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Peek inside Hop Sing Laundromat
Back in March we had a bit of info on the cloak-and-dagger Hop Sing Laundromat (1029 Race St.), the Chinatown cocktail joint run by a dude known only as Lee. Stopped in this afternoon to find the space pretty close to completion.
Peek inside Hop Sing Laundromat
Back in March we had a bit of info on the cloak-and-dagger Hop Sing Laundromat (1029 Race St.), the Chinatown cocktail joint run by a dude known only as Lêe. Stopped in this afternoon to find the space pretty close to completion — the wall on the eastern side of the room has been done over, sconced-up and chipped away to expose the original brick in stylishly haphazard sections, and that 40-foot wood-paneled bar is in like Flynn, with much of the equipment already placed. Learned today that a number of decorative touches in the Laundromat were salvaged from churches; have a look-see at the crossed-up hanging lights above the bar (!). Furniture's still being selected/discussed.
Lêe chalks up the delay in opening (he was originally aiming for April/May) to a litany of construction tweaks and delays; at this point in time, the bar owner will only commit to "late summer" as far as opening goes. For now see our March post for background. More photos after the jump.
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