'We are simply not the best,' Montreal restaurateur says of his very honest menu

cbc ^ | 1/14/2021

[mylife]

'This one is not THAT good' Aunt Dai offers a mix of authentic and North American Chinese food. And Fei tries to be very clear about what's what.

"Don't let the name fool you, this one is NOT authentic Chinese food," he warns patrons of his Hēi Jiāo, a.k.a. black pepper stir fry. "True story, one customer got really mad because it's not so Chinese since he visited Sichuan China before."

But that doesn't mean Fei only likes the traditional fare. After some cajoling from his customers, he added General Tao chicken to the menu, with the following description:

"I am no expert on North American Chinese food but I like our General Tao a lot, a lot more than what I would have thought."

Feigang Fei recommends against the orange beef at Aunt Dai. (auntdai.com) He told As It Happens that he'd never tasted General Tao until they put it on the menu.

"Even today, nobody in China has heard of that dish at all," he said. "But after I [tried] it, it's really good."

The orange beef, though? That one's skippable.

[exDemMom]

Authentic Chinese and Mexican food is generally terrible.

My advice is to never ever ever order Mexican food in Fiji. It is worse than the worst Mexican food you have ever had anywhere.

The lamb sausages in Fiji are really good. :)

[BunnySlippers]

A million American restaurants just like this.