Prices have increased since the last time my family and I visited. On weekends it is now $29.99 per person! Make sure you come hungry to eat because $30/person is quite high.
We arrived around 6 pm on a Saturday and it was quite busy. However, we were seated right away without any reservations. The service was decent throughout our stay. They came by every so often to take away our dishes and to provide us with more napkins. There was also a live pianist playing some nice background music for the restaurant as well. This is something you don't see at any other buffets.
Food items that I liked were: the tilapia, hot crab legs, onion rings, and the custom stir fry. What they were lacking was the salmon sashimi. There were tons of butterfish and maybe four pieces of salmon by the time I wanted some.
The price is quite high but I do think it's better than Mandarin.