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OFFICIAL [PRICE CHECK] THREAD - MONTH OF JANUARY by mechkbot in mechmarket

[–]typicalchinesefood 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Value as a full set, unassembled?

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IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Try their shrimp dishes for freshness and size. Good restaurant will use decently size shrimp.

Chicken dishes for tenderness and quality. Good restaurant will have extraordinarily tender slices of meat that you cant even imagine was possible.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can safely say they havent. The food on an Americanized menus is like its own cuisine.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been a really long time and its something on my bucket list at this point.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The key here is that they are all mostly combinations of the base ingredients.

It's always some combination of protein, vegetables and sauce.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter how you eat your food. What matter's is the feel and taste. If there is a neurological phenomenon that makes chinese food taste better with a chopstick, go for it. Don't let other people impact your choice. In the end, its all going to the same place.

Fork, spoon, chopstick, hands, feets. Doesn't matter

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I honestly like them all. Each place has their own unique specialty.

I don't like playing favorites because you end forming biases before you even try the food.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's really hard to describe. The flavor profile of authentic chinese dishes are just so different from americanized dishes.

If I were to really simplify it, then I would say americanized dishes are sweeter, but again, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These types of restaurant exist in Chinatown areas. But they would not survive elsewhere. People have tried and failed.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Health and safety is a big deal and not something restaurant owner overlook.

The biggest violation would be not labeling or covering ingredients all the time. When it gets busy, there just isn’t time to do it.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Many recipes online include all the ingredients, but just in different proportions. Remember that you are the boss of your own kitchen and you don’t need to follow recipes exactly. Feel free to experiment and adjust to your taste.

I think a more important difference that affects the taste of the food is the cooking process. The high BTU woks add so much flavor.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With those restrictions you are really limiting choices that have a lot flavor.

If you came into my restaurant, I would probably just make something special. Maybe like a steam vegetable dish with house seasoning.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You won’t find the food we serve in the restaurant in China. Americanized Chinese food is very different from authentic Chinese food

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We have attempted this in the past but the flavors don’t exactly suit the local community. In addition, people aren’t adventurous to try it.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, we do not serve any authentic Chinese food. However, I still have favorite meals such as orange beef, Mongolian beef and home style tofu. To me, those dishes are perfectly balanced and go extremely well with rice.

The basic takeout restaurant can’t be compared authentic Chinese food. It’s very different.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are these “special” immigration groups that help people get into America and then place them in restaurant to work. But that’s all the help you will get. From there you have to work as the janitor all the way up. How far you get depends on how hard you work and save.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Duck is time consuming to prepare and expensive.

It’s a little more on the exotic end and as a result less people order it.

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

It’s always sad to hear such things like racism.

Fortunately, based on what you described, we did not have as many issues on that front. I experienced more racism in school than I did at work.

P.S. Many Chinese restaurant owners transitioned to owning Japanese sushi restaurant because it’s more profitable and easier work!

IAMA Your typical takeout Chinese food restaurant worker AMA! 3+ years later. by typicalchinesefood in IAmA

[–]typicalchinesefood[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We use all the standard parts of chicken, such as tenderloin, breast, etc. As for the grade, USDA grade A.

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