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You can find an American-Chinese restaurant everywhere, but I was very surprised to find a Chinese-Mexican restaurant in Florida (Indiantown, Florida to be precise): https://www.google.com/maps/@27.024428,-80.4724516,3a,75y,21...

Haven't eaten there, but have passed the place plenty of times (girlfriend's Mom used to live in Indiantown).

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I had plenty of meals at Chino-Latino places growing up. In my neighborhood, they were the only Chinese food places that offered a sit-down dining experience. Every standard Chinese place was all takeout and even then, all transactions took place through some bulletproof plexiglass.

At the Chino-Latino places, you would get toasted slices of italian bread and butter instead of fried noodles and duck sauce and you could get you favorite sides like mofongo or tostones.

I miss the experience. My mom would treat us to it when she could.

> …but I was very surprised to find a Chinese-Mexican restaurant in Florida…

Here in AZ there's Chino Bandido that attempts this fusion, and many seem to like it. Personally I, a mexican, was not particularly impressed. On the other hand I thoroughly enjoy the Jap-Mex Sushirrito. Then again the whole of Mexican food here in the US is at least somewhat americanized too.

When I used to spend more time in Phoenix, it was a semi-regular stop. I look at it as its own thing, not to be judged against its component cultures.

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