How Chinese food in America came to be synonymous with fried noodles and sticky-sweet meat nuggets is complicated. But regardless of the history, the association comes with a stigma that persists ...

Henry Trang, the owner of Mom's Donuts and Chinese Food to Go, a tiny hut-shaped restaurant in LA's Silverlake neighborhood, told me that when he took over the shop in 1995 it was known as ...

There are more than a few restaurants in Seattle that serve a wide variety of dumplings, and Dough Zone is our favorite by a ...

If you ask people in the city of Mexicali, Mexico, about their most notable regional cuisine, they won’t say street tacos or mole. They’ll say Chinese food. There are as many as 200 Chinese ...

However, that is absolutely not the case. I've been to all 50 states and eaten at 300 Chinese restaurants in New York City alone. Virtually all observers, particularly Chinese themselves, agree that ...

Paul and Nancy Fong prepare meals for the lunch rush at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland. The family diner, established in 1903, was recently recognized as California’s oldest Chinese restaurant.

And, despite the success of early Chinese restaurants in California, that food became a focal point of many an anti-Chinese argument.

There are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than there are McDonald's, and the food they serve is remarkably consistent given much of it would never be served in China.

California’s oldest Chinese restaurant for sale after surge in popularity By Madeline Wells , Senior Food Reporter Feb 11, 2025 Chicago Cafe, at 411 Main St., Woodland, is California’s oldest ...

Paul and Nancy Fong prepare meals for the lunch rush at the Chicago Cafe in Woodland. The family diner, established in 1903, was recently recognized as California's oldest Chinese restaurant ...