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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.)
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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 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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