98 Pounds Buffet

Grand Szechuan (大四川) is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the Twin Cities. My family and I have…read morebeen going here for great Chinese food for many years. The menu has a nice variety of dishes, including different types of noodles. One of my favorite dishes is the Minced Pork Sauce with Sliced Noodles. The restaurant is pretty spacious with a nice range of seating options - from booth to large round tables for bigger groups. The service is usually pretty good and fast. Highly recommend checking out if you are looking for some delicious Chinese food!

I ordered barbecued beef lo mein…read more The barbecued beef was tough like cardboard and tasteless. It also tasted really old and not fresh. There was a ton of noodles piled on top of my plate but only one or two onions or mushrooms. I would never go back there again and the service is not great either. I always wanted to try it, but I don't understand how they can stay in business when their food is so tasteless. My partner ordered barbecued beef and peapods, and he was not satisfied with the beef either. They need to up their game and get fresh meat!

2 out of 4 of the women that seen us waiting

Chengdu grilled squid, wish that there were veggies than just onions

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Northern Kitchen

4.5(26 reviews)

2.6 mi

This is a fantastic little Chinese restaurant off the beaten path! We stopped by for dinner on a…read moreWednesday evening, and were the only diners at the time - a shame, since the food was incredible! The waitress was nice, and very prompt with service. We had sesame balls as an appetizer, and several dishes for the table. Everything was extremely delicious and served super hot and fast. The table favorite was the cumin lamb, definitely try that if you stop by! Family friendly, they had high chairs and were welcoming of our little one. Come support this little restaurant and enjoy some incredible Asian food!

I wanted something spicy Chinese and gave this place a shot. Spoiler alert, it wasn't but I also…read morehave a pretty high tolerance, and we are in Minnesota (no shade). I ordered the Stir Fry Spicy Beef, Mapo Tofu, and the Pork Belly. Everything was tasty and have no complaints as far as the actual flavors. I do think that the Mapo Tofu should always be soft tofu rather than firm, but that's just a personal preference. The beef was plentiful and extra tender and the pork belly was perfectly melt-in-your-mouth, so good that I felt like I had to ration it throughout the next few meals. I do wish it came with more rice. I ordered three sides and only got one box of rice. I was hoping to have at least two so I can eat it for several days. However, to end on a positive note, when I walked in to pick up my order, the woman (owner possibly) was incredibly friendly and spoke Mandarin to me. She was welcoming, funny, and we briefly argued how spicy food should really be for it to be enjoyable. "The spicier the better," me thinks. Come show these guys some love!

Restaurant counter

Chicken fried rice

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Entrance to the restaurant, be on the look out or you might miss it!

Master Noodle - Edina

4.4(269 reviews)

3.2 mi

I had the spicy soup…read more Wow. ! A meal in itself and was it ever good . I've been back probably three maybe four times and I live in Burnsville ! Who does that for soup. ?

Heard good reviews of this place for hand pulled noodles. Came on a Sunday for dinner and they have…read moreplenty of seating and parking lot is shared and plenty of parking. We ordered the juicy pork buns which were essentially pork soup dumplings. You get 6 pieces in an order. It was nice! Dumpling wrapper was nice and delicate, appropriate amount of soup in each dumpling, and filling was flavorful. It comes with a sweet soy sauce on the side but each table has their own soy sauce, black vinegar, and chili oil to customize to your liking. We also ordered the Master Noodle Beef Soup. It's indicated as "spicy" but I felt that it could be spicier so I added more chili oil. Comes with slow cooked beef and 2 giant beef ribs. Noodles are bouncy and al dente. They are generous with the amount of noodles. Soup looked spicy but I didn't think it had much heat. Nice topping of cilantro. Definitely recommend this place. Service was friendly and helpful. They came by frequently to fill our water.

Interior

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Restaurant interior

Hunan Restaurant

4.0(217 reviews)

2.2 mi

Delicious food, small restaurant, but fairly expensive for what you get…read more I would absolutely go there again!

Had lunch here today. Everything was delicious! The buffet was kept nicely stocked and had a…read morewonderful variety. The owners are the nicest people with above and beyond service! It was a joy to dine there!

Crispy pork

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Inside

Mandarin Kitchen

3.5(528 reviews)

1.2 mi

Solid dim sum experience! My friends and I arrived a little after 1pm on a Saturday and I was…read moreworried it might still be busy but it wasn't. I think we caught the tail end of their dim sum hours, which end at 2pm that day. As soon as we sat down, the staff rolled over countless trays of deliciousness and we immediately started feasting! Attentive service and honestly you can't go wrong with anything here. Since we arrived later in the day, I think some items had run out; sadly, we didn't get to try the dan tat (egg tarts)! Overall, a positive experience, though the dim sum was definitely on the pricier side.

They need to update hours on website. No longer 11 am - changed to noon recently. Closed Tuesday…read more Service is fantastic. Food dropped down a notch. Sesame chicken was very thin and dry. Ambiance is loud as a result of hard surfaces but that's always been that way. Haven't tried in years. But Dim Sum was always outstanding. Weekends only.

Interior

Toad fish

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Shrimp dumplings, pork dumplings, steam BBQ pork buns

Golden Wok

3.6(146 reviews)

0.2 mi

We stopped and placed an order-to-go in person. Food was ready in about 20 minutes, enough time to…read morewalk the dog. When we picked up our three entrees, they were hot and generous to the point that lids barely closed. The Mongolian beef was delicious, and sweet-and-sour chicken was enough for two meals. Sure, it's a strip mall grab-and-go joint, but the food was great.

This is the best Chinese I've found since moving to Minnesota. They have a good menu with plenty of…read moreoptions and they're willing to accommodate most requests. They have lunch and dinner specials, which I appreciate. I love the Hunan beef, it's on the dinner special. You get friend rice, an egg roll, and a drink with it. I like to substitute it with lo mein noodles. They also have sushi, my mom likes the sushi. The only thing I didn't care for was the crab Rangoon- it was a little sweeter for my liking. The egg drop soup is also not good and I'd pass on it. I definitely recommend and the staff is so friendly.

79. Hunan Beef

22. Plain Lo Mein

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3. Vegetable Egg Roll

Dragon Star Buffet

4.2(97 reviews)

5.4 mi

Load up your plate with large assortments of perfectly prepared Chinese cuisine. Still hungry? Go…read moreback for more! Service was pleasant and attentive to all our needs. Ambiance transformed you to believe you were actually in China. The Koi fish pond and fountain, Muriel of mt. Fuji area, and wood framing was spectacular! Only beef would be that some food items were Luke warm rather than hot, but buffets aren't perfect. This restaurant is a great experience you should all try. I'll definitely be back.

Not often any buffet receives a full 5 stars. However, I think this place is well deserved as they…read morehave a huge assortment of everything and anything you'd expect from a Chinese buffet and more. The staff is always rotating and refreshing the food. Pretty decent assortment of sushi and seafood as well as always being clean! The price is up there (around $20/person) however much worse buffets charge $17... so this is actually a pretty decent deal all things considered.

Buffet Área

Crabs

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China Wok

4.2(84 reviews)

10.0 mi

We had two dinner entrées that were amazing and two eggrolls that were delicious as well. This is a…read moretakeout restaurant mainly and they package it very nicely with a reusable bag and the people are friendly and kind. Definitely recommend them five stars all the way.

I've been craving good chow mein ever since my childhood spot in Burnsville closed. I'm so grateful…read morefor the helpful reviews on Yelp, as they led me to this gem. The restaurant was very clean, customer service was outstanding and the chicken chow mein was EXACTLY what I needed!!!! The egg rolls were delicious, but small. I wish I lived closer, but will definitely be stopping in when in the south metro!

Chicken chow mein

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1. Two Egg Rolls

Master Noodle

3.8(26 reviews)

3.0 mi

This noodle shop chain was recommended by a friend so we had to try it…read more.. It's a good no-frills stop if you're in the mood for dumplings and noodles. We tried the pork soup dumplings and the steamed roast pork dumplings (chashu bao)--both were very tasty. Dine-in seating is ok, a bit limited but it's a food court... I didn't like that the dumplings were served in to-go containers (even for dine-in) and the prices seemed a bit high ($8 for 2 steam roast pork dumplings and $9 for 6 pork soup dumplings) but we were hungry, and they seemed worth it. Service wasn't outstanding (and not even welcoming) but it wasn't terrible... Next time we find another Master Noodle I will definitely try the noodles! Customers seemed to be really enjoying them...

Everything is served in plastic. Even the spoon for soup. Food is not flavorful and can't say any…read moreof the dishes I ordered were great. I would not recommend if you want something good.

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Eddie Cheng Restaurant

3.2(99 reviews)

2.5 mi

Only got take out. Spicy and flavorful. Will definitely be going back. Great prices tooread more

My family and I usually order from Eddie Cheng and in the past it used to be very tasty and…read moreenjoyable. But the last few times we have not been very pleased. Food was very bland and had no flavor. If I am going to be spending the amount of money I do when I order, I at least expect it to be enjoyable and taste good.

How long it took me to drive to retrieve items from trash to take back to Eddie Cheng per their request

Rice didn't have any veggies or spice added and was like warm

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Garnett E.

8 years ago

Terrible food most of the food was unevenly heated or cold, plus overpriced 74.00$ for 4 people for food with no flavour my whole family hated the experience we had and we did not feel welcome will not be returning to that restaurant and would never recommend anyone else go there. read more

Samantha R.

147

288

8 years ago

By far the worst buffet I've ever been to. For your $20 dinner/Sunday price you get extremely cold food that is barely edible. It might be good if you like sushi put lots of seafood but everything besides was completely cold and left me with a stomach ache. read more

James E.

12 years ago

Tried to get takeout for my uncle in jail. They didnt let me. It was ridiculous. When i tried to play hide and seek they made me leave before i could infalte my bouncy house. read more

Brandon P.

11 years ago

Good food. Would love to have more variety. However, the food is definitely better than most buffets in the area especially the sushi. I would come back here again. read more

Tammy J.

10 years ago

Normally I would give this place one star, but since it's a buffet the food is always going to be sub-par. Take your $16 and get a nice plate somewhere else. read more

Chelsea K.

15 years ago

Absolutely disgusting. If you want to overpay to eat as much crap food as you want, then this is the right place for you. Otherwise, avoid at all costs. read more

Tom M.

11 years ago

I had the "quail." Don't eat the "quail" it resembled more of a bat than anything. Not much English spoken there, not fun when having bad day read more

Dick K.

10 years ago

I live about 2 hours from the Cities and always try to eat here when in the Cities. Great selection and always fresh!

Sandi B.

4 years ago

Offers a nice variety for everyone. This is a favorite of ours if we are in the area. Service is always pleasant.

MauiMaui V.

11 years ago

Food was average. Sushi was okay. Very small variety of food to choose from. Most likely will not be returning.

Matthew A.

2 years ago

got food poisoning and its getting worse each day. the food was bad and mushy and its so bad brutha

David B.

12 years ago

Very good food I'm from Texas and was looking around and found this one great buffet!!

Lori G.

108

16 years ago

The sushi buffet run out quickly. I never had a chance to see a full plate at all...

Brian S.

116

13 years ago

Try the persimmons. I did not know what they were and had to ask. But they are good!

Kate S.

11 years ago

Nothing good or bad about this restaurant. Everything is so-so

Xsta L.

14 years ago

Not bad. Friendly staff. $15.95 for a dinner buffet.

Pat E.

7 years ago

good buffet and like that they have Sushi

Zoey S.

15 years ago

To sum it all up in one word: horrible.

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