FINGER NAIL IN MY FOOD!
Now I know it's been a couple months since I've written a review but what can I say I've had a great summer and been super busy with work and enjoying life. Anyway, on to the review..
Been to Asian Buffet a bunch of times before and actually thought it was one of the better Chinese buffets you'll find in Calgary. Not anymore after my experience a couple weeks ago.
We went there on the weekend with my entire family (about 100 of us) for my cousin's birthday party at lunch on a Saturday.
Service there was the same as any other Chinese restaurant but at least they definitely keep the food coming. They refill often and that's nice so you can get a fresh batch of whatever during your meal, as long as you go during a typically busy time.
Food was decent. I went for my second plate, after a few pieces of sushi and dim sum, and got the Mongolian grill. Felt a funny texture in my mouth and spat the whole thing out onto my napkin only to find a FINGER NAIL. I was instantly disgusted and totally felt sick to my stomach.
I told the two managers, they were in the least understanding and even mentioned they wanted to do something for us because of our experience. I was asking them to do something for our group, But they were reluctant to offer even 5% off the bill as they said it was too big of a party to be compensating one person's experience. So instead, I received in the mail a $30 gift card to Starbucks for the poor experience we had.
I could have easily spoiled the appetites of many that afternoon but respected the manager's wishes to not say anything. However, as a yelp elite, I felt obligated to share my experience with others so they hopefully don't experience what I did.
I guess at least they didn't give us a gift card to go eat there again?! I am grateful they did try to do something about it though.
I understand that this may be a rare occurrence but be fore-warned.. it HAS happened here..and to me, unfortunately.
Ps - Sorry for the graphic photo but I'm not making this up!