This food is better than McDonald's!! Emma age 7. I thought this needed to be heard lol. Food was great. read more

Just turned away at 8:20 "cause the chef is cleaning up". They claim to be open till 9:15. This is how cooks manipulate week m'managers into running the place into the ground. 2/20/2023 8:20 read more

Delivery service sucks. No apologies from the restaurant. 2 hours later picked up dinner from another place. Can't comment on the food as it never arrived and nobody takes ownership. First time trying this place, but such a bad experience, never again. Back to the old faithful. Probably would be a zero if there was a category. read more

I went there with a group, for the buffet thinking as a vegetarian there would be plenty of options. There were almost none. Maybe I should have ordered directly from the menu but this place is definitely not for vegetarians. And to top it off, I was asking someone who was working around the buffet about some of the food and they didn't speak a word in English but made a rude shoulder gesture, barely looking at me. I had to find someone who spoke English to ask for what was in their sushi. None of it had clear labels. read more

Asian fusion can be a little hit and miss and I don't usually like to mix up my Japanese, Chinese and Thai. However, Bamboo does a few items quite well. In particular, I love their Orange Chicken, it has a bold orange flavor with plenty of burnt orange rind. The sushi was pretty average, but to be fare this was a large takeout order for a company lunch. It is pretty hard to do good sushi under those circumstances. The Good: Orange Chicken - My favorite dish on this visit Gyoza - Good Boneless Sparerib - sliced Chinese BBQ Pork - good Eggplant and Chicken - nothing fancy but still good House fried rice - nothing fancy but still good The Average: Chinese Shao-mai - just ok. Alaska Roll - Salmon could be fresher, but this was a company lunch takeout order The Bad: Vegetable spring rolls - bland beyond belief, filled with just cabbage. Caterpillar roll - The eel was not as fresh as I'd like read more

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They have great sashimi. It's cut thick and fresh. I like their crab Rangoon. Fried rice and Peking dumplings pan fried.

The buffet here is good. They have good food too, just be careful how you order it. They dont make combination plates and dont tell you that the items you're ordering can be shared. read more

The review is for the lunch buffet. I normally avoid buffets for many reasons (food quality, sanitation, encourages overeating). But this was a work function, and I had already made excuses the last two times so I felt obligated. In any case, I knew sister restaurant Bamboo Westford from dining in and take-out was very good so I went. I was pleasantly impressed. A very large selection of items. From appetizers: all the traditional ones and more. I particularly liked the boneless spare-ribs - tender and sweet - and the scallion pancakes. Some less-common items; egg-foo-yong - not as good but points for offering it. Entrees - a large selection, and I only tried 2 out of many. A white-sauce shrimp with vegetables - lots of small shrimp, very fresh, and the vegetables were perfectly cooked. And a schechuan tofu - very good. A big surprise at buffets: sushi! Maki rolls and sushi, at least 8 kinds. Nothing terribly expensive obviously, but they did have tuna and shrimp sushi, many kinds of maki including my favorite "spicy tuna", and veg. selections too. They keep the cost down by slicing the expensive items like tuna thinner than normal and the maki rolls are sliced thinner than usual. Ok by me. All the sauces one could want. Not just the duck sauce and mustard one normally finds. Also schechuan hot oil (which I love), special sauces for the raviolis and egg-foo-yong, soy and wasabi for the sushi, and probably more that I forgot. Very unusual for a chinese buffet: desserts! Several styles of cakes, jellos (very retro), and ice-creams (ginger and strawberry I think). I didn't sample these. I had intended to finish with a scoop of ginger ice cream over cake but the line had gotten long and everyone else at my table was finishing up. The buffet table looked great at all times. It was constantly being refilled and at no time did I notice any item missing. Can't comment on the drinks. Sadly, people no longer feel comfortable drinking alcohol at work functions. Oh, for the days of "Mad Men." Service: not much needed for buffet dining. Our waters were never allowed to get less than 1/2 full. The only annoyance was when a waiter tried to take my plate away while I was still eating from it, but that's pretty minor and it only happened once. The place looks very nice - an upscale Chinese restaurant decor, with artsy fake-bamboo-tree room dividers, cascading water walls, and faux stained glass ceiling panels with oriental motif. The music was disappointing - some kind of crappy modern pop. Play Chinese or none at all please. read more

Less than 15 varieties of dishes provided in the weekday lunch special, but the charge is not low.

Great takeout sushi! It was quality sushi and easy to order online and pick up! Will definitely be back!

This used to be my favorite Chinese food restaurant ever and post pandemic I've got to say it's fallen off a cliff. While I can see why they lost the Buffett I guess... what bothers me the most is the plummeting food quality. The boneless spareribs, once a high light are always rubbery and overseasoned. The General Gao is sloppy, greasy and not even on par with Trader Joe's despite a fairly heft pricetag. The beef teriyaki is rubbery and far too salty. Virtually everything I've had on the menu the last three times I've went has been a disappointment. I write this review with a lot of sadness since once upon a time this was my favorite Chinese food. Now it's just not worth the price or the very unpleasant person who does the takeout orders. Hopefully they fix whatever happened to their food quality post pandemic but I'm probably done giving it opportunities. read more

Excellent sushi and Chinese entrees. Attentive service. California Rolls Lo MeinSweet and Sour Soup

Place is complete trash ... Service is horrible Timing is horrible Food is great Sat for 2 1/2 hours for 8 rolls of sushi . read more

I've been getting the same dish for years and never had a problem until last night. It was overly salty for the first time ever. It also had no broccoli which it used to always. I told the wait staff who barely understood me and had to get the tall young, guy in the front to interpret. He told me every chef always makes it the same. Yeah, sure. Okay... He said he'd have it remade, but I didn't want to waste food. (Should have done that!) I just didn't feel heard... sounds dumb, but it felt like he was saying it was all in my head. It was just the sauce on the pan fried noodles (chicken & vege only) that was salty. So I eventually just poured my sparkling over it to dilute it enough to be palatable... cold but I could eat it. Oh, i asked for a couple of pieces of broccoli & he said I'd have to order a $15 plate of it because he couldn't just give me what usually comes with the dish. WHAT EXACTLY IS GOING ON HERE?!! More like a chain mentality. I said okay to the $15 broccoli because I had a gift certificate & ended up just giving them the whole $50 certificate on a $34 bill just to get out of there, leaving waaay too much tip for the service I received!!!!! I was just so aggravated!! Won't be returning... something is up at bamboo!! read more

I've always been a big fan of buffets and I decided to give this place a try. My first impression after I was seated at my table was, where's the food?! It felt like I had to search my way all around the restaurant before finding the location of the food. I was seated pretty far away so it was quite a bit of travels to get back to my table. The sushi here is definitely bland. I didn't like the sushi at all. The hot food however, wasn't too bad. It was pretty average. They have absolutely no napkins at all in this restaurant. That is a big no-no in my book. Instead, they have like the handkerchief or whatever you call it. I know it sounds nasty, but I'd like to be able to blow my nose when I eat spicy food or what not. They have ginger and green tea ice cream. I've never heard of a ginger ice cream flavor before so I gave it a try. It kind of tastes like the Vietnamese desert: Che Troi Nuoc. It definitely has more flavor than the green tea. The green tea ice cream doesn't taste as rich as the ginger ice cream. read more

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I went here once for later dinner. Nice to see Asian food that isnt the regular fried rice and poo poo platter.BIg menu. We had a spicy beef and green bean dish and sone other stuff that sounded yummy when ordering.They were! Drinks were a bit on the higher side ($8+ for a mai tai) but they were VERY good- not too strong or weak. We will be back again -without the kid! Im sure you can have kids there but nice enough to leave them with a sitter too. UPDATE: Went here last nite WITH the picky tween (7/8/10) he LOVED it and actually doesnt normally eat Chinese (Asian) food at all. We sat in the sushi area and he loved wathing them make stuff. Yay! read more

Came here a number of times and really enjoyed the buffet they offered on the weekends. A fairly decent selection and one thing offered not common to a buffet is stir fried lobster. It goes out fast but they do a decent job of restocking. Along with their buffet are a couple of sushi boats stocked and restocked by the sushi chefs. While the buffet is a good bang for your buck, the normal menu is quite good too. Sushi is fresh and the Chinese dishes are well made. Portions are good too, I'm usually good with two sushi rolls or one entree dish and appetizer. Bamboo decor and service is quite good. Definitely worth the four stars I'm giving it. Some star dropping points, tea is pretty outrageous at $4 a pot so stick with water or spend it on the drinks. Also parking can be quite tight as the share the lot with other businesses like Flatbread next door. One more point that I'm not penalizing them on but should but this recent visit with my girlfriend I felt like the waiter serving us had this judging, disapproving a-hole tone when addressing me and then did a 180 when talking to my girlfriend. Is it because he didn't want to take my order? Or is it because I only ordered a salad and a sushi roll because I was full from an early lunch? Not sure what that was all about but at least he wasn't making my food. I would've left the bare minimum tip tonight if my girlfriend wasn't treating me. Still I'll be gracious and not let this one incident keep me from giving Bamboo a decent rating read more

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Nice restaurant. I was on business travel and my boss invited me out to dinner with her family, so I didn't order as much as I would have under normal circumstances. The Shanghai Pan-Fried noodles were delicious but I would have preferred more noodles. Maybe it's because I'm a carboholic. I did get to try the minced chicken in lettuce cups and thought they were just okay. I think PF Chang's is better, and I'm not a huge fan of PF Chang. I thought it was a nice touch that they handed out red envelopes to everyone in celebration of Chinese New Year. Inside was a brand new dollar bill and a nice message from the restaurant. Now that I think about it, I'm surprised I didn't order any sushi. I guess I have to come back next time I'm in town! read more

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I have been a faithful customer of Bamboo since the restaurant opened, but I am really disappointed with the treatment I recently got from the manager. Three times now I have been given the wrong takeout order, and most recently (Friday) the manager took my order and I was given an order of shu mai rather than chow mein. When I called and talked to him about replacing the order, he proceeded to argue with me and tell me that I ordered shu mai instead and kept arguing with me, never once apologizing or offering me a replacement dish. He even denied that the restaurant offers chow mein even after I told him that I had gotten the dish there before! He was rude and uncompromising, and I will find a more accommodating restaurant in the future. He shouldn't be a manager, or he should go for more managerial training on customer relations. L.K. read more

We visited this place for lunch today. I liked the classy decor and the food was decent. I had a plate of regular hot buffet foods like chicken wings and a plate of sushi rolls. The boneless chicken seemed to have a strong taste of something I can't quite identify but created from the cooking process. For dessert, I had 1 scoop of their ginger and strawberry ice creams. This place seems quite popular as it was full soon after we sat down. On the negative side, the layout of the restaurant was such that lines forming for the buffet tables will snake through the dining area. That was the case today where the line seemed to extend all the way to the front door. As there was a corner, I couldn't quite tell if it really did reach the front door. However, after about 15 minutes, it became more manageable as the crowd got their food and the line only extended to our table. The service was relatively good as there was always a waiter in the room ready to take away the used dishes. I also liked the chocolate fortune cookies at the end. read more

This was a terrible experience. We are from out of town and found this place on yelp. Where to start? The service was slow and the waitress a bit rude. We ordered 2 meals and waited on our seats for a while. Then the rude waitress came back and said " oh your order came less than $15.00 per person so we could not do it ". We were like " what ??!" We were so up set with the whole thing and told the waitress that was all we wanted .... 2 meals ....noodles and salt /pepper pork. Then she said " well it is not $30.00 order for 2 people ". So we stood up and left ! Bad bad policy and will NOT recommend this place ! HORRIBLE experience ! Never heard such thing ! read more

We had a really nice dinner here. We got a tasty scorpion bowl, Bo-Bo for two, rice and general gau's chicken. Everything was great and our waiter was friendly and efficient, read more

Yummy food and fast service; customer for 10-15 years. Recently gotten through take-out: garlic broccoli, beef w/ peppers and onions, shrimp and lobster sauce, Bo Bo for two, chicken lo mein, pork fried rice, and more. read more

My family and I had eaten at Bamboo a few weeks ago and we had a great experience; good food , good drinks, and a nice atmosphere. Eight of us came back on April 23, 2018. We ordered multiple entrees including soups and we each had drinks totaling almost $200. One of my nieces came late to the gathering and ordered a soup. When she began to eat, she noticed a black bug in her soup. The bug looked like a baby cockroach and was floating near the top of the bowl. My niece nearly ate the bug as she was scooping from the bowl. She quickly pushed it away and my sister called the waitress. The waitress apologized and stated she wouldn't touch the bowl, as she was afraid of insects. The waitress then asked the manager to come and remove the bowl of soup with the bug. We were all disgusted. Most of us had already eaten and felt as if we all could have eaten insects and not having known. We expressed our disgust to the manager and waitress and they said they wouldn't charge us for the soup with the bug and asked if we wanted to take home the leftovers. We said, "Hell no!" We got our bill and the manager didn't even take off anything else even though we were all disgusted. I felt they should at least taken off for some of the food we wouldn't eat. We will never go there again. Picture of bug in bowl below read more

Bamboo - Japanese Near Me - Bedford, Massachusetts

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The food was great! Don't know how authentic the sushi was but regardless it fooled me because it was awesome. The boat was a little pricey but we got plenty of choices for sushi in it. The atmosphere could be worked on. I understand the attempt for a dim lit atmosphere but we could hardly see the menu. Only knock down. The service was great and everyone had a good time together and eating the food. read more

Bamboo - Japanese Near Me - Bedford, Massachusetts

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Little bit expensive but the restaurant seems under-rated. We go to this place and ordered different dishes, and overall, out experience is good. Saturday lunch buffet had variety of choices and lots pf watermelons. read more

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Nice gem in Bedford. Plenty of variety on the menu that includes Sushi and Chinese favorites. Great sharing size portions to order a little of everything for groups. Favorite is Shanghai Pan Fried Noodles- it is a must try. read more

I came here a couple of times for their lunch buffet, and the food was yummy. Especially the boneless spareribs. I'm always on the hunt for amazing boneless spareribs, and this place makes amazing spareribs. Plus, their godzilla roll is the best I've ever had, and it actually even looks like a Godzilla. If you try this place out, you MUST order their godzilla roll. It will not disappoint! read more

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It's not fast food Chinese, it's not even cheap Chinese or Kowloon level, this place is straight up a gourmet Chinese food experience. You will pay, but leave satisfied. read more

Disappointed with early evening take-out. Chicken was overcooked and dry. Maybe it was leftover from lunch and reused for early evening orders. We were charged extra for hot mustard and then didn't receive it. We had rated Bamboo near the top for our Chinese food take-out options but it has fallen near the bottom and will not likely return. read more

We went for lunch and had their buffet. Everything was delicious! The only disappointment was that there was no soup out with the buffet.

Best place for New Year celebration!!! Red envelopes, Lion dance, very happy staff and generous! We are very happy read more

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The buffet is a little pricier for the American Chinese food you're paying for, but the amount of food that I consume makes it almost worth it. read more

Went here with three coworkers from San Antonio on the 1st of August. We did the buffet, which was great. The service was prompt and friendly, and the restaurant itself was very clean and had a good vibe. I'd love to try it for dinner one day. Next trip I suppose :-) read more

I had a difficult time on deciding how many stars to give this place...so I went for 3 and will try and explain why. I've only been to Bamboo for lunch as I just get a kick out of these new fancy-shmancy Chinese Restaurants that are popping up serving almost the same food as you'd get for take-out, but charge you an arm and a leg for it. The lunch buffet is $13. You'll be escorted to your seat at a nice looking table with a nice looking table cloth...with chairs that are reasonably comfortable. There is no Salt-n-Pepper shaker at these tables. There is no complimentary water that comes along either. Oh, you can ask for these things...just don't assume they'll be there when you sit down. New Waitress: "Do I bring the customer water?" Owner: "You noooo bring wat-uh. Dey ask fo wat-uh...den you bring wat-uh...sell dem soda...make money...pretend no wat-uh hee-yuh" New Waitress: "Oh ok. Should I setup the salt and pepper shakers for the tables then?" Owner: "AIYEE, BANZAI! NO SALT EN PEPP-UH...DEY ASK FO IT, DEN YOU GIVE DEM" Also...I hope you're not thirsty, b/c you'll pay a fair amount if you want something like soda. No free refills here...no sir. If you're thirsty, you'll pay for another slender glass of non-brand name soda. Yes...that IS the large drink you ordered. There is only one size. If there were a small, it would be a moist napkin to sup on. The typical Chinese fare is pretty good actually, but the prize of this buffet is the sushi. It's not mind-blowing, but due to the higher price of the buffet, I think people try and eat their money's worth...so yeah, sushi is popular. The buffet itself is tucked into a tiny little alcove...and you'd better prepare to bump elbows with somebody if a new boat of sushi has just been delivered. There is no order or anything resembling organization at this buffet. Being a reasonable consumer, you'll start at one end trying to determine where the line is, but you will see THAT person. Ya know...THAT ONE person who despite all of the white collar workers, from local business that come to dine for their 1 hour lunch, coming at them from one direction, decides that THEY are going to start at the other end and work there way against the tide with an ignorant bliss. Other desperate patrons towards the back of YOUR line will witness this charade and jump in behind THAT ONE person...so now you have two lines playing "buffet leapfrog"...in that same tiny little alcove. Oh and word of warning...don't dilly-dally at the Sushi line too long either, when it's YOUR turn. Get your Soosh and get out. I actually had a woman two people behind me, while waiting for sushi, audibly sigh when I took my 6th piece of sushi. I am talking my 6th...not my 15th or anything. And I am not talking a Modest-Under-Her-Breath sigh. I am talking like a OMG-I-missed-the-Lottery-By-One-Number sigh!!! I was almost like "Lady...are you serious? WHO can't eat SIX pieces of Sushi?! I am going to stand right behind you and breathe down your neck while watching you take YOUR 6 pieces, you BEEYOTCH!". *gasps for air But I digress. So if the Sushi boats are empty...as they often are...go back to your table and wolf down another chicken wing or peking ravioli...and while you're sitting there trying to ration your sips of soda, you will feel a sudden disturbance in the force...and will sense "her". The young Chinese lady walking towards the buffet with a brandy new boat of freshly prepared Sushi on her shoulder. Watch the other patrons...because they, too, are watching her...like vultures eyeballing a lonely lost bunny in the desert. Prepare for the onslaught of eager rude foodies as you're waiting in line...prepare for gathering your sushi, wasabi, soy sauce and ginger. It's an arduous task...especially when the tiny bowls are at the end of the buffet past the sushi...but the wasabi, soy sauce and ginger are before the sushi. So you actually have to grab your sushi...move towards the little bowls after the sushi boat...only to try and track back to where the wasabi, soy sauce and ginger was before the sushi boat, to find that the next person in line isn't waiting for you. They've moved in for THEIR sushi now. "Oh yeah, remember me? The One grabbing all the sushi in front of you? Yeah, well now I am have to cut back into the line I was just leader of...cut in before some of you again so I can bowl up some of my Sushi sides...and I am feelin' just a LITTLE PUNCHY at the moment, so move it!" Grrr.... So yes...the buffet includes sushi. Just don't expect anything too exotic show up on this public showboat of sushi...just the usual rolls. One slender thimble of Soda... $1.99 One buffet that includes Fighting for Sushi... $12.99 The feeling that all of mankind has somehow lost that loving feeling... Priceless read more

Honestly would've been amazing if the service wasn't so awful. Me and 3 of my friends went out to eat tonight at bamboo because we were staying at a hotel 10 mins away. We went in thinking we would get a nice meal and that was not what we received. We sat down and were right away asked for what we wanted to eat. We then ordered and not even 20 mins later we're pushed out of the door. I'm honestly so disappointed because the food was so good read more

Ugh...never going to Bamboo again. The last time I went was for dinner. I admit, the food is decent but why am I paying for overpriced sushi? I was almost offended when I saw on the menu that for $30, you get 9 pieces of sashimi, 5 pieces of sushi and a California roll??? WTF?!?!?! I asked the waiter to verify that and he confirmed it. Are you kidding me??? So, I ended up spending $15 for a few stupid pieces of spicy tuna because I had a craving for sushi but didn't want to spend a fortune. I used to go there for their lunch buffet during the week and each time, it's a nightmare. With the crowd of people from surrounding businesses gathering for the buffet and a tiny spot with the buffet food, it's just chaos. People line up wherever the hell they want to line up, there is no order anywhere. Again, the food is decent, but the experience just SUCKS. Why can't they just find a better place to put their buffet and figure out a way to organize the crowd for the buffet? Also, the buffet is overpriced. Last I remember, it cost around $12-$13. Meanwhile, China Pearl in Woburn costs $8 for their lunch buffet although maybe their selection is a bit less. China Pearl's buffet does come with a drink though. Oh and I almost forgot, WHO CHARGES FOR BEVERAGE REFILLS?!?!?!?!??! BAMBOO DOES!!!!! To me, this was what did it. Never going back to a place that charges for goddamn soda refills. I just assumed they provided free refills but when I saw the bill, I realized I'd be paying for 2 sodas ($1.50 each). I really hope Bamboo isn't thinking it's ok to charge high prices for American Chinese food. Maybe they think they're an exception because of their fancy interior decor and location? Big deal. I'd rather eat at Burlington Jade, Jade Pacific or even at the damn Burlington Mall if I want American Chinese food. read more

Grabbed a midweek lunch here with some work colleagues. Had seen these places in other locations but never tried it. The place was mobbed perhaps because it sits in the middle of both corporate office parks and close to Hanscomb Air Force Base. The inside was decorated nicely and is a pretty large place. I would classify this place as nothing that blew me away, more of an upscale Super Buffet, with all the regular items and then some sushi added in. The prices were modest and can't really speak to any real service as there was not much of it around. Food tasted decent enough and was fresh, but I don't think I would go out of my way to come to one of these places. If I had other choices, especially in this area, I would choose one those over this place. This is just average Asian cuisine, nothing special. read more

I'm being generous and giving this place 2 stars. If you are looking for some Americanized Chinese food, then this place isn't so bad (though you could still do much better!). Otherwise, steer clear. Here's the run down - when you walk into the restaurant, you get a sense that you are entering into a fancy Asian restaurant (already a warning sign for those looking for the real authentic deal). Aside from 2 dining areas, there's a buffet room in the back and along the way to it, you'll pass by a sushi bar on you right. My family decided to go for the buffet except for my dad (who is vegetarian) who went for the Home-Style Tofu dish. My dad enjoyed the tofu dish -- the tofu was well cooked actually but the sauce left something to be desired for me anyways... a bit sweeter than I prefer. The buffet consisted of some traditional Chinese buffet fare - fried chicken wings (greasy), fried dumplings (tasted like beef filling... I prefer pork), chicken skewers (these were okay), crab rangoon (okay), fried veggie tempura (skipped this), beef & broccoli (drenched in brown sauce), buddhist delight (assortment of veggie's in a light white sauce) and a shrimp dish that I did enjoy (not too salty or sweet). They also had salmon skewers which would disappear as soon as they arrived (I don't eat salmon but my mom enjoyed this the most) and sui mai in bamboo steamers (not as good as what you'd get in Chinatown but prob one of the better things in the buffet for my palate). On the opposite side of the hot food island is an assortment of sushi, dipping sauces/condiments and desserts (fruits, jello and ice cream). I tried the sushi and it was a disappointment even though I already had lower expectations given it's buffet sushi. The fish wasn't quality (I had some tuna veggie roll & california roll) and the rolls were small and the rice didn't seem properly seasoned. Call me picky I suppose. For dessert, the green tea ice cream was good. If you go for the buffet, leave room for the ice cream (you'll probably have plenty of room for it anyways). read more

This is a regular on my American Chinese food rotation that includes Bamboo, Chang An in Concord and Lotus Blossom in Sudbury. All are good American Chinese fare with his ingredients prepared well. What I like is that it is always clean and the service is attentive. There are nice table cloths and good quality serving plates. You feel good about being here and will not feel embarrassed being with friends. One favorite here is the Sunday dinner buffet. My daughter especially enjoys it. They have a nice selection of sushi and Chinese fare. I tend to eat too much sushi here. (My son in law calls them "food shots" and had talked about holding a drinking game with sushi.) They offer the popular fare with lots of tuna, salmon and shrimp rolls. The Chinese buffet has all the standard appetizers food the area. None are greasy, fortunately. If got want any of the shrimp Shomai, you need to get there before I do. I always clean out the steamers . Bamboo is a small chain. They are all about the same, in my experience. read more