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| - China Buffet is a new Chinese buffet restaurant (duh) in the University area. For me, it fills a void that was left when Chen's Bistro buffet closed a few months ago in the same general vicinity. Despite the uninspiring restaurant name, the interior of China Buffet is much nicer than most Chinese buffets. Most amazing are the entrance with its huge copper doors (which could rival PF Chang's entrances) and host stand area with the oval blue sky and twinkling lights on the ceiling.
There are about 10-12 bars of hot and cold foods, plus a Mongolian BBQ area where a chef will cook up your selected meats, veggies, etc. fresh for you, a sushi bar, and a dessert bar with pastries and ice cream. The food is all good, but nothing really stands out as truly exceptional. For true sushi eaters, the sushi is just "meh." It's all very filling, though. There are a lot of foods here for kids and other picky eaters, too. The prices are very reasonable -- $8 for lunch and about $10 for dinner.
The buffet area and dining room are all very clean, although the dining room could use a few more separating walls for ambiance. The decor is all really nice, though, and you can tell that they put a lot of money into the restaurant.
We'll definitely be going back occasionally on those really hungry lunch days.
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