On Jul 25, 9:11*am, Goomba > wrote:
>
> Right you are, Wayne. It was a good place with really good food but I
> wasn't striving for "Chinese" food.... [snip].... In the middle of Georgia,
> ...[snip]

And right you are, too. Since railroad-building and gold-mining days
American Chinese food has been simplified and moderated such that some
Chinese restarateurs make an accepted distinction between "American
taste" and "Chinese taste." It takes a large Chinese population to
support restaurants that offer "Chinese taste" menus. There are a few
such places scattered around the country, while everywhere else the
offerings are familiar and ordinary.

This is a link to a fairly long article that appeared in Gourmet
magazine a few years ago about the San Gaabriel Valley here in the
L.A. area. It gives as good a set of descriptions as I've seen of
what "Chinese taste" cuisines has to offer if you're lucky enough to
live nearby or to visit. -aem
http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2003/10/warriors