I vacillated between a three and a four star.The food is good and all, I'm just not into buffets for a few reasons. I go when others want to.Anyway, they have a few different Chinese staples like mei fun, General Tso's chicken, etc.They also have sushi, some American food like pizza and mac and cheese, and a vanilla / chocolate soft serve machine.They've been in business forever.
I much prefer the quality of Flaming Grill. Chinatown isn’t the place that it used to be. It has really fallen apart. The interior is totally dilapidated and outdated. The food selection wasn’t there, and the seafood was mushy. I didn’t try a single thing that I could say was even halfway decent. It was edible- barely.If you are considering a Chinese buffet in Salisbury, JUST GO TO FLAMING GRILL instead. It’s right down the street, is newer, cleaner, has more selections, and the food is fresher, tastier, and has more flavor. Honestly Flaming Grill it is SO much better in every category. Literally everything at Flaming Grill is better than Chinatown. I have no idea why people actually eat here except that they are in denial. Flaming Grill even comes out to be cheaper somehow.We went here on a Friday. We had honestly stopped coming to this buffet years ago, and we couldn’t remember why. We had a coupon so we thought we’d try it. Thought we’d go on a Friday during the dinner rush, because when buffets are busier; the fresh food is coming out more often. Well, not the case. We now remember now why we stopped coming here. The little bit of food they did had to choose from looked like it had been sitting out forever and picked over. Just old and nasty. The buffet was dirty and gross. Cardboard has more flavor than everything I tried here.The crawfish were bland, and mushy. Couldn’t even pick them. They needed a LOT more seasoning and to be cooked properly. Same went for the peel and eat shrimp; couldn’t even peel them without them smashing up in your hands. And the crabs weren’t even pickable. Mushy. I tried the coconut shrimp. I would rather them not do seafood at all if they can’t prepare it safely and properly. It was horrible. I also tried the egg drop soup- bland and gloopy (even for egg drop soup). The fried crispy wontons that go on the soup are the old dry ones that no decent Chinese restaurant serves anymore. General Tso’s was the worst I’d ever had. Literally everything I had was disgusting. I would take one or two bites and leave my plate full. What a waste, but I just.couldn’t.eat.it. I didn’t even want to try the “sushi” (or what they were trying to pass for sushi. If you have a death wish, be my guest). There wasn’t a single thing there that could redeem it. Even the soda was flat and terrible! I’m laughing as I type this but it is true.The hibachi was laughable in comparison to Flaming Grill’s, and the quality and selection of the hibachi ingredients was poor. The quality of all of the food was poor, and it was all very bland, and old. It was a mess and very dirty. You can tell when they erected their hibachi, not a lot of thought went into the layout, it looked like it was just thrown up there so they could say they have hibachi. Again the selection of hibachi ingredients was slim, and the quality was so bad I can’t even describe it.The buffet all-in-all was not very big. Not a lot of selections. The interior was very old and musty, and could really use renovations.The entire restaurant needs a complete overhaul if it stands a chance.And it was unbelievably expensive for what we got- even with an $8 off coupon it was more expensive than the far superior, cleaner, newer Chinese buffet right around the corner. I don’t think we have ever been so disappointed with our life choices as we were walking out of this place. Learn from our mistakes and go to Flaming Grill. I don’t think I have rated a restaurant in Salisbury so badly and I don’t just hand out bad reviews. This place is terrible. Honestly.
Dot very impressed this trip. I was a solo diner this time as wide was out of town. Went for the Saturday night menu items, particularly the raw oysters and sashimi. There were two oysters to be had, and 3 pieces of sashimi. The next available oysters was 30 minutes. Never did refill the sashimi. If this was my first time there I would not return. We are usually very satisfied with them.
I came here yesterday at 12:30...everything was hot and tasted good. Had been in a while, so I thought I'm come again today, it's 2:30...near about everything on my plate was cold, which seems to be the norm, which is why I haven't been in a while...but to make it worse, the hostess, EVERY TIME I look up...has had her fingers in her mouth...chewing...has totally made me loose my appetite!! They have gone soooooo downhill, sad.
We went on a very busy day, and the buffet dishes were never empty and always were fresh. There was quite a delay on the grill part though, we ended up getting our plates back at the end of our meal, and we prefer it in the beginning. However, it was so incredibly busy, we were grateful to get themMany sushi options. This was our second time going there. Our first time we were impressed with the quality of the food as well, and didn't have to wait for our grill plate as it was not as busy. Definitely will be back.
i’ve been coming here for years and have never had an issue. tonight tho..the food was lukewarm, looked very old, and not properly cooked. the waiter was completely rude. slammed our drink down bc she messed up the drink. we were beyond friendly to all staff. when i told the lady at checkout about it. she went to “talk to her” they all came out laughing. as we were leaving the rude waiter touched my child. i will not be returning to this dump.
the only thing that was good was they ice cream
Food was good; service was excellent and the price reasonable.
Drove over an hour to dine. Arrived to be rushed to eat and leave from a limited selection of food that was by no means fresh!The sushi myself and guests wanted had run out. After requesting it and being denied I went to manager. She advised me it was Almost closing. Fully aware and Disappointed I had JUST been allowed in the door with guests I informed her of the several years I've been in food service and hospitality. I told her what I was receiving from the business was not at all acceptable. I was given an opportunity to go to the buffet again while the floors were being mopped by several employees and the buffet taken apart along with a dish of sushi brought over. In addition today was my birthday. I informed the staff I chose this place to dine. Their response "Get plate. Go eat for your birthday. We close soon " Never will return.
I have been going here for years but today is my last visit. The angry little grill man has a terrible disposition. He fussed and became loud and nasty with anyone non-Spanish speaker. He yelled at me then talked trash, in Spanish, thinking i would not understand.Five minutes later my wife went up there and he yelled at her. I stepped in to defend her, 5'2" 100lbs, and after a few rounds of verbal judo he decided to back off because I was not going to at this point.Attacking a woman for looking at food UNBELIEVABLE!!!