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arfelito_pharfelito_ph
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Man, what an experience Buffet Star is. Dinner price was only 16$ so I don’t know what you’d expect but we set out expectations low and we’re happily satisfied. The sushi is sub par BUT you’re at a 16$ Chinese buffet so it checks the box for me personally. It’s like eating the essence of sushi. The components are there but there’s no love but I’m not complaining because I loaded my plate up too many times to count. The fried shrimp were… fried shrimp. No surprises. Sweet and sour chicken was kinda dry but the sauce was alright and as a pair it was edible, wouldn’t waste my time with it again though. There were these weird meatballs idk what they were made of but they were super sweet and kinda strange if we’re being honest. Steamed mussels, clams, and shrimp all were at least cooked all the way but I’m not sure they were seasoned. The classic American Chinese dishes are all here: fried rice, lo mein, beef and broccoli, veggies, general tso yadda yada it’s all here and it’s all fine. I personally don’t think anything here is going the be the best that you’ve ever had but that’s not why you’re here. Overall I’d say this is a good place to spend a couple hours and 16$. If you want high quality, mind blowing food then either get your money up or eat at home. I AM HERE FOR QUANTITY NOT QUALITY. I AM HERE TO EAT UNTIL MY BODY HURTS. Do yourself a favor and get super blasted with your best pal before coming over, sit down, and eat until you can’t move. Enjoy the nautical decor, enjoy the screaming kids running around, and make sure to mix the chocolate pudding with their many flavors of ice cream. It’ll change your life. The food, service, and atmosphere individually are not perfect but together they make for a great experience. Enjoy pictures of our plates piled high with food. Don’t judge my gluttony based upon how haphazardly the food is arranged on the plate. I’m surprised I could even see straight by the time we got inside the property.
Ridley SteinRidley Stein
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They have a big variety of (very Americanized) east Asian food and some country-style American food. For buffet food it's pretty good. The food mostly tastes relatively fresh, save for a few items (seaweed salad, mushroom salad, glazed banana) that tasted like they'd been sitting for a while, but nothing was bad. I tend to avoid the fruit bar, though - it seems like most of the fruit comes out of a can, and the pudding is pretty bland. Their basic sushi can be a little underwhelming, but the more complex rolls are good, and honestly all are better sushi than I'd expect from a buffet. From this visit, the dishes that I really enjoyed were the flounder with crab meat, shrimp cocktail, Japanese-style tofu, and egg custard. The staff is nice and they're very attentive with refilling drinks and taking away plates that you're done with. Some of them don't seem to speak English super well which might present a little bit of a language barrier, but nothing serious - someone I was with tried to order a drink that they didn't have and confused our waitress who didn't know what he was saying, but she called over another waitress who could understand and they sorted it out. I saw a few bowls with scrapes of food still in the corners at the buffet, and while the overall cleanliness of the place (besides the bowls) this time was okay, I've seen it looking a little dingy before. The interior design of the place is very cool - they've got a waterfall into a small koi pond, pagoda-like canopies over the salad station, a lighted floor in places, and the ceiling is painted to look like the sky. There are some elements of it that are very strange to me, though, like the glass (or plastic?) dividers that are filled with what looked like just crumpled paper, and the fish tank with absolutely nothing in it besides fish, not even pebbles in the bottom - it looked clean, but are you really supposed to keep fish in a bare tank like that? I also wish they'd do a better job of labelling the food at the buffet. Most items are labelled correctly, but there were a few with no labels or that were mixed up, or just confusing to figure out which label corresponded to which item. Anyone with any sort of dietary restriction can tell you what a headache it is to try and guess!
Dana SullivanDana Sullivan
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Stopped here while in the area , walked in place was pretty busy. The food station is small considering how big the place is and how many people were in it. The food station was also low on food and very messy and dirty there was food spilled all over the place from everyone serving themselves which is expected at a buffet but should be cleaned constantly after people use, the food trays were almost empty and were not refilled even though it was 2 hours before closing the place was still busy and should have had fresh food refilled in the buffet area, not cold sitting food. The place also goes upon themselves to leave themselves a 5$ tip if you decide not to tip even if you mark 0$ tip on the receipt, meanwhile they don’t serve you or anything you serve yourself so why would you tip? Anyways the food was absolutely terrible , unsanitary place and very bad tasting food and a terrible selection for a buffet. Do not recommend going here at all. I will be contacting my bank to dispute the charge because I did not authorize them to charge a 5$ tip separate charge from my bill.
Zack TZack T
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Reasonably priced dinner buffet at US$14.99. There are so many selections of food - soup, noodles, meat, seafood, dessert. They also have sushi and hibachi. Food was delicious. However the cups for the soup was not neatly organized instead they were stacked up in a plastic container near where the soups are. I initially thought that they were cups collected to be washed. Staff needs training on good customer service. The staff couldn't even answer a simple question like how much the buffet is when my sister asked and just ignored her and continued with their conversation. When I asked again, one just pointed on the price written on the message board which was the price for takeout. Luckily the host came back and we finally got an answer. Plates are immediately collected once done so that a new plate can be used when going back to the buffet counter which is good. Some of the clean plates though were not dried properly.
A AA A
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Nothing really to write home about but was good and exactly what I was craving. I didn't mind that the server didn't say much but she did fill my water twice so I was appreciative. Large selection of food. Mac and cheese was diluted so not great, spare ribs were a bit salty but edible, fried cream cheese wonton had crab in it I think and not noted for folks with allergies, but they were good. General tso could have had a touch more flavor, Veggie lo mein was great. Food was as you'd expect with a buffet I guess. Bill came to 32 for 2 of us. The booth was my biggest issue. I'm not a large person and I literally had to scoot my butt out side ways just to get out. It was very narrow and I felt like I needed a booster seat to sit in it because the seat was low snd table was just a bit too high for it. This was my first time there and it didn't disappoint.
Erica BlakesleeErica Blakeslee
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Nearby Attractions Of Buffet Star
Tru by Hilton Binghamton Vestal
Kim's Oriental Grocery & Gifts
Goodwill NYNJ Store & Donation Center
Comfort & Son Jewelers

Tru by Hilton Binghamton Vestal
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Kim's Oriental Grocery & Gifts
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Goodwill NYNJ Store & Donation Center
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Comfort & Son Jewelers
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Nearby Restaurants Of Buffet Star
Los Tapatios
Nirchi's Pizza
Spiedie & Rib Pit
Royal Indian Bar and Grill
Texas Roadhouse
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Basha's Lebanese Grill
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CAFFÈ del CORSO
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Los Tapatios
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Nirchi's Pizza
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Spiedie & Rib Pit
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Royal Indian Bar and Grill
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4089 Vestal Rd, Vestal, NY 13850
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(607) 798-8060
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attractions: Tru by Hilton Binghamton Vestal, Kim's Oriental Grocery & Gifts, Goodwill NYNJ Store & Donation Center, Comfort & Son Jewelers, restaurants: Los Tapatios, Nirchi's Pizza, Spiedie & Rib Pit, Royal Indian Bar and Grill, Texas Roadhouse, Man Nam, Basha's Lebanese Grill, Fuji San, CAFFÈ del CORSO, The Ale House

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