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Do you think you are beautiful even when you are hungry? Well, let’s put it to the test. Okay, not us though, but a Korean restaurant will. This “offer” is only possible if you’re domiciled in China.

A restaurant in Zhengzhou, China, is experimenting with allowing customers to pay with a new form of currency – their beauty. Xinhua, China’s official news agency, originally reported that the restaurant uses a “face scanner” to take a picture of customers before they’re seated. Both the beautiful and wannabe hotties are then judged on their appearance by a panel of “experts,” who are true-life plastic surgeons the restaurant has some kind of joint promotion agreement with. Those who meet posted standards according to the judges eat at Jeju Island – the restaurant, for free.

Local authorities in the city of Zhengzhou were reportedly not impressed, The Telegraph states. Chief among the reasons was the rather farcical sign advertising “Free meal for good looking” outside the Korean eatery. The local government took down the sign, but the restaurant’s owners have promised that despite the advertising gaffe, the promotion will continue.

If you find yourself in Zhengzhou and you’re hungry, the word is that protruding foreheads are considered an advantage among the judges.