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| - This place is huge! Tons of seating which means lots of people which means it is loud in here! You have to almost yell at the person next to you in order for them to hear you.
Went on a busy Friday night for dinner. Service was average. Ordered a bottle of Jackson-Triggs white wine. When we ordered a second bottle, our server just slapped it on the table and immediately said "It's the one you ordered it's just in a different bottle". Maybe she thought we wouldn't notice? When we told her it isn't the one we ordered she made a face and said she would go check the order. Came back a few minutes later with the right one but no apology whatsoever. Aside from this, the servers were constantly coming by to pick up finished plates which was good.
Onto the food!
Had to try the wok station since it's what the place is known for. Grab a plate and choose from a selection of udon or yellow flat noodles with veggies such as bean sprouts, green bell pepper, onions, and mushrooms. Meat choices of either shrimp, beef, or chicken but to be quite honest the raw chicken in a large bowl just sitting there is kind of off putting. The dish will be served to you on that same plate so be sure not to place the raw chicken directly on it. I had udon noodles with shrimp and Thai chili sauce. It is marked 2 chilies which is one of the most spicy sauces on the menu but it was not spicy at all. Very tasty though.
Other dinner items I tried:
- Sushi: Surprisingly good for a self serve buffet. They have salmon sashimi and rolls such as California, red dragon, green dragon, and cucumber. Tasted quite fresh. I appreciated the spicy mayo they had available beside the sushi station.
- Garlic steak from the fry station: Was OK. Tasted bland despite the overwhelming amount of garlic.
- Salmon from the fry station: Meh. Very oily and flavourless.
- Teriyaki salmon: Quite good. Nice flavour.
- Hot crab legs: Small and incredibly salty to the point I couldn't eat it. Nothing compared to the crab legs at Mandarin which I really enjoy.
- Crispy duck: Very yummy if you don't eat the extremely thick and fatty skin. The meat was very flavourful and moist. Some pieces such as the leg didn't have such fatty skin so it was edible and tasty skin on.
- Fried chicken wings: A tad on the salty side but very nice and crispy.
Desserts:
- Mini pancakes: Looks cute but that's about it. Had a strange aftertaste.
- Tiramisu cake: A let down. Soggy and no flavour.
- Mocha cake: Pretty tasty. Sponge was a bit dry but the creamy mocha icing made up for that.
- Creme brulee: Disgusting. Tasted awful. Looked and tasted like pure cornstarch with water. No cream in sight. Top tasted like gas from the flame torch.
- Strawberries covered with chocolate from the chocolate fountain: Enjoyed it. Milk chocolate.
Green tea and red bean ice cream: Very good. Just like the kind from sushi restaurants.
Coconut ice cream: Did not enjoy. Tasted like very artificial coconut flavour.
Mint chocolate chip ice cream: Very minty and not too sweet. Almost like toothpaste.
Fresh pineapple, cantaloupe, watermelon, grapefruit, grapes: Can't go wrong with fresh fruit.
Overall the food was comparable to any other buffet. Not bad but not great either. Compared to Mandarin their sushi was much better but their desserts were very lacking.
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