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| - Madness, I tell you!!
This place is HUGE, and the decor is well...FUNKY. It's just odd; nothing really makes sense, and you can actually buy jewelry and home decor pieces there too. I was intrigued. :)
We came here with two of our friends on NYE 2013, and had a 45 minute wait. Considering their reservation system was completely booked up, the wait time wasn't horrendous. Contrary to what we thought, our two friends thought the wait was painful. :) We later found out that they typically don't wait more than 15 minutes for any restaurant. So, if you are a person who despises waiting, make a reservation, or come during off hours.
Once we got our table, I took a quick stroll around to see what they offered. Adult dinner buffet was $23/head, and you get half a lobster tail. I thought it was a pretty good deal. The layout is kind of wonky, and though the floorplan allows for plenty of goods, there wasn't as much as I thought there would be. Most choices were your typical Asian Chinese buffet (fried rice, noodles, vegetables, beef, chicken, pork, some dim sum). The execution was pretty good, but a little heavy handed on the oil. Flavors were solid though.
The one thing that probably irks me the most, and this is pretty common across a lot of buffets, but the hygiene around the stations was disturbing to me. Handles were greasy, sticky, and no towels wrapped around each handle to prevent spreading of germs. Now before you go thinking that I'm a germaphobe, these things are basic in any restaurant, but especially when you're at a buffet. No covers, nothing. *shutters*
In any case, at least we didn't get sick, and the food was okay. Nothing outstanding though. I suppose that if you're just looking for sheer volume and variety, Dragon Pearl is the place for you, but I'd probably not come back due to the cleanliness. Thankfully, we had great company, and that's all that really matters. :)
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