a tour of your Chinatown a few months ago to learn how to better operate our Chinatown. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@dtang3288]

Where's this place? Town city country???

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

It's in Vancouver in Canada. I'll try and put the city next time I post a video. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@tammylovesmakeup]

Why is it that they are closing?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I initially heard that they were closing because the rent was going up by 30 percent and the property tax was up 10.7 percent. Then I saw the notice on the window saying they were closing because of a shortage of workers. Probably couldn't afford to pay the workers because as IML was saying, the margins were very thin.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I agree, the thin margins made it very difficult to stay open. The official notice on the window said they had a shortage of workers. The cooks were probably paid as much as cooks in most restaurants but they couldn't increase their prices much. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@mikeyboy3054]

I live in Thailand now, Dan, as Ive said before on one of your videos. I used to live on Keefer Street ny Andy Livingstone Park and would occasionally walk down the street to Kent's Kitchen. I laughed when you said a girl once wouldn't go in with you because I thought of my own first experience. I wasn't sure about it but not only was it busy but it was filled with construction workers so I knew it had to be good and a decent price. Vancouver is losing it's soul a little bit at a time. Especially Chinatown. But every expat I meet here in Thailand regardless of from what country says the same thing about their homes.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Thanks for sharing your experience at Kent's Kitchen. Have you gone to the Chinatown in Bangkok? When I was there, I missed a chance to go to their Chinatown because it was closed that day. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@mikeyboy3054]

Of course I've been to Bangkok's Chinatown. It's an absolute must when in the city. The only problem is deciding what to eat!

[@monmac1165]

There's a branch on Victoria and 41st st.....beside London Drugs

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, I have been there a few times. The selection is smaller. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@SoMuchMore69]

I live in Montreal and visited this place once when my mom brought me there. Oddly enough, the restaurant has the same name as me. Delicious food, very generous portions and great price.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Great to hear you got a chance to eat at Kent's Kitchen. I miss going to Schwartz's Smoked Meat in Montreal. Also I liked that All You Can Eat Restaurant in your Chinatown. I was so impressed because they served black vinegar pig's feet. Also, there was another Chinese restaurant I like in your Chinatown. The food was delicious and the prices inexpensive. They served a tasty jiu yim prawns and their daily soup had lots of meat. I can't remember the name except it was near an alley. I asked a merchant in Chinese where the restaurant was. He said in English he didn't speak Chinese. I think he thought I was a Chinese gangster. Thanks for checking out my video Kent.

[@jasonreviews]

damn man. chinese food is cheap in canada. It's like at least 15-20 here still in LA....

[@hermangouw]

What about for tipping?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Some places are still pretty cheap here but hardly any beef dishes served as one of the selections. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

No tipping required. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@Religious_man]

Oh no. That's a shame. I've been eating Chinese food since I was a little boy. It's so good and I love almost everything Asian. Everything in life is temporary.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

This place only lives in my memory now. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@Alex.8081]

NO DRAMA LAMA..!!!! NOT Closing AT ALL! I spoke with the NEW OWNER that took over and they are renovating place as we speak! The restaurant will be open in about 2 weeks or so under "NEW Kent's Kitchen" ! Now go make a New KZbin Video Video and Thanks me Later! LOL

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I thank you right now. I'd better hurry and post my latest video on Kent's Kitchen from the day on Sunday. For sure, stay tuned for another KZbin on the NEW Kent's Kitchen. Thanks for the update. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@jordanw8382]

Wonder if it'll come back with things 6x the price as it was before.

[@tammylovesmakeup]

We also need a story time as to why the girl refused to go in with you?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

She took one look at the place and wasn't impressed with the cleanliness of the place. Although there were some interesting stories about her, this incident isn't much of a story. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@tammylovesmakeup]

Yes, it doesn’t very clean.

[@tammylovesmakeup]

But please do a story time of the interesting things about that girl. I am very much interested in hearing those

[@tammylovesmakeup]

@@Gary_Barry Yeah women are too curious. I still wanna know 🤪

[@tammylovesmakeup]

@@Eva_la_Diva most of us are. Actually most people are

[@wjkwjk3484]

I have never been there. Too late now. I am a vegetarian, I can choose certain items, I guess. Now it is closed. 🥺

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I heard they are reopening soon. Stay tuned. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@greenmogs5629]

Why are they closing

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

When the news came out, they said it was because the rent was going up by 30 percent and the property tax was going up by 10.7 percent. The notice on the window said they had a shortage of workers. Probably the cost of workers played into their decision to close. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@tca6731]

Why are they closing down?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I heard in the news that they were closing down because the rent was going up 30 percent and the property tax was going up 10.7 percent. On the window, there was a notice saying they had trouble finding workers. Now there is a sign saying they will opening soon. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@ohitsmochi]

To lady that refused to come in this store knew wassup

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

She liked the food when I bought it as take out. She took one look in the restaurant and said she's not going in there. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@BBBoy990]

If his girlfriend wanted a high class place to eat, she should have gone to Zippy's. It is what it is. I remember went Kent's was Ken's in Chinatown cultural plaza back in the 80's. Owned by brothers, Ken's still open next to Royal Kitchen and Hong Kong Noodle House. Only time before it closes too. Children dont want to do this kind of work anymore, once grandma, grandpa pass away, these iconic places are all closing. So sad.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, very sad. Restaurant work is very hard and often the younger generation don't want to carry on. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@williamzander4732]

That food looks old . I want mine fresh .

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, I like mine fresh too. That's why I waited for the fresh sweet and sour pork. Usually I wait until they replenish an empty tray. If they just dump the fresh food on top, they'll did up the old food from the bottom. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@willychua7887]

change business module because of more deliveries needed

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

For sure, change is needed to keep up with ongoing circumstances. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@ytpiano9]

I remember this store. The women who worked on the counter were so rude and unpolite.

[@trueKENTUCKY]

Lmao

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Some are but some are very nice. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@willyhwang1059]

hope they open somewhere else

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Just heard they are reopening in the same location soon. Stay tuned. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@inquisitvem6723]

The real question is, do you still keep in touch with that girl?😂

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

We remained friends for a few years after she moved to Vancouver Island. I lost touch with her after that.

[@DamienYuen7718]

Very sad. 🙁

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, sad to see them close. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@DeanNoble14748]

Have you ever gone to Don Mee dim sum and Chinese restaurant in Victoria BC? The prices are very steep. I went there and had 4 plates of dim sum and it came to $53 including taxes and tip. The dim sum at Don Mee is $9 to $14 a plate. It is made on premises and not store prepackaged dim sum. At the Walled City in Hong Kong, sing jje, they used to have dim sum for one penny per piece of dim sum. You could have a real feast for 50 cents. Hopefully it wasn't made from dog or cat otherwise, ugh.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I haven't been to Victoria in a long time so I can't remember for sure if I've been there. Probably not. Dim sum is very expensive these days. Sometimes I prefer just to go out for dinner because the price of those little dim sum dishes add up very quickly. I find the Walled City history very interesting. I would have liked to go there. I had a 50 cent dim sum on the street breakfast in Hoiping, China a few years ago, but that Walled City dim sum beats it hands down. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@valerieneal2747]

YOUR REMARK ABOUT DIM SUM HOPEFULLY "NOT BEING MADE FROM DOG OR CAT" IS VERY UNNECESSARY, IGNORANT AND RACIST. I'D LIKE TO THINK PEOPLE HAVE BETTER UPBRINGING BUT I GUESS NOT. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF.

[@sharkmun]

I wouldn't eat at a fast food place knowing they will close down two days later. If you get sick, who are you going to complain or go after?

[@stephen_fin]

it is always about you isn't it? the place that just got closed down probably employed many many people. but no no, you dont care about them do you? all you care about is YOU!. disgusting.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, you are right. I was lucky I had no after effects. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@wric01]

High taxes high rent, all commercial real-estate need to readjust to conditions. But no can do they rather force them to fold and empty hopping to land a new tenant which is impossible in a economic downturn nowadays. All of you pay them back by shorting/putting the H out of Reit real-estate as payback and make some money on it. Only through collapse do you have a chance of restoring shops, as banks/reit fall one by one then they have no choice but to rent out cheap.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@edchang9521]

Dan maybe you can reopen the business and hire the cooks and staff?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Thanks for your suggestion. I wouldn't because I suffered from the trauma of working in my grandfather's and dad's restaurant when I was ten years old. However, since the pandemic there are many great opportunities to run a restaurant for next to nothing and sometimes for nothing just by taking over the lease. Someone's misfortune turns into another person's opportunity. Thanks for checking out my video. I just found out someone is reopening Kent's Kitchen soon. Stay tuned.

[@afaha2214]

damn and i never went there

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Hopefully someone will take over the location. Stay tuned. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@yougetaspear7799]

Where Canada...in amerikkka it's the marginalized black consumer (not to blame the Asians thou) who are keeping the lights on on some of these Chinese establishments...from the buss lines, restaurants, buffet places, without black people most of them would be out of business already

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I believe you. Chinese immigrants who ran restaurants go where they can survive and prosper. There was a thriving black community in our Chinatown many years ago and we lived well together until government policies destroyed the black community. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@yougetaspear7799]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV 🖐🖐

[@dfv671]

Older workers are retiring, younger workers don't want to work in restaurants. This trend will continue.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, I think you are correct. Working in a restaurant is hard work. In between working in my grandfather's restaurant and my dad's restaurant, I worked at MacDonald's when I was sixteen. I had nightmares where I was laying down the hamburgers and the grill kept rising towards the ceiling. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@jdniuz1224]

40 years in business...man, really sad

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

It was kindf of sad. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@jeanbolduc5818]

Vancouver is 50 % chinese anyway .... there are more than one chinese restaurant in the city of homeless .

[@DamienYuen7718]

Can it be as bad as Portland or LA?

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

It's getting that way. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

There are a lot of restaurants closing in Chinatown and Downtown Eastside now. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@lumiong]

Dan, a guy should never take his girl out to eat at such a place! I bought my lunch there years ago and the food was not bad. But it’s a kitchen only, not a decent restaurant! She definitely deserved a much better restaurant instead of this “kitchen “

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

It wasn't a date because we were doing some shopping in Chinatown but you are right, it's not a place to take a girl. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@chankane]

Dis stay Honolulu Chinatown? No look like....

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I have been to Honolulu Chinatown once years ago. Is it still the same? Thanks for viewing my video.

[@chankane]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV I'm pretty sure it's the same since whenever you were here (unless it was 50yrs ago), Honolulu CTown is supposedly "USA's" oldest CTown. Probably due to the Extradition Act.

[@charlieduvall6463]

I used to go all the time. Amazing food at affordable prices. Just in a very sketchy area. I once tried going there but I had a guy in my car that pitched such a bitch fit about being afraid to sit in the car I drove off. Never let that clown in my car again.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I guess he missed out. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@franknguyen802]

It was so sad, which mean he had prepared for his retirement.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I think he is still running the other Ken't Kitchen in East Vancouver. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@_Wai_Wai_]

Looking at the prices of these Chinese places, I have no idea how they've been able to survive all these years, even before the pandemic. I feel like the American Dream, has always been a Big Lie.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

In a lot of these restaurants, people work long hours and work hard to survive. I interviewed a few restaurant owners for upcoming videos and most are saying it's even harder since the Pandemic. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

@@Dr._Poo Yes, the Canadian dream is very similar. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@dancheung2914]

Closed maybe by order of Health Dept? I see so many health code violation and cleanliness problem. Even the seagull are not eating their food.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

We don't really know the real reason they closed down, but that is within the realm of possibilities. The food that was dumped was not from Kent's Kitchen. I can tell from the content. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@thelastdefenderofcamelot5623]

I can see why because I reacted the same way too but after so many years I actually got to try it for the first time when I heard they were closing. it's good but I would only go there as a last resort.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

When I was younger, my top criteria for food was volume. Second was taste. Third was cleanliness. Fourth was the restaurant's decor. In the old days, the volume at Kent's Kitchen was almost twice as much as what I got in this video. Also there was unlimited free soup and tea for in-restaurant eating. Nowadays, my criteria would be taste and cleanliness tied for first, then volume and then decor, unless I was trying to impress someone. Thanks for your honesty in your opinion. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@holycow3355]

Chinese food gringo style, give me a schooner & steak with veg.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

With a baked potato as well. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@enkadude]

You must have been young and naive to take a girl to Kent's Kitchen. I believe it is considered Chinese version of Mcdonald's. Don't get me wrong I like Kent's Kitchen as good bang for the buck but when entertaining others it is a no no. Your videos are very nostalgic for me. Thanks.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I guess I wasn't thinking. The girl liked the food when I bought it as take out. When she saw the place, she didn't think it was too clean by her standards. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@jordanw8382]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV Just need the right girl. I took a girl to the Chinatown festivals and listened to local bands belt out old school Canto songs, dined on Kent's Kitchen and washed down the grease with strong 'po lei' tea, had 'gai dan jai' for dessert and appreciated the good times... she is now my wife. :D

[@kenleung506]

no worries in the culinary business when 1 roaster defuncts another roaster would pick up the slack almost immediately could even be in the same location / same shop all those eatery establishments are operating on the revolving door / elevator principle --- round and round / up and down merry go round the family members could be the new ownership with name rebrand tomorrow the sun still comes up

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, you are right. It's a good philosophy to have. There a comment right after yours by a viewer who says there is a new owner already and he is renovating right now. If that's the case, I'll be doing another restaurant review soon. Thanks for sharing your wisdom. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@JesusIsReal925]

White and shitakke mushrooms

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

That's a better description than what I used. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@henrylee3379]

Government policy and landlord GREED no doubt has something to do with it, who wants to work hard for little return.

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Yes, I'm sure that's a major consideration. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@spicydogsoup]

guess she's not the one lol

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

She wasn't impressed with the standard of cleanliness at this restaurant. She also wasn't too impressed with me the first time she made dinner for me. I ate the whole chicken. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@spicydogsoup]

@@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV maybe she's just high maintenance lol🤣

[@henrybommia8452]

He brought a girl to that hole in the wall 😂

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

At least it wasn't at the Green Door Restaurant in our Chinatown. You enter through the alley through the Green Door. The front was a gambling den. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@sarahlee8832]

they should have sold off the business and continued the legacy

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I heard someone is opening this restaurant again soon. Stay tuned. Thanks for checking out my video.

[@ssj2xxgotenxx]

Raider Nation!

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Long live Raider Nation. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@John77Doe]

Very Americanized. 😐😐😐😐😐

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

Many of the food is similar or the same. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@irenequidachay3609]

In a fine dining chinese restaurant, this looks like dog food!

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I hope your dog doesn't mistake this for dog food. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@irenequidachay3609]

@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV you are too kind, sir. I wish you nothing but good health. 👍

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

@@irenequidachay3609 Thanks very much. Actually you are right. Presentation isn't a big selling point of this restaurant.

[@ryanhorow4590]

It dont look good cross contamtion bits off every tray is on the other not looking good thats why they are closing down they never wipe down when they are finished

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

I guess they have been doing that for over 40 years. Thanks for viewing my video.

[@itodave100]

I got sick there once. I had the moo goo gai pan runs....

[@DanSetoChineseCanadianRootsTV]

You got the "Do Rai Me Fah So" runs. Check my attached video to see what I mean:kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJWxfnymh8SriaM Thanks for viewing my video.