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The food is good and very comparable to King Buffet and definitely way better than Star Walk or Mandarin. The variety is standard for all Chinese Buffets: salads, soups, Peking duck, sushi and sashimi, grilling station and myriad of dessert items. On top of that there is hand pulled noodle station where noddles are fed in one continuous strand right into the cooking pot, its fun to watch. Also you can order (for a separate fee) a giant dragon pearl, but they did not seem to be very popular. Everything was fresh and we ended up trying and liking most of the salads which is normally not the case so I was impressed, shrimps and mussels were top notch, meaty and fresh. My partner loved the honey baby back ribs which just slide of the bone and have been soaking in honey liquid for hours. For me that is a little too sweet. The Peking duck was ok, not as crispy as I like it to be, but decent. I really don't get the complain about it being sliced to thick, after all the meat is tender and juicy. What I did not like is their pancakes for the duck, too thick, and floury. They also offer a second course which you wrap in lettuce, that's a first time I see it in the buffet. Sashimi were fresh, and sushi were just ok. We did not get to the grilling station because I cannot stretch my stomach that much. The desserts were nice, we especially loved chocolate covered strawberries and noted that all fruits were ripe and sweet. Somebody really overate the honey twisters. All throughout dinner we were drinking green tea which is $2/pot, so we got one pot and kept refilling it with hot water all night. Overall we enjoyed everything and I would definitely recommend this place to some buffet-loving friends.
Making reservations is probably a good idea since the place is packed, plus you can ask to be seated in the boat table, which is a lot of fun.
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