(Images: Alex Garland for CHS)

In 2010, Chungee’s said hello to its new neighborhood with a lion dance to celebrate the Year of the Tiger. Five years later, the 12th at Denny venue has been joined by a small community of Chinese restaurants on the Hill including the new Zhu Dang on E Olive Way and Regent at 14th and Pine. The Goat will also bring a new Chinese spot to the Hill as Poppy owner Jerry Traunfeld opens Lionhead next door on Broadway. Chungee’s and its new friends are hopefully enjoying brisk business as diners celebrate the new Year of the Goat. On Sunday, owners Wen Long and Tom Farrell welcomed back the lion dancers and again filled 12th Ave with gongs and exploding firecrackers. Happy New Year.