"Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> Do your local Chinese restaurants charge for a pot of tea?
>
> When we lived in New England, and now in Colorado, the waitstaff
> brings a free pot of tea after taking your order even if you don't ask for
> it, and it's usually quite a nice tea.
>
> We were quite surprised on my first trip to California, back in the 70s
> when things were cheap, to ask for tea along with our other drinks, and
> find a $2 charge on the bill for it. I think it was in L.A. We ate a lot
> of Chinese and Japanese that trip because it was such a nice change from
> New England's bland Cantonese style.
>
> What's customary where you live?
>
>
In Noo Yawk bottomless tea is free... and I don't ever drink tea/pond water
except at Chinese restaurants. Sheesh, $2 buys enough tea to cover a pot on
each table. And what do you mean bland, every style of Chinese food, from
Chun King bland to Hunan fiery, is readily available all over NYC. I've
eaten west coast Chinese, I think it sucks... all the China Towns throughout
Canada from coast to coast are far better than LA and Frisco. On the west
coast the water is too disgustingly hard to brew decent tea or coffee.. it's
really not suitable for cooking.