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Not sure where you are. But in Bay area, American Chinese cuisine and authentic Chinese cuisine are different genres. As a Chinese I never go to the former unle
by azurezyq 8y ago
Not sure where you are. But in Bay area, American Chinese cuisine and authentic Chinese cuisine are different genres. As a Chinese I never go to the former unless I have to.
Better to ask your Chinese colleagues for suggestion.
- umanwizard 8y ago“American Chinese” food was invented primarily in the Bay Area, so it makes sense that it’s so common there. Chinese (and Chinese-descended) people lived in California in large numbers before any other part of the US - since the 19th century.
- mark-r 8y agoDim Sum in Chinatown is a revelation. Have the property values in SF destroyed Chinatown yet?
- azurezyq 8y agoGo to the South Bay or the east Bay, that's where the new generation of Chinese work and live. SF's China Town doesn't matter much now. Similar to LA's, where most good Chinese restaurants are outside Chinatown.
- mark-r 8y agoThanks for the hints, I'll definitely check that out next time I visit.
- learc83 8y agoI know where the authentic Chinese food is, but it's a bit of a drive. In the majority of the US there are no authentic Chinese restaurants, it's the restaurants in those places that I'm talking about.
- powerapple 8y agoI like both as a Chinese. Especially if the American Chinese dish is something invented in the US, not a bad version of a Chinese dish. If they are basically a bad copy of a Chinese dish, you would actually judge it differently than just a dish, because you would compare it to how it should taste like.