For many years this restaurant served fine food, it was a thriving center of Japanese next door to the wharf. The tale goes that sent by jealous competition the INS (immigration and naturalization service) arrested on a busy night all the illegal workers throughout the restaurant and the kitchen.

Thirteen years later (1999) the restaurant is still closed. While stepping back in time. I found the kitchen just as the crew had left it. The oil in the giant wok had turned to tar. The oven doors rusted into place...

Amid the mildew smell a ghost seemed to be present.

...in Monterey California

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