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| - It'll do. I came to this Imperial Buffet location for the first time last night. $25/person for adults. It's kinda cute that they also have prices for older adults (55-64?) and a separate price for seniors (65+). Children are 1/2 the adult price.
I haven't been to Imperial Buffet in years, and only their Scarborough location. This one's got a few things that their Scarborough one doesn't, or didn't, like mini quiches (which look remarkably like the frozen ones you get at Costco), and various kinds of breads and rolls I couldn't and refused to identify.
Pros:
Their cold seafood selection includes things like shrimp (I heard they were watery), some kind of sea snail, clams, mussels, and baby octopus (which were surprisingly tender).
Their teriyaki salmon fillet was very tender. Could have used a touch less sauce though. It was a tad too sweet and overwhelmed the salmon.
They have a fridge for their individual mousse cups, yogurt cups, jello cups, and cream puffs. I like that people haven't (hopefully) been breathing on them and they haven't been sitting at room temp forever.
They have a crepe/waffle station, made to order.
Cons:
The lady who made my crepe placed the crepe on my finger when I handed her the plate. Hot crepe + finger = not so much fun.
The mango yogurt was actually yogurt. Vanilla yogurt. Couldn't taste the mango at all, even though a bit of mango puree was sitting on top of the yogurt.
The steak tenderloin cubes (at the grill station) had been given way too much meat tenderizer, so while they were fairly tender, they had no beef taste whatsoever.
The prime rib and the lamb were dry. As in so dry no one went to the carving station. I've never seen this happen at a buffet before.
They have bubblegum mousse, or something that tasted exactly like what bubblegum mousse would have tasted like. Traumatic. Absolutely traumatic.
If you want Chinese buffet, this will probably sate that craving, but I wouldn't say it's particularly outstanding.
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