JANESVILLE, Wis. – Cozy Inn is celebrating 100 years in business, making this Janesville restaurant the oldest existing Chinese restaurant in Wisconsin and the second oldest in the United States.
The general public is invited to join the Fong family of Cozy Inn Restaurant for an anniversary celebration at Olde Towne Mall in downtown Janesville on Monday, November 14 from 2-4 p.m.
The restaurant first opened its doors on November 1, 1922, at the same location it is today under the ownership of the Wong family. Several generations of the Wong family ran the business for more than 50 years before selling the restaurant to Marie Shum and her husband in 1975. Marie’s son, Tom Fong, along with his wife, Amanda, and her sister, Michelle, currently own and run the business.
“I’ve always appreciated how the Janesville community has continued to support our restaurant through both good and hard times,” Tom shared.
The November 14th event will feature a meet and greet with members of the Fong family, including Tom, Amanda, Michelle, and Marie. At 3 p.m., Chief David Moore, Janesville’s acting City Manager, will announce an official proclamation recognizing this historic milestone.
Attendees can sample some of the restaurant’s most popular appetizers including egg rolls, rangoons, and wontons paired with fortune cookies and tea. Marie will also be making an egg tart, her specialty dish.
Hungry patrons can visit the Cozy Inn by venturing up the twenty stairs to the second floor of 214 W. Milwaukee Street.
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