Forget to add: I agree though quality/price ratio is not as good or uniform as that in Japan. Can`t comment about the quality of European or US Chinese restaurants except to say that much depends on the cook. I stayed in Milwaukee for one year and have tried various Chinese restaurants in the city. I finally stuck with one restaurant where the chef is a migrant from HongKong and who worked in a reputable restaurant in HongKong before. He would cook authentic Chinese food on personal request. Most of the time, the quality is cooked just right for Western taste...too bland. One man`s food another man`s poison?
Ken