![]() ![]() Wang followed his parents to the United States in 1996 to go to school and learn about Chinese recipes and restaurants from them. “They moved here (to the United States) in 1985, and ever since then they’ve been in the Chinese restaurant business.” Wang said he moved to Cedar City from Orlando, Florida, to open Mandarin, which features traditional Chinese recipes that he learned from his parents. “So I came here and took a look at it and decided, ‘This is a good place. “He told me that Cedar City needed a good traditional Chinese restaurant,” Wang said. Wang said he wanted to open Mandarin after a friend mentioned Cedar City lacked traditional Chinese food. “Everything’s slowing down a little, but we’re hanging on.” “Everybody was coming and trying the food in the beginning,” Wang said. Manager Kong Wang told Cedar City News things have slowed down some since opening, but the restaurant is still doing well. 3, 2020 | Photo by Kelsey Cooke, St George News / Cedar City News Mandarin offers traditional Chinese cuisine for Cedar City, Utah, residents, Aug. to offer authentic, traditional Chinese food for Cedar City. On May 15, Mandarin opened in the Depot building at 241 N. ‘We do the traditional recipes of Chinese food’ House is open Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. Johnson said the name for the restaurant was inspired by rapper and songwriter Biggie Smalls, who also went by the Notorious B.I.G., but in this case, the name of the restaurant stands for Notorious “Dogs of Greatness.” “I wanted to continue that, making sure we’re giving decent food, good value, and not taking advantage of people.” “Cupid’s Hot Dogs got me through college,” Johnson said, referring to the family-owned restaurant that opened in Southern California in the 1940s. Johnson said he hopes to provide quality food for an affordable price, particularly for college students. “So we thought, ‘Why not bring them all to one place?’ That way you can eat the best of each region.” “When we used to travel, it was hot dogs and hamburgers everywhere,” he said. House features several specialty hot dogs that are inspired by food commonly found in various places throughout the country. ![]() “So we landed on hot dogs because we have more than enough hamburger joints in town.” “There’s two food items that everywhere has, they just have their own twist on it: hot dogs and hamburgers,” he said. Johnson said they wanted to try and fill a niche in Cedar City with their restaurant. ![]() House, Cedar City, Utah, J| Photo by Kelsey Cooke, St George News / Cedar City News “Cedar has been absolutely fantastic in that respect of checking for local businesses first.” L-R: David and Scott Johnson, owners of the Notorious D.O.G. “Everybody was coming out and showing their support,” he said. Johnson said after getting restocked, the community has continued to keep them busy. ![]() We ended up selling out that day and had to close Memorial Day.” “We didn’t even have time to turn our ‘Open’ sign on. “It was so unexpected,” Scott Johnson told Cedar City News. Main St., and sold completely out of hot dogs on their first day: May 24. Scott Johnson and his father, David, opened The Notorious D.O.G. ‘Everybody was coming out and showing their support’ CEDAR CITY - The Festival City saw the opening of several new locally owned restaurants at the start of summer, and the community appears to be offering its support throughout potential COVID-19 concerns. ![]()
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