mickjj 4 Posted May 21, 2008 I was taken here as a young lad for a birthday treat. I do not know if it was the first but has been there as long as I can remember Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rowlinson 0 Posted May 26, 2008 I think the first chinese was the one near Highfields library at the top of London Road. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
syrup 27 Posted May 26, 2008 I was taken here as a young lad for a birthday treat. I do not know if it was the first but has been there as long as I can remember Hi mickjj According to The Sheffield Star it is 50 years old soon. http://www.thestar.co.uk/restaurants/Zing-...Moor.3747172.jp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zep 0 Posted June 15, 2008 I would say The Gambit on Commercial Street under where Jessops is, was one of the first. They did the best Special Fun Yung in the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aliciamont 0 Posted June 17, 2008 I was taken here as a young lad for a birthday treat. I do not know if it was the first but has been there as long as I can remember Hi What about The Rickshaw,it was just off West St near the Royal Hospital Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hutch 0 Posted June 17, 2008 I remember going in the Zing Vaa as a little girl. Fantastic food. That would be nearly fifty years ago. There used to be one on Surrey Street as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn_1956 0 Posted July 17, 2008 What about the Peacock in the Wicker I know that was there in the early 60's as I went as a young girl and I am now 50+ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayfer 4 Posted August 8, 2008 I think the first chinese was the one near Highfields library at the top of London Road. If my memory is working, this was called the May Lin Hong, and was named after a girl of that name who went to Firs Hll School in the mid fifties. It was her grandfather who opened the restaurant and named it after her. Her father ran a Chinese Laundry at Page Hall. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackD 0 Posted August 9, 2008 What about the Rickshaw, i think it was in eldon street? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukelele lady 12 Posted October 6, 2008 I've heard it striaght from the dragon's mouth it was the Rickshaw on Devonshire Street. The first one I went to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsavo 2 Posted October 6, 2008 Wow, UK Lady ever try one of their specials? Sheer heaven around midnight on a Friday evening! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukelele lady 12 Posted October 7, 2008 JackD i believe you were right. I've had the map out and it looks like the Rickshaw was on the corner of Westhill Lane and Eldon Street. As for tsavo , I can't remember what I had but it all tasted good. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemerboy 0 Posted December 29, 2009 Try the Oriental on Langsett rd opened in the late 50s had a bit of a risque reputation! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukelele lady 12 Posted December 30, 2009 Can anyone remember the one at the end of Holme Lane near Hillsborough corner. I went in the late seventies and you had to go upstairs to it but I can't recall what they called it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemerboy 0 Posted December 31, 2009 ukelele lady, it was the silver dragon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukelele lady 12 Posted December 31, 2009 ukelele lady, it was the silver dragon. Thanks beemerboy, I believe it was. lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markbaby 4 Posted December 31, 2009 I think the first chinese was the one near Highfields library at the top of London Road. Aaaaah, The Golden Tiger! Used to go there in the late seventies for their Monday to Saturday, 12.00 to 2.00, three course "businessman's lunch" Starter: Soup or fruit juice Main Course: Beef or Chicken Curry with rice or chips (can't remember what the other choices were) Dessert: Jam Pie & Custard or Ice Cream 3 Courses = 50p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jiginc 2 Posted February 8, 2010 Aaaaah, The Golden Tiger! Used to go there in the late seventies for their Monday to Saturday, 12.00 to 2.00, three course "businessman's lunch" Starter: Soup or fruit juice Main Course: Beef or Chicken Curry with rice or chips (can't remember what the other choices were) Dessert: Jam Pie & Custard or Ice Cream 3 Courses = 50p I can remember when the cost was 3/6 in most Chinese restaurants at lunch time. The one at the end of Holme Lane was a favorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buffers 0 Posted February 16, 2010 (edited) I was taken here as a young lad for a birthday treat. I do not know if it was the first but has been there as long as I can remember The Zing Vaa certainly was Sheffield's first chinese restaurant. It was run by a bloke called Harry Yun, He was of Chinese descent but born in Sheffield. His family ran the Yun Bun Laundry at Heeley in the 50's. He had a very good business head and knew that success was all about customer service. His restaurant on The Moor was underground, below one of the shops. He used to stand at the bottom of the stairs, greeting customers as they came in. Because he was born in Sheffield he had a Sheffield accent which tended to throw you. If he recognised you as a regular visitor, he would greet you in a friendly fashion, saying "Oreyt, owd lad?" The last thing you'd expect from anyone who was obviously Chinese was an out-and-out Sheffield accent. Brilliant. Edited February 16, 2010 by DaveH hyperlink to non-existant post=0 removed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaveH 11 Posted February 16, 2010 The Zing Vaa certainly was Sheffield's first chinese restaurant. It was run by a bloke called Harry Yun, He was of Chinese descent but born in Sheffield. His family ran the Yun Bun Laundry at Heeley in the 50's. He had a very good business head and knew that success was all about customer service. His restaurant on The Moor was underground, below one of the shops. He used to stand at the bottom of the stairs, greeting customers as they came in. Because he was born in Sheffield he had a Sheffield accent which tended to throw you. If he recognised you as a regular visitor, he would greet you in a friendly fashion, saying "Oreyt, owd lad?" The last thing you'd expect from anyone who was obviously Chinese was an out-and-out Sheffield accent. Brilliant. Welcome to Sheffield History Buffers and thanks for your contributions so far. I have edited your previous post because the entire text of it seemed to carry a hyperlink to another post on this site (post 0) which doesn't exist and so goes to our pink coloured error screen instead. I assume that you did not intend to link to anything having only made 2 posts so far, - but if you did send me a PM saying what the link was supposed to connect to and I will attempt to restore it. Hope you enjoy Sheffield History, look forward to reading more contributions from you DaveH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcolley 0 Posted February 18, 2010 The Zing Vaa and the Rickshaw were certainly there in the 1950s. Also Hudsons chinese in the Surry St area, and the Canary in Charles St were quite early contenders. Ate in them all in the early 60s Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Marshall 0 Posted June 13, 2010 The Zing Vaa and the Rickshaw were certainly there in the 1950s. Also Hudsons chinese in the Surry St area, and the Canary in Charles St were quite early contenders. Ate in them all in the early 60s Used to be a very good Chinese restaurant in a basement on the corner of Norfol St and Surrey St called The Concorde. I went with my parnts in the mid to late 60s. Anybody have some memories of this place? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hilldweller 21 Posted June 14, 2010 Used to be a very good Chinese restaurant in a basement on the corner of Norfol St and Surrey St called The Concorde. I went with my parnts in the mid to late 60s. Anybody have some memories of this place? I celebrated my twenty-first birthday with a load of my fellow A.E.I. apprentices at the Concorde at the beginning of 1968. It's a good job that we had drunk a few pints first because the meal was abysmal. Everything was swimming in the most glutinous gravy/sauce. We all chose different dishes but the one common factor was the monosodium glutamate garnish. After that it was the Zing Vaa every time. HD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plain talker 0 Posted July 8, 2010 Hi What about The Rickshaw,it was just off West St near the Royal Hospital My money's on The Rickshaw, too. the Rickshaw was just behind where the Tesco is now, on West Street. There is an old Sewer-lamp marking where the building was. My Grandparents had the maisonette above the restaurant when they started out their married life, back in the late 1930s. there were two properties, on the junction of Eldon Stret and Broomhall Street, adjacent to each other, and, as I remember it from what my father said, one property was number 3 Eldon Street, the other was number 3 Broomhall Street. (just to confuse the poor postie!! :D ) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ukelele lady 12 Posted July 8, 2010 My money's on The Rickshaw, too. the Rickshaw was just behind where the Tesco is now, on West Street. There is an old Sewer-lamp marking where the building was. My Grandparents had the maisonette above the restaurant when they started out their married life, back in the late 1930s. there were two properties, on the junction of Eldon Stret and Broomhall Street, adjacent to each other, and, as I remember it from what my father said, one property was number 3 Eldon Street, the other was number 3 Broomhall Street. (just to confuse the poor postie!! :D ) I believe it was that Rickshaw too. Haven't we been through all this once before on another site? I remember someone putting a map on of the Division Street / West Street area where it was situated. The monosodium glutamate food enhancer makes a world of difference but it is banned in many countries including America. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites