The mixed-beverage permit for RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN ended on 2020-12-17. Final receipts reported: December 2020.
A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
Measured against August 2026, the newest month of Austin-metro receipts the Texas Comptroller has published. Everything below about RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN is a record of what was filed, not a claim about what is open today.
AUSTIN Bar Revenue History
RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN
$569 in mixed-beverage sales, July 2020 (-77.9% vs. June 2020)
RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN also filed a mixed-beverage return for December 2020 reporting no receipts. A zero-receipt return is a filed return with nothing on it — most often a formality on a permit period that has closed — so it is not read here as a month of trade, and no percentage on this page is measured from it. The figures above cover July 2020, the newest month with receipts.
109 W 5TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78701Travis County
Texas Comptroller public filings ↗Mixed-beverage receipts · food sales excluded
- Latest receipts
- $569
- $569
- July 2020
- All reported receipts
- $1.9M
- $1,948,775
- Total reported, Feb 2009 – Dec 2020 (143 months)
- Peak month
- $28K
- $28,050
- Best month: February 2016
📊About RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN
RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN reported mixed-beverage sales at 109 W 5TH ST, AUSTIN, Texas 78701 in Travis County. Its last reported month was July 2020, at $569. The Comptroller record stops there. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
Across its filing history this location reported $1,948,775 over 143 monthly returns, February 2009 through December 2020 (2009 – 2020). That is a lifetime sum, not a monthly figure — the two are separated everywhere on this page. Its strongest single month on record was February 2016, at $28,050.
The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for this location as having ended on 2020-12-17. That is the state saying the permit period closed, which is stronger evidence than a simple gap in filings — but it still describes a permit, not a front door.
📉How RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN Was Trending
Each comparison names both windows. Where a comparison is not valid for this venue it is left out rather than filled with a zero.
RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN filed 143 consecutive monthly returns through December 2020.
Comparisons we cannot make for this venue (3)
- Year over year, twelve-month totals: Needs two complete twelve-month windows to compare.
- Trailing twelve months: Only 0 of the 12 months ending August 2026 were reported.
- Trailing three months: Only 0 of the 3 months ending August 2026 were reported.
📈Monthly Receipts, February 2009 – December 2020
143 monthly returns filed by RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN. Months with no filing are absent from the series rather than plotted as zero — a missing month means the venue did not file, which is not the same as reporting nothing. A month that was filed with no receipts is a real filing and is plotted, on the baseline and marked, because that too is a different fact from either of the other two.
A later return was filed for December 2020 reporting no receipts. It is plotted below at the baseline and marked with a ring, but it is not treated as this venue's latest month of trade.
Monthly Revenue by Category
143 months of data • Hover or tap to explore5 of these 143 months were filed as a return reporting no receipts — plotted on the baseline and ringed, because a filed $0 return is a real filing, not revenue. Months with no return filed at all are not in this series: the line skips them rather than dropping to the baseline, so a gap in filing never reads as a month of zero sales.
Annual Comparison
Calendar-year totals as filed. A year with fewer than 12 filed months is marked — a part-year total is not comparable to a full one.
📅Year by Year
Calendar-year totals as filed. A year-over-year change is shown only where both years are effectively complete — comparing a full year against a four-month stub would be a fabricated collapse.
| Year | Months filed | Receipts reported | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11 of 12 (partial) | $51,396 | |
| 2010 | 12 of 12 | $67,111 | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 12 of 12 | $108,296 | +61.4% |
| 2012 | 12 of 12 | $137,510 | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 12 of 12 | $152,198 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 12 of 12 | $200,048 | +31.4% |
| 2015 | 12 of 12 | $246,386 | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 12 of 12 | $263,001 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 12 of 12 | $245,813 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 12 of 12 | $230,204 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 12 of 12 | $202,582 | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 12 of 12 | $44,230 | -78.2% |
🥃What Sold: Revenue Mix
Share of reported receipts by category over January 2020 – December 2020 (the last 12 reported months). Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller; food is not in this dataset.
🗓️Seasonal Pattern
How RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN distributes its year, averaged over 2015 – 2020. 100 equals this venue's own average reported month — the index compares the venue to itself, never to another bar. Its strongest month is February (138), its weakest is June (65).
Across every Austin-metro venue with enough history to measure (2017 – 2025), the strongest month overall is October, around ACL Fest and the weakest is January. RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN runs on a different calendar — its strongest month doesn't match the region's.
RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN — Address on File
The address the Comptroller has on the final filing (December 2020).
Where It Ranks
By July 2020 receipts alone — a single month, not a lifetime total.
Filing Record
❓Frequently Asked Questions
- Is RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN still open?
- The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN as having ended on 2020-12-17, with its final return filed for December 2020. That is the state stating the permit period closed, which is the strongest closure signal in this dataset — but it describes a permit, not a front door. That return reported no receipts — a filed return with nothing on it, which is not a month of trade. Its newest month with receipts is July 2020, at $569. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
- How much does RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN make? (July 2020)
- RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN reported $569 in mixed-beverage gross receipts for July 2020, -77.9% against June 2020 and -95.4% against July 2019. That is a single month, not an average: over its whole reported history the venue has filed $1,948,775 across 143 months. This is mixed-beverage (alcohol) receipts only, not total business revenue. RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN also filed a mixed-beverage return for December 2020 reporting no receipts. A zero-receipt return is a filed return with nothing on it — most often a formality on a permit period that has closed — so it is not read here as a month of trade, and no percentage on this page is measured from it. The figures above cover July 2020, the newest month with receipts.
- Where was RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN located in AUSTIN?
- RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN filed mixed-beverage returns for 109 W 5TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78701, in Travis County. The address is taken from the venue's filings, the most recent of which covers December 2020.
- What did RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN sell?
- Over January 2020 – December 2020 (the last 12 reported months), RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN reported 52% liquor, 25% wine, 23% beer and 0% cover charges. The largest share was liquor. Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller — food sales are not in this dataset.
- Is RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN busy? How does it rank among Austin bars?
- This dataset tracks mixed-beverage receipts, not foot traffic, so there is no direct measure of how busy RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN is. The closest proxy: by receipts reported for July 2020, RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN ranked #966 of 1061 Austin-metro venues that filed for that month, and #96 of 108 venues in ZIP 78701. A higher-ranked venue sells more alcohol in a month; it is not a measure of how crowded it is at any given time, and that is a single month's rank, not a lifetime one.
- What time period does the RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN data cover?
- 143 reported months, February 2009 through December 2020. Mixed-beverage receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes; the newest month currently published for the Austin metro is August 2026. Every figure on this page names the exact window it covers, because a single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities.
- Where does RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN's revenue data come from?
- The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts publishes Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts, a monthly record every Texas mixed-beverage permit holder is required by law to file. This page reads that dataset directly and adds no estimates, no modelled figures and no user reviews.
ℹ️How to Read This Page
What mixed-beverage gross receipts are
Every bar, restaurant and venue in Texas holding a mixed-beverage permit must report its monthly alcoholic-beverage sales to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Those returns cover liquor, wine, beer and cover charges. They do not cover food, retail or non-alcoholic sales, so these figures are a slice of a venue's business, not its revenue.
Why every number here names a window
A single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities, and averaging a venue's whole history produces a number that has never been true of any actual month. Each figure on this page therefore carries the exact period it covers. Where a comparison needs history this venue does not have — a full prior year, two complete twelve-month windows, three complete calendar years for a seasonal index — the comparison is omitted and the reason is stated, rather than shown as a zero.
How current is this?
Receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes. The newest month currently published for the Austin metro is August 2026, and every recency judgement on this page is measured against that month rather than against today's date — so a late publication by the Comptroller never changes a venue's status. RONALD CHENG'S CHINATOWN DOWNTOWN last filed for December 2020, 68 months behind it.
What a stopped filing does and does not mean
A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open. A gap can also be a remodel, a seasonal close, a permit transfer or a slow filer. This page never states that a business is closed; it states when it last filed.
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