Goodbye to The Empress of China

This New Years Eve the Empress of China goes out with a bang. The restaurant was opened by Kee Joon Lee back in the 60's and he has been operating the business ever since. You will no doubt recognize the below image of Jayne signing the guest book with Kee Joon Lee by her side. The restaurant has always been very popular with bookings being made 2 years in advance for large functions. Sadly Kee lost his lease and the owners of the building are selling up for a cool $25 million. This Wednesday (New Years Eve) is the Empress' final day in operation. We say farewell to a well known and much loved Jayne Mansfield visited landmark.