Chinese restaurant in Northern Ireland to close after 60 years

A Chinese restaurant in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is set to close after 60 years of trading later this month.

Go Sun has been serving diners in Ballymena since opening in 1966, offering dishes such as Hong Kong-style sweet and sour chicken and special fried rice with gravy.

It is also famed for having one of the largest whiskey collections (160 bottles) in the neighbourhood.

The Sung family has owned the restaurant for more than two generations.

However, in a message on Facebook, the owners said: “After 60 wonderful years of proudly serving the incredible community, it is with a heartfelt, bittersweet announcement that we are closing the Go Sun on 29 June.

“As the doors of the Go Sun close and an era ends, we want to say a massive thank you to all the people who have made it possible, for the wonderful support and mostly for all the fantastic memories.”

News of the closure comes soon after a series of price hikes in April, which has led to increases in National Minimum Wage and employers’ National Insurance Contributions.

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