Ruby Chinese Restaurant Seattle

Ruby chow a high school dropout and former waitress who rose to become a pivotal figure in seattle life with her popular restaurant groundbreaking political career and activism on behalf of.

Ruby chinese restaurant seattle.

Posted by crabapple. The building is no longer there and is now the parking lot for first hill medical building. Ping who spoke little. Bruce lee outside ruby chow s source.

Ruby chow was a restauranteur that became the first asian american to serve on the king county council seattle where she served three terms. Chow and her husband ping opened ruby chow s restaurant on broadway and jefferson street the first chinese restaurant in seattle outside chinatown. Ruby gum seung mar chow was born in seattle wa 06 06 1920 06 04 2008 but also lived in new york ny. Full red dragon menu available special bar deals on food.

After returning to the united states in 1959 bruce was born in america in 1940 he lived and worked at ruby chow s restaurant 1122 jefferson street seattle wa 98104 at the corner of broadway and jefferson. She opened ruby chow s making it one of the leading chinese restaurants in seattle. Happy hour daily 2 5 30 pm. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.

Best chinese restaurant seattle magazine readers choice seattle magazine. 8917 roosevelt way ne seattle wa 98115 u s a. The business and political elite frequented this establishement and according to longtime seattleite jean godden to receive an invitation to celebrate. Join our official group on facebook judy fu s snappy dragon restaurant.

It was the first chinese restaurant outside of seattle s chinatown. Ruby chow s spokane washington. She and her second husband opened ruby chow s restaurant in 1948 at 1122 jefferson street at the corner of broadway jefferson in seattle s first hill neighborhood. 339 likes 2 talking about this 488 were here.

Chow s restaurant staff subsequently included a young bruce lee the kung fu master. In 1952 ruby chow helped a girl s group called the chi ettes form the chinese community girls drill team.