Main Moon Chinese Restaurant

This was absolutely the WORST Chinese food we’ve ever eaten. Everything seemed over cooked. The fried rice was mushy. Everything seemed to have a «slimy» texture to it.
We drove an hour to get there — the next time we’ll drive the extra distance to eat at the Chinese buffet in Greensburg.

I’ve eaten at the Moon since the day it opened and I’ve had family and friends join me more times than I can count. We have never had a bad meal here — ever. In fact, I think I’d say the main moon is the best Chinese buffet restaurant in town, hands down.
They have a wide range of foods, the classic Chinese stir fries of varying heat and ingredients, the best General Tso chicken in town and a variety of vegetable and meat combinations that I’ve tried over the years. They make a good hot and sour soup, good egg rolls, garlic green beans, stuffed mushrooms. They offer California roll sushi, salad, puddings, fresh fruit and ice cream for dessert as well as tea cakes of various types. I’ve never left thus place hungry.
The staff has always been attentive and quick, the place clean and pleasant, the prices fair. I’ve had mixed success with the pick your food and they stir fry it on a big flat metal grill thingy. It’s not the veg which is fresh and cut small for frying, nor is it the cooking process (just adding heat, duh). I think the reason I’ve never been thrilled with that method is that a lot of American Chinese food is soaked in sugary or thick sauces that give a lot of the flavor in a dish. This method, a lot lower in calories, just doesn’t hold up to our expectations. A good choice for vegans, provided you really lay on the garlic or spices to give it some punch.
I like the Moon and I give it high stars for consistently excellent food.

Yuck!
The staff all walked around like zombies. No smiles at all. The Mongolian BBQ style portion of the restaurant turned my beautiful veggie stir fry into a dark brown pile of stuff. I asked for garlic sauce. I don’t know what I got. It didn’t tast good either.
The buffet was typical and I didn’t care for it. My two favorite Chinese dishes are hot and sour soup and crab rangoons. They were both ok, but not good. They were a lot of dishes, but most looked the same.
They had a lot of shrimp and crab legs. Since when was shrimp and crab legs Oriental?
On the plus side, they take Amex and parking is good.

Not the best chinese I’ve had. The décor and cleanliness leaves something to be desired. If you want a chinese buffet, the Hong Kong Buffet a couple blocks up the street is much better.

Second-​best Chinese restaurant in Johnstown, serves an all-​you-​can-​eat buffet as well as does a brisk take-​out business.
Recommended for Chinese New Year’s, when they serve a special buffet including Peking Duck and frog’s legs.