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1660s in England?) doesn't mean we should hold them to a different standard. I am striking my !vote, however, because while the sources found so far do land me in the weak delete camp, it does seem likely that other sources may exist that aren't easily findable online. Not sure, but it's close enough that I'll switch to neutral. —
466:- I found it useful when I played a video of "Werewolves of London" and wanted to know if "Lee Ho Fook's" was a real place. (I'm new to editing on Knowledge, so, if this is not the way to express my vote, please correct me. Having "Lee Ho Fook's" redirect to the song seems a reasonable alternative to me.) 663:
These were the sources I had found when I !voted above. The Times is the only one that goes into any depth about it, in a group review of several new restaurants. That's something, but I hoped for more. For the others it's a single line or single paragraph. NYT for example has long done full reviews
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I don't think it's a good idea for having a sliding scale for source coverage based on date as notability has a function independent of simply stating what's important/significant. We need some good coverage to write a solid article. That it's harder to find sources for older restaurants (how about
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I think the date of the sources must be taken into consideration with regards the paucity of the coverage. Were a restaurant to open today in the same position it would be accompanied by a phalanx of blogs, tweets, and multiple reviews coordinated by a public relations team. Such a restaurant was
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I also have a liking for Lee Ho Fook, down at the Wardour Street end, but less for the food than for the fact that it appears in Warren Zevon's song 'Werewolves of London': I saw a werewolf in Lee Ho Fook's/He was eating some beef chow mein ... Aaaaoooh! Werewolves of London' etc.
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indeed make it notable, but we need evidence of some sources. I did my own search and like those above have not found anything more than brief mentions, unfortunately. Maybe someone with access to newspaper archives in the UK can find something else? —
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As you pass 15 Gerrard Street you may wish to call in and sample the fare of Lee Ho Fook, the Chinese restaurant that ended up in the lyrics to Warren Zevon's classic 'Werewolves of London'.
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underlines this. Yet the sustained interest in Lee Ho Fook's demonstrates its notability. To have gained a Michelin star and an entry in the
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Meets GNG after expansion and notable as the first Chinese restaurant in the UK to receive a Michelin star (there are
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as well as these that just give the most basic information about a place. It just doesn't seem enough for
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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below.
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Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's
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quite novel in the late 1960s in England, the quasi-anthropological nature of the piece by
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This was the first Chinese restaurant in the UK to receive a
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to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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I'm not sure this restaurant is notable. Redirects (first to
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would be guarantee notability for a restaurant in 2020.
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