On Chicago's Northwest Side, 2 great Chinese-American restaurants with Cambodian roots

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Original Load Date Feb. 19, 2026, 10:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 10:01 p.m.
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The Lim family opened their first restaurant on the corner of Armitage and Kostner Avenues in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood in March 1986. It was called Kim Long—which means Golden Dragon in Chinese—and it served Chinese-American classics like chop suey and chow mein, back at a time when dishes co...