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TreasonousBastard

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3. A restaurant is one of the toughest businesses...

Fri Feb 5, 2016, 11:27 AM

Feb 2016

to succeed in. Too many people open one not understanding what it takes to make it a success.

I suspect Asian restaurants last longer partly because they have lower costs and partly because the owners and staff just plain work harder than glassy-eyed Americans who think it will be easy. The places I know of are all open 7 days, 10+ hours and no one complains.

And, Yes, I miss Vietnamese food out here in the sticks.

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We eat WEIRD THINGS...its okay, I'm Asian [View all] yuiyoshida Feb 2016 OP

Years ago Joe Chen owned the Mei Lin restaurant... TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #1

A lot of Restaurants come and go in San Francisco yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #2

A restaurant is one of the toughest businesses... TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #3

So the people who start Asian restaurants aren't Americans? snooper2 Feb 2016 #6

Don't start. TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #7

They are Asian Americans yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #9

That looks dee-lish. hifiguy Feb 2016 #134

It is..having some for dinner tonight yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #140

opening a restaurant is about the fastest way to lose a life savings there is.... dembotoz Feb 2016 #15

You can't chain Asian food... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #25

there is a Vietnamese place in Virginia Beach I want to try. littlewolf Feb 2016 #4

Balut is a Philippine dish and you won't normally find it in a yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #10

I understand Balut being Philippine dish .. I was using that as an example littlewolf Feb 2016 #17

I always have a hard time choosing between yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #20

Nothing, and I do mean NOTHING hifiguy Feb 2016 #58

MOST ASIAN CULTURES have a great soup!! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #61

I make a killer Hot and Sour hifiguy Feb 2016 #70

Sichuan Ah HA !! pangaia Feb 2016 #76

Oh yes! Irene Kuo's out of print hifiguy Feb 2016 #93

Of my 6 trips to China, pangaia Feb 2016 #98

The Kuo book is the Chinese equivalent hifiguy Feb 2016 #103

Thanks a bunch. pangaia Feb 2016 #108

LOVE hot and sour … love it … littlewolf Feb 2016 #131

San Jose elljay Feb 2016 #8

San Francisco has a large Vietnamese population yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #13

It does elljay Feb 2016 #101

You know there is a little hanoi in San Francisco yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #122

That's the one I was talking about downthread! KamaAina Feb 2016 #151

There are three now elljay Feb 2016 #175

True, but the Outer Richmond is halfway to Hanoi. KamaAina Feb 2016 #179

There's probably better parking in Hanoi! elljay Feb 2016 #181

We have a Little Saigon in So. Mpls. hifiguy Feb 2016 #135

Awesome.. yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #141

I was introduced to that by a Korean-American friend hifiguy Feb 2016 #145

all the little dishes they serve you is called yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #148

I live in the suburbs of a city in Iowa, and have a GREAT Vietnamese bullwinkle428 Feb 2016 #11

Immigration not only rocks, it tastes like PHO! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #42

Well, then, come down to San Jose! KamaAina Feb 2016 #12

Isn't it Yummy?? yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #16

I did not get the chicken pho. KamaAina Feb 2016 #18

well think of lovely chicken broth...than think of pho... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #23

If there's a Vietnamese grandma behind the front desk/counter hifiguy Feb 2016 #136

I know a few grandmas that use this yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #173

We have a great Vietnamese restaurant in downtown Fargo. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #119

Its very yummy yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #121

Very hungry! Odin2005 Feb 2016 #123

Tonight I am having Wonton soup... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #126

You're killing me! I LOVE soups. My favorite is a tossup between pho & bun bo hue. AgadorSparticus Feb 2016 #178

A friend's roommate once went to China hifiguy Feb 2016 #133

I like that madokie Feb 2016 #5

You might be surprised how many vets feel the same way KamaAina Feb 2016 #14

My hope is it's most of us madokie Feb 2016 #21

Hey thanks, and as for perfect pitch, Japan has an answer to that.... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #43

I can almost top that with BabyMetal. Rex Feb 2016 #52

love BabyMetal yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #54

Found them around 4am one night on youtube. Rex Feb 2016 #59

I can never get enough great Asian music yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #63

Awesome madokie Feb 2016 #65

Weird Things, are weird for now. Xyzse Feb 2016 #19

yeah but some things...I will pass on. yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #64

That's an amazing Fish Filet... Xyzse Feb 2016 #71

Maybe... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #72

Been there, done that. :) Xyzse Feb 2016 #73

But Frog is popular in Chinese cuisine yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #120

I've had frog. Xyzse Feb 2016 #180

The only thing that weirds me out is balut mainer Feb 2016 #22

Its duck actually yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #26

I love Peking Duck. Does balut actually taste like it? mainer Feb 2016 #45

if you have duck you know yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #48

I love weird Asian things! spinbaby Feb 2016 #24

I L O V E Natto... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #27

Natto doesn't seem to have much taste to me mainer Feb 2016 #46

Next time have it with yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #49

Oh, thanks for this. Makes my day.. !! pangaia Feb 2016 #28

I grew up in a Chinese Neighborhood yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #29

Oh , man. kiree desu pangaia Feb 2016 #32

Toronto is cool, been there yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #33

I know I know I know. been there SF, LA.. mostly LA, LGB etc pangaia Feb 2016 #35

how about a little Peking duck?? yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #37

ooohhh.. yes.... pangaia Feb 2016 #75

Visit the Arts and Humanities group under topics panader0 Feb 2016 #113

Agree on Toronto and it's Asian food. merrily Feb 2016 #159

YES! I really would love to visit Japan! SkyDaddy7 Feb 2016 #30

Why go to Japan to try great Asian food? yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #34

Very true!! SkyDaddy7 Feb 2016 #91

Not to discourage you going to Japan...I would jump there in a heartbeat yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #92

When my sister in law entered the family HassleCat Feb 2016 #31

Hah! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #36

Heh, when I had sushi for the first time I went all out. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #124

Look, if people want to eat octopi then that is their right...but while it is still alive and squirm Rex Feb 2016 #38

HERE YA GO REX, from my favorite sis...SCIENCE BUNNY yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #39

THAT POOR OCTOPUS! Rex Feb 2016 #40

I don't know if I could do that, if I visited South Korea ...but yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #41

True, I say this here at home...but abroad I might do it, because everyone else is. Rex Feb 2016 #44

well hey even if she didn't eat it... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #47

Largest selling alcohol in the world! Still one of my favorites. Rex Feb 2016 #50

I found that out about a little greek drink called yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #51

Ohhh...I've heard about Ouzo but never had any! That looks good! Rex Feb 2016 #55

Decent soju is on my booze bucket list. hifiguy Feb 2016 #137

I have had it once... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #142

I'd never heard of the Fung Bros hifiguy Feb 2016 #53

HIFUY Guy you need to get A BOBALIFE!! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #56

Will check out when I'm in my laptop hifiguy Feb 2016 #60

alrighty than! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #62

That was a hoot. Not a bad tune either. hifiguy Feb 2016 #139

Chicken feet (where the hell can I fiind them?) are great to make soup nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #57

Nadin you are in San Diego right? yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #66

I am sure they do exist. nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #68

lets see... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #69

As I said the one near my home, (linda vista) nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #74

You may have to go to LA Chinatown then yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #79

I could try the back country nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #80

I just had a thought yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #82

That might be a cool place to go with a camera nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #83

for sure but probably already done yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #86

Kosher Markets elljay Feb 2016 #106

way south of you, in San Diego nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #107

Then Westminster elljay Feb 2016 #176

Chicken Feet! elljay Feb 2016 #102

mmmm yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #117

Any Mexican markets around you? Chicken feet are big around here... TreasonousBastard Feb 2016 #160

Yeah you would think so nadinbrzezinski Feb 2016 #162

What we eat is what is available locally Nac Mac Feegle Feb 2016 #67

Can't argue with Thai food but don't limit yourself there yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #77

Oh, I don't limit myself to only Thai Nac Mac Feegle Feb 2016 #110

aww there must be something the wives might like yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #112

Meh... I would say "a wider variety of things" than "weird things" jberryhill Feb 2016 #78

...and "Asian" is such a broad term jberryhill Feb 2016 #81

Really! From what I have head about Japan yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #84

Have you seen "The Search For General Tso"? jberryhill Feb 2016 #87

Saw the movie yes yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #89

Chun King was a Minnesota company back in the day. hifiguy Feb 2016 #143

Yeah the can stuff would make you gag... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #144

OMG. LOL. hifiguy Feb 2016 #146

Yeah, he was from Kansas... rural yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #149

My mother in law is from Croatia AgingAmerican Feb 2016 #85

That sounds really good jberryhill Feb 2016 #88

When I visited Napoli Italy I tried their pizza yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #90

My family comes from Norway... Odin2005 Feb 2016 #127

Years ago I heard a hysterical story about how lutefisk was supposedly "invented" hifiguy Feb 2016 #171

I always wonder why people started eating the things they do. alarimer Feb 2016 #94

Look at the mushroom... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #95

Yes, since some mushrooms can kill you and look just like ones that won't alarimer Feb 2016 #152

I remember reading about paleoanthropologists finding 120,000 year old piles of clamshells... Odin2005 Feb 2016 #129

like grits are normal hfojvt Feb 2016 #96

Not sure why but I suddenly thought of the DIM SUM girl yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #97

no comprendo hfojvt Feb 2016 #104

wow i guess not, no...DIM SUM is a tray of Chinese steamed finger foods... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #105

being poor and cheap hfojvt Feb 2016 #109

The cool thing about Chinese food is that it IS CHEAP yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #111

Japanese food in Hawai'i is not as expensive as it is on the mainland KamaAina Feb 2016 #115

Lol that was hilarious Egnever Feb 2016 #99

You know eating new food can be an adventure... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #100

This post made my mouth water! panader0 Feb 2016 #114

ii yo! (good!) yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #116

To East Asians we Northern Europeans drinking milk and eating cheese is weird. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #118

Koreans have had milk for a long time, and in China but it came yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #125

Lutefisk guillaumeb Feb 2016 #128

sounds dangerous... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #130

This thread is distinctly lacking in the best Asian culinary tradition. cemaphonic Feb 2016 #132

up thread I mentioned Nasi Lemak yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #154

No natto Generic Other Feb 2016 #138

Disagree... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #155

My mom loves it that way too Generic Other Feb 2016 #161

I got in trouble one time BainsBane Feb 2016 #147

That looks a lot like a dish full of dried mo-er Chinese mushrooms hifiguy Feb 2016 #150

HuM BUHGER!!!!! yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #156

As long as I can get miso soup, tempura and the occasional glass of plum wine, I'm good. merrily Feb 2016 #153

I have seen it... its kinda sad really yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #157

Awww, I'm so sorry I brought it up then. merrily Feb 2016 #158

When I was a student in SF... parkia00 Feb 2016 #163

How to Eat Ramen FrodosPet Feb 2016 #164

That's obviously from some comedy .. yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #165

The movie is "Tampopo" FrodosPet Feb 2016 #167

I love Korean food lancer78 Feb 2016 #166

The great thing about living in SF is that you can get all kinds of yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #168

Should be ok to say Snow Leopard Feb 2016 #169

He's such a great actor... yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #170

LOVED that movie. hifiguy Feb 2016 #172

Five academy awards ain't yuiyoshida Feb 2016 #174

This is great.... Adrahil Feb 2016 #177

I attended a wedding reception at a Chinese restaurant in the DC suburbs years ago. bluedigger Feb 2016 #182