![]() We started really catering to the Chinese community, which was interesting, because located in Rittenhouse Square we had no idea that they’d be going that far outside of Chinatown for something like spicy food. Because of that, we started doing really well. For Jane G’s, we went for authentic Szechuan, so that’s spicy, traditional … one of the main eight traditional Chinese cuisines. We quickly switched gears to back to our roots, which is Chinese cuisine. And it wasn’t viewed by the critics as the best decision either. Which at that point, you know, four years after the economy crashed, it wasn’t the best decision. When we first came back in to Philadelphia back in 2012, we went for-admittedly it was a mistake in the beginning-we went for a Pan-Asian style. The goal for Dim Sum House, well, it starts with Jane G’s. That’s something I don’t think a lot of other industries offer. The adrenaline rush, being able to have a hundred things on your plate at a time. But I just felt like I liked that environment. But there was still an affinity toward the restaurant industry that I had. Which worked out-I mean, I went to Drexel University, they sent me to private school for high school. But they kind of pushed me away from the restaurant industry. So because of that, you always envision that you’ll care for them, whatever it is. The Chinese tradition is that the offspring should always be taking care of the elderly. English was more natural to me than to my mother and dad, so I was taking phone orders, things like that. Which kind of was a good thing, because we did well. Literally the only Chinese family there, and we were the first Chinese restaurant there as well. They were working in New York, and eventually they branched out on their own, and we wound up in good old Pottstown, Pennsylvania-very small, suburban town, population of like 25,000 or something. As a kid, my mom and dad started as a dishwasher and server, respectively. ![]() I’ve grown up in the restaurant industry. I think our goal is really to … actually, let me backtrack a bit. Can you tell us a little bit about your vision for Dim Sum House? I’ve been in the restaurant industry since I was very, very young. I am the owner and general manager of Dim Sum House. PA Eats had the opportunity to chat with partner and general manager Jackson Fu about his family’s history in the restaurant business, the definition of dim sum and building a “soup dumpling empire.” ![]() Dim Sum House, the brainchild of the Philadelphia restaurateurs behind Rittenhouse’s Jane G’s, had its grand opening on January 11 to rave reviews and hungry crowds.
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