Hsiu Yu closing in December

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One of San Antonio's beloved restaurants, Hsiu Yu, is closing later this year.

"My parents are retiring," said Charlin Yu, daughter of owners Hsiu and John Yu. "I thought about taking over the restaurant, but it's too much for just me."

The restaurant opened in 1983, but its history goes back to Taiwan, where both John and Hsiu Yu grew up.

John Yu emigrated to New York City in 1971 after earning his culinary degree in Taiwan and moved to San Antonio in 1974. Hsiu Yu left Taiwan for the United States in 1971, learned English by watching Sesame Street and met John in 1978.

They married a year later and opened their restaurant Oct. 17, 1983.

The last day for business will be Dec. 23.

"It's bittersweet," Charlin Yu said. "I grew up here. This is more my home than my home."