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| - If you like buffets, the area around Indian Bend and 101 is a good place to be, since you find the Wandering Horse Buffet, Sweet Tomatoes, YC's Mongolian Grille, and Oriental Garden Super Buffet all within a mile. The Oriental Garden has always been enjoyable, but we have neglected it recently in favor of the newer, fancier Wandering Horse and the "healthier" Sweet Tomatoes, so it's time to do a comparison check.
We were delighted to discover that the Oriental Garden has responded to the new competition by kicking it up a notch. Though it may lack the flash (and the liquor license) of the Wandering Horse, it offers almost as much for half the price. They may not have Kobe beef, but they have a sushi section which has doubled in size since our last visit, with tuna, salmon, and eel nigiri, a selection of maki, and some interesting seafood-filled pastries. And let me not forget the crab legs, baked salmon, and flounder. Plus shrimp more ways than you can count. For seafood, OG leaves WH in the dust.
All the Chinese buffet staples are there, and fresher than most other Chinese buffets. They still don't compete on desserts, but have added an excellent chocolate cake to get in the running. Overall, Oriental Garden clearly holds its own in this competition, and may be our first choice.
Meat eaters may prefer Wandering Horse, vegetarians or those wishing they were on a diet may choose Sweet Tomatoes, pasta lovers or those with a need for spicier food should try YC's, but seafood lovers and those simply looking for good bang-for-the-buck will wind up at Oriental Garden.
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