Yank Sing — Restaurant in Killeen

TLDR- The food got me sick, felt overpriced and of below average quality although the facility is beautiful and well maintained.

The interior is beautiful and very well maintained. Someone put some real care into the place and the craftsmanship was great. It was a little disappointing that they played some mix of 70's - 80's hits for music which very much spoiled the atmosphere given how well they nailed the interior and lighting.

I was surprised to find that they do not use a waiting staff at all. You pay when you walk in and get your own drinks. I did like that no tip was required and the owners seemingly have the integrity to actually pay their own employees unlike some buffets; But the price point was terrible in my opinion. It was $15.95 which did not come close to being a good value given the quality of food. I also noted that they did not seem to track tables and the hostess kinda wondered around aimlessly looking for a booth which was strange. Not sure what the point of her walking me to a table was given there was no drink service and she did not set a location. For the food itself it was presented well. The buffet was full with most of the typical dishes you would expect being there. My biggest issue is that it seems like it was not prepared correctly. The eggrolls were not the typical 'heat-em-up' style you find at most Asian restaurants. They looked good but tasted bland. I also noted although it was suppose to be a chicken egg roll I could not see or taste any chicken at all, it kinda felt like if someone took that grinded up lettuce that comes on a Mc Donalds burger and added a few other greens and wrapped it up. Then it was the same story for the pork pot stickers. But it appears they literally just took a piece of sausage and steamed some dough around it. Words can not describe how wrong the flavor of that came out although their sauce was decent. I assume not many people tried them given the doe was rubber like it had been under a heat lamp for hours.

The worst by far was the Hot and Sour soup. I am pretty sure they have just been heating up the leftovers every day and trying to hide the old flavor by dumping stuff into it. It also had an extreme sweet / vinegar taste which was nothing like any hot and sour soup I had ever tried. I feel like that soup could straight up hurt someone.

All in all I tried a solid 12 or 14 dishes. If you go here stick to the standard ones. The Sesame Chicken was probably the best; but although they didn't seem flatly prepared wrong the rest of the dishes just were not good in my opinion. They did have some random American food as well which might be a good option if you have kids and they are picky eaters. There was also sushi which was as good as you could reasonably expect from a buffet and for drinks you serve yourself a variety of soda or go with tap water.

All in all it feels like they have a beautiful facility but well below average food at a well above average price point. I can not help but assume they are cutting corners in the kitchen pretty hard core and it really shows given their end product although they did present everything well. The reason I am going 2 stars instead of 3 is that I felt sick after eating there. Something I ate my body was very unhappy with and I thought I was going to throw up for a while. Maybe I just got unlucky but given what they did to their dishes I would not be surprised to find out there is quite a bit of things going on in that kitchen the health department would...

If you have a child or children they place you in the back in a booth. It was just myself and one well behaved child having lunch together. They proceeded to sit a family with the MOST obnoxious child behind us. I had to have my soon move next to me so he wouldn't be bothered on the opposite side of the booth. My child just turned 10 & weighs 90lbs soaking wet. They charge the ADULT price for a 10 year old! He barely ate one plate. I should've called ahead and that was a mistake I won't make again.

The only items I would recommend would be the shrimp and chicken varieties. Anything else was chewy, tough, overcooked, or had gristle in it. Items that should've been hot were not. I wouldn't recommend anything on the bbq/grilled area or the "American" traditional area of the buffet. The "sweet & sour" soup is just SOUR! The desserts were all a NO aside from the brownies. I don't know who is making that stuff, but I saw so much of it go into the trash. I made myself eat some of the things I didn't like because I hate to be wasteful when there so many homeless people here.

I read reviews others left about being able to have a small to go, but I wasn't allowed to do that even though I just wanted the last bit that was left on my plate. We literally got 3 plates of main course food, one plate of fruit and another of desserts. We didn't even get 2nds on drinks. Now I see why so many posters state that they prefer Asian Buffet. We'll go there from now on.

Oh, and the flies are a real thing in this restaurant. They kept flying around the area we were at. They should fumigate at night to alleviate this issue. Also, the staff that clears the tables comes by too frequently. Not everyone goes to a buffet to scarf down the food or take a few bites and waste the rest. Some people just go to a restaurant to sit down in a different atmosphere & enjoy the company they're with.

I didn't love it but I didn't hate it. That's why it gets...

A beautiful restaurant with horrible food.

This place is actually rather beautiful. Tile work, decorative tables, etc. It's pretty. That is also it's only good factor.

The food was just not there. It wasn't bad but it wasn't good. It's a solid 2 out of 5 and the main reason for the rating. Sausage that tastes like it lost all flavor and was soaked in fake sausage flavor. Dumplings that would make any dedicated chef disappointed. No pretty crimps or twists, just stuffed and... Flattened? They look wrong. The egg drop soup was over cooked. The sushi was old and after trying it, I wouldn't trust it.

That's just taste too. The selection was incredibly small. Only 2 isles and one is mostly empty with picked at desserts. Asian Buffet has them beat hard

And don't get me started on the dessert. Probably 95% came from packaging and straight to the counter. The cookies were still in plastic holders!

To top it all off, you have to pay first before you can even enter. There is a wall blocking the whole buffet from the entrance so you don't know the disappointment you are...