"Pick Up Stix closes eight local restaurants". ^ "Charles Zhang, President and CEO of Pick Up Stix, Announces Retirement Search for Successor is Underway".^ "Carlson Restaurants to Buy Pick Up Stix"."Hungry at five or six? Try Pick Up Stix". "Carting it home is half the fun - Chinese takeout from Pick-Up-STIX is fresh family food - and comes in those cartons". "How Pick Up Stix founder Charlie Zhang went from farmworker to millionaire". ^ Tillman, Jodie (September 14, 2016).Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. "Leeann Chin owner buys Pick Up Stix from Carlson Cos". In 2022, their Rancho Santa Margarita location was closed. As a result of the renovation Manchu Wok was removed and a branch of Pick Up Stix was put in its place. However, in late 2012 the Food Court in the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas underwent a major renovation. In 2010, all locations in Nevada and Arizona were closed although Pick Up Stix' Facebook page encouraged these states' local customers to continue to enjoy their menu at various California locations. In early 2008, 26 locations were closed in California, Nevada and Arizona in order to "focus on stronger markets". There are over 70 locations throughout the United States. In 2010, Carlson Restaurants Worldwide sold the company to Lorne Goldberg's Mandarin Holdings.
Zhang remained as president and CEO of the company until his retirement in 2003. The company is headquartered in Laguna Hills, California, and owns and operates its own food-processing facility. In July 2001, the company was acquired by Carlson Restaurants Worldwide, a unit of the Carlson Companies. Entrées are served up with bold flavors and satisfying portions, prepared with lean proteins, light sauces and fresh, crisp vegetables. Pick Up Stix offers dine-in and take-out orders and vegan options as well. Two years later, the chain expanded into San Diego County with locations in Del Mar, Carlsbad and San Diego. A fast, casual restaurant that serves fresh Asian cuisine. By 1992, there were two more locations in Orange County, in Irvine and Laguna Niguel. He opened the first restaurant in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, in 1989. Order OnlineOrder Ahead and Skip the Line at Pick Up Stix. LocationsLooking for Asian food near you Pick Up Stix has locations. Our dishes are hand-crafted and prepared in-house when you order.Appetizers MenuBrowse our Chinese appetizer offerings. He took traditional Asian food and adapted it to the American palate by reducing the amount of oil and adding wine, vinegar and soy sauce. Asian Food in Southern California that starts with fresh, whole ingredients. Pick Up Stix was created by a Chinese immigrant, Charlie Zhang, who moved to the United States in 1982 with only $20 in his pocket.