About Us

Husband + Wife team Henji Cheung + Sarah Thompson combine passion + heritage to bring you Queen's English, a Cantonese restaurant serving Hong Kong cuisine with a twist. Expect fresh seafood, ginger, garlic, scallion, soy, fun textures + lots of flavour from our wok. Our intimate dining room is lively + inviting, our Chef’s Counter will mesmerize, while you watch our Chefs and Bartender in action; the covered palm filled patio is absolutely lounge-worthy + dog-friendly.

Henji was born in New Territories, Hong Kong where he grew up eating and cooking traditional Cantonese + Hakkanese dishes with his family. Our menu is a combination of Chef Henji’s flavourful childhood in Hong Kong combined with his experience as a Chef in NYC.

Sarah curates our natural wine program which is constantly changing to match the dynamic flavours of the current menu. We work with small family vineyards using minimal invention in their wine making process.

We can’t wait to see you, before you come + visit, scroll down to meet the team!

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    Henji Cheung

    Chef Owner + Aspiring Retiree

    James Beard ‘25 Best Chef Mid-Atlantic Finalist

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    Sarah Thompson

    Owner + Wine Enthusiast

    MICHELIN Star Sommelier

  • Monica Lee

    General Manager

    Also Speaks the Proletariat’s Mandarin

  • Emily Block

    Chef

    New Dog Mom in 2025

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    Monica Piccolo-Evans

    Head Bartender, WSET Level 2

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    Nemo Murphy

    Office Admin, Graphic Designer, Natural Born Hustler

  • Juan Urias

    AM Sous Chef

    Makes the Restaurant Run

  • Jeanette Melendez

    Anchor of the Kitchen

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    Walter Youngblood

    Recovering Peanut M&M Addict

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    Ary Papadopoulos

    Resident Agave Expert

  • Juana Hernandez

    Pit Master

  • Sakuna Courtney

    Fighter of Feline Obesity

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    Natalie Davidson

    Keeper of the Door, Weekend Warrior

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    Caleb Klaehn Haight

    Man o' Mystery, Cognac Connoisseur

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    Odali Nohemi Muñoz

    Aka “Machete” Resident Jokester

  • Sam Uyeno

    Family Meal Aficionado

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    Santiago Reyes

    Aka “Scorpio” Runs on Coffee

  • Yesi Espana

    Queen of Prep-apalooza

  • Catherine Seibert

    Chaotic Good

  • Assorted Asian dishes on decorative plates, featuring noodles with vegetables and tofu, and grilled bamboo shoots.

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