Is mall Chinese food bad for you?

Any Chinese fast food CAN BE bad for you. There are often high levels of sodium in many dishes, and soy sauce often adds even more sodium. Many dishes are basically deep-fried meat (General Tso's chicken, sweet and sour anything, etc.) covered in a sauce with a high amount of sweeteners like corn syrup (General Tso's, sweet and sour, many other sauces). The best food for you from Chinese restaurants are steamed dishes, usually vegetables. These are harder to make in a mall shop (limited space) where they mostly use frozen packaged food and heat it up. You're more likely to find healthier options at a non-chain restaurant with a larger menu and where you can ask for no sauce or substitutions. These are few and far between. And that stuff doesn't taste as good... ;)