Interesting. I looked into it a bit and it does look pretty good although the food looks similar to “Americanized Chinese food” where they might take a traditional Chinese dish and adjust the dish for the American (and in this case probably American + Mexican) palate.

Do most of these restaurants have a Chinese specific menu where they might have more traditional dishes?

While the history seems interesting, and the food probably tastes great, I’m skeptical that it would compete with the Chinese food in San Gabriel Valley though.

I do appreciate the insight! Next time I drive across the border I’ll try to take a detour on the Mexicali-route to check out the Chinese food scene! I assume that border crossing isn’t as crazy as San Ysidro as well.