Lin's Grand Buffet — Restaurant in Amarillo

Honest Reviews The restaurant is conveniently located right off the interstate. We were driving through Texas and wanted to eat at the big Texan but there was a long wait and we just wanted to eat and get back on the road. I hadn't ate Asian food while driving through a different state so we decided to try it since it wasn't overcrowded for a weekend. Luckily we arrived before the rush. As soon as you walk in you pay and a hostess will sit you and you give the receipt to the waitress who takes your drink orders and suggested we go serve ourselves meanwhile. There's a good selection of different foods offered. Fried fish, raw shrimp, bbq ribs, fried shrimp, bbq wimgs, fried rice, chicken, beef, too much to list Theres also an area where they prepare food for you. That area was never clean like the rest. There was a lady constantly cleaning and refilling the trays of food. I waited until she would bring fresh food out and serve myself. She made sure to wipe down the are throughout out servings. I really liked that. But I checked the prep area a few times they never wiped it down or took new fresh food so I didn't ask for anything to be cooked for me. The buffet food was good with good flavor for buffet food. The waitress was attentive and nice and made sure our table was cleared and that we had drinks while dinning. The restrooms were clean and a cook had told me a long time ago, if a restaurant can make sure restrooms are clean all day and the dining area of the restaurant then they care enough to make sure it's all clean and safe. The only bad was the area where they prepared food. It would have been nice to have tried something different. I guess it's ok because the buffet had a good selection and it was good. Towards us finishing our food the restaurant started to get packed luckily we...

My family and I have Always liked to eat there until tonight, everything started off great and we had great service. A few minutes after sitting down there was a man seated across from us that was watching people attentively and has sweat all over his face, at first I thought nothing of it until I realized that the man was fornicating with himself he got up got a stack of plates as he watched some young women fixing their plates sat down and fornicate do again, the manager refused to do anything about the matter, the waitress tried to move us to a different table to help but once I finally talked to the manager about it he made excuses that the man had improved and it was the first time he heard of the man fornicating with himself but the waitress had heard it several times, apparently the man goes to the restaurant every day and is allowed to do this. The manager did not care that he was watching young girls and fornicating in public. When I told the manger I would not be back he shrugged his shoulders and said yeah that's fine and turned his back on me and walked away and still did not say anything to the man. I'm worried that this man will follow one of those ladies he's starring at and do something to them when they leave. they said this man was mentally challenged but that is no excuse for what he was doing or for the manager allowing it to happen... Who knows what else he's allowed to get away with... And he was touching the food and plates with the hand he was fornicating with but the manager allowed it so be aware of this when...

As someone who does a lot of traveling, I do NOT recommend this place to anyone or anything.. First RED FLAG was paying before sitting at a buffet.. When I see this I usually check out the buffet line before doing so.. At first glance this place looks awesome, so I paid no mind to this.. Hosts'/Manager's hospitality was not the greatest, he wasn't rude to us but I can see how others might say this.. He sat us basically in a position to where we were seated in front of where he was sitting, if that makes sense.. I kept feeling like I was being watched and sure enough every time I looked up, dude was just staring at me.. Anywho!! The FOOD?? The FOOD sucked.. Sucked-sucked.. It was hot, but full of MSG.. Just salty.. Second plate, I went for the grill.. DO NOT EAT off of the grill.. I don't know if it's in the oil or it's the face of the grill, BUT that FOOD FROM THE GRILL will sure enough get someone sick.. I can't describe the taste but it's definitely a chemical taste.. My wife and I at the same time spat our food out and slid our plates.. I mentioned it to the waiter discreetly; he stated he'd tell the manager.. It sure didn't happened while we were there, I know this for fact because the Manager/guy was sitting there staring at me the whole time.. I don't write many reviews, but I will for the sake of hopefully preventing someone else from getting sick.. Things to look for in Chinese Buffets.. If the soups are all yellow based, more than likely your eating from a place that uses a ton of oil and animal fat.....