After 30 years it finally came to pass that I built up the nerve and reserve to sample the Breaded Veal Cutlet with Brown Gravy ($7.75) from the "American Specialties" portion of the Silver Star Chinese Restaurant Menu.
The Serving is (2) Veal Cutlets but is obscured in this photo as they are atop one another, accompanied with the Chinese version of Brown Sauce which I am not acquainted with as that comes with Egg based Dishes like Egg Foo Young (and I don't do Eggs) I did find this Gravy Tantalizing and quite good, Not your standard Beef Gravy but quite a few Ingredients more, not a thick Gravy but thick enough and a hint of Sweetness, just a hint. Flanked by Lettuce & Tomato and Crinkle Cut French Fries this Veal Cutlet can only be described as a Veal Chop or more likely a Pork Chop. This Veal had none of the "gamey" Taste or Texture of a Homeade/Meat Market Veal Cutlet so I will surmise that this is a "grafted" Cutlet in the least or Part Veal. Lets just say that if this was advertised as a Pork Cutlet I would be a complete believer but it was Veally, Veally Good.
Most would ask WHY try American Food from a Chinese Restaurant ?
The Menu IS The Enigma.
EXACTLY.
Taunting me for Decades on both the Take Out and In House Menu was the American Dishes section. My theory which is almost without argument is these Dishes were offered towards the American folks especially in the 1950s bubble who had yet to acclimate their taste buds to the Asian Cuisine but brought the family along for an Exotic night out and amongst whom only some members appreciated Chinese Food, A Doubting Thomas or two of course might reside and in this case the American Specialties served their purpose and no one walked away hungry.
OR succinctly put, If You Dont Like Chinese Food here is something to EAT while we assimilate your American Family.
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