China Lights seafood buffet — Restaurant in Alaska

Clearly, I cannot trust the ratings in Alaska for food, as this was one of the highest rated Chinese places in all of Anchorage. It was also really, really, REALLY expensive. Granted, we went in for lunch on a Sunday and did not realize that the buffet was $30 per person. Not only is it not worth $30, but it is likely not worth the normal $20 lunch price. I actually frequent quite a few Chinese buffets all over the country and the only reason this got two stars was because of the people. The servers are friendly, they are pleasant, and they tend to your needs very well. We did not wait for Place to be cleared, and our water glasses were constantly topped off. The best parts of the buffet were the sweet-and-sour chicken, the Mongolian beef, and the salad bar. For being Alaska, the salmon was a wet, soupy mess. You can tell salmon is tremendously overcooked when it is white. That’s what this was They “crab” on the buffet, but it was sand crab, and it was put through the deep fryer. The shells exploded in the crackers, the meat was almost bone dry, and it was pretty much inedible. There were, surprisingly, some fresh vegetables on the buffet. The food was not “bad.” It just was what I would consider “below average.” Also, the restrooms were filthy. Bordering...

I drove from Fairbanks and was excited to try this place since there are no buffets in Fairbanks, plus this was highly rated and had pictures advertising seafood on the buffet. Before visiting the location, I saw that the restaurant posted pictures of crab legs, crawfish, and Dungeness crab, all of which I assumed would be served since the dinner buffet price was almost $30 a person. There wasn’t any of that. Most of the seafood present were small low-quality shrimp, octopus bits, steamed clams, salmon, and another baked fish that wasn’t labeled. The food was subpar. Some dishes were salty and most were cold, and the buffet ran out of food quickly. The sushi was decent but none of the rolls were labeled so I had no idea what I was grabbing until I ate it. Service was decent. The waitress was kind and attentive but was chatting with the table behind us about her whole life story, which was a distracting.

Overall, I was disappointed by the lack of advertised seafood and felt like I was deceived. I know that food in Alaska is expensive, but I did not think the dinner buffet was worth $30 a person. The variety was nice but nothing in particular was worth the...

Just literally left before closing time, and the lady in the front cashing us out turned the card machine towards her so we couldn't see. Thank you LORD my wife's discernment was sharp to catch the extra loot she was punching in. (Wife) I literally saw her punched in the tip herself that I didn't put! I had to stop her and asked why she put the tip in herself and she tried to play it off pointing at the receipt so the other worker walked over and was like well its because there were 8 people when we only had 6 people at our table and still none of that had nothing to do with why she typed in the tip herself as if that was what I meant to put in so "our server" walked over and told the old lady at the front to just remove it as we were questioning their fraudulent and shady business how illegal that was to go ahead and tip yourself on my card! Dont even go there they be overcharging when golden corral has more options and make sure to CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS CAUSE THEY WILL PUT WHATEVER TIP THEY FEEL LIKE WITHOUT YOU EVEN...