Tuesday, February 21, 2012

How many categories of Chinese restaurants do you notice in your hometown?

I have noticed 12 different categories : Chinese restaurants for Chinese guests, Chinese restaurants for western guests, Chinese restaurants serving ready made food, Chinese restaurants serving roasted duck or pork ribs, Chinese restaurants serving food from South East asian countries like Vietnam, Thailand or Cambodia, Japanese restaurants managed by Chinese owners, Taiwanese restaurants, Singaporean restaurants, Chinese restaurants serving Dim Sum, Chinese restaurants serving noodle, mostly fresh noodle soup, Self service restaurants, Fast food restaurants.How many categories of Chinese restaurants do you notice in your hometown?
I live in Vancouver (Canada) and there's a ton of Chinese restaurants here. All the Chinese restaurants have menus in both Chinese and English, and I've never seen any Chinese restaurants aimed at only Chinese or only western guests. The restaurant owners are probably used to seeing all kinds of people here, including Indians, Koreans, etc. A lot of westerners here can use chopsticks. It's not even surprising anymore.



As for variety, there are too many to count. I have tried everything from dim sum to Vietnamese pho, Korean BBQ, sushi, and more. There are also many restaurants serving Sichuan, Taiwanese, Thai, and Malaysian food. Then there are Chinese restaurants serving Chinese versions of Vietnamese, Japanese and western foods. I have even been to a Korean restaurant where they served a Korean version of Chinese food. For some strange reason many sushi restaurants here are owned by Koreans.



I think the Chinese population of Vancouver is around 20%, so Chinese restaurants are everywhere. The Richmond area in particular is about 44% Chinese.
Gosh! We don't have any, but we have six different Mexican places, each specializing in a different style. We even have one that offers "American cooking". They make the hottest pancakes in the world.How many categories of Chinese restaurants do you notice in your hometown?
We have only 3 and they are the traditional style NZ takeaway Fish and Chip shops, not proper restaurants to sit down for a Chinese meal.
i saw few

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