evidence: Chain restaurants [edit]- China Coast — closed in 1995; owned by General Mills Corporation, formerly 52 locations throughout the United States - Leeann Chin — Minnesota and North Dakota; owned at one time by General Mills Corp.[63] [...] Yinhao Xu, the owner of Americanized Chinese eatery-Bamboo Chinese Fast Food in Beijing, said that he was surprised that some younger generations without overseas experiences have a higher level of acceptance of American-style Chinese cuisine.[68] The reason for that is cultural impact; many American Chinese cuisines appear in many American shows or movies, such as Friends and The Big Bang Theory, which leads young people in China to want to try American Chinese food.