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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:15:34 -0400, John H
wrote:

Costco pizza *is* American, and it's not too bad if you're into
quantity instead of quality.

Ewwwwwwwwwww...........


Herring was writing puff pieces for ledo pizza last year or the year
before. It is absolutely the worst pizza next to domino's I've ever
had...but...he buys pizza at Costco? Figures.

Costco Pizza is Edible, Pizza Hut is not.

Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:51 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I do like some Chinese food espiecally if it's authentic.
What ever kind of Chinese food you have it will be authentic to
someone. I really like good Chinese but it is difficult to find in
South Florida. I have three essential tests for a restaurant before
I will try it: It has to smell right when you open the door; There
should be ample numbers of Chinese help working there; and ideally there
should be a fair number of Chinese patrons.
Agreed. There's a few places in Boston where it's authentic and the
Chinese people frequent them.

Also San Franciso and Honolulu and at two or three places in Chinatown in
downtown DC.

Lots of "authentic" Chinese food places all over California. Only snobs
would think only Chinatown or SF. Most Chinatown places serve Mandarin. I
prefer Szechwan, but I also prefer spice foods. One of my favorite Chinese
eateries is in the town of Pioneer in the Sierras. Le's Chinese Restaurant.
Oakland probably has more Chinese living in their Chinatown than SF's. And
probably more Chinese Restaurants also. Vietnamese is very common, and I do
like Thai. Good Thai that is. We have a couple here in my area that
qualify as both good and reasonable. Just like Mexican Food. Depends on
the area they came from. Most served in the US is Tex-Mex or NorthWestern
MX. Best Stuffed potato(e)s are in La Pax, Baja Sur.




I prefer Cantonese. Some of best Chinese cooking I've had was in
Honolulu. There are lots of very good Chinese restaurants in San Franciso.

Do you have a list of Oakland restaurants of various cuisines we should
consider?

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:16:29 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:15:34 -0400, John H
wrote:

Costco pizza *is* American, and it's not too bad if you're into
quantity instead of quality.

Ewwwwwwwwwww...........


Herring was writing puff pieces for ledo pizza last year or the year
before. It is absolutely the worst pizza next to domino's I've ever
had...but...he buys pizza at Costco? Figures.

Costco Pizza is Edible, Pizza Hut is not.


Costco pizza and a couple Costco hot dogs. Nothing more American. Good
too.
--

John H

Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:52:20 -0400, "Reginald P Smithers III, Esq."
wrote:

The only place to get good NY pizza is in NYC. Your opinion may be
different, but you are just wrong.

Ok Harry.

I am glad you understand my superior opinion and intellect.

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HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:51 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I do like some Chinese food espiecally if it's authentic.
What ever kind of Chinese food you have it will be authentic to
someone. I really like good Chinese but it is difficult to find in
South Florida. I have three essential tests for a restaurant before
I will try it: It has to smell right when you open the door; There
should be ample numbers of Chinese help working there; and ideally
there should be a fair number of Chinese patrons.

Agreed. There's a few places in Boston where it's authentic and the
Chinese people frequent them.


Also San Franciso and Honolulu and at two or three places in Chinatown
in downtown DC.

I wonder if they have any Chinese people in NYC or Atlanta

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

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spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in
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"HK" wrote in message
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Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:51 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I do like some Chinese food espiecally if it's authentic.
What ever kind of Chinese food you have it will be authentic to
someone. I really like good Chinese but it is difficult to find in
South Florida. I have three essential tests for a restaurant before
I will try it: It has to smell right when you open the door; There
should be ample numbers of Chinese help working there; and ideally
there should be a fair number of Chinese patrons.
Agreed. There's a few places in Boston where it's authentic and the
Chinese people frequent them.

Also San Franciso and Honolulu and at two or three places in Chinatown
in downtown DC.

Lots of "authentic" Chinese food places all over California. Only snobs
would think only Chinatown or SF. Most Chinatown places serve Mandarin.
I prefer Szechwan, but I also prefer spice foods. One of my favorite
Chinese eateries is in the town of Pioneer in the Sierras. Le's Chinese
Restaurant. Oakland probably has more Chinese living in their Chinatown
than SF's. And probably more Chinese Restaurants also. Vietnamese is
very common, and I do like Thai. Good Thai that is. We have a couple
here in my area that qualify as both good and reasonable. Just like
Mexican Food. Depends on the area they came from. Most served in the US
is Tex-Mex or NorthWestern MX. Best Stuffed potato(e)s are in La Pax,
Baja Sur.


I prefer Cantonese. Some of best Chinese cooking I've had was in Honolulu.
There are lots of very good Chinese restaurants in San Franciso.

Do you have a list of Oakland restaurants of various cuisines we should
consider?

Just go to Oaklands Chinatown and order food. I buy a lot of to go food at
the Delicious Food Company on Wester at about 8th st. Silver Dragon is
upscale dining.

Darda Seafood in Milpitas is a Muslim Chinese restaurant. Order the Onion
Thin bread, and the spice Lamb. Fantastic.

"John H" wrote in message
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:16:29 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:15:34 -0400, John H
wrote:

Costco pizza *is* American, and it's not too bad if you're into
quantity instead of quality.

Ewwwwwwwwwww...........


Herring was writing puff pieces for ledo pizza last year or the year
before. It is absolutely the worst pizza next to domino's I've ever
had...but...he buys pizza at Costco? Figures.

Costco Pizza is Edible, Pizza Hut is not.


Costco pizza and a couple Costco hot dogs. Nothing more American. Good
too.
--

John H

Polish, not the hot dog.

"Reginald P Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
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HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:51 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I do like some Chinese food espiecally if it's authentic.
What ever kind of Chinese food you have it will be authentic to
someone. I really like good Chinese but it is difficult to find in
South Florida. I have three essential tests for a restaurant before
I will try it: It has to smell right when you open the door; There
should be ample numbers of Chinese help working there; and ideally
there should be a fair number of Chinese patrons.

Agreed. There's a few places in Boston where it's authentic and the
Chinese people frequent them.


Also San Franciso and Honolulu and at two or three places in Chinatown in
downtown DC.

I wonder if they have any Chinese people in NYC or Atlanta

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

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spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no
way are to be considered flaws or defects

In the 1960's I worked in Downtown SF. Friend of Chinese heritage in the
office was thinking of going to work for CDC in Minneapolis. He was worried
he could not get Chinese food there.

Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
m...
Calif Bill wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:51 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I do like some Chinese food espiecally if it's authentic.
What ever kind of Chinese food you have it will be authentic to
someone. I really like good Chinese but it is difficult to find in
South Florida. I have three essential tests for a restaurant before
I will try it: It has to smell right when you open the door; There
should be ample numbers of Chinese help working there; and ideally
there should be a fair number of Chinese patrons.
Agreed. There's a few places in Boston where it's authentic and the
Chinese people frequent them.
Also San Franciso and Honolulu and at two or three places in Chinatown
in downtown DC.
Lots of "authentic" Chinese food places all over California. Only snobs
would think only Chinatown or SF. Most Chinatown places serve Mandarin.
I prefer Szechwan, but I also prefer spice foods. One of my favorite
Chinese eateries is in the town of Pioneer in the Sierras. Le's Chinese
Restaurant. Oakland probably has more Chinese living in their Chinatown
than SF's. And probably more Chinese Restaurants also. Vietnamese is
very common, and I do like Thai. Good Thai that is. We have a couple
here in my area that qualify as both good and reasonable. Just like
Mexican Food. Depends on the area they came from. Most served in the US
is Tex-Mex or NorthWestern MX. Best Stuffed potato(e)s are in La Pax,
Baja Sur.

I prefer Cantonese. Some of best Chinese cooking I've had was in Honolulu.
There are lots of very good Chinese restaurants in San Franciso.

Do you have a list of Oakland restaurants of various cuisines we should
consider?

Just go to Oaklands Chinatown and order food. I buy a lot of to go food at
the Delicious Food Company on Wester at about 8th st. Silver Dragon is
upscale dining.

Darda Seafood in Milpitas is a Muslim Chinese restaurant. Order the Onion
Thin bread, and the spice Lamb. Fantastic.


Thanks!

Calif Bill wrote:
"Reginald P Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
message ...
HK wrote:
Wizard of Woodstock wrote:
On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:45:53 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:51 -0400, Wizard of Woodstock
wrote:

I do like some Chinese food espiecally if it's authentic.
What ever kind of Chinese food you have it will be authentic to
someone. I really like good Chinese but it is difficult to find in
South Florida. I have three essential tests for a restaurant before
I will try it: It has to smell right when you open the door; There
should be ample numbers of Chinese help working there; and ideally
there should be a fair number of Chinese patrons.
Agreed. There's a few places in Boston where it's authentic and the
Chinese people frequent them.

Also San Franciso and Honolulu and at two or three places in Chinatown in
downtown DC.
I wonder if they have any Chinese people in NYC or Atlanta

--
Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq.

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spelling and grammar enhance its individual character and beauty and in no
way are to be considered flaws or defects

In the 1960's I worked in Downtown SF. Friend of Chinese heritage in the
office was thinking of going to work for CDC in Minneapolis. He was worried
he could not get Chinese food there.



There is an extremely LARGE Asian community in Atlanta. There are very
large sections of the Northern Suburbs where you see more Store Signs
where the dominate language is Korean, Chinese, Thai, Cambodia, or
Vietnamese and in small print they might include English. It runs from
inside the perimeter to about 8 miles outside of the perimeter for 4 or
5 miles on either side of I85. It is common in the restaurants to have
two menus. One with American Chinese Recipes, and another with
authentic Chinese recipes. For some reason the Koreans own many of the
Chinese Restaurants and hire Chinese Chefs. There will be Large
Shopping Malls devoted to each ethnic Group, then we have our HMart, an
Asian Super Market, that includes all Asian Cuisine and is as large or
larger than most conventional Super Markets. http://www.hmart.com/

--
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