Chinese Takeout

Since the closing of the Chinese BBQ place on 7th/H Street ( I can never remember the place's name) in Chinatown, I haven't had much Cantonese BBQ. I finally broke down last Wednesday and stopped in at Szechuan Gallery (their food definitely is not Szechuan cuisine) to grab some BBQ duck and roast pork. I've hesitated from frequenting this place of late. Ever since the change in ownership a couple years ago, this place has been utterly incompetent. They no longer sell my favorite Taiwanese dishes and the new management and wait staff 1) speak Mandarin in an impossible accent, 2) cannot ever get their order straight. But, I stopped in nonetheless because I was hungry for BBQ.

But, what I wanted to note here isn't the quality of their food or the restaurants competency. I would give them low marks on both counts. However, what amazes me is that every time I stop at one of these Cantonese BBQ places they never fail to offer their acceptance of cash in exchange for not charging taxes. Nobody likes taxes. But I think these Cantonese BBQ places take their distaste of the tax man to a new level. It's like they're back in Hong Kong, a city famous for the lack of taxation.