China's first ambassador to the US, Chen Lan-pin, and Li Hung-chang, the renowned late-Ch'ing minister, both passed through this place. The older generation tells that a number of dishes which are now popular among foreigners came about because Li Hung-chang ordered them when he was here.
我國第一任駐美公使陳蘭彬、清末名臣李鴻章也曾到過此處。老一輩口中傳聞「雜碎」、「芙蓉蛋」等如今倍受外國人歡迎的中國名點，皆因於李鴻章到此點菜之故。