When did ethnic foods become "so expensive"?

[robert]

I’ve eaten very well at Mr. Jiu’s. Sourcing, decor, service, wine list, etc. are all first-rate by contemporary SF standards. Their Michelin star makes as much sense to me as Osteria Mozza’s or SPQR’s. Given how booked up the place is, I don’t think Jew needs to step anything up a notch.

Mister Jiu's

[fish] Had a really good meal there last night, party of six so we were able to try a lot of things. Standouts for me included the chicken foot terrine (like head cheese), the chilled beef tendon, the whole trout, the hot and sour soup, and the insanely good prawn toast, which included bacon and trout roe. They were out of the lion’s head meatballs, custard tarts, and black sesame cake. The only dud was the oxtail soup, which had a very insubstantial broth with little flavor. It was underseas…