Ruby Foo Wong (1904-1950) was a restaurateur who founded the historic Ruby Foo's Den in Boston in 1929. One of the earliest Chinese-American women restaurant owners, she went on to open similar restaurants in New York, Miami, Washington, and Providence. She opened two Ruby Foo's Den restaurants in New York in the 1930s with a location near Broadway and Times Square. It was a famous restaurant for non-Chinese customers and celebrities until its closing in 1957.

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