Word: restaurante
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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"I'm not sure if there is a need for another restaurant in Harvard Square," Commission Executive Officer Richard V. Scali said.
The Lee children grew up in the restaurant, where Paul Lee remembers working at the front desk from the age of eight.
The three-story restaurant, which includes a nightclub and lounge, has become a "Cambridge destination" over the years, the plaque says. Today, Paul Lee says, the restaurant, which owns its own building, takes in between $700,000 and $1 million per year.
Its clientele wavers between tourists, Cantabrigians and Harvard affiliates. The restaurant also does a thriving take-out business, with a slice of signature white bread in every bag.
Few students admit to visiting the Kong for the food; instead, most point to the late hours and the restaurant's colorful atmosphere.