Peter's Chinese Cafe, a Denver institution known for its delicious takeout and gruff owner Peter Chan, has been sold to its seven employees, ensuring the continuation of its legacy. Chan, now retired, will be dropping by to offer support and guidance to the new owners. The article highlights the cafe's history, its enduring popularity, and the challenges faced by small restaurants in the current climate.
Peter Chan, right, with new manager Luis Angeles, at Peter’s Chinese Cafe on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. . Each week, we give our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more.
Peter Chan, in front of the Congress Park restaurant that he sold to employees, on Feb. 6, 2025. “I want everybody to succeed. They deserve that.” Six small tables are in the front, but most times they are empty. This is a takeout place, first and foremost. And, oh, what takeout. Peter’s menu is massive, four pages filled with appetizers, soups and entrees that include 26 seafood meals alone.
Chan, now 70, laughed when asked about his reputation as a taskmaster. “I like getting things done quickly, and right,” Chan said. Luis Angeles met Peter Chan when he was a child, in 1993. He and his sister were trick-or-treating in the neighborhood one Halloween and walked into Peter’s. Chan didn’t have any candy, but gave Angeles money to go across the street to a small market and buy some.He’s been working at Peter’s for 16 years now, and is one of the seven employees — along with three cooks, two front-of-house and a driver — who recently banded together to buy Peter’s Chinese when Chan announced he would be retiring.
“I want my employees — some have been here 20 to 30 years — to carry on the legacy and keep what we made together,” Chan said. “I want everybody to succeed. They deserve that. I owe them that.”Johnson’s Corner, famous for its cinnamon rolls, closing doors as it prepares for next chapter
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