The oldest family-owned restaurant in downtown Yakima, the Golden Wheel Chinese Restaurant, whose history dates back to the late 1930s, and its cohort, The Lotus Room, are still open for business. Golden Wheel Hits the Yakima Real Estate MarketFast forward to now, when I just found out that that Golden Wheel is on the market. Whoever buys the property will inherit the restaurant's existing furniture and kitchen equipment and the basement and the opportunity to keep the historic corner street restaurant going. Lotus Room via Facebook Golden Wheel The Lotus RoomIs This Truly the End of an Era in Downtown Yakima? What fond memories of The Lotus Room and Golden Wheel do you have to share?