As someone who moves around a lot, finding a decent Chinese takeout place is extremely difficult. I’m constantly chasing the high of finding a restaurant that actually makes everything fresh (and had an authentic non-americanized menu). 95% of small town spots just sell the generic and tasteless Sysco meals because people just don’t know how much better it can be.
Chinese is a tough one but those restaurants that are just a counter and a table or two in the back of an ethnic grocery tend to be where the really good food is.
I have better luck with Latin grocers in that regard. The only specialty Asian grocer in a few hours radius doesn’t even have fresh produce. The only produce they do sell is old and literally has an H Mart label on it lol. They will sell you some black market kimchi if you ask though.
Found a hole in the wall Japanese restaurant when I was doing minor traveling for a doctor’s appointment. There were 4 tables and 3 employees. One table was 3 dudes talking about how they don’t understand their sons’ obsession with Minecraft and another table was me. Anime themes were just blasting from a bluetooth speaker. Food was the best Japanese food I’ve ever had and was so goddamn cheap for what it was. I have to go back to the area twice in September and I intend to eat there again each time because it was such a good experience.
As someone who moves around a lot, finding a decent Chinese takeout place is extremely difficult. I’m constantly chasing the high of finding a restaurant that actually makes everything fresh (and had an authentic non-americanized menu). 95% of small town spots just sell the generic and tasteless Sysco meals because people just don’t know how much better it can be.
Chinese is a tough one but those restaurants that are just a counter and a table or two in the back of an ethnic grocery tend to be where the really good food is.
I have better luck with Latin grocers in that regard. The only specialty Asian grocer in a few hours radius doesn’t even have fresh produce. The only produce they do sell is old and literally has an H Mart label on it lol. They will sell you some black market kimchi if you ask though.
Found a hole in the wall Japanese restaurant when I was doing minor traveling for a doctor’s appointment. There were 4 tables and 3 employees. One table was 3 dudes talking about how they don’t understand their sons’ obsession with Minecraft and another table was me. Anime themes were just blasting from a bluetooth speaker. Food was the best Japanese food I’ve ever had and was so goddamn cheap for what it was. I have to go back to the area twice in September and I intend to eat there again each time because it was such a good experience.