Junzi Kitchen is on the cusp of revolutionizing Chinese food in America. With the opening of its fourth location in Manhattan this May, the restaurant could soon bring fast casual Chinese food beyond the East coast.
Junzi Kitchen is a unique Chinese restaurant concept that focuses on homestyle cooking. As Chef and Culinary Director Lucas Sin explains, the idea is to offer the kind of everyday Chinese dishes that the four founders used to eat." As the chain's website states: "By combining Chinese culinary traditions with new ideas, we are committed to making simple and thoughtful everyday Chinese food for everyone."
While Chinese restaurants in America are either fast food restaurants or sit-down places with the same menus from the 80s and 90s, Junzi Kitchen aims to occupy a middle ground that caters to changing consumer preferences.
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Junzi Kitchen Focuses on Homestyle Cooking and Everyday Chinese Food
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