Word: restaurante
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Until Harvard unexpectedly reversed its decision not to renew the lease of the Yenching Restaurant yesterday, the landmark Chinese eatery in Harvard Square was headed for extinction.
Yenching's lawyer, Peter L. Cohen, said that Constance T. Smith, Harvard's assistant vice president for commercial leasing, marketing and business planning, informed the restaurant's management in September that its lease would not be renewed.
In addition, Cohen said Harvard would not allow the Yenching Restaurant to compete with other businesses for the space.
The Yenching has always paid its rent promptly, according to S.T. Lung, one of the restaurant's owners. He said Harvard had never previously shown any displeasure with the Yenching.
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