05/10/2026
This was one of our first adaptive reuse projects, and maybe one of my favorites… Thanks for sharing the memories
In this month’s issue, Caril Jennings takes us back to the iconic Asian American restaurants of Ogden’s past when noodle parlors were plentiful in the city.
“I was a teenager in Ogden in the 1960s. ‘Chinese’ restaurants were a favorite place to go eat for entertainment. Every restaurant at the time specialized in giant — I mean GIANT — battered shrimp served with a chili sauce and a schmear of wasabi. Grant and Kiesel, between 24th and 25th, and the south end of Washington Boulevard starting around 30th offered a variety of noodle parlors and Chinese restaurants.”
Do you remember?
• Bamboo Noodle Parlor
• China Nite (1963-2005)
• China Temple
• Eastern Winds still open!
• Golden Dynasty
• Jade Terrace
• Kay’s Noodle Parlor opened in 1914
• Maple Gardens
• Yu’s Maple Gardens still open!
• Lee’s Mongolian BBQ since 1978, still open!
• Star Noodle ((pictured))opened in 1948 by the Ryujin family at 225 25th St. (inside the 1912 Rex Theater movie palace), home of the now-restored Neon Dragon. It closed with the aging of its owners in 2007.
• Utah Noodle Parlor
• Windy’s Sukiyaki. After 50 years, the iconic Japanese restaurant closed in 2025. It is now Steiny’s sports bar.
Let us know if we missed any!
Read more about these iconic eateries: theogdenite.com/news/noodle-parlor-nostalgia-remembering-ogdens-historic-chinese-restaurants
In this month’s issue of The Ogdenite newspaper available at our partnering retail shops. Find out where to get a copy at theogdenite.com/subscribe. 🌼🗞️
