Las Vegas Korean restaurant made popular by TikTok star to close months after owner dies

Jong Park's wife and son, Steve, have been running 'Dynamite Korean Street Food and Sushi Grill' since Park was diagnosed and then ultimately died from tongue cancer in December.
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[@leonardogranic-flores1860]

dam tongue cancer. cancer is scary

[@lycanhd]

Miss Kitty actress from Gun Smoke has her tongue removed after years of smoking.

[@THEONENONLYMJO]

Right that's what I was saying. Finally live long enough to live your dreams and boom tongue cancer. Life is crazy lol

[@racthuibainhlaonhiemlambai1384]

smoking, chewed tobaco

[@iloveschicken6527]

​@@racthuibainhlaonhiemlambai1384Not always!

[@briangolich1164]

Cancer can occur in any part of the body. 😢

[@unionash1]

Such a good honest family man…may you rest in peace

[@MikePhoTravelVlogs]

🥲🥲🙏🙏🙏

[@hnfiiinc5993]

Indeed, hearts and prayers 😢😢

[@Pressbutan]

That’s really heartbreaking. Sorry for the family’s loss.

[@MikePhoTravelVlogs]

😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏

[@homemade6950]

At least he got to see his dream come true

[@beethao9380]

the facts still resonate on the Earth realm. When people ascend from Heaven they will state what they'll do on Earth. Some will say that they just want to see Earth once. As soon as they open their eyes, they die. Some will say that they just want to come down to steal and cheat while some will say they just want to be able to do nothing but eat and sleep all day. And then there are those who say they just want to own a restaurant for once. Have you found your mission? Prayers and peace upon all.

[@beethao9380]

for clarification: ascending from Heaven means rebirth. Even those that went to hell, after their punishment is up they're sent to Heaven for the next steps.

[@cho9171]

Never knew tongue cancer was a thing... first time of even hearing tongue cancer. 😢

[@AllenHanPR]

Tongue cancer is pretty rare. But there is cancer for every part of the body.

[@ilive4anime.]

Yall never saw those vids about chewing tabacco?

[@arfriedman4577]

Im very sorry for your family. Owning a restaurant is very hard. You did your best for your dad. Its great keith lee helped.

[@jasfortunato2207]

Rest easy sir

[@MikePhoTravelVlogs]

😢😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@tune1r]

I know why it’s hard to find employees that stay. You’re paying them $12 an hour. When rent is 1k a month for one apartment. We all run to the fancy casinos or construction.

[@agneslong2323]

You think that rent is bad, pay it for a restaurant.

[@ProblematicT9k]

Heartbreaking ..as a cancer survivor this really tore me apart ..his family I hope they can grieve him now and pick up the pieces ❤

[@rshrsh5420]

I'll be sixty next March and this is the FIRST time I have ever heard of someone dying from "tongue cancer" That's chilling just in itself.

[@roxstix]

I've turned 60 couple of months ago, and I never heard of tongue cancer as well.

[@JayTee2985]

Tongue cancer is curable if it is diagnosed early. I think he lost his battle with cancer because he was diagnosed with stage 3.

[@rshrsh5420]

@@JayTee2985 Thanks, this is just the FIRST time in my life ever hearing of someone having that.

[@707Berto]

Edward Van Halen...

[@queenlip6152]

$300k sunk costs is hard to bear. How can they recoup that given the short tenure of their business?

[@yolinagarr5144]

😢 RIP 🕯️ My condolences to the family! 😢

[@alohatvj]

Sending love and prayers 🙏 ❤️ 💕 to the family. RIP, dad.

[@bulcub]

it sucks not to be able to find good loyal help so that the place could stay in business! this would've been a good place to learn for culinary interns.

[@theotheleo6830]

Even with good help, running a family restaurant is extremely time consuming. The restaurant becomes their lives. And then they have to deal with robberies and dine-and-dashers (there have been some violent incidents recently in the news).

[@ciello___8307]

Restaurants are hard. Sometimes its not about help

[@teenyverse7707]

Sad..... life is hard.... I'm glad he saw his dream come to fruition...

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

😢 my condolences to this family. I hope good things come their way.

[@PatriciaRoman-sr5ho]

I'm sorry for your loss.

[@susankim9092]

So sad! Grieving for you.

[@YoP-3194]

Condolences to the family 🌹

[@nickywoodard5174]

My Condolences to the family

[@mark6000]

Much love man

[@JenniferRubyHan]

Sending my condolences to the Park family. 🙏🏻

[@ncampos613]

Condolences to everyone in their family ❤❤❤❤

[@chookchack]

Damn, it’s not so far from me and they have 5 solid stars in google. I would go there Wednesday but last day is tomorrow.😢

[@bbsteele671]

I wish this family all the best. Blessed Be 💜

[@kitdacrazephillythekraze7561]

It's sad man closing doors man his compassion for open restaurant dies with him.

[@rachelwinters3708]

My heart goes out to the family for their loss

[@hynos323]

Such a tragic story. Be kind to everybody you meet. Life is hard enough as is. Don’t be a dick.

[@Fluer-de-Lis]

Condolences but at least the owner got to live his dream out loud

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

That is unfortunate.

[@GnarlsBarkley123]

Blessings to the family. I hope they find a buyer.

[@Zaraa3901]

Condolences to the family. I closed/sold mine to take care of my Dad, who was diagnosed with lung cancer.

[@Happiness379]

I’m sorry to hear about this. 😮

[@BassedInVegas]

How sad. Perhaps a bunch of dependable reliable people should go in there right away and apply for jobs to help this family out.

[@BFRIZZLE909]

Seems to me the family doesn't have the passion dad did.

[@secondamazonprime-kv5xo]

Very sad. Never heard of anyone dying of tongue cancer. I give a lot of credit for people who run restaurants or their own business because it’s such hard work, my parents had one while I was growing up. I vowed never to own my own business because I wanted our kids to have a good life with both parents being able to be there for them. My parents worked hard and as a result, besides having to help on weekends and school breaks, we never went on any vacations & I wasn’t able to join any circular activities at school. I will always appreciate their sacrifice but I was determined to make it different for our kids. Hopefully the young man and Mom have plans once the restaurant closes. Condolences to the family.

[@jessicaregina1956]

Its very common among asians, they like to eat you out.😂

[@SL-lz9jr]

My parents didn’t own a business but we too never went on vacation and I had to watch my younger sister when school was not in session. Such is the life of an immigrant or low income family doing their best to survive. Glad the next generation has it easier.

[@secondamazonprime-kv5xo]

@@SL-lz9jr For sure. I sound contradictory but seeing our two daughters, they are good kids, they are spoiled and that’s not good either. I believe, too late for our kids, a balance of both is good where they have responsibilities and are taught to be independent. I’m just lucky that I was more on the straight and narrow and not rebellious because it could have gone south very quickly. Immigrant life was tough and for me it motivated me rather than suppress or made me angry. There were times growing up when I felt sorry for the life I had but it was the best my parents could do at the time. The goal is to provide opportunities for your family if possible.

[@f7serrano17]

Very sorry for your loss :( 🙏 🙏 🙏

[@yenxion6516]

Maybe they could have sell the restaurant, I am pretty sure someone would want it.

[@user-lw4kw3rz2c]

Great family and authentic! Easy to root for

[@25milkandcookies]

😢 may they find peace.

[@NYinSD]

Perhaps I didn't hear correctly are they closing the business because they could not get reliable staff? There must be another reason

[@minsiuh8960]

They stated that they did not even have time to mourn for their father and th father also gave the blessing to close the restaurant if necessary.

[@OUTTHEMUDVISUAL]

So sad 😢

[@design_actual]

A tragic loss for Vegas... may the Good Lord accept him into heaven. RIP. Hope the family stays strong

[@zzzmisun]

Jong Park, may you RIP & the Perpetual Light Shine Upon thee 🙏 May the family & friends find strength during this difficult time... Deepest Condolences & Prayers 🙏

[@tuomasholo]

Such a sad story.

[@doc-vg9lq]

no go fund me?

[@rosskaske6357]

Death sucks

[@buzz5969]

In most cases…

[@johnsonbui]

Its hard work i tell you cannt go any where 😢😢😢😢

[@openbook4231]

Ill work for you guys

[@TrailHandBill]

😢🙏🏽 🙏🏽

[@kSwissh007]

🙏🏾🕊️🕊️ dreams come true

[@anime130]

He could’ve been the next Grant Achatz

[@buzz5969]

Had too replay it a few times to clarify Tongue cancer???…and Sushi with a Korean restaraunt? Two things Ive never heard of. RIP. I hope the Fam gets more blessings than sacrifices…

[@angelobkoljenovic9528]

Hoping that you can get some help from your friends

[@lolacookie453]

Reminds me of Eddie Van Halen who also had tongue, throat and lung cancer

[@pytube777]

He was a heavy smoker.

[@dadevi]

Wtf. Tongue cancer when you work in the food business is the worst irony ever. I hope he's resting in peace now. ❤

[@NotMikeok]

Tofu Hut is the BOMB 💣 btw.

[@cherista]

Never heard of tongue cancer

[@tattoomesam]

Also known as more generic term oral cancer. Smoking, alcohol and oral sex (HPV) are likely causes

[@FloofFlan]

@@tattoomesam Those are def likely causes but for me, I happened to be unlucky and get diagnosed with tongue cancer without any of those being a factor because I don't drink, smoke or have HPV. Sometimes it just pops up as any cancer can.

[@HuevoDuro702]

So they didn’t want to work, but they want to pay workers either

[@psychospartan3007]

Dude why tf is everyone getting cancer did people back in the day ever get cancer.

[@batacumba]

Yes they did, it’s just that a lot of times they had no way to diagnose it so it wasn’t officially documented as cancer when the person died from it. But people have always gotten cancer.

[@HelloAngie101]

RIP

[@chinaboss6683]

The cure is sour sop extract.

[@Nuttyirishman85]

People really take TikTok people opinions on food? I’m not doubting it might be great. Half of the food I see getting reviewed is not the 10/10 they give. Just a chef looking at it, I can tell they’re not all great. I’ve taken people restaurant recommendations, and asked what they ate. Then i realized they don’t know good food, and they don’t know what they’re talking about. Same thing you get from an influencer.

[@hzzn]

I guess ppl don’t need jobs anymore. Why are they having a hard time finding reliable employees?

[@rancidiot]

At least he wasn't murdered

[@SafetyBriefer]

Shame.

[@MichaelGilmoreTV]

🙏🏿

[@bert1913]

I loved eating po-gee there

[@JohnnySin-cp7fz]

I'm guessing you didn't mean to say BO JEE (pussy/cunt) in Korean. Hoping you meant to say GO GHEE (meat). Well, I suppose they're close enough! And you need that tongue to eat both.😊

[@frankiefernandez9225]

🙏🙏🙏

[@skullandbones1832]

🙏

[@paulbounleuth8901]

📖📜💭

[@OoOMonkeyCoFreakOoO]

Who were they trying to hire tho? Many Of these restaurants hire within their own race so of course they are gonna have a hard time finding and keeping workers.

[@preiudeh22a]

rip sir. I pray your family is taken care of

[@ArtThouNotEntertained]

That’s messed up, why would you close it? It’s was his dream to have it open.

[@naswiipp]

Restaurants close everyday, b.

[@jacquelinecassidy7672]

This issad

[@johnleinen7167]

Don't chew tobacco!

[@iloveschicken6527]

That's not always the cause!

[@HustlerJerbear]

Steve Park has an Americanized sounding voice. He doesn’t have a foreign Asian accent.

[@batacumba]

Ok? Why is this noteworthy? Asian Americans who were born here and have no accent exist. I am one of them.

[@infini.tesimo]

Y'all worked him to death

[@dr.winstonsmith]

Unwatchable because the newsreader is so bad at her job. DEI hire

[@deanturner4608]

People need to learn the definition of prejudice, which you can be prejudiced about nearly anything. Prejudice about race, age, and sex, are a few examples, but you can also be prejudiced against certain dog breeds, or cats, in general. That is why we have words like racism, ageism and sexism to pinpoint the specific prejudice. So saying -no, it's not racist, it's just prejudice" when pertaining to race just makes you sound like an idiot.

[@lycanhd]

TikTok killed the owner.

[@angel91siccness]

His son is terrible!! His son wants his money and not keeping his legacy! So many kids are doing that these days terrible. He is a horrible person all about money disgusting.

[@user-tv3km7jf4u]

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