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I'd think it's a combination of cutting costs and catering to the tastes of people in the area - like where I live, there's a lot of spicier things on the nearby Chinese restaurant's menu since the area has people who prefer spicier foods. Sometimes it takes some hunting to find some decent Chinese cuisine. It took me a while to find a place out here that had anything close to the sort of Chinese I grew up eating (lots of authentic food in my youth, courtesy of Chinese relatives), but they tend to be a bit more expensive since the food is closer to that authentic sort of thing.

May be the Chinese restaurant are now a days focusing more on those dishes which are getting more popularity among the people.Never to forget, people often change their tastes.They never stick to one food.I think this could be a reason why the old dishes are loosing customers.Also the restaurants might have changed their trendsetting by undergoing a variety of experiments with the old typical Chinese food and just coming up with some new flavors and versions or may be I guess a new avatar of the same old food to attract more customers.

I have been known to tell restaurants when they change their menu whether I like it or not and whether I will continue to be a diner. However, due to my diet limitations, I have to ask at every Chinese restaurant if the noodles are rice or ?? I have found one near my home where I can get Low Mein with rice noodles. Unfortunately, I cannot eat sweet and sour chicken/pork or whatever if it has wheat products in it. Since I was put on this diet, I feel so much better, so I have to agree with the doctor's diagnosis of wheat intolerance. I'd make a suggestion at my favorite Chinese restaurant, that they return to the old recipe. Hope you can find it somewhere or convince them to do it. I have one place I can do special requests, and they do it. Thanks for the discussion.

Hi marie: Unfortunately these things happen with companies in general. They just reduce their quality after they are well known. Is it possible that you find another Chinese restaurant with better quality. That's the reason why I love to proof different restaurants to always have new options on my way. ALVARO

We still have the sweet and sour chicken in our Chinese restaurants here. They are so good and the food is great. I know that other restaurants will actually serve chicken nuggets with sweet and sour sauce but they are a poor imitation to the sweet and sour chicken you get at the chinese restaurants.

Yes thats too bad . Nowadays that dish is not as good as before. Now they put too much flour in the chicken nuggets , there is just a little bit of meat. I rather prepare it myself, its easy and I put a good amount of everything ummm its tastes good with white rice. have a good day.

hi marie oh yuck pink slime is in chicken nuggets too and i wo uld never eat them, shame that Chinese restaurants have slipped to this as that s tuff is the leavings of the cutting room floor with some chemicals put in it to kill any germs.I used to like sweet and sour chicken too but I have not had any for ages. I do know AI willnot eat chicken nuggets as they have that pink slime added to them. yuck.

Basically, if you want really good Chinese food, you usually either have to live in or near a large city, or you have to make your own. I've seen too many "Chinese" restaurants in different areas of the U.S. serving chicken nuggets and calling it sweet and sour chicken or even serving up things like pizza and french fries as a standard part of their menu.

i love sweet and sour chicken as well.. but i get my chicken seperate and dip it in the red sauce.. i know the dish your talking about and it is goood too. but i prefer to dip mine.. in the red sauce.. we had a great chinese place in walking distance of my house and one day it caught on fire and they went out of business i was so sad we ate there alot and it was great food.. but at least a new mexican place moved in there building and now we have that. but i would still rather have my chinese place back anyday.. speaking of that is making me really hungry for chinese right now yum. sounds so good...

In fact.The Chinese food tastes delicious.Not only does it looks nice, it is also rich in nutrition. Many people around the world like it.There are many Chinese restaurants all over the world.I am a Chinese,and i am pround of being Chinese.

i love chinese food