9 Dragons, 2 legacies

In late September, patrons to The Brook Casino in Seabrook, NH, noticed something new in the back recesses of the facility: an arched metal door with a dragon-faced door knocker at its center.

Entering through the mysterious portal, one will be transported back to 1970s Hong Kong, when the likes of Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris sparred on television screens in every home and movie theater. This time capsule is home to The Brook’s newest restaurant, 9 Dragons, created in partnership with the third-generation owners of the New England-famous Kowloon restaurant in Saugus, Mass.

It all started through a mutual colleague — a meeting of the minds between Andre Carrier, president and CEO of Eureka Casinos which owns The Brook, and Kowloon co-owner Bob Wong.