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Oh yes, Nam Wah is Cantonese for "South China...

2011-12-19T20:54:14.423-05:00

Oh yes, Nam Wah is Cantonese for "South China", so I'm expecting Cantonese style dishes. As is befitting a restaurant that dates from the Exclusion Act when Cantonese were the only Chinese in Chinatown.

I dunno, I am in Chinatown all the time and the mi...

2011-12-19T19:00:19.698-05:00

I dunno, I am in Chinatown all the time and the mix of Chinese / Caucasian is almost always in the favor fo the Chinese where I eat - even in the places that don't serve your favorite tofu dish. :D

But I don't generally get down to that part of Chinatown much, staying more in the Allen / Grand vicinity.

As I recall, it was a pretty good mix but authenti...

2011-12-19T15:22:56.350-05:00

As I recall, it was a pretty good mix but authenticity in Chinatown isn't quite as easy to judge just by the mix of faces. The neighborhoods in that area overlap so much, you'll get a lot of white faces in any restaurant that doesn't seem intimidating. Especially for lunch with all of the nearby courts and government offices.

OTOH, I know Wilson has been going out of his way to make the place more of a "destination". You actually order off of a menu now instead of from a steam cart rolled around the place.

And I'll be staying out of Chinatown "professionally" until I get a script that ought to be shot there.

:)

OK, it's in Chinatown, but I think I see one n...

2011-12-19T14:21:19.731-05:00

OK, it's in Chinatown, but I think I see one non-gweilo in the place. Was the place packed with white people when you left?

Let's drop by there next time I'm in town and I'll give you my semi-professional opinion. As long as you stay out of Chinatown professionally for a while longer. :p