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When we arrived, it was packed (a good sign!). We were seated in the back room and were waited by 5 different people. It was awesome. For an asian restaurant, this was refreshing. They were attentive and really took care of us.
We basically ordered the AYCE hotpot. We were told to head over to the refrigerator and pick and choose what we need. In the fridge, there were:
1. Lobster
2. Crabs
3. Shrimp
4. Mushrooms (Asian strands)
5. Beef,
6. Pork
7. Various veggies
It was a buffet dream baby!! Only complaint is that the plates used to pile on the stuff were awfully small and flat. It was tricky to keep it on the plate. Because, it was flat, it would easily slide off. Would recommend they buy BOWLS (plastic is fine). This can be easily remedied.
In addition to the hot pot buffet, there is also a side menu (included in AYCE) that you can order. We ordered wings, seaweed salad, edaname, and several other goodies.
Dinner definitely filling!
Here is our rating:
Food - 5 Stars
Service - 5 Stars (surprisingly! Excellent)
Ambiance and Location- 4 stars
Price - 5 stars (AYCE dinner is only 19.95 and I was told lunch was about 14 bucks!)
Overall, we are so glad that we found this place. This is definitely going on our list of favorite places to dine!!
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