Wang’s Mandarin House founders retire, sell longtime restaurant
David Wang (left) and his sister Shelly Ansley posed together in the early days of Wang's Mandarin House. (Courtesy Lisa Ansley Clapper)
Shelly Ansley once thought she and her brother would never retire from Wang’s Mandarin House, the restaurant they opened and ran for 43 years.
But Ansley, 75, and David Wang, 73, sold the business at 6065 Park Ave. last November after Wang was diagnosed with a serious illness.
“My brother and I were always joking with each other that we were not going to walk out of here, we were going to get carried out of here,” Ansley said.
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Sophia Surrett
Sophia Surrett is a University of Alabama graduate, where she received her B.A. in news media and M.A. in journalism and media studies. She covers small business, nonprofits, restaurant real estate, hospitality and tourism and manufacturing.
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