I've been meaning to check this place out and had a Friday off so went for lunch. I was greeted and seated quickly and offered a drink right away. I headed off to the grill area. I'm not sure why some people talk about being confused, it's easy to follow. Start with a bowl and add meat. Walk two steps and add veggies. Walk two steps and add noodles. Walk two steps and add sauce. This lands you in line to get it cooked. There are signs with directions and arrows in case you freeze up. I thought the selection was great. The only disappointment in the grill line was the ready-prepared sauces. If you follow the instructions of one ladle they are way too weak. Thankfully you can add more or go to the custom sauce station and fortify them. I tried both the Korean and Indonesian. Both needed some extra oomph (luckily there are soy and hot sauce packets on the buffet).
The buffet and salad bar is three rows of mostly Chinese-ish food with the mandatory french fries and caesar salad for the fussy children. The General Tao was mighty tasty. I also loved the chicken balls. They were trashy... real trashy... like the kind that look nothing like actual chicken. They were obviously made out of some kind of chicken paste. But they were delicious little sodium bombs. Use the buffet for sides and snacking between grill rounds. It's good but not the star attraction.
I was debating on a three star rating until dessert. Halo Halo bar? Yes please. Shaved ice, flavored syrups, evaporated milk, tapioca and taro, red beans, jelly, ice cream... oh yes. The chocolate fountain is a nice novelty. The tarts and squares are the same brought in garbage every other buffet uses. Annoyingly the cream puffs were freezer burned.
I ate like a monster and the bill including tax was $13. I'll definitely go back. It's not fine dining but I love AYCE and I love the mad-scientist creative aspect of the grill and halo halo stations. Don't know that I'd be willing to pay the weekend dinner price for the experience, though.