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In 1974 Margaret Kuo opened Peking
Restaurant - Located in all places a mall (the Granite Run Mall in
Media PA.). While many people openly questioned whether the area
was ready for an authentic Chinese Restaurant, Margaret believed once
the people of Delaware County sampled authentic Mandarin and Schezuan
cooking they would come back on a repeated basis. One of the first
diners was Elaine Tate - the venerable food critic of the Philadelphia
Inquire. As it turns out, Tate, by shear serendipity walked into
Peking to sample the first nouveau Chinese cuisine in the entire
Delaware Valley. Thanks to her review, and Margaret's food, Peking
started to gain a reputation as a "hot spot". That
reputation continued to grow when Philadelphia Magazine awarded Peking
"Best Asian Restaurant" in 1978. After 10 years of
devoted service, Margaret recognized the need to make her cuisine
available to a greater audience, and hence opened Mandarin
in Malvern. The next five years bought more awards and more
happy diners, and by now most people who were interested in fine Chinese
food knew about Peking and Mandarin. In 1992, Margaret opened a
second Peking , the location being in the actual town of Media. As
it turns out Peking was at the forefront of Media's restaurant
renaissance. Five years later Margaret saw an opportunity to
provide the area with another unique dinning experience, thus out of
Margaret's longstanding appreciation and understanding of Japanese
cuisine Tokyo was born. Tokyo allows its
diners to taste authentic Japanese dishes, never before served in this
area. Its unique atmosphere and kaishike quality cosine have
resulted in being voted different "Best
of" awards including; "best Sushi Bar", and
"Best Asian Restaurant".
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