Harvard Square will need to find a new favorite Chinese restaurant
Yenching had just celebrated its 40th birthday.
The Szechuan-style cuisine of Yenching has been a popular option for students and Harvard Square inhabitants since November 1965. And yet on Sunday, soon after its 40th birthday, the Mass Ave. eatery shut its doors.
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A note typed and posted on the window of the restaurant expresses gratitude for years of patronage and friendship. According to The Harvard Crimson, the Harvard community is lamenting the news; in the publication’s piece, a professor cites the location as a popular spot where he treats his students to meals, and a student names it as the place he goes to for food that reminds him of home.
No details have been given as to why Yenching is closing or what will replace it. The restaurant is the latest in a string of long-running Harvard Square businesses to pack up. This fall has seen the closure of Berk’s Shoes after 35 years and Tailor Joe Calautti after more than 50 years. Tommy Doyle’s and Finale both shut their doors last year, as well.
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