Chris Tan always wanted to open a restaurant.
It was a goal he’s had since childhood. He and his family immigrated to Elk Grove from China. They were a hardworking, non-English speaking, poor immigrant family, determined to make a life in America, he said.
His parents worked in restaurants or in anything else labor-intensive, where work hours were long. As Tan got older, he followed a similar path. He worked odd jobs and dropped out of high school. His definition of success meant opening a business…