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| - Spoonful is pretty much the Mandarin with more emphasis on the seafood. But if you don't like seafood, like me, you can still find plenty to eat.
What stands out here is they have a lot more selection than the Mandarin. They do have a lot more to choose from and I don't think I saw an empty tray during my entire visit. Most of the food looks appealing and they even have sections where the people cook food right behind the counter. The seats are very comfortable and there's plenty of room to walk around. As plenty of people have mentioned already, the whole place looks fantastic so A+ there.
Where it starts to fall off is in the food itself. A lot of the food, to me, was very average. The broccoli was pretty bland, the wonton soup didn't have any wontons during my entire visit, the white rice was oddly very inconsistent (very fluffy in parts, very hard in others), the teriyaki chicken didn't taste like teriyaki at all and I found the chicken wings had some strange aftertaste to them. There were some alright parts. Mashed potatoes were nice and fluffy, the fruit was pretty fresh and my girlfriend loved the candy stations and mini-doughnuts. They can also make you pasta, though I didn't try it. My girlfriend had some crab, but she was disappointed that it was all chilled and none hot. They emphasize their seafood here but since I don't eat seafood, maybe I'm missing out on what good quality food they may or may not have.
Service was pretty standard so no complaints there. Parking lot's gigantic so I doubt you'll have any issue there either.
Price is okay for a buffet. It's $33 per adult on Fri-Sundays, with 10% off if you share a picture on Instagram or Facebook per two people. They have a birthday celebration price of 10% off during the month of your birthday for up to ten people. There's also 50% off if your birthday is the day of.
With how far the location is and the high-ish price for mediocre food, I don't think I'll be returning.
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