Rocket National Buffet — Restaurant in Alamogordo

I was in the area running an errand on base and had a good appetite on me so I saw this place clearly saying "buffet" on the sign but when I walked in the lady working said take out only so I was about to walk out but decided let me satisfy this hunger real quick and drive back to Fort Bliss, TX so the pricing is $6.99 per pound and you get to stuff a to go tray with the decent variety of food. The lady was a bit rude, but I guess that's NM for you. The inside looked very sketch was very dimly lit and they did have seating area for you to sit down and eat and didn't see anything wrong with it so I dont know what's going on with that. The food was very good I almost threw everything that was on the buffet line into that little to go tray and everything was very flavorful and cooked very well so food was definitely worth the stop. And I would eat there again or I should say fill a tray and take it to go. I give the food 5 stars but deducting 1 star from this review due to the inconvenience and misinterpretation of advertising. But pricing...

$7.50 lunch till 4pm. $10 dinner after 4pm. Food was of mediocre quality and taste. Vegetarian options are there, but few. The buffet is mostly Chinese food. With 1 Tray of sushi rolls. 2 trays of noodles. 2 trays of rice. Many trays of different kinds of chicken. 1 or 2 of beef. 1 of pork. 1 potatoes. 1 spring rolls. 1 crab. 1 shrimp. 1 fish. A few salad options. And a few desert options. Place has tables and booths. Simple. Functional. Ambience is not the reason to go there. Views from window booths are of the main drag in town. Fast food joints and empty sidewalks. Rest room was clean enough. Free parking in front. Seems a Chinese family runs this place. I saw 2 employees. One Native man. One Black woman. A for hiring local and diverse. B for food quality. C for decor. The man was nice. Bussed my...

I am not a critic when it comes to Chinese buffet, but something as simple as stir fry noodles should not be mealy. Both soup had too much cornstarch. There were many variations of chicken dishes which I didn't try except for the fried chicken wings which I thought was very good, as well as the mussels. Another patron wanted a refill on her coffee but was told it would cost $1.50. Take a clue from IHOP. They leave the whole pot on your table. It would have cost the restaurant 20 cents for the whole pot and the waiter might have gotten another $1 of tip and a returning customer. They have nice looking ice cream in little cups but a sign clearly states it cannot be taken to-go. Also, this restaurant does not have Mongolian bbq, contrary to what Google map indicates. I will not be returning to...