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| - This is my first time coming back to this location since Buffet Dynasty, so when I walked in I was unexpectedly surprised as they cut out a lot of things which made Buffet Dynasty a feeling of massive and grand. The fishes are gone with the aisle river going across the floor when you first step in. They opened the kitchen to the point where you can see the kitchen when you first step in, which was pretty interesting because I would think that by making this place nicer they would close the kitchen for the public to see.
When I sat down it seemed like the place seemed to gear towards the more middle-high class dining, however the table said otherwise. They had paper above the table cloths. I don't think there's anything wrong with it especially with kids around (they can draw on something!)
So my parents ordered the food (since we were celebrating Chinese New Year) and they ordered bass, stir fry clams, salt and pepper pork chops, and a couple of other dishes. The salt & pepper pork chops were as my brother said "tasted like chicken fingers from bojangles." Interesting you must ask yourself.
The pork chops was heavily floured and there wasn't much flavor, but there was a good amount of MSG in the dish (I know this because when I was going to bed my mouth was starched and I sorta still feel it even while writing this review). The bass had no flavor at all, and at a $28 dish I would expect it to be amazing. We had to end up with getting soy sauce and fixing the dish.
At the end of the meal, my parents ordered another dish and reminded the waiter. The waiter responded that she forgot to put the order in, luckily my parents are kind and said not to worry about it and forgave the waiter (as they usually over order, but that means no take out for me!) But being the type of restaurant they want to be and not putting in an order that the customer wants is something to work on because it'll hurt their sales and future customers.
Note that I did come during dinner time, as many other reviews were during the day. So, maybe it'll be better during the day and for lunch. Overall from my experience, I would rather come here than to P.F. Chang's which from my one last experience was a nightmare for both my family and I. So I kind of consider this to be the P.F. Chang's of the east side, except ran by Asian people and not a franchise.
Next time I come, I'm pretty sure it'll be a better experience than the first.
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