Everyone's a little bit racist?

Was it wrong of me to tell a group of Asian tourists to "Go to Chinatown!" Does it matter that one of them stopped me on the sidewalk in Downtown Crossing and asked if I knew of any good restaurants nearby with meals under $20? I felt a little silly saying that they might want to try Chinese, Vietnamese, or Malaysian food, but all the restaurants in the Ladder District were out of their price range, Chacarero is open only for lunch, and even I'm not misanthropic enough to tell anyone "Go to Faneuil Hall!"