what do you order in a chinese restaurant?

[quote name='SOSTrooper']Try Peking ducks next time, you'll like it.[/QUOTE]

I'm not sure how it is in your area. But where I live all of the Chinese restaurants have the same menu. Most of their food comes frozen & pre-made they heat it up. Then serve it to you. I have no national chain chinese restaurants around me either. They all have different names and are locally owned.


If the prices were cheaper and this place was by me. I would eat there everyday. A lot of that on the menu sounds good.

https://www.ab.ust.hk/cso/GFChineseRestaurantMenu.htm
 
Depending where I go I get:

Minced Beef Egg on Rice
Yang Chow Fried Rice
Shimp w/Lobster Sauce
Wonton Noodle Soup
Beef in Black Pepper Sauce
Popcorn Chicken w/rice (get it from Lollicup)
Beef Broccoli
 
[quote name='Graystone']I don't like chinese food. Every chinese place I go to the food is greasy. Even the highest rated place in my city has greasy, bad after taste, chinese food.

If I do eat chinese food. I get Orange chicken, sesame chicken, or General Tso's.[/QUOTE]
Which restaurant are you talking about? My current favorite is Flying Tiger in Fairborn. Garlic chicken w/ mixed veggies, wonton soup, crab rangoon, and oolong tea FTW!
 
i get lots of stuff that lots of people probably get... but if you ever find yourself in davis california go to ding how and order the chin jiu chicken... because man o man that is the best chicken dish ive ever had.
 
The place I like has great lo mein and an awesome crispy beef dish. I usually get chicken lo mein since I'm getting beef in the other dish.

A great chinese place is one of the main things that isn't within a mile of me. The place I like is about 2-3 miles or so down the road. (Poor me, right? ;) )
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']After church, we like to go down the street for Sum Yung Gai[/QUOTE]

Whats Sum Yung Gai? sounds like "some young guy".

Is it "Heart Round Chicken"?
 
[quote name='Darwin23']I'm tired of ordering the same chinese food all the time. walnut shrimp, combination fried rice and beef chop suey. any new suggestions?[/QUOTE]

I suggest actually branching out and trying other non-Chinese, asian dining. I've always found a lot of Chinese food to have this distinct, 'we made this specifically for American tastes, and real Chinese food is nothing like this' feel to it.

This may be partially because I dont know anything about NATIVE chinese food.

Have you tried Dim Sum? They've got some more...interesting dishes that you wont find on a Chinese Buffet. Like Duck's Feet, Pig's Feet, Beef Stomach. REAL Chinese dont waste that shit.

But that aside, the other Asian cuisines are very distinct from what we know in America as Chinese. Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, etc.

Of course its mostly Chinese that have Buffets and let you take out. Most of the other Asian varieties are dine in. I'm not sure why, but for example, they dont have many specifically Thai, Vietnamese or Japanese Buffets, unless they're part of a Chinese one.

[quote name='trunks982']Whats Sum Yung Gai? sounds like "some young guy".[/quote]

Dammit, its a Waynes World reference. I believe the actual line from the movie was like, "I'd like the cream of sum yung gai".
 
A few more favorites:

Braised beef brisket with wonton and egg noodle soup
Pan-fried tofu with eggplant & green pepper stuffed w/ shrimp
Beef with black pepper wrapped with lettuce
Braised chicken with ginger scallion hot pot
Steamed spareribs with black bean sauce

Now I'm getting hungry...
 
anyone tried Churn Fun? its like big white noodles. they sell those in chinatown at those carts for $1. they have a few dolla carts. they sell lo mein, mai fun, fried veggies, and fish balls.
 
[quote name='trunks982']anyone tried Churn Fun? its like big white noodles. they sell those in chinatown at those carts for $1. they have a few dolla carts. they sell lo mein, mai fun, fried veggies, and fish balls.[/QUOTE]

Don't forget bout the chicken wings. They're greasy as hell, but taste good.
 
i like any spicy dishes like mongolian beef, kung pao chicken, hong kong style chow mein is really good, its with the crispy noodles, also chicken/beef/shrimp friend rice is good
 
also not sure if people mentioend these:

rock cod fish with black bean sauce and mixed veggies
scrambled egg and shrimp over rice
 
I'm no help, I always get Crispy Chicken, which (I'm told) is a house speciality at Mom's Teriyaki- no place else has it.

Do you have a Mongolian Grill near you? Try that, it's fantastic!!
 
[quote name='Dr Mario Kart']I suggest actually branching out and trying other non-Chinese, asian dining. I've always found a lot of Chinese food to have this distinct, 'we made this specifically for American tastes, and real Chinese food is nothing like this' feel to it.

This may be partially because I dont know anything about NATIVE chinese food.

Have you tried Dim Sum? They've got some more...interesting dishes that you wont find on a Chinese Buffet. Like Duck's Feet, Pig's Feet, Beef Stomach. REAL Chinese dont waste that shit.

But that aside, the other Asian cuisines are very distinct from what we know in America as Chinese. Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, etc.

Of course its mostly Chinese that have Buffets and let you take out. Most of the other Asian varieties are dine in. I'm not sure why, but for example, they dont have many specifically Thai, Vietnamese or Japanese Buffets, unless they're part of a Chinese one.



Dammit, its a Waynes World reference. I believe the actual line from the movie was like, "I'd like the cream of sum yung gai".[/QUOTE]

i cant even imagine a Viet Buffet..i mean self served pho...infact thats actually would be interesting...
 
[quote name='trunks982']anyone tried Churn Fun? its like big white noodles. they sell those in chinatown at those carts for $1. they have a few dolla carts. they sell lo mein, mai fun, fried veggies, and fish balls.[/QUOTE]

The "churn" is literally translated as intestine in Cantonese. The noodles look like intestine, hence the name. It is one of my favorites with the different meats (char siu, shrimp, and beef) and soaked in the sweet soy sauce.
 
[quote name='wilcat']The "churn" is literally translated as intestine in Cantonese. The noodles look like intestine, hence the name. It is one of my favorites with the different meats (char siu, shrimp, and beef) and soaked in the sweet soy sauce.[/QUOTE]

i thought churn means Long. as in Long Noodle.
 
Crab rangoons are also quite tasty if done right. Also, if you go the Thai route, get pad thai, because it is amazing(again, if made right).
 
[quote name='trunks982']i thought churn means Long. as in Long Noodle.[/quote] The full name is "ji churn fun" or pig intestine flat noodle. Doesn't sound very appetizing, I know. :)
 
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