9 Dragons — Restaurant in Town of Queensbury

I never been to this establishment before today and I am unlikely to go again. I was on my way to another restaurant before their sign caught my eye. There was a big free parking lot. I went during the lunch hour. No where did the sign mention that this place is a buffet. I walked in and everyone working was wearing masks. The woman who greeted me asked how many I said one she walked around from the register to the back where I could not see her then I heard a soft spoken voice to follow. I turned my head to the left and peered behind the wall to my left and the woman asked me what I wanted to drink as I followed her to the soda machine. I thought I was being escorted to a table. I realized then it was a buffet. I asked if I could sit anywhere and she said no; I set your table back there. Where? The first table… I walked back dropped off my things and the woman brought my soda I said thank you but she didn’t respond just walked away. I proceeded to the food court. There was a big selection. Multiple soups to choose from. Multiple entrees. Most of the food was lukewarm. It was tasty. They also had sushi. Which I thought was interesting and appreciated. The place was clean. There was a section to the right of the entrance where multiple staff were peeling string beans. I really enjoyed the help yourself hard ice creams which was the best part of the meal by far. The woman brought me the bill without my asking and I got up to pay at the register. All in all the experience was mediocre at best. The food was okay but not exceptional. The rude nature of the workers makes me not want to bring my family and I would never recommend this place in the peak season if they can’t put a smile on their faces for the post season. There is an option to take food to go. I saw someone do it while I was there. They weigh the food on a scale. Which made little sense to me being if you eat at the restaurant it’s all...

First and last time dining here. I really hope the owner of this establishment reads this and makes some changes because I don't see this restaurant staying open for too long. There were four small buffet serving islands. One was dedicated to fruit, salad, pudding, and cold you-peel shrimp. There were two islands with hot entrees that had maybe 9 different items. The snow crab legs being one of them. The serving pans were never more than a third of the way full. When we first arrived at 8:13pm there were 10 individual crab legs in the serving pan. After grabbing those tiny legs on our first plate they brought out maybe 8 more legs a few minutes later and that was the end of them bringing anymore legs out. The final serving island was dedicated to "desert". You need to understand the so called "desserts" were Little Debbie snacks that you buy at walmart or they could have even been the bargain brand from the dollar store. They had Swiss Rolls, Nutty Bars(the twin pack, chocolate covered, peanut butter layered, wafer bars), peanut butter cookies. It was so disappointing. The wait staff was friendly but when they brought the check with our two fortune cookies one of them was completely burnt. It looked like a chocolate fortune cookie(picture will be posted here also). I know they don't actually make them in house but the waitress didn't even bother to look at what she was giving us. To top the whole thing off the restaurant had posted that they closed at 9:30pm on this night. As we walked out the door at 9:08pm the door was immediately locked behind us and all of the lights that were illuminating the completely dark pathway to the almost completely dark parking lot had been turned off by the staff. We had to turn on the flashlight on our phones to make...

I was absolutely delighted by my 9 dragons dining experience! I haven't had good, authentic Chinese cuisine like that in years! Sadly all the eat in Chinese restaurants around the area have closed and we have had to revert to using the take out places that leave much to be desired! No atmosphere, food never quite makes the grade, I haven't had authentic pork fried rice in years! Lately it's that yellow boxed whatever you want to call it rice that I would never call fried rice! But today was different! I decided to treat myself and go visit an old hang out that had changed ownership some years ago. I went during lunchtime and as I walked in the ambiance was awesome! Serene and authentic as dine in Chinese restaurants of yesteryear! The red wine colors decorated the chairs and tables as delightful Asian music played in the background. I was seated right away and to my delight was brought over a kettle of oolong tea! My favorite. The buffet consisted of a good variety of favorite Chinese dishes! There was also shrimp with assorted sauces to pick from plus many desserts to tempt the palate! I visited the buffet twice and had my fill! The staff was quick and gracious ! And in the end my bill came to a very affordable $13.90! Not bad at all! Needless to say I will be back for sure...many times indeed! PS...the fried rice was authentic pork fried rice! Not that yellow substitute they try to pawn off to us at the take out establishments! Go treat yourself! You won't be...