Originally Posted by cordelli
Always ask your server if what you are thinking of ordering is any good. More then a few times I've been told not to order that, try this instead, and have never been let down.
My favorite is at a chinese place we go to, many items are on the menu because it's what americans want, but as the owner says, taste like cardboard. When they tell you not to order something, believe them.
If you are at a Chinese restaurant and want to eat what the Chinese or Asian customers eat try asking for the "Chinese Menu". A number of restaurants that I have been to have separate menus for their Chinese or Asian customers - usually they are hidden out of site. They usually (but not always) have both Chinese and English descriptions of the items.