History
The Jow brothers, Hong and Shing, have a family history that dates to Tulsa's first Chinese restaurant and includes some of the city's most memorable Cantonese-style eateries. Their great-grandparents opened Mandarin downtown on Third Street in 1930. Other family members opened the Pagoda and Ming Palace. Their parents opened Golden Palace in 1979, which closed in early 2019. A late uncle was a co-owner of Ming's Noodle Bar. Hong and Shing once owned Jow's Takee Outee (now Kit's Takee Outee) and the now-closed J.J.'s Coneys & Burgers. Their newest venture, Deco Lounge, has a handful of dishes that pay homage to their family history. Some have an Asian fusion preparation and some are straight-on American. Almost everything is made from scratch.