@skinnylatte I was in China once with some students, in Shanghai and Beijing, and they would mainly eat in wester fast food restaurants and it seems so pointless to me to travel that way.
I would demonstrably just walk down a back alley to find some lady serving soup or fried rice or noodles to local workers and eat there and it was delicious. We could not communicate, but I mean.. Pointing and smiling will get you everywhere with a food stall, right?