I’m not sure I’d call it an “institution,” but it’ll be sad

I’m not sure I’d call it an “institution,” but it’ll be sad to see Choy’s Chinese Cuisine go after 14 years at Queen Anne and Mercer. I stopped in this afternoon, its last day, for what was, very rough guess, my 150th visit. Manager David Choy—-is going back to school (UW) to become a bilingual trainer. He doesn’t know what’s going in the space; a Turkish restaurant was a possibility recently, but that deal fell through. Known for his hand-lettered window signage, Choy came up with two classics for his grand finale: