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A Virtual Chinese Restaurant Pops Up in the Dining District at Alpharetta City Center

Check out the menu for Mow’s Chinese Kitchen, a takeout and delivery restaurant now open in a stand in front of Lapeer Seafood Market

Triple citrus chicken on a bed of noodles sprinkled with sesame seeds and basil on a blue and white floral china plate from Mow’s Chinese Kitchen in Alpharetta, GA
Triple citrus chicken
Caleb Jones
Beth McKibben is the editor and staff reporter for Eater Atlanta and has been covering food and cocktails locally and regionally for 12 years.

Mow’s Chinese Kitchen, a takeout and delivery restaurant, opens Tuesday, February 23, in a stand in front of Lapeer Seafood Market at Alpharetta City Center. The virtual restaurant located in the heart of the north metro Atlanta city comes from Maven Restaurant Group (Lapeer Seafood Market, South Main Kitchen, Butcher and Brew) and serves a menu of dishes paying homage to owner Louis Soon’s Chinese heritage.

Soon’s grandfather grew up in Guangzhou, China, and owned several restaurants in the port city set along the Pearl River northwest of Hong Kong. Expect Chinese-American dishes on the menu inspired by Soon’s childhood and grandfather, including handmade dumplings and noodles, his grandfather’s barbecue pork buns, salt and pepper calamari, and triple citrus chicken.

A family-style feast with people grabbing boas, using chopsticks to pick up stir-fry and tearing into egg rolls from Mow’s Chinese Kitchen in Alpharetta, GA Caleb Jones
A bowl of wonton soup swimming in dark brother with scallions and carrots from Mow’s Chinese Kitchen in Alpharetta GA
Wonton soup
Caleb Jones
A blue and white Chinese floral patterned plate with Imperial shrimp stir-fry and neat dollop of white rice in the center from Mow’s Chinese Kitchen in Alpharetta, GA
Imperial shrimp stir-fry
Caleb Jones

“The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted us to revisit and adapt our current restaurant offerings to better serve our community,” Soon says of launching a takeout and delivery-only restaurant. “I look forward to bringing some of the flavors and dishes I grew up eating to Alpharetta’s distinct dining scene through our new virtual concept.”

Mow’s Chinese Kitchen is currently open for lunch, with dinner planned in the coming weeks. People order online for takeout directly through the restaurant’s website or for delivery via UberEats, GrubHub, DoorDash, and Postmates.

Take a look at the menu:

Open Tuesday - Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Masks required.

12 North Broad Street, Alpharetta. mowschinesekitchen.com.

Butcher & Brew

3 South Main St., Alpharetta, GA 30009 Visit Website

South Main Kitchen

9 South Main Street, , GA 30009 (678) 691-4622 Visit Website

Lapeer Seafood Market

12 North Broad Street, , GA 30009 (678) 691-9400 Visit Website