Rainbow China now open on State Line
The little strip center at 80th and State Line Road hasn’t been so lucky in keeping restaurants as tenants. The last operation in the space at 8017 State Line was the Pizza Oven, which was in business for two years before the owners — Kevin and Chris Ferrel — closed it in June. Prior to the Pizza Oven, this venue was the home to two Philly Cheesesteak joints an a short-lived Korean restaurant.
But the Lin family, who opened Rainbow China in the old Pizza Oven space on November 1, feels more optimistic about success. The new QuikTrip store next door has proved to be a boon for this restaurant’s carryout business. And although there are several fast-food dining options on this stretch of State Line — including a Panda Express — Lilly Lin, who runs the restaurant with her parents, Cindy and David, says they’ve priced the dishes at Rainbow China competitively and are offering both Chinese-American meals (General Tso’s chicken, orange beef, coconut shrimp) and more traditional Hunan and Szechuan choices.
