Chinese Gourmet Buffet

I had lunch here with Rand H. I started with the Mexican soup which was very good for a Chinese buffet. The main dishes were all OK, with nothing really screaming YUMMMM. but the grand re opening special of $ 4.99 it was a great value. To many better Chinese buffets close by. I think they will struggle here. I give them 6 months and it will close again.

This used to be my spot for filling up on cheap Chinese. It’s got a small variety of dishes, mostly some variation of chicken. Not the best, but kudos to them for the terriyaki chicken on skewers. It’s amazing and no other buffet does it as well.
Most importantly, there’s a Mongolian grill. Have fun mixing beef, chicken, or shrimp with your choice of vegetables, noodles, and sauces. I love mixing the minced garlic with cooking wine, but maybe I’m just weird like that. Try it anyways.
Minus one star for going a bit downhill over the years… only soda/​tea as beverages. I missed the guava punch, or even the cheap orange juice from concentrate. It was refreshing. Also, I’m cross with them for no longer having pork or lamb (imagine all you can eat lamb cooked to your order!), so I don’t think I can get excited anymore.
Still though… I just can’t give 2 stars to a place with a Mongolian Grill. Chinese Gourmet is a-​ok with me!

I took takeout so my review will be somewhat limited.
First impression … you come in and the place looks tired. Not bad, but kind of like «I wish you would go away so I can rest» tired.
Wouldn’t want to actually eat there, but for the 10 minutes it took it was ok. Didn’t try Mongolian but it looked ok.
Can’t beat the takeout. $ 6.99 (takeout or reinstated price?) for a 3 section styrofoam box that you can fill to your little heart’s content. As long as the lid can close comfortably … there is a sign to this effect.
The buffet was average. I stuck to the appetizer-​type stuff and filled it up. Ultimately it was enough for 2 or 3 meals. Not bad for a set price. However, if you’re craving quality Chinese, this is not it. Not by a long shot. Good for a day when you’re not picky about taste (not bad, mind you) or content.
Takeout also came with a container for soup. The hot and sour did look awesome, with large chunks of tofu, and it was one of the better ones I have tried. Upon request, the attendant also filled a large bag of crispy noodles for me to take along. They did have little cups for sauces, but the hot mustard looked plastic and congealed. Scary to eat, scary to taste so I left it there. And there was no plum sauce to mix it with.
I was surprised that they didn’t have a regular menu also, but all buffet, all the time …
will I go again? one of life’s questions, yet to be answered. And asked …

Huge place with comfortable seating. That’s all the positive things I can think to say about it. My fiancé stopped eating halfway through his plate for fear that he’d be sick if he continued. I soldiered through, because I had been craving chinese buffet all day. I took a sip of the hot and sour soup and could barely even recognize what I was tasting. It was just WEIRD. The orange chicken and sesame chicken weren’t too bad, but just about everything else was too dried out (we were there at 6 so it should have been fresh), or was overloaded with large pieces of onion. Someone got lazy with the chopping, I guess. We didn’t try the mongolian bbq. Maybe that would have been okay, but we’ll never know, because we won’t be going back.