Chinese Restaurant...??

Question

Is it true you can tell a good Chinese restaurant from a bad one because the good ones have lots of Chinese people eating in them???

This is not ment to be prejudice...

Answer 1

that's what they say and if there are no chinese people there look for a chinese newspaper

Answer 2

I would say that it really depends on the restaurant. Keep in mind that a Japanese Restaurant is NOT a Chinese restaurant. If it's authentic and run by Japanese people they usually do not use the same practice of hiring every relative in the Universe to work there. Japan is the second most economically prosperous country in the world so the motivation for them to flee to the U.S. is not nearly so great as it might be in other asian countries. Because of this it is actually rather rare to find actual Japanese people working in Japanese restaurants. Sometimes they will insist on hiring only asians for the wait staff (in the interest of maintaining the ambiance), but usually even these are Philipino, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese or some other asian country that is NOT Japan. Having said all of that however, the only real way you are going to find out if they will hire you is to apply.

Answer 3

By that measure, if someone is looking for a good Turkish restaurant, they should seek one filled with plenty of turkeys.

Frankly, there are some areas with less than a .5% Asian population. Unless all of the Chinese in such a community ate at the local Chinese restaurants all the time, there would hardly be any Chinese people eating there on a given night. (I live in such a community where there are four Chinese restaurants, but only one of them is exceptionally good.)

Another factor to consider is that Chinese food at Chinese restaurants in the U.S. is not really authentic Chinese food. A Chinese girl I dated for three years took me to Dim Sum a few times at an authentic restaurant. The food was, quite frankly, STRANGE. I really like the stuff that is served in Chinese restaurants, but I didn't like the food served at an authentic Chinese restaurant at all. AND GET THIS -- The place was PACKED with Chinese people. (So much for your theory.) One thing I wound up with at Dim Sum was a bean curd square served in a gravy that so much resembled boiled beef fat, that I gagged and had to run to the bathroom.

I would simply go to the Chinese restaurant with the highest number of vehicles in the parking lot and not worry about the patrons' nationalities.

If the food's good, it's good.

Answer 4

I think it depends on your taste buds. I've been to restaurants that lots of Chinese go to but I thought was overrated. Then there are restaurants that are always crowded but are typically filled with non-Chinese and I did not enjoy the food. Being Chinese myself, I normally eat at restaurants I know are good or try new ones by word of mouth.

The way my dad thought me to choose a Chinese restaurant is by the name. If they have the word "seafood" in it, it is probably a better restaurant than ones that don't. The reason is that anyone can cook chow mein and fried rice but only few are good at cooking seafood. It's easier to mess up cooking shrimp, crab, etc. so restaurants that specialize in seafood should also be able to cook good basic dishes.

Answer 5

yes that is true. usually the best chinese restuarants appeals to chinese people. It is lsame with every other cousine, like the best stakehouse in the town are usually filled with people that it appeals to. I wouldn't go into a burger house filled with Indians!? You know what I mean? Most white people like really spicy or salty, soury cousine, which is abit different from real chinese food, therefore there are restaurants that statisfy the locals and ones that appeal to Americans.

Answer 6

I live in the Bay Area in California where there are plenty of Chinese restaurants, and this has proven to generally be true from my personal experience.

Answer 7

I think you might look for lots of people, period--whether chinese or not; I believe that if it's a bad restaraunt, people of all sorts who like chinese food will avoid it in droves. If it is a good restaraunt, quite the opposite should happen.

: )

Answer 8

I've never seen a chinese person eating in one.Dont think that is true.

Answer 9

I assume it is a good measuring guide.
I don't eat there anymore.
I wish someone would convince me it's ok.
I'm still stuck on stupid.
I used to love chinese food til I heard the rumors.

Answer 10

I suppose you can tell a place is good (or at least safe to eat) when lots of locals are there...