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Through the end of 2010 I drove by this location while it was being built. It opened late December with a splash by having lights, balloons, and flags. There was no not noticing it had opened.
I figured it can not just be the novelty of the newness of it since the parking lot has been full every day since, there must be something good inside.
The Chinese New Year came and figured what better way to celebrate than to go out for Chinese. So off we drove and decided to skip going to the Chinese Cultural Center that has some great restaurants and stopped by Lin's Grand Buffet.
The entrance greets you with a great chandelier and teenagers at the register.You pre-pay for your meal and, although the place is huge, you may still wait for a table even if there are clean tables. Once you are seated a waiter. waitress in my case, will come by and ask for the type of drink to bring. (Note - They do not have alcohol not even Asian beers.)
There are some great decor items in the seating/tables area, just take a look at some of the snapshots for this place. However, great decor can only go so far towards a good dining experience. One must remember this is a buffet after all and that it is inexpensive. Also the place may be pretty but the floor in the dining area are not kept clean.
Now to the food, which is the main make it or break it part of any restaurant. There are vast arrays of options in hot plates, a sushi area, and a Mongolian Grill. The hot plates have almost every possible option that you will get from an American-Chinese menu in addition to items that I am assuming are there to fit with the area this restaurant is in; items like enchiladas, French fries, etc. The flavors of those items were ok but not much better than that Panda chain of restaurants. Come to think about it Panda has some better tasting ones. In essence the dishes here are uninspired and nothing new and are what you would expect from a Chinese buffet in Phoenix. The sushi is an item to skip as most people seem to not care for it so those of us who would, end up having dry pieces as they sat waiting to be chosen. Did not try the Mongolian grill area. One additional thing to point out, our drinks were not promptly refreshed.
Bottom line if the reason you go to a restaurant is for pretty decor then this is your place. If the taste of the food itself is more important then forget about this place.
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