The Hub apartment complex at 685 S. Limestone in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 26, 2024, located across the street from the campus of the University of Kentucky.
Brian Simms
bsimms@herald-leader.com
A Lexington cafe that specialized in spicy Taiwanese fried chicken apparently has closed.
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Opened by University of Kentucky alumni Duc Tran and his brother Duy Tran, Kung Fu Tea also specialized in boba tea, milk cap tea and other Asian favorites.
The Hub apartment complex at 685 S. Limestone in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 26, 2024, located across the street from the campus of the University of Kentucky. Brian Simms bsimms@herald-leader.com
Kung Fu Tea x TKK Fried Chicken, located inside The Hub apartment complex at 685 S. Limestone across the street from the University of Kentucky campus, closed March 8, 2024. Brian Simms bsimms@herald-leader.com
The brothers hoped to appeal to UK students across the street on the nearby campus and in the area’s apartments. The restaurant opened around the same time as Bad Ass Coffee and other new food shops in the Limestone campus corridor.
A sign on the door of the Lexington location said that the restaurant closed permanently as of March 8.
“We thank our customers and everyone for supporting us and being so amazing!!” the sign said.
A Louisville location appears to be open.
A sign on the door of Kung Fu Tea x TKK Fried Chicken, located inside The Hub apartment complex at 685 S. Limestone across the street from the University of Kentucky campus, says the restaurant closed March 8, 2024. Brian Simms bsimms@herald-leader.com
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