Chinese food is as varied as the Chinese people themselves. The menu provided here is from a westernized Chinese restaurant. The food in China is very different. Some interesting things to note: Egg rolls and General Tso's chicken are not served in China. They are served mainly to Americans. "Hot garlic sauce" is actually fish sauce. The characters for lobster mean "dragon shrimp". The word "pu pu" in pu pu platter is 宝宝 (Mandarin: băo băo) and means "treasures". It's the same word used for "baby".

To order food, say: "我想吃________________" (wŏ xiăng chī________________)

Other helpful phrases:

What do you like to eat? "你喜欢吃什么" (nĭ xĭ huan chī shén me)

Do you have any chopsticks? "你有没有筷子" (nǐ yǒu méi yǒu kuài zi)

How much money [is this/do I owe you]? "多少钱" (duō shăo qián)

Very delicious! "很好吃" (hěn hăo chī)

appetizers
春卷	春卷	chūn juăn	egg roll
上海春卷	上海春卷	shàng hăi chūn juăn	spring roll
牛肉串	牛肉串	niú ròu chuàn	beef on a stick
鳳尾蝦	凤尾虾	fèng wěi xiā	fantail shrimp
蝦多士	虾多士	xiā duō shì	shrimp toast
炸雲吞	炸云吞	zhá yún tūn	fried wonton
紅油抄手	红油抄手	hóng yóu chāo shŏu	boiled dumpling szechuan style
涼面	凉面	liáng miàn	cold noodles
炸雞翼	炸鸡翼	zhá jī yì	fried chicken wing
炸蝦	炸虾	zhá xiā	fried shrimp
鍋貼水餃	锅贴水饺	guō tiē shuĭ jiăo	fried or steamed dumplings
排骨	排骨	pái gŭ	spare ribs
雞串	鸡串	jī chuàn	chicken on a stick
蟹角	蟹角	xiè jiăo	crab rangoon
肉排	肉排	ròu pái	boneless spare ribs
寶寶盤	宝宝盘	băo băo pán	pu pu platter
湯 soup
蛋花湯	蛋花汤	dàn huā tāng	egg drop soup
雲吞湯	云吞汤	yún tūn tāng	wonton soup
酸辣湯	酸辣汤	suān là tāng	hot & sour soup
雞飯或面湯	鸡饭或面汤	jī fàn huò miàn tāng	chicken rice or noodle soup
本樓湯	本楼汤	běn lóu tāng	house noodle or wonton
海鮮湯	海鲜汤	hăi xiān tāng	seafood soup
豬 pork 肉
叉燒白菜	叉烧白菜	chā shāo bái cài	roast pork with chinese vegetables
叉燒四季豆	叉烧四季豆	chā shāo sì jì dòu	shredded pork with string beans
叉燒雪豆	叉烧雪豆	chā shāo xuě dòu	roast pork with snow peas
叉燒芥蘭	叉烧芥兰	chā shāo jiè lán	roast pork with broccoli
豉汁叉燒	豉汁叉烧	chĭ zhī chā shāo	roast pork with black bean sauce
魚杳肉	鱼杳肉	yú yăo ròu	pork with hot garlic sauce
回鍋肉	回锅肉	huí guō ròu	sliced pork double sauteed
甜酸肉	甜酸肉	tián suān ròu	sweet and sour pork
木須肉	木须肉	mù xū ròu	moo shu pork
雞 chicken 肉
腰果雞	腰果鸡	yāo guŏ jī	chicken with cashew nuts
雪豆雞	雪豆鸡	xuě dòu jī	chicken with snow peas
檸檬雞	柠檬鸡	níng méng jī	lemon chicken
四季豆雞	四季豆鸡	sì jì dòu jī	chicken with string beans
蘑菇雞片	蘑菇鸡片	mó gu jī piàn	moo goo gai pan
咖哩雞	咖哩鸡	kā lĭ jī	curry chicken
芥蘭雞	芥兰鸡	jiè lán jī	chicken with broccoli
什菜雞片	什菜鸡片	shén cài jī piàn	chicken with mixed vegetables
宮保雞	宫保鸡	gōng băo jī	kung pao chicken
魚杳雞	鱼杳鸡	yú yăo jī	chicken with hot garlic sauce
四川雞	四川鸡	sì chuān jī	szechuan chicken
陳皮雞	陈皮鸡	chén pí jī	orange chicken
甜酸雞	甜酸鸡	tián suān jī	sweet and sour chicken
木須雞	木须鸡	mù xū jī	moo shu chicken
左宗雞	左宗鸡	zuŏ zōng jī	general tso's chicken
鳳爪	凤爪	fèng zhuă	chicken feet
牛 beef 肉
雪豆牛	雪豆牛	xuě dòu niú	beef with snow peas
蠔油牛	蠔油牛	é yóu niú	beef with oyster sauce
咖哩牛	咖哩牛	kā lĭ niú	curry beef with onion
青椒牛	青椒牛	qīng jiāo niú	pepper steak
什菜牛	什菜牛	shén cài niú	beef with mixed vegetables
芥蘭牛	芥兰牛	jiè lán niú	beef with broccoli
蘑菇牛	蘑菇牛	mó gu niú	beef with mushrooms
蒙古牛	蒙古牛	měng gŭ niú	mongolian beef
四季豆牛	四季豆牛	sì jì dòu niú	beef with string beans
芝麻牛	芝麻牛	zhī ma niú	sesame steak kew
四川牛	四川牛	sì chuān niú	szechuan beef
魚杳牛	鱼杳牛	yú yăo niú	beef with hot garlic sauce
陳皮牛	陈皮牛	chén pí niú	orange beef
木須牛	木须牛	mù xū niú	moo shu beef
蝦 shrimp
腰果蝦仁	腰果虾仁	yāo guŏ xiā rén	shrimp with cashew nuts
蝦龍糊	虾龙糊	xiā lóng hú	shrimp with lobster sauce
什菜蝦	什菜虾	shén cài xiā	shrimp with mixed vegetables
咖哩蝦	咖哩虾	kā lĭ xiā	curry shrimp with onion
芥蘭蝦	芥兰虾	jiè lán xiā	shrimp with broccoli
炸大蝦	炸大虾	zhá dà xiā	jumbo shrimp
雪豆蝦	雪豆虾	xuě dòu xiā	shrimp with snow peas
魚杳蝦	鱼杳虾	yú yăo xiā	shrimp with hot garlic sauce
四季豆蝦	四季豆虾	sì jì dòu xiā	shrimp with string beans
魚杳干貝	鱼杳干贝	yú yăo gān bèi	scallops with hot garlic sauce
芝麻雙鮮	芝麻双鲜	zhī ma shuāng xiān	sesame shrimp and scallops
菜 vegetables
魚杳芥蘭	鱼杳芥兰	yú yăo jiè lán	broccoli with hot garlic sauce
魚杳什菜	鱼杳什菜	yú yăo shén cài	mixed vegetables with hot garlic sauce
素什錦	素什锦	sù shén jĭn	vegetarian delight
麻婆豆腐	麻婆豆腐	má pó dòu fŭ	tofu, szechuan style
芥蘭四季	芥兰四季	jiè lán sì jì	broccoli and string beans
魚杳豆腐	鱼杳豆腐	yú yăo dòu fu	mixed vegetables and tofu with hot garlic sauce
炒 chow mein 面
叉燒炒面	叉烧炒面	chā shāo chăo miàn	roast pork chow mein
牛肉炒面	牛肉炒面	niú ròu chăo miàn	beef chow mein
雞炒面	鸡炒面	jī chăo miàn	chicken chow mein
蝦炒面	虾炒面	xiā chăo miàn	shrimp chow mein
本樓炒面	本楼炒面	běn lóu chăo miàn	house special chow mein
素菜炒面	素菜炒面	sù cài chăo miàn	vegetable chow mein
炒 fried rice 飯
蝦炒飯	虾炒饭	xiā chăo fàn	shrimp fried rice
雞炒飯	鸡炒饭	jī chăo fàn	chicken fried rice
牛肉炒飯	牛肉炒饭	niú ròu chăo fàn	beef fried rice
叉燒炒飯	叉烧炒饭	chā shāo chăo fàn	roast pork fried rice
素菜炒飯	素菜炒饭	sù cài chăo fàn	vegetable fried rice
本樓炒飯	本楼炒饭	běn lóu chăo fàn	house special fried rice
淨炒飯	净炒饭	jìng chăo fàn	plain fried rice
撈 lo mein 面
叉燒撈面	叉烧捞面	chā shāo lāo miàn	roast pork lo mein
雞撈面	鸡捞面	jī lāo miàn	chicken lo mein
牛肉撈面	牛肉捞面	niú ròu lāo miàn	beef lo mein
蝦撈面	虾捞面	xiā lāo miàn	shrimp lo mein
海鮮撈面	海鲜捞面	hăi xiān lāo miàn	seafood lo mein
本樓撈面	本楼捞面	běn lóu lāo miàn	house special lo mein
素菜撈面	素菜捞面	sù cài lāo miàn	vegetable lo mein
蓉 egg foo young 蛋
叉燒蓉蛋	叉烧蓉蛋	chā shāo róng dàn	roast pork egg foo young
雞蓉蛋	鸡蓉蛋	jī róng dàn	chicken egg foo young
蝦蓉蛋	虾蓉蛋	xiā róng dàn	shrimp egg foo young
龍蝦蓉蛋	龙虾蓉蛋	lóng xiā róng dàn	lobster egg foo young
牛肉蓉蛋	牛肉蓉蛋	niú ròu róng dàn	beef egg foo young
本樓蓉蛋	本楼蓉蛋	běn lóu róng dàn	house special egg foo young
素菜蓉蛋	素菜蓉蛋	sù cài róng dàn	vegetable egg foo young