| I am one man who loves to eat. Ask any of my | | | | the food would be very yummy. Next time you |
| friends. At my first business trip to New York | | | | do take out or dine in at a Chinese restaurant, |
| City on NYC bus tour with a partner at my law | | | | test out the hot and sour soup before you order. |
| firm, the partner came back and all he can say | | | | Top Three Advice to Chinese Take-Out |
| was "she ate a whole rack of rib by herself." | | | | Restaurant Owners |
| When I go out with my friends, I always get this | | | | Advice # 1: Quality |
| "my gosh" look that I would finish everything that | | | | To keep your customers coming back, please |
| order. Usually, I can eat my plate and help me | | | | make sure that you offer quality food and |
| friends with their plate as well. Anyway, I have | | | | services. Too many Chinese restaurants have |
| proven my point that I can eat. | | | | gotten away from it. The word will spread quickly |
| My favorite food is Chinese. When I dine at a | | | | that you are doing it better than the rest. |
| Chinese Jade restaurant, the first dish that I | | | | Advice #2: Cleanliness |
| would look for is hot and soup. Lucky me - hot | | | | Too many Chinese take-out restaurants forget |
| and sour soup happens to be on every Chinese | | | | about this one. Remember customers can see |
| take-out menu in the United States. I made this | | | | much more of your take-out restaurant than |
| discover about hot and sour soup in Chinese Jade | | | | most other restaurants. All places should be kept |
| restaurants when I went to college. Now that I | | | | clean that includes the illuminated menu and the |
| know hot and sour soup is everywhere, I need to | | | | cup that the pencils are in. If a customer can see |
| find the best hot and sour soup. To accomplish | | | | it, it should be kept clean. The 1 hour a day will |
| this goal, would order hot and sour soup at | | | | pay back for ever, it worked for McDonalds..... |
| Chinese restaurants both for dine in or take-out. I | | | | Advice #3: Clean Uniforms |
| just love hot and sour soup. | | | | The chefs should look like cooks with their nice |
| As I ventured into more NYC Chinese | | | | clean white uniform. Clean cooks shirt, clean |
| restaurants, I made another great discovery. If | | | | apron, clean pants. The person in the front taking |
| the hot and sour soup is good, all the other dishes | | | | orders should be nicely dressed and organize his |
| would be wonderful. In most NYC Chinese | | | | her work area. A clean looking staff makes the |
| take-out restaurants, the chef makes a large | | | | customers feel comfortable and wanting to come |
| potful of hot and sour soup everyday. All chefs | | | | back for more delicious food. If your take-out |
| have their own special way of making the soup. I | | | | menu is online, please tell your customers of this |
| can tell if when a chef puts his heart and soul into | | | | convenience. This way, your customers can easily |
| making that hot and sour soup. Chinese cooking is | | | | order your Chinese food via the online Chinese |
| an art. As such, if the chef loves what he does, | | | | menu that you have posted. |