Grace Chinese Buffet — Restaurant in Athens Township

They took a lot of my favorite foods off their lunch menu it seems. My favorite was the coconut chicken. I have a shellfish and seafood allergy so there was a lot I couldn't have. Seafood meals were placed on both sides of a non-seafood side. I watched a lot of customers drop pieces of crab/salmon/calamari into the dishes next to it then scoop it back into the dish with it's own spoon. NOT the restaurant's fault. I do reccomend they make one specific table for the seafood items/dishes.; not mix them amongst the others. But other than that, I have always loved it here. The owners are the friendliest ppl i know, always smiling. Waitresses are friendly and work very hard. People need to tip them better. They earn it. What i can eat of the food is absolutely FANTASTIC!!!!! They have in the past made a plate of a requested item and brought it to the table freshly prepared due to my allergies. I am rating them 5 stars. They really do go above and beyond without taking shortcuts. I recommend trying their Queens Chicken. You will fall in love. They also offer takeout. So you do have that option. If you haven't been there, give it a try. I think you will be pleased. I also enjoy that they dont have TVs set up everywhere. You can actually have a conversation while you eat. Or just enjoy someone's company....

PROS: They have chocolate pudding (although it's room temp, not chilled) on the dessert bar. That's it...that's the only PRO to this place.

CONS: I've eaten at Chinese buffets all over the US and this one is just about the worst I've found. I went there at 12:30 for lunch thinking the food would be fresh from the oven. But everything I tried on the buffet was warm at best (not hot) and had been there a while. The worst was the salmon which had no flavor at all, and the chicken-on-a-stick which was dry tough and chewy. Everything else was marginal at best.

Bottom line: Avoid this place. It'll be very easy to find a better...

The one thing missing was something spicy such as a jalapeno chicken or a nicely curried chicken or beef dish. Many of the offerings were sweet....not excessively so but lacked the variety of flavors that I know can populate some regional Chinese cuisines. The red "sauce" that accompanied one chicken dish was rather firm, a bit too much cornstarch, I believe. The Salt and Pepper shrimp were really good, the crab legs were good as well but a bit overdone, the small clams were tasty as well, especially when paired with the drawn butter. I would return again. The service was quick, friendly...