03/05/2026
With our deepest sorrow and heaviest hearts, we share with our beloved patrons that our father, grandfather, and great‑grandfather, Lang Huynh, has passed away.
As many of you know, he was the chef‑owner of our family restaurant and the cornerstone of our family. Immigrating from Vietnam during the Vietnam War, he came to the United States with a dream to share his love of cooking with his community. In 1986, he opened the original Hong Thanh restaurant on 10th and Chestnut Streets in south Reading. For nearly 40 years, he worked tirelessly and wholeheartedly in the kitchen, sharing his culture, his heritage, and his genuine love of food and of feeding others. He continued doing what he loved until the absolute very end, even at 95 years old. If you knew him, you knew he had the biggest heart and the purest soul. We are completely heartbroken, and life will never be the same without him, but we hope to continue his legacy.
We want to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your kind words, well wishes, patience, and understanding during this incredibly difficult time. We hope to reopen very soon and look forward to seeing our treasured guests again.
If you would like to pay your respects, a public viewing will be held at Kuhn Funeral Home, 739 Penn Ave, West Reading, on Sunday, March 8th, from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM.
Thank you all—so very much. ♥
