I went to a “Chinese” restaurant in Greenwood, SC that was run by Mexicans. Not a Chinese man or woman to be found. Food sucked...
Went to another in Cantonment, FL where the person at the register was a kid who could not have been more than ten years old. He took my order, repeated it back in perfect English, called the order to the cooks in Chinese, ran my card, got my receipt, made sure the order was correct and sent me on my way. While I was there, he tuned up one of the cooks... had to be the owner’s kid because the cook literally bowed to the kid in apology.
I’m not a fan of Chinese and rarely eat it. The only truly GOOD Chinese I’ve had was at what looked like a little dump but people told me it was worth going to. A friend and I went and there were only 5 tables. The server came out, discussed options with us, and took our order.
Then she went behind the counter...and started cooking! She had a one person restaurant - owner, cook and waitress. Food was awesome! I had never imagined Chinese food like that. And...I’ve never been to another place 1/10th as good.
That was 30 years ago in Sacramento. Don’t know who she was but I hope she made a fortune!