It was 2019 and Harvey Wong and Munzzy Uddin had signed their lease at 1329 Willoughby Avenue, with hopes of starting The Monkey King, their idea of a Bengali-Chinese fusion restaurant. They set their opening date for June of 2020, but you can guess what happened next. Now, it’s officially set to open later this month.
Wong and Uddin had a lot in common – both were born and raised in Brooklyn, Wong from Canarsie and Uddin from East New York. Both were children of first generation…
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