I’ve been in a few Chinese restaurants in Canada with vaguely Asian flutes and strings music. They are usually the places that have lots of red and gold gilding, serve Polynesian drinks in coconut and mermaid cups and have all you can eat buffets. The music makes the experience more authentic, in the eyes of the owner, in the same way (his) collection of tacky knick-kancks might transport you to some imaginary Zhangahou.
There are a lot of excellent Chinese restaurants in Toronto (allegedly now North America’s largest Chinatown) and Scarborough. Places with large crowds of Asian faces, tasty and authentic food, etc. These places play no music, and everybody is in a chatty mood.