Community Supports Hunan Garden, Long Time Staple in Kearney, Missouri

Hunan Garden opened its doors in 1994 and has been voted “Best Chinese Restaurant from 2013 to 2022. But in late June of 2023 someone smashed in the front door, ransacked the front counter, and stole money. When the current owner, Joy, came to open the store the next day she discovered smashed glass and a path of destruction through the front of the restaurant.

She has owned the restaurant for the past 15 years, driving the success and best of votes.

“I cried that first day, but the community has been so supportive,” she says. Long time customers rallied online, sending people to buy her food. One patron even dropped off a card with a cash donation, expressing their long time support.

Kirk Woods, from Lathrop, recommends Hunan Garden to all his friends, “I’ve been driving down for the last 28 years and they do a special vegetarian dish for my wife.” For a menu and more visit: www.hunangardenkearney.com