the chinatown dilemma

I had the opportunity to walk around Chinatown this weekend. There are so many restaurants that I lost count. One thing I never understood was how one went about selecting a place to eat in Chinatown. Do you pick the one with the most Chinese patrons? Do you pick the one with the best sounding name? Do you pick the one that's the most crowded? Obviously, you wouldn't pick the one that's the least crowded and clearly, this is not a place for the indecisive.