Mao (stylized MAO or Mao At Home) was an Irish-headquartered restaurant chain, serving Asian cuisine: Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Singaporean, Sichuan and Mongolian dishes are all offered.[1]
History
The first Mao restaurant opened on Chatham Row, Dublin in 1997. The name attracted some criticism, given Mao Zedong's role in the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Great Chinese Famine and Sinicization of Tibet; during his time as leader of China, he was allegedly responsible for millions of deaths.[2][3] This first restaurant was decorated with Andy Warhol's famous Mao silkscreen.[4] In 2010 the chain went into receivership and was sold to Colm and Ciarán Butler. [5][6] In 2024 the last remaining Mao restaurant closed after the lease expired with no buyer interested in the chain.
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References
- Home Mao, retrieved 2019-08-27^
- A name that's hard to swallow May 20, 2019^
- A name that's hard to swallow May 20, 2019^
- LOUISE EAST. Doing the rice thing The Irish Times, Jan 10, 1998^
- Suzanne Lynch. Sale of Mao restaurant chain almost complete The Irish Times, Aug 14, 2010^
- Restaurant chain Cafe Mao forced into receivership Herald.ie, 2 July 2010^