Oriental Buffet — Restaurant in Arcata

The interior is exceptionally clean, and there is a wide range of food options available. The quality of the food was remarkable, with freshness evident from the kitchen. Yummy Dishes were consistently replenished to ensure each container was filled. My culinary delights include pot stickers, egg rolls, fried cheese wontons, and sesame balls. Coleslaw was salty not sweet.

For meat entrees, I tried the orange chicken and chicken with peanut sauce, but I didn't sample the soups, which appeared appetizing 😋.

As for seafood entrees, the baked salmon was decent, but the baked mussels were overly mayonnaise-heavy. However, the fried shrimp and coconut shrimp were absolutely delicious and flavorful.

There are still more menu items that I haven't tasted yet 🤤.

Guests have commended the delectable and fresh food selections offered at the buffet, which include popular items such as peanut chicken and orange chicken. There is a broad array of both Asian and American cuisine. The establishment features traditional Chinese dishes alongside a sushi bar, offering a great variety of sushi options (California, Philadelphia, Alaska, rainbow roll, etc.) as well as an appealing assortment of fruit desserts and standard buffet items.

The staff was also very pleasant. Has Tasty desserts, small round cream puffs, cake 🍥 swirl, crispy chocolate pastry, jello, puddings (chocolate & tapioca), chocolate cake (not to sweet) ice cream 🍨 vanilla, chocolate soft serve or swirl mix🍦

Additionally, customers have the option to choose take-out...

I'm very fond of this place - I feel the poor ratings it's gotten are kind of silly. It's true that the staff don't look deliriously happy to see you, but that doesn't bother me, having worked in food service and knowing how exhausting that emotional labor is. Many of the staff are friendly, and they are all polite and courteous. You will have to listen more carefully to understand many of the staff as English is clearly their second language. I don't think that should be a problem, though - it's kind of ridiculous to go to a Chinese restaurant and expect the experience to cater to westernized tastes.

In terms of quality the food is very good. Going to restaurants of any kind of this price range often means an angry gut later on for someone with a sensitive digestive system like me. I never have that problem here. It's not heavy or overly sweet like a lot of Asian food chains, and the food tastes very authentic.

Plus, an all-you-can-eat buffet dinner for $15 is pretty reasonable, especially since that price includes seafood. Take out can be a little more pricey, but I've gotten four to five good meals out of $25 worth of takeout, and for a college student that's pretty nice (especially since I don't have to cook).

It's not the absolute best Asian food I've ever had, but for the price and convenience I would say it's...

After reading some reviews we were sold, we didn't realize that you were able to still walk through and build a plate, so we ordered dishes off the website. I forgot to take photos of the food but here we go. We ordered egg rolls (super fresh, great flavour) we got the orange chicken and fries rice, the rice was super basic but it was an extra dollar so really can't complain.. the serving size of the chicken is redonk, super tasty well made and very fresh, I also ordered mixed veggies and will be eating it for a few days, not a bad thing at all... We also ordered the Chinese donuts and oh my gosh they are fresh, delicious and smell like heaven. Service was quick and they made sure we had plates/cutlery/condiments and everything we needed. Although I'm not sure I'll ever be in this part of the world again, 2 days worth of amazing food plus 25% tip and ends up less than $30 is an absolute...