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    12 Lunar Chinese Kitchen & Bar

    4.6 (55 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Shannon F.

    OK, it's our first time eating here and I was completely blown away. The food is so hot and fresh. The food comes out pretty fast and it's reasonably priced. They have a sauce bar where you can pick up to 10 different sauces to add to your dish. I was very impressed with the staff as well. This is just a really clean restaurant that has great atmosphere.

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    Lora L.

    What a wonderful place to eat at!!! Been wanting to try this place for a long time now and boy let me tell you was it worth it!! All you can eat price is pretty decent for dinner $29.99. You can choose anything on the menu and from their dim sum menu also. It is such a cute place to dine in. Our server was wonderful and everything came out pretty fast including all the fried food. We definitely be back!!

    L . Szechuan Crawfish
    Feng W.

    Oh... my.... goodness. I've been personally eyeing this Hotpot/Bar restaurant for the longest time. Located conveniently in front of Sam's Club in Buford, this place is genuinely a hidden gem!! Every entree and appetizer we ordered came out FRESH and HOT!!! Not only that, all of the vegetables and ingredients were so fresh that it was sparkling. This place has earned an EXTREMELY SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART!!! They even gave us free ice cream. UGH, I have so much love for this place. 1000000/10

    Front of the menu, six different broth, we like the golden spicy sour broth and the tummy broth the best
    Ly L.

    We got here right as they open first thing in the morning at 11. They offer AYCE Chinese style hot pot. They have the most affordable price all around. $20 for lunch on weekdays and $30 for dinner and weekends. This place is decorated with a Chinese Japanese Asian theme, with pretty cherry blossoms all over. This restaurant is brand new and so it's very clean. In fact when we walked in you can smell how fresh and clean it still is. It's a single building in the middle of the Sam's Club parking lot in Buford. I love all the large windows all around the building give it an air of openness. They have a mini sauce station to make your own sauce. Thought we came early and the service would be bad, but we were greeted right away at the door and he found us the best spot in the restaurant. The waiter was very accommodating and nice. Most all you can eat restaurants don't check up on you and rush you to order and leave but he took his time and kept checking to see if we wanted anything else. Because it was still early in the morning there wasn't much to clean after, but the staff went around and continued to wipe down the sauce, bar and the restaurant. They have the same menu for lunch and dinner, however, on the menu, there are a handful of items that are only served during dinner such as crawfish. Which is also all you can eat; there's no limitation on time or the amount of dishes, which was a plus. They had some cooked items too, that you can order from the menu in addition to the hot pot. Such as chicken, wings, dumplings, edamame, braised, fried rice, fried noodles, marinated egg, french fries, ect. Plenty to choose from. You get to choose from six different hot pot broth. We tried them all, and I preferred the golden spicy sour broth and the tummy broth. You could always add some more flavoring to your broth from the sauce station. I thought it was cleaner and more organized than most hot pot places. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Would definitely come back.

    Hot Pot - broth Szechuan Spicy soup base, Ton Yum Soup base, mushroom soup base Meat: Fatty beef
    Lynn V.

    You have to go!!! We have tried every place at the Mall of Georgia and some are decent. This is phenomenal. Do NOT skip out on this place. Our group tried three different broth (each to our preferences) and we were all thrilled with the flavor. The options are extensive. The restaurant is clean and beautifully decorated and the staff were polite, professional, and helpful. We will be going nonstop during this cold weather!!

    Anna D.

    A true "hidden" gem, not sure why it's empty when we come for lunch, $20???? Absolute steal. Amazing selection and delicious. Clean establishment. Hope it doesn't get too crowded in the future.

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    Craig T.

    I was told to come here since this is the 2nd day during their week of the soft opening. This is an AYCE Hot Pot restaurant with a ton of appetizers. This place is located off Hwy 20 in Buford. It's located at the old Del Taco fast food Mexican. Parking is very small and can be tight at busy hours as this isn't a typical Hot Pot sized restaurant. The size is as small as a McDonald's/Arby's. Walking in and finding the front desk to be seated is a bit confusing as this layout it for a fast food restaurant and not a sit down restaurant. The booths are small and seating is very limited. The tables are small so I can see it being a problem with a bunch of Hot Pot food with a crowd of people at your table. We were seated right away and said in an open area along with 2 other parties right next to us. Service was very slow as they were working out the kinks and figuring on what to do since everybody is new. I won't ding them for service at all. The variety for lunch when is priced at only $19.99 was an amazing deal which included all kinds of shrimp. I won't go into detail on what's all about there to eat but will attach the menu on here. One highlight is there are ton of appetizers that you can order that is included in the lunch price. The fried shrimp dumplings, fried pork buns, lotus salad, and fried shrimp were all amazing. I would skip the vegetable fried rice and noodles as it had 0 flavor and looked like a 5 year old had cooked it. The soup bases are okay as I got the Mushroom soup base. Sauce bar is tiny and lacking. The sauce bar ran dry as they just didn't have enough staff to serve everybody. I had to keep reminding them on what they forgot to bring us. I would say, a better ordering system and communication with the server and cook is much needed. One thing I would do away is the metal hot pot spoons. I burned myself many times as I always been used to plastic spoons at hot pot spots. All in all, this is a decent spot with a ton of foods for an awesome price. I will definitely be coming back to try out their dinner menu as there is crawfish! I am sorry I didn't take many photos as I was preoccupied with my little one jumping around.

    Some veggies and root vegetables
    Tiffany S.

    We live in Sugar Hill and we kept passing 12 Lunar and kept saying we were wondering how it was. We finally stopped by yesterday to try it and immediately after we left, my partner said "this is now going to be a regular place for us." And it absolutely will be! When you walk in, it's a small but bright place. It smells amazing! Once we sat down, they explained the differences in the foods we could get, price, etc. We both opted for the hot pot, which on Sundays is all you can eat for $30. There's a ton of options to choose from and even more ingredients. There's a few levels of spice and the one picture (in the red) is extra spicy. They have a bar of sauces, green onions and garlic to add to the top too. Also, the service is great! They answered all our questions, checked on us often and brought our check quickly after we asked. For the price and the portions, this is absolutely a gem in Buford!

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    Great food and service with reasonable prices for a hotpot buffet. The free appetizer was a nice bonus!

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    Bad food bad customer service!!! Food is not fresh !!! So disappointing!!! Don't Wasting time coming here!!!

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    Love this place. Great value for quality food and good service! Owner is super sweet too

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    The food was good. I will try something different the next time. The staff was very friendly

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