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| - My friend wanted to get some Chinese food, and I had seen the sign that said Asian Picnic BBQ Buffet posted on route 22, and we hate City Buffet, so we decided to give this a try figuring it was just a normal Asian Buffet. On their web site, it does show pictures of some sushi, and some chinese buffet type offering, but we went on a Saturday night, and they had no sushi, or chinese buffet items. For a saturday night, it wasn't very busy either. There were only about 4 tables of people in the whole place. Other places in Monroeville, you have to wait for an hour on Saturday night to even get a table, but this place was dead.
So anyway, we get in there, and were surprised to see you have to cook your own food with a grill in the middle of your table. Kind of an interesting idea, but I would not want to be the owner of that establishment, because I figure eventually someone is going to burn themselves, or not cook their food fully, and the place is gonna get sued. My friend I was with said underneath his side of the table was getting pretty hot too from the grill. The server kind of helps you along with your first plate, then leaves you to yourself to the subsequent ones. The grill is very small though, so you can only cook one persons plate at a time, so it takes a while. There were only two of us there, so that was a plus, but if there had been a table full, we would have been there all night.
Overall, the food was good, but I would not go back for a few reasons. One, the price is very high. It was $14.95 for dinner, which is more than most chinese buffets with a hibachi section. Two, while it was neat once, I don't really go to a restaurant to have to cook my own food. If you're going to pay $14.95, you may as well drive 10 minutes to go to Hokaido, which is 100x better than this place. Or if you really want a good hibachi experience, go to BD's Mongolian grill, which is similar, but they have way more selection, plus they cook the food for you. Based on the sparse crowd, and high prices, I can't see this place being open for too long.
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