'Raising the steaks': Louis' restaurant, opened in 1970s, forced out due to rising rents - but family tradition will be continued by son's new venture
Family restaurant will close doors mid-next year, but the taste will go on
The latest esteemed eatery to feel the white-hot heat of Hong Kong's property market in the shape of a hefty rent rise says reports of its demise have been exaggerated.
Yes, Louis' Steak House - which has been serving up American-style steaks to the likes of casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun since 1974 - will close the doors on its first-floor restaurant on Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, in the middle of next year after the landlord upped the rent.
But the taste will go on almost uninterrupted, just down the road with a new, self-styled steakhouse that will still bear the name "Louis", albeit as second billing.
"Louis' Steak House is facing a rental issue, so we thought it was time to plan the continuity of the Louis' tradition," said Wilson Yeung, 31, son of 67-year-old William Yeung, who opened Louis' Steak House 41 years ago and still works in the kitchen today. The new venture, Mr Tomahawk, will open on Saturday on the third floor of Citic Tower, in Central, with a nod to the Louis brand on the signage.
"The steaks will be of the same quality. Of course, we will introduce new things, but we will maintain the old signature dishes," Wilson Yeung said. "Basically we want to maintain Louis' style, with a more modern feeling."
