I do not like these things.

[funkychinaman]

Yes, but even delivery places can do plastic now, the delivery guy just brings the receipt for the purchaser to sign.

I went to New Hope, PA, two weeks ago, which is a little quaint tourist trap on the Delaware, only with bikers and hippies. Almost nobody took cash. Understandably, the guy running the parking lot didn't, as he was just one guy in the open, but a lot of the mom and pop stores didn't take it either, despite the fact that some of the stuff was pretty expensive. I know there are extra fees, but given the cash-less society today, they're losing business.

There are tons of Chinese people in New Jersey, and the rule on Chinese restaurants for me is, the more Chinese people actually eating there, the better. (So not PF Chang's.)

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

(So not PF Chang's.)

PF Changs is actually pretty good.

[funkychinaman]

Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache

PF Changs is actually pretty good.

It's what Olive Garden is to Italians. I thought it was pretty good too, but I don't know if I'd call it good Chinese food.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

It's what Olive Garden is to Italians. I thought it was pretty good too, but I don't know if I'd call it good Chinese food.

After eating at a real Italian place, I can no longer eat Olive Garden without feeling ripped off

[Jcordell]

My last unit assignment before I got out of the U.S. Army was the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum, New York. The city of Watertown was approximately six miles to the south. There was a little Chinese resturant there. The chef was the owner. The place was a dive (just a hole in the wall), but the food was amazing. The owner had been a cook at a Chinese restaraunt in Chinatown in Boston. There was always a couple old (Chinese) codgers hanging out reading Chinese language newspapers, smoking and playing dominoes.

I didn't realize until we left Ft. Drum that we were getting some great Chinese food there. Never had anything that good since.

[BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Originally Posted by funkychinaman

It's what Olive Garden is to Italians. I thought it was pretty good too, but I don't know if I'd call it good Chinese food.

That's not a fair comparison at all. Olive Garden is crap. Buca Di Beppo would be a better comparison; inauthentic, overpriced, and still pretty good. Olive Garden is to Italian food what Red Lobster is to sea food; passably palatable.