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August 12, 2024 - Context is important , when reviewing a “ Buffet “ ! My wife and I go out to restaurants of all shapes , cuisines, and countries. Understanding the nature & operation of a Buffet helps when passing judgement.
A buffet is not a restaurant in reality.
Buffets are for serving clients quickly!
Buffets offer many entrees & sides
Tough to keep hot entrees hot & fresh
Food consistency changes as it sits
Goal, offer quantity fast, quality suffers
My advice is to avoid the breaded entrees! Sitting under heat lamps ruins the dish such as sesame chicken, General Tso’s Chicken, Mongolian Beef, breaded Shrimp is a NO !
Stay with entree meats that were cooked in hot oil & veggies. Try to watch as the staff adds a fresh tray , and run for that option! It’s fresh and the consistency is perfect out of the kitchen! Fried rice is generally fine the 1st hour or so under a heat lamp.
The soups are OK, ingredients don’t include dairy /milk . . . Prefer not to let sit long! I like a hot & sour soup. . . then I add mushrooms, bits of pork, or chunks of chicken, or shrimp 🍤 to kick up that choice with hot sauce!
Veggies are suppose to be crunchy in most Chinese entrees! Usually cooked or steamed quickly. Folks in the U.S. over cook veggies to mush! I guess it’s tradition or poor dental health. As veggies sit under heat lamps the crunchy crispness in veggies are lost.
To wrap up, a Chinese Buffet will NOT give you the freshness , crispness , and quality of a true cuisine of a top Chinese Restaurant.
So . . . our experience was reasonable to my expectations of a buffet. Quick , with lots of choices. Go into a buffet . . . Knowing the parameters.
Thanks to our server, and cashier at the front desk, Diane! Her family has owned & operated this China Buffet for 12 years! Maybe your family might transform this into a top notch Chinese Restaurant! Customers would have to wait 15 to 30 minutes for a chef prepared meal in one of the eight true Chinese Regional Cuisines!...
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Will never go here again. At first service was good however I cannot decide which was worse the food or the people. So let’s start with the food it was so overcooked the chicken was rubbery and the shrimp turned into a paste when I attempted to chew it. The staff was prompt in getting me seated however this is when the service ended. I had finished my drink and had several plates on my tables that were never cleared sat waiting for ten minutes for my server to even appear to ask for another drink. After being throughly revolted by the food I waited an additional 15 minutes for my server to ask for my bill so I could pay and leave. Tired of waiting I walked to the front counter and attempted to ask for my bill, the woman behind the register was watching a tablet hidden behind the counter, as I started to speak to her she waved her hand dismissively to which I replied “so I don’t have to pay?” She immediately jumped up and put her hand out to take my ticket. Informed her I didn’t have one, she screams to the back of the restaurant where the server finally appears. The server tells her what I got and as I go to swipe my card the woman yanks my card from my hand and swipes it for me then starts pointing at the 30% tip option. Completely rude and...
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I have tried this place a few times since it has opened, but today was the LAST! I should have passed on the buffet today but I gave in and the only thing that was fresh was the sushi and that is not saying much for a Chinese buffet. I know it was 6:30 on a Monday, and I'm aware that most of the food had probably been under the warmer since they opened for lunch. I knew to pass on the seafood, but it was the egg drop soup that ruined it for me, well that and the ROACH crawling on the wall. I could not break the film on the top off the soup, that's my favorite part of the buffet and I have decided I will just stay home and make my own because you if that was not bad enough to the right near the egg rolls there was a roach on the wall. I did not cause a scene because that is not me, I was by myself and paid and exited kindly because I am pretty sure they do not care that they have roaches and old food and I may actually report them to the health inspector because I can only imagine the food poisoning and possible roach infestation they have exposed their customers to. I have worked in the food industry before and I understand that a buffet business may be tough but you have to be better than this, even...
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