Oh but sometimes, the pork comes out amazing. There's char siu bao which is BBQ pork in a baked bun. I'll admit that you'll often get leftover boneless spareribs pork in Chinese restaurants that have been recooked one too many times...but when made fresh, it's one of my favorite foods. Quite possible they'd be willing to cook up some off-the-menu dishes. The Chinese restaurant in my hometown didn't bother letting my parents order off the menu. They'd just start talking in rapid Chinese and then head back into the kitchen and bring stuff out that hadn't been on the menu. (or they'd be menu items with the seasonings readjusted for non-Americanized tastebuds)