On May 11, the all-media reporter of Yangcheng Evening News learned that a new restaurant will be built at the former site of Dasanyuan Restaurant on Long Causeway Road, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, named "Qiu Da Sanyuan Restaurant". Qiu Weiguo, the main person in charge of "Yau University Sanyuan Restaurant", said that he will bring a nostalgic and innovative taste experience to guests with a new look, and reminisce about the "golden age" of Cantonese cuisine.
Lao Guang's collective memory, the mysterious restaurant in the TV series
The big three yuan means "connecting the three yuan". As one of the four famous restaurants in Guangzhou during the Republic of China, Dasanyuan not only brings together top Cantonese cuisine, but also carries the collective memory of Lao Guang.
In the classic Cantonese TV series "Seventy-two Tenants", old Cantonese people are accustomed to setting up a few banquets at the "Big Three Yuan" to celebrate the New Year's holidays or happy things. In a classic episode, the "Prince Bing" in the play proudly invited "Ji Gongfu" to dine at Dasanyuan Restaurant, which shows the weight of his food landmark in Lao Guang's heart.
Looking back on history, this once-popular restaurant has been closed and rebuilt for many years, but it still retains the essence of traditional Cantonese cuisine. It is reported that Dasanyuan Restaurant was founded in 1919 by Wen Xintian, and was the first restaurant in Guangzhou to install an elevator to carry passengers. As of 1990, the number of employees remained at 790. In 2005, the original building of the Great Sanyuan Restaurant was demolished. At present, the building is used as a comprehensive service building of Guangzhou Private Financial Street, with a height of 7 floors, including public areas and office floors, and more than 5 floors are restaurants and restaurants.
The new construction of "Da Sanyuan" tugs at the heartstrings of many diners, and citizens who have been to the store many years ago have recalled the details of the meal: "I think that back then, when it opened in 1985, it cost 105 yuan to get married in Da Sanyuan. "I think of the 86 years I came from Shunde to eat, and the wedding banquet of Dasanyuan must have oyster sauce and fish curd." "In the 80s of the last century, the big three-yuan dishes were uniformly printed with 'longevity without borders', and I look forward to opening again after decoration!"
The renovation is in full swing, and it will officially open at the end of the month
At No. 258-266, Avenida da Causeway, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, the well-known Dasanyuan Restaurant flourishes here. It was closed in 2000, demolished in 2005, rebuilt in 2011, and approved in 2015. After a century of changes, the newly upgraded "Qiu Da Sanyuan Restaurant" will be relaunched at the end of this month.
On May 11, a reporter from Yangcheng Evening News visited Avenida da Causeway and saw that there were many onlookers in the comprehensive service building of Guangzhou Private Financial Street, and the reopening announcement of Dasanyuan Restaurant was posted on the right side of the building: "Centennial brand inheritance, about to be reopened", and related recruitment information was attached. It is reported that the restaurant is currently in urgent need of chefs and waiters, and positions such as tea masters and pastry chefs are also vacant, and accommodation and paid annual leave will be provided.
According to the "Guangzhou Encyclopedia" published in 1994, Da Sanyuan has four famous dishes: braised skirt wings, Taiye chicken, fried shredded fish in water, and chicken wing balls with crab roe.
"At present, we are working day and night to expedite the renovation, and strive to complete it in the next few days to meet the majority of diners." Qiu Weiguo told reporters that the restaurant will be open on May 30, inviting celebrity chefs to serve as consultants, and there will be a tea market, a rice market, and big three-yuan famous dishes such as "money chicken", "Taiye chicken" and "braised big skirt wings" will be launched.
The new brand will continue its success and will upgrade the dining environment
What is the connection between "Da Sanyuan Restaurant" and "Qiu Da Sanyuan Restaurant"? Some citizens expressed their doubts as to why the old name of Haohao was changed, and whether it would continue the tradition of "old restaurant".
In this regard, the reporter inquired and found that Beijing, Shanghai, Nantong and other places have enterprises with the name of "Da Sanyuan Restaurant". Qiu Weiguo, who studied under the former chef of Dasanyuan Restaurant and used to work at the White Swan Hotel, said that due to the preemptive registration of the original name, the original site in Guangzhou cannot continue to use the old name, "but the cultural inheritance will not change, and the high quality of Dasanyuan will still be continued." ”
The reporter learned from the interior renderings that the decoration of Qiu Da Sanyuan Restaurant is mainly based on black, with 19 rooms on the fifth floor and a hall and a small hall on the sixth floor, the overall style is elegant and quiet, and the mural decoration is quite Lingnan classical characteristics.
"Only high-quality, high-quality ingredients can be worthy of a good price." Qiu Weiguo said frankly that Da Sanyuan Restaurant was originally positioned as a high-end restaurant, and now the new restaurant is renovated on this basis, in order to keep pace with the times and give Cantonese diners more high-quality food enjoyment, which is also the pursuit of "Da Sanyuan" as always.
Text: Reporter Lu Jiazhen and Li Chunwei