Inside Black Bamboo: How a West Hartford family built a local favorite

Black Bamboo is an American Chinese restaurant that sits at the corner of Vanderbilt Road and Farmington Avenue, and it’s become a staple in the West Hartford community. Sonny Chen, the son of Jackie Chen and Xue Yun Chen, built the business together in 2010. Growing up in the Hartford area, Sonny took the opportunity to help his parents immediately...