This menu is a printable list of common dishes available at most local restaurants and their estimated cost.  There is such a wide variety of dishes that it's impossible to have a comprehensive list, but if you want to "go local" on food this will get you started.  It comes in 2 formats.  The .pdf  is for users without Chinese language-capable operating systems.  You can use the .doc format if you have installed the East Asian language module packaged with Windows XP or you have another language software capable of reading GB encoded Chinese characters

                 Chinese-English Menu for Visitors

Chinese Dish	Pinyin	English Translation and/or Description	Approx Cost (RMB)
APPETIZERS ¿ªÎ¸Æ·
Õ¨»¨Éú	zha hua sheng	deep-fried peanuts	6
Îå²ÊÀ­Æ¤	wu cai la pi	cold dish with glass noodles and veggies	6
°è»¨²Ë	ban hua cai	cold dish; carrots, cucumbers, peanuts, etc in vinegar and hot sauce	8-10
ÐÓÈʹÏÌõ	xing ren gua tiao	Chinese almonds & cucumber strips	10
PORK ÖíÈâ
¹ø°üÈâ	guo bao rou	sweet and sour pork	14
ÌÇ´×Àï¼¹	tang cu li ji	sweet and sour lean pork pieces	16
ÓãÏãÈâË¿	yu xiang rou si	¡°fish smelling pork¡±; no relationship to fish, a little spicy with some veggies	16
¹¬°üÈⶡ	gong bao rou ding	spicy pork usu. w/ peanuts & carrots	16
¾©½´ÈâË¿	jing jiang rou si	saucy meat on a bed of Chinese onions	14
ÅŹÇ	pai gu	ribs (come in a variety of styles)	8-16
Ë®ÖóÈâƬ	shui zhu rou pian	Sichuan specialty; pork in a spicy soup base with some greens	16-18
CHICKEN ¼¦Èâ
¹¬°ü¼¦¶¡	gong bao ji ding	spicy chicken w/ peanuts & carrots	16
ÓãÏ㼦Ìõ	yu xiang ji tiao	fish smelling chicken; see above	14
ÈíÕ¨¼¦Ìõ	ruan zha ji tiao	breaded, deep-fried chicken strips	14
À±×Ó¼¦¶¡	la zi ji ding	very spicy chicken dish	16
Ìú°å¼¦Æ¬	tie ban ji pian	chicken and onions on a sizzling skillet	18-22
¿§Á¨¼¦	ga li ji	curry chicken (usually mild curry)	16
Ñü¹û¼¦¶¡	yao guo ji ding	chicken and cashews	22-26
BEEF Å£Èâ
Ìú°åÅ£Èâ	tie ban niu rou	beef and onions on a sizzling skillet	20
¸ÉìÔÅ£ÈâË¿	gan bian niu rou si	fried, crispy beef strips; spicy	18
¿§Á¨Å£Èâ	ga li niu rou	curry beef	18
×ÎȻţÈâ	zi ran niu rou	deep fried beef with cumin	18
ºÚºú½·Å£Èâ	hei hu jiao niu rou	black pepper beef	16-20
ºìÉÕÅ£Èâ	hong shao niu rou	beef braised in brown sauce	16

VEGETABLES Êß²Ë
µØÈýÏÊ	di san xian	potatoes, green peppers and eggplant	8-12
Õ¨ÊíÌõ	zha shu tiao	Chinese French fries	10
ÇཷÍÁ¶¹Æ¬	qing jiao tu dou pian	green peppers and potatoes stir-fried	8-10
ÉÕÜ¿¶¹	shao yun dou	fried green beans	8
ľÐëÊÁ×Ó	mu xu shi zi	egg and tomato wedges stir-fried	8-10
ľÐë¹ÏƬ	mu xu gua pian	egg and cucumber slices stir-fried	8
ÉÕºÉÀ¼¶¹	shao he lan dou	stir-fried snow peas (usu. with garlic)	14-16
Õ¨ÇѺÐ	zha qie he	breaded eggplant ¡°boxes¡± w/ meat filling	14
ÓãÏãÇÑÌõ	yu xiang qie tiao	fish smelling eggplant strips; see above	12
ÇÑÅÅ	qie pai	breaded, deep-fried eggplant strips	12
ÉÕÇÑ×Ó	shao qie zi	stir-fried eggplant	8-10
òºÓÍÉú²Ë	hao you sheng cai	lettuce stir-fried in oyster sauce	8
ÉհײË	shao bai cai	fried Chinese cabbage	8
ÁùºÏ²Ë	liu he cai	six veggies; bean sprouts, mushrooms, cellophane noodles, etc.	8-12
ÈâÄ¥²¤²Ë	rou mo bo cai	ground pork with spinach
ËâÃç³´Èâ	suan miao chao rou	garlic shoots and pork stir-fried	12
TOFU ¶¹¸¯
ÂéÆŶ¹¸¯	ma po dou fu	tofu chunks in spicy sauce (little meat)	6-10
¼Ò³£¶¹¸¯	jia chang dou fu	tofu chunks in savory sauce	6-10
ÂéÀ±¶¹¸¯	ma la dou fu	tofu chunks in spicy and numbing sauce	6-10
Çཷ¶¹¸¯¸É	qing jiao dou fu gan	dry tofu strips stir-fried w/ green peppers	10
STAPLES
Ã×·¹	mi fan	white rice	1-2