Whenever I'm home for the holidays, I can always look forward to my reacquaintance with Tin Tin. I typically go on a weekday for lunch, when the price tag at $8.95 is much more palatable than the roughly doubled dinner price. All in all, Tin Tin is a great rendition of the ubiquitous chinese buffet.
As a big fan of sushi, my go-to chinese buffet has to have a respectable offering. If you're a sushi snob, you're not gonna be overwhelmed, but you'll usually do a lot worse elsewhere. At the very least, you can count on a good selection beyond the boring staples of california and philadelphia rolls, with about 6 different nigiri presentations including eel, snapper and salmon, another half-dozen rolled forms with many of the same fish, and a bonus offering of spicy salmon sashimi and eel hand rolls (usually, although offerings may vary day-to-day).
My favorite hot item is probably the thick rice noodles (pad kee mao type), which may not satisfy a thai craving, but is yummy nonetheless. My biggest complaint is that this is one of the few items Tin Tin seems to rotate out, usually for singaporean noodles which I find to be incredibly "meh". That and the fact that the dessert leaves a lot to be desired are the reasons I took off a star.
Otherwise, I also enjoy the butter shrimp with a salty fried exterior, the thai chicken with a yummy mix of sweet and spiciness, pork dumplings, and cream cheese puffs. The sesame chicken will kick you in the teeth with an almost cloying amount of sweetness, but I generally mix in a couple pieces to complement a milder accompaniment, like fried rice or lo mein. Try a piece of everything and find something you like, cause Tin Tin does not lack for selection. If you've never been a fan of the chinese buffet, this place will probably not make you a convert, but otherwise I recommend giving it a go during lunch time and hoping they've got those rice noodles.