A IN A MS A A Ts A WE MT Go 0 A RT ET ET ET 0 S00 ST PTE WT 7 AT ae a) i Wo The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, November 6, 1991 3 2a Fw Bie - New and expanded Dallas Peking Chef will be the flagship By ERIC FOSTER Post Staff biiFive years ago, Eric Lee asked himself a question: Why is the Japanese steak house so popular in’America? One reason seemed to be that at a Japanese steakhouse, food is prepared before the customers’ eyes on a flat grill by chefs expert in fancy knife work. ,~L.ee, the owner of Peking Chef restaurants, wondered if some- thing similar could be done in a ‘Chinese restaurant. + [Erom the East coast to the West from Florida to Toronto - he couldn’ t find a Chinese restaurant ‘where customers could see their (food being cooked. But soon, lovers of Chinese food will be able to watch while their dinner is prepared at their table. "The new Peking Chef in Dallas will be open by early December and the focal point of the new -restaurant will be what Mr. Lee calls the mini Chinese kitchen, an open wok in the middle of a semi- circular table where customers can ‘watch their food being prepared. Peésays that to his knowledge, it’s M rst of its kind in the nation. Besides the display of the chef's wie talent, Lee says there will be edu- cational benefits to the mini- kitchen. “Our friends and custom- ers are more than welcome to ask any questions they have about Chinese cooking,” says Lee. The chef will prepare two din- ners a night at the open wok, with a special menu he calls the Em- peror's Feast, which will feature a six-course meal that can last an hour and a half. Besides the unique open wok kitchen the rest of the new restau- rant, more than twice as large as the present one, will be as sump- tuously appointed. But while the restaurant will be expanding, Lee says the costs will not; prices will remain what they are now. The present Dallas restaurant, opened in 1983 and seating about 40 people, is too small says Lee. The new one will seat over 100 people. “The kitchen will be as big as our present restaurant,” he says. - Lee opened his first restaurant on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre in 1979. Now he's got six, in Dallas, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, and Bloomsburg. The secret to his success? “Besides the good food, and good service, | make sure everything is Dallas Twp. supers asked about easement for sewers on Chestnut Hill Road of fo 44 By.GRACE R. DOVE “Post Correspondent ©! At its monthly meeting Monday, ‘November 4, the Dallas Township ‘Stipervisors received bids for new road equipment, discussed a sewer -installation problem with a repre- “dentative of Senate Construction ‘Gompany and were updated by LH Frank Townend on the F s of pending litigation. "D0Four bids on 3/4 ton snow plow fucks were received but no action was taken on them. 4 ‘Edward P. Onzik, president of Senate Construction Company in Dallas, requested advice from the supervisors on a problem which ‘He has encountered with installa- tion of sewers on five undeveloped lots, on. Oval Drive, also called Ciginu Hill Road. Onzik cannot dewt:lop or sell these lots without sewers, since they are not suitable [for on-site septic systems. In order dnstall sewers, Onzik requires & casement from owners of ad- joining properties so that the pro- ‘posed gravity line can cross the iback of their lots. However one resident has refused to grant the Jeasement. The supervisors dis- 2 jcussed possible alternative routes for the sewer lines with Onzik. No 2 official action was taken. 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Over 80 Locations be oR he ol Se So - Attorney Townend reviewed the status of the legal cases in which the township is involved: the suit by three independent trash haul- ers against DAMA’'s member municipalities and the township zoning supervisors’ appeal of the Dallas Township Zoning Board's decision allowing a boarding home for five mentally retarded individu- als to be set up in a residential neighborhood. The supervisors remind resi- dents that a statewide open burn- ing ban is still in effect. Therefore burning of leaves in Dallas Town- ship is strictly forbidden. The supervisors cited an incident dur- ing the weekend in which a brush fire was extinguished, only to reig- nite several hours later because it had burned into the underground root system. Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers commented that residents cited by police for violation of the open burning ban can be prosecuted under the Emergency Management Act and face a possible fine of $300. Chief Miers also reminded resi- dents of the township ordinance prohibiting parking on township roads between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. It is necessary to keep township roads clear so that snow plows can operate, Miers explained. fresh and clean,” says Lee. Almost all of the dining room furniture for the new restaurant hasbeen imported from China and Hong Kong. The tables were hand- painted at the Shanghai Art School and took three months to arrive after they were ordered. In addition to the dining room, a private party room will be available for six to 60 people. By coincidence, Lee says that he chose the same pattern for the booths and upholstery as the Russian Tea Room in New York City. In the waiting area, there will be a 7-foot-long fish tank, containing over 200 gallons of salt water and colorful fish from the South Pa- cific. The tank will also be visible from the dining area. With the opening of the new restaurant, Lee will also formally introduce a new menu for health conscious eaters. The menu will feature lean meat and vegetables steamed instead of cooked in oil, low cholesterol and fat, high protein and minerals. “This is going to be the role model,” Lee says in describing his latest venture. “So when you go to a Peking Chef, it'll be this Peking Chef.” A tale of Indian Summer Mrs. Clarence Elston, who lives in Dallas and will celebrate her 95th birthday this month, sent in the following legend about the origin of Indian Summer. Mrs. Elston recalls hearing this tale from her par- ents. WHY GOD MADE INDIAN SUMMER The Indians always prepared for winter, gathering nuts, other things and drying and smoking meats. Thelazy Indian did not prepare. Squall’ (or: Squaw) Winter came. The Great Spirit felt pity for the lazy Indian and sent the Indian Summer for the lazy Indian to prepare for winter. 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