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[HQ] Chris Stang, Awkwafina, Darren Criss and Andrew Steinthal attend the EEEEEatscon 2019 at Barker Hangar on May 18, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images)

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Chris Stang, Awkwafina, Darren Criss and Andrew Steinthal attend the EEEEEatscon 2019 at Barker Hangar on May 18, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. 

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The review keeps going, though, with Steinthal saying he's "glad" that this "pair of non-Chinese Chinese food enthusiasts" decided to open a restaurant. It's totally okay that chef Josh Grinker is white. It's his right to cook Chinese food, and on my own visit to the restaurant I learned that he does it well. That's not the issue here. The problem is that Steinthal sets up Grinker's non-Chinese-ness as a positive attribute, right after his put-downs of ethnically Chinese restaurateurs. The review goes on to say that Grinker's food "won’t put you in a coma — you could maybe even eat more than once in a single week," further reinforcing the idea that food from traditional Chinese restaurants makes diners feel ill. The dichotomy is unsettling. It's as if he's saying Chinese food is good — as long as it's not cooked by Chinese people.

Please Stop Writing Racist Restaurant Reviews - Eater