Fears for the future of retro Chinese dining after blaze guts Sundoo in Townsville

The gutting by fire of a much-loved Chinese restaurant in North Queensland after 50 years has left a family heartbroken. The Sundoo Chinese Restaurant in Townsville was badly damaged by a fire that began in the back of the building on Monday. Largely untouched for decades, its distinctive decor made it a time capsule of Cantonese restaurant chic from 1970s Australia. The devastation at the Sundoo comes amid a growing appreciation of — and nostalgia for — older-style Chinese restaurants, as their numbers dwindle. The Sundoo Chinese restaurant has been in Hermit Park for about 50 years. (Supplied) ‘Heartbroken and…