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My point is that even people from China might say a restaurant’s food isn’t “right” because it’s from a different region. I’m married to an immigrant who never likes restaurant food from his country (traditional items) because of regional variations.
I get what you're saying. It's like saying "American BBQ". Everyone knows there are only two kinds of Authentic BBQ. Eastern and Western NC.
@Zitsky, I've not been since pre-pandemic, but Grand Asia in Cary used to have beef and bitter melon on their cafeteria buffet. Not sure where you are located, but maybe it's closer proximity to you for takeout.
(China365 on Kildaire used to have it too, but they are long-gone....)
Just curious but why do people think Google/Yelp ratings of Chinese restaurants are usually on the low side compared to other asian restaurants like Japanese, Korean, Thai etc.... Is the food at chinese restaurants in the US really that bad? Or do people just don't have reasonable expectations of what to expect? Or is the service or restaurant experience just not up to par in comparison?
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I have a somewhat biased opinion but my observations have been pretty consistent in that many people don't have a clue about things like Thai and Japanese and as a result so some patrons rate things higher, they are easily satisfied because they never had the real thing. Also very few of the Japanese restaurants in the US I've been in have any Japanese staff and as a result lack in authenticity.
I think that a lot of it has to do with what people expect vs what they get.
Example; I grew up eating a lot of Mexican food that was heavily Michoacan influenced since the immigrant population where I grew up drew heavily from there.
In NC, I really haven't had Mexican food like I had growing up. That doesn't mean that I haven't had plenty authentic Mexican food here. It doesn't mean it wasn't good. But it isn't the same, either.
"Authentic American Food" as experienced in Wisconsin is going to be different than it is as experienced in North Carolina and that's going to be different than as experienced in Dallas.
How to the Chinese food take out places in strip malls influence the ratings? You know the places, photos of dishes up high above the cashier and giant paper menus to look through before you order the same thing again.
are they the same owners as Flavors Kitchen a couple of doors down? if not, how can the landlord allow two Chinese competing restaurants in the same parcel?
are they the same owners as Flavors Kitchen a couple of doors down? if not, how can the landlord allow two Chinese competing restaurants in the same parcel?
I don't know about the ownership, but I sure don't see them as competition to each other. Totally different menu and variety of "Chinese" food.
Sort of like having a Jewish deli a couple of doors down from a sub shop. They're both serving sandwiches, but. . .
(God, I dearly wish we had a good, real Jewish Deli.)
are they the same owners as Flavors Kitchen a couple of doors down? if not, how can the landlord allow two Chinese competing restaurants in the same parcel?
Actually there're three in the same shopping center, Flavors Kitchen, 12 Ji and Quickly. But they are totally different styles. Flavors Kitchen is traditional entrees-and-sides Chinese food. 12 Ji is self-ordering hot pot. Quickly is Taiwanese night market snacks.
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