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| - When some friends and I stayed at TI, we received two-for-one coupons for the buffet there, so we decided to give the buffet a shot for dinner one night. All in all, it was a very good meal at a very good price.
As far as mid-to-low priced buffets go, TI's is pretty good. They had a good selection of food. You had your 'Asian' section, 'American' section, 'Italian' section and 'Salad' section. I kind of felt they were missing a 'TexMex'-type station, but ultimately I wasn't missing it all that much. In particular I appreciated that the salad station would custom-make salads for you - that was a bit of a nice touch.
Everything I put on my plate during 'Round 1' I enjoyed. During 'Round 2,' I picked out a few things I didn't know if I'd like, but more-or-less just wanted to 'sample' and as I recall, everything during 'Round 2' was so-so. I don't know if I can fault the food so much as me being somewhat full by then and having already eaten the things I REALLY liked already. Nothing tasted old or reheated though. It was all pretty fresh and tasty.
But the winner WAS the dessert section. Talk about selection!! By the time I got over there, I kind of wish I'd STARTED with dessert, cause there was so much to choose from - cupcakes, pies, cookies, ice cream, tarts, puddings, creme puffs, chocolate-covered strawberries, cotton candy even!! My friends and I all got several and sampled one another's items, just to get a taste of as much as possible. THE WINNER WAS THE CREME BRULEE! It was DELICIOUS!!! If I wasn't so full by the end, I would've liked to eat 3 of them.. Alas, I could only eat one serving. But it was YUM.
I'd rate this place a solid 3 stars, but they get an extra star for the dessert section alone. For the price we paid, this buffet was very good.
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