Then followed Korean fried chicken franchise Bonchon in 2015, Yamitsuki Ramen in 2016, and finally Chinatown Square in 2017, a more than $2 million undertaking that involved digging into the building's foundation to open up the space, curating the vendors and getting liquor brands to sponsor the upstairs karaoke rooms and bar. (It's why Philadelphia is home to the country's only Johnnie Walker Lounge. Poon loves the brand so much, his friends like to say that when he perspires, as he did during the interview for this story, he sweats Johnnie Walker.) The pair funded the renovation with a mix of self-financing, family investment, and an $879,000 Small Business Administration loan.