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| - What an intriguing establishment: a detached building with no windows whatsoever, and only the door (with grill) on the side prevents it from looking like the place is hermetically sealed. Definitely not a place for claustrophobic people. Lots of cars in the parking lot when I came in (around 1:30 pm on a Thursday), but few people were in the dining area; most were near the front cashier area, waiting for their takeout. As I was going around the buffet area, it became clear why takeout is so popular here: the staff was busy OVERloading the takeout boxes with food. A really generous amount of food for the money, indeed!
I tried most of the items, except for the salad and the fried chicken. I love fried chicken except for the thigh part, and their fried chicken was all thighs. The chop suey was really good, considering that the ingredients were minimal. The sweet and sour pork was good too; I saw the cook assemble the newly-fried pork and the sauce in the tray, instead of bringing in already-mixed stuff. Rand raved about the onion rings, so I had to try them ... and he was right, they are what I wish onion rings would be like in all places that serve onion rings. The sesame chicken and orange chicken were very tasty but on the overcooked and dry side. Nothing exceptional about the rest of the dishes. And while the fried rice was OK -- not good, just OK ... I got too used to the fantastic fried rice of Asian Cafe Express. I would have preferred white rice (which they didn't offer), since there was more than enough oil in the rest of the dishes already.
I left the establishment satisfied but not thrilled, and somewhat relieved to be able to see again what the outside looks like. Not that it's the prettiest area to look at, but still, a few windows to let light into the building would have been nice.
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