Lao Sze Chuan to Open in Strongsville

Lao Sze Chuan to open this winter at SouthPark Mall in Strongsville. Credit: Courtesy photo

No local restaurant operator can match Sheng Long Yu’s breakneck pace. Since opening Shinto in Strongsville 20 years ago, the unstoppable entrepreneur has opened more than a dozen concepts, both locally and out of state, including Kenko, Hell’s Fried Chicken, Dagu Rice Noodle, YYTime, Build the Pho and Lao Sze Chuan. At present, Yu is building out a third Shinto location at Legacy Village and is just two weeks away from opening Ohio’s first Kyuramen at SouthPark Mall.

Next up for Yu is a second location of Lao Sze Chuan, which will open this winter at SouthPark Mall in Strongsville. The new restaurant is taking over the spot formerly occupied by Red Lobster, which closed last year.

Lao Sze Chuan opened in Chicago’s Chinatown in 1998, where it made a big splash thanks to its stellar Sichuan cuisine. Founder, chef Tony Hu, went on to open a dozen or so Chicago locations of Lao Sze Chuan, but Yu opened Ohio’s first location last year at Pinecrest.

Yu described Lao Sze Chuan as an upscale Chinese restaurant.

“I think this will be an exciting experience for a lot of people who have ideas about what authentic Chinese cuisine means,” Yu explains. “From the food presentation, the plating, the flavor… it’s 100-percent different from anything we’ve ever done in our organization.”

Look for Lao Sze Chuan Strongsville to open this winter.