# What are restaurants named in China? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 18, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-restaurants-named-in-china/547085 "2010-07-18T02:29:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-restaurants-named-in-china/547085/1 "2010-07-18T02:29:57Z")
Chinese restaurants in America are usually named things which, presumably, the owners expect to sound Chinese to Americans – “Lotus Garden,” “Jade Empress,” “Dragon Palace”. Are restaurants in China actually named that way, or after the owner, like, “Chang’s Diner,” or what? ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-restaurants-named-in-china/547085/2 "2010-07-18T04:54:30Z")
My WAG would be that they are even more pretentious than in the US. Tai Chi, for example, is “Supreme Ultimate Fist.” The movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon even makes jokes about it. ---
**Author:** ![simple\_homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-restaurants-named-in-china/547085/3 "2010-07-18T05:50:18Z")
A few weeks ago I ate at the Jade Garden restaurant in Shanghai. > **[Things to Do in Shanghai | Frommer's](https://www.frommers.com/destinations/shanghai)** > > Exploring what to see and do in Shanghai can be overwhelming, but Frommer's has the definitive guide on the internet for things to do.