I typically avoid buffets specifically Chinese buffets so when my friends wanted to come here for dinner my girlfriend and I were both skeptical. I had seen it a million times going in to PetLand to play with the puppies and it just didn't look like anything special from the outside.
Once We walked in Alison said to me that this place was much bigger than she had expected. Looking around I saw row after row of fresh food all the way back to the wall. Strolling through I was very satisfied both by the apparent quality and abundant quantity of Everything from General Tsos, Won Ton Soup and even, now hang on stick with me, sushi. I would never have touched the sushi if it wasn't for the fact a man was making it as quickly as people were taking it.
Alison is a little more cautious than myself and opted for something I never expected to see: Hibachi. In the very back behind all the lines you can scoop up raw meat and veggies from a big fridge and give it to the Hibachi chefs and have yourself the freshest buffets around.
All of the food was STEAMING hot and tasted like the food from any standard takeout Chinese place. Except the sweet and sour chicken which was probably the best I've ever had. The batter was crispy and buttery all at once and was wrapped around insanely juicy chicken and of course I smothered it in delicious fresh sweet and sour sauce.
So here I was sitting at a buffet with a fresh sushi bar and hibachi grill but the thing that surprised me the most: cleanliness. We've all had to try and enjoy a meal in a dirty grungy restaurant, but at the Fortune Star that is not an issue. The staff was extremely efficient constantly cleaning tables and buffets while never getting in the way. Not once did I see the all too familiar piece of chicken floating in the beef, or the green beans that have somehow migrated into the corn.
What looks like your typical buffet on the outside will surely surprise you on the inside. I was so satisfied with my meal and the dinner cost was something like $11 per person. Of course I knew I had to wait and see what the girlfriend had to say before I could plan to come back. And I'm happy to say she somehow liked it even more than myself and so next time I want Chinese food this is where you will find me. And who knows maybe next time I'll be bold enough to try some of the more "traditional" looking offerings.