Visiting the oldest Chinese restaurant in America
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Published 2022-05-20
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All Comments (21)
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My grandpa use to take me here as a kid and we would have fried pork with mustard. They are super nice with amazing food. Love seeing this place getting the recognition it deserves!
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When the son tears up talking about his dad…that’s shows that kid had a good dad.
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Danny Wong’s Dad kept food on my Grandma’s table during the Depression and WWII. With my Grandpa at war my dad kinda grew up in that kitchen. Mr. Wong and Danny were a great guys. They are very missed by anyone with ties to Butte. Danny especially. Guy was a legend to anyone who knew Butte. So many times I’ve been in a Chinese restaurant living on the West Coast. None compare to the original. Butte’s richness was never in it’s Hill. It was always in it’s people.
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The irony of this family's legacy is that people like Mr. Tam and his father and his before him are great Americans, founding something that so many Americans enjoy every day. Those who tried to run Chinese out of town and the country are relegated to the dustbin of history.
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Such a warm report. Chinese people are so kind.
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That’s so awesome , love seeing restaurants that have endured many decades in their communities. I’d love to go check it out!
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Growing up in the 50's and 60's, my Father would take us on long road trips every summer. Traveling from Oregon to Utah, we would always stop at the Pekin Noodle Parlor as we passed through Butte on the way to Salt Lake City. I still remember how much fun it was to experience a new food to us. I highly recommend people who are traveling through the area to stop in for a meal and support this family business.
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People don't realize that Chinese people have been in America as long as the Irish and the polish.
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This is quite emotional, 4th generation Chinese in a small town when you expect racism but from his words they are part of the community and face little of it, here I'm in the Bay Area where its very diverse and racism is everywhere, its a dark history in America but school need to teach it correctly. Its time to fix it and not let history repeat itself.
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This is what America is all about. Come here and work hard to create a good life for your family. Great story.
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Wow what a fascinating story. And those artifacts in the basement are incredible. I hope the city opens a museum dedicated to the Chinese immigrant history of Butte, MO and maybe the items could be out there if restaurant owners agree to it.
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What a great story. All of that cool old stuff should be cleaned up and have its own museum. Good food, made with love, is a universal uniter.
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Jerry Tam is a fine gentleman. But it's the food I'm interested in. I'd love to travel there. Maybe someday. Wishing Pekin Noodle Parlor and Jerry Tam the very best.
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This isn't about China. This is about America. A piece of American history with relations to Chinese heritage. Like old European restaurants - some that are also extremely old but few in existence these days - still surviving in China when Europeans first came to China within the past 200-300 years.
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This is still the best place to eat thanks Jerry keep up the great work we miss you folks David
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My wife and her family have been around butte for generations. Not long after i moved there. I met Danny Wong. He was a big hearted, funny, happy, generous man. I am glad i met him and I am greatful his son is keeping it running. When you eat there it feels homely. You feel welcomed and comfortable. Here is to another century of the Pekin.
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Wonderful story of immigrant success. We are all Americans though we still celebrate our cultures don't we? Mine, is Croation, and we have our traveling dance performers, club house, and monthly dinner get together. But, I do LOVE my Chinese food! Hot and sour soup, is the best thing for head colds!
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this restaurant is filled with heritage and history and I hope it could be preserved
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Wonderful story about Chinese American history! Love to see stories like this kept alive in our modern day!
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Such interesting history! People forget how vital Chinese labor was to the building of the far western USA. Of the trans-continental railroad, it was said that "the western half was built on tea, the eastern on whiskey. I live in Boston, and we had similar restaurants long ago-now we have much more diverse Chinese cuisine (Szechuan, Fukien, Taiwan style, etc.).
