tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post115999011230755039..comments2023-05-14T07:51:18.017-05:00Comments on The Suburban Christian: Chinese buffets, human smuggling and undocumented workersAl Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04407264726681695790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-1160507581776440542006-10-10T14:13:00.000-05:002006-10-10T14:13:00.000-05:00Wow. I had no idea.Wow. I had no idea.Mark Goodyearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13515891157372544251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24215087.post-1160145718490330872006-10-06T09:41:00.000-05:002006-10-06T09:41:00.000-05:00This is so close to home. I live near San Francis...This is so close to home. I live near San Francisco, and my job takes me there everyday. Occasionally, something happens, and I wind up at 24th and Mission, at a Chinese Buffet. The food is excellent, and I routinely buy 40 bucks worth (since that's about how much I can physically carry) and take it home. <BR/><BR/>My family loves the quality, and I was asking a long-time resident of San Fran about these restaurants. Generally, the best quality food is found at the ends of the spectrum. Small places, with 10 tables (or less), 10 employees, are good. Large places, with padded menus, half a dozen banquet rooms and lots of staff are excellent. <BR/><BR/>Everything in between (40 tables, 40 employees) is mediocre. Here's why. Small places are usually one family. Slave labor. A few "fuzzy cousins", but mostly mom and pop and all the kids. Big places are expensive - 30 bucks for a dinner - they can afford "legal" employees, and have to. They are too visible.<BR/><BR/>In between, the welterweights can't afford the cost of legal staff, and they can't charge twice as much as the handful of small places, around the corner. Quality suffers.modorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02074873148001935699noreply@blogger.com