(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-06 21:20

Huang himself was not available for an interview on Sunday.

A hostess who answered the phone said business was not very good except on weekends and holidays. The dishes cost about 20 to 40 yuan each, which is not expensive according to Beijing standards.

She said she was not aware of the customers' complaints.

An elderly resident who lives close to the restaurant said the restaurant runner was simply "making fun of history". "I can understand his intention to make the place unique, but this is not the right way to do it."

But many young people find the restaurant interesting and often recommend the place to their parents. Though photography is banned in the restaurant, some diners still snap photos with their cell phones.

"It's a very nice place. Highly recommendable," reads one Internet posting by "Monkey King" on the online forum qianlong.com. "The singing and dancing are far too passe, but my parents enjoyed them very much."

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