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Having worked twice in Shandong Province in China, I got used to the Shandong cuisine which seems to be hard to find in the USA. So I pretty much stopped going to American style Chinese restaurants.
Quite a few in Honolulu.
There are some Chinese Korean restaurants in Honolulu where they serve Northern Chinese food with side dish like Kimchee. Most likely opened by Shandong immigrants in Korea who later came to US or Korean immigrants who learnt Northern Chinese cooking in Korea and later came to U.S.
When we talked about Americanized Chinese food, we may have a perception problem because it depends on where you come from and which town you live.
Take the most popular Chinese American dish, Sweet and Sour Pork, as an example. It is a Cantonese dish imported to England and North America as early as the 19th century. The most authentic way of cooking is that it should not be greasy and should be stir-fried with canned pineapple, Red and Green Bell Peppers.
But in many Chinese restaurants in the smaller towns in US that I dined at, the chef cut corners by skipping usually Red Bell Pepper, or both Bell Peppers or all vegetables. And many cooks don't even know how to cook this dish and make the meat super greasy.
Buffets are excellent. So long as you don't mind a few arm hairs from other patrons mixed in with your food.
On a serious note, we don't do buffets for the above mentioned reason
My go-to reason for having Chinese food is mapo tofu, which I'm told is the classic Chinese comfort food, much like mac 'n cheese is to Americans. Whenever I go to a new restaurant and order it, the waiter is always surprised that *I* am ordering *that* instead of the usual American fare.
An awesome dish. I love it too. I found an authentic recipe for it and we eat it once every month or so.
I love Americanized Chinese food. Chicken and broccoli for me, though, instead of beef and broccoli. And crispy vegetable spring rolls!
I like Tex-Mex too. My family laughs at me because when I am looking for a Mexican restaurant if we are out of town or whatever, one of my stipulations is that it is not authentic. Sorry, but I don't like authentic Mexican food! I love Tex-Mex!
I don't think that I have what it takes to make it (and I'm not just talking about the ingredients; I mean the skill), but I do think that I'll be going to my local place in the next couple of days to get some. It's a hole in the wall place -- takeout only -- and it's the best I've ever tasted.
Interesting: I was surprised at how little oil is used in the recipe. Nice to know.
seems like all we have here are Asian restaurants and cheap chains.
the strip mall has THREE restaurants that mix up Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, and Chinese food (one is a chain). There is also a Subway. Across the street, another mixed-Asian place and a McDonalds.
There used to be a lovely steak place in the mall, with a full bar and live music. It got replaced by...a Chinese buffet that charged $17 for dinner and $15 for lunch. That closed within a few months, and was replaced by Canton something.
Buffets are excellent. So long as you don't mind a few arm hairs from other patrons mixed in with your food.
On a serious note, we don't do buffets for the above mentioned reason
I'll do buffets once in a while. But yeah, I don't have as much enthusiasm for buffet restaurants as I used to have. Golden Corral can be good, if you visit a well ran location. Though I've been to some GCs, where sadly they weren't run well. I finally got to the point where I NO LONGER could go to Old Country Buffet or Ryan's(same parent company), since all the locations I visited in recent years were all horrible. Not surprised that company has shuttered hundreds of locations, gone through bankruptcy at least twice, and they seem to barely hang on as a company nowadays. The casino buffets can sometimes be decent, as well. Though I've been to some(*cough* Potawatomie Bingo Casino in Milwaukee, WI), where it sadly wasn't good. If you are ever in Las Vegas, I highly recommend the one inside Paris Las Vegas. Which even has a make your own crepes station, as well!
Chinese restaurants are still around in the Chicago area, but I notice a lot of Thai restaurants as well. Ramen restaurants seem to be taking off in just the last 2-3 years in the Chicago area, as well. For whatever reason, I've seemed to notice a slight decline in the number of local buffet restaurants, but you can still find some here and there.
Also funny someone mentioned Peking Duck, since that poster reminded me I haven't been to Sun Wah restaurant in a while. And I should revisit there soon! Which is(Peking Duck) what they're really known for, btw.
I live in LA and we have thousands of authentic regional Chinese restaurants and Americanized and people love both. I'd say Panda Express has really grown in past ten years and it's many peoples go to fast food. The one next to my work is always packed every day at lunch. Sometimes I can't even get a seat, it's almost as bad as In N Out
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