Yao Ming's parents open restaurant in Houston
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-02-22 11:06

Yao's parents are opening the Yao Restaurant and Bar on the west side of Houston, about three miles from the city's thriving Chinatown.

Yao Restaurant & Bar, owned by NBA All-Star center Yao Ming's parents, opens Monday in west Houston. [newsphoto/file]

The one and a half million dollar venture combines Chinese food with a sports bar.

It's owned by Yao's father Yao Zhiyuan and mother Fang Fengdi. They're both former members of China's national teams.

The restaurant employs a chef, but it will feature some of his mother's home-cooked specialties, including Yao's favorite -- chicken soup with shiitake mushrooms.

Yao, 24, is a native of Shanghai, eastern China.

He's in his third season with the Houston Rockets. The All-Star center is not directly involved with the restaurant, but his parents did include special accommodations for his 7-foot-6 frame.

Chairs in a special VIP room are built to fit NBA players and the doors are ten feet high so tall customers won't have to duck.

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