Mao (restaurant chain) explained

Mao
Type:	Private
Genre:	restaurant and takeaway chain
Foundation:	1992
Founder:	Graham Campbell
Defunct:	2024
Location City:	Dublin
Location Country:	Ireland
Locations:	9
Area Served:	Dublin
Industry:	Restaurant
Owner:	Colum and Ciarán Butler

Mao (stylized MAO or Mao At Home) was an Irish-headquartered restaurant chain, serving Asian cuisine: Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Singaporean, Sichuan and Mongolian dishes are all offered.^[1]

History

The first Mao restaurant opened on Chatham Row, Dublin in 1997. The name attracted some criticism, given Mao Zedong's role in the Great Leap Forward, Cultural Revolution, Great Chinese Famine and Sinicization of Tibet; during his time as leader of China, he was allegedly responsible for millions of deaths.^{[2] [3]} This first restaurant was decorated with Andy Warhol's famous silkscreen print of Mao.^[4] In 2010 the chain went into receivership and was sold to Colm and Ciarán Butler. ^{[5] [6]} In 2024 the last remaining Mao restaurant closed after the lease expired with no buyer interested in the chain.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home. Mao. 2019-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20190811201329/https://maoathome.ie/. 2019-08-11. dead.
2. Web site: A name that's hard to swallow. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520173526/https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/a-name-that-s-hard-to-swallow-1.455091. dead. May 20, 2019. May 20, 2019.
3. Web site: A name that's hard to swallow. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520173208/https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/a-name-that-s-hard-to-swallow-1.455477. dead. May 20, 2019. May 20, 2019.
4. Web site: Jan 10, 1998 . LOUISE EAST . Doing the rice thing. The Irish Times.
5. Web site: Aug 14, 2010 . Suzanne Lynch. Sale of Mao restaurant chain almost complete. The Irish Times.
6. Web site: 2 July 2010 . Restaurant chain Cafe Mao forced into receivership . Herald.ie .