Chinese Restaurant-Fail!! - General Tiki

K kraken Tiki Socialite SF Bay area Joined: Jun 17, 2011 Posts: 110	K kraken Posted posted on Wed, Jul 6, 2011 12:19 PM On 2011-07-03 10:42, tiki1963 wrote: Ha! Now that you mention it, I do recall many specifically themed places transforming into Asian related cuisine joints in an awkward way. I remember a really cool old Googie-esque coffee shop in Burbank (Don's?) on Glen Oaks Blvd. that turned into a strange sushi place. Something about sushi in 50s moderne leaves a strange taste in my mouth. ...almost like Chinese guys making Mexican food!! Which was the standard in San Francisco's upscale Mexican restaurants a few decades back. "Genuine Mexican food made by Chinese cooks" was the snide comment. One example was The Papagallo Room in the depths of San Francisco's beloved Fairmont Hotel. No doubt everyone's tastes have improved since then, along with the authenticity of Mexican restaurants. But at the time, at least, Mexican by Chinese food seemed very good.

On 2011-07-03 10:42, tiki1963 wrote:
Ha!

Now that you mention it, I do recall many specifically themed places transforming into Asian related cuisine joints in an awkward way.

I remember a really cool old Googie-esque coffee shop in Burbank (Don's?) on Glen Oaks Blvd. that turned into a strange sushi place. Something about sushi in 50s moderne leaves a strange taste in my mouth.

...almost like Chinese guys making Mexican food!!

Which was the standard in San Francisco's upscale Mexican restaurants a few decades back.
"Genuine Mexican food made by Chinese cooks" was the snide comment. One example was
The Papagallo Room in the depths of San Francisco's beloved Fairmont Hotel.

No doubt everyone's tastes have improved since then, along with the authenticity of Mexican
restaurants. But at the time, at least, Mexican by Chinese food seemed very good.

Post #596389 by kraken on Wed, Jul 6, 2011 12:19 PM