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    Ichiban Buffet

    3.1 (104 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    12 years ago

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    11 years ago

    Fresh sushi, great variety one the buffets, and very accommodating for our party of 15. We all loved it.

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    5 years ago

    wasn't the best. we waited for crab legs for over an hour and just left. none of the food was that good

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    10 years ago

    Love coming here! So many options and always delicious! Sushi is good, and we love the coconut shrimp!! Great hot & sour soup as well.

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    I LOVE this place! The food is AMAZING & the owners are so friendly and are always there doing an AWESOME job.

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    Corner 21 Chinese Cuisine

    Corner 21 Chinese Cuisine

    4.5(191 reviews)
    2.2 mi
    $$

    Updating my review from last year: This review below was meant for the location at 1730 E Republic…read moreRd Ste A Springfield, MO 65804. My bad, I reviewed the wrong one, but I'm sure this location is good too! Here's my review from last year on the other location: I could tell by looking at the photos and reviews on Yelp that this place was going to be wonderful. Thankfully, when we finally gave it a shot, we were not disappointed. Talk about made fresh. Everything was so delicious and freshly prepared. Flavors were spot on. The service was fantastic. They always made sure that our drinks were filled and we had everything that we needed. My absolute favorite dish was the fried green beans with minced pork. Get it with extra minced pork and you'll love it. The steamed dumplings and pancake appetizer are also really good. Highly recommend! They also have clean restrooms with an extra large sink outside the restroom area so you can quickly wash your hands if you don't actually need to use the restroom. Pretty cool. We can't wait to go back for more!

    Interestingly enough, I gave this place a shot because it was on Yelp's "Top 100" list for Chinese…read morefood in the US.... In Springfield of all places??? I was at once both intrigued and more than a little doubtful. However, I've now been here half a dozen times (every time I visit Springfield) and I can say that most of what I've had has been extremely authentic, especially the spicy stuff! Having lived in LA and also in Asia, I'm pretty strict about what I am willing to call authentic. Corner 21 isn't perfect and a few of the dishes fell flat, but you won't find anything better in town. I'm giving it full marks for being such a pleasant surprise in a seriously unexpected place. edit: Almost forgot to mention that the portions are quite big. Portion sizes were definitely more Springfield size than big city sizes! Recommend - Szechuan Spicy Chicken, Dry Fried Green Beans, Traditional Sweet and Sour Pork, Szechuan Boiling Fish Don't recommend - Yang Zhou Fried Rice (It tasted fine, but it's supposed to use bbq and not spam)

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    Lucky Time Chinese

    4.4(22 reviews)
    1.6 mi

    The menu is small and limited (as in no soup and minimal use of vegetables). However, I thought…read morethey did a pretty good job with what we tried - General Chicken with fried rice plus the optional combo (2 fried wontons and an egg roll). The batter on the chicken was crispy and the sauce was salty and not too sweet or gloopy. The wontons and egg roll were okay too. This would be a great choice for someone who doesn't like vegetables. As for me, the more vegetables the better so I would probably go elsewhere.

    This was a pretty interesting spot. It seems like they deep fried almost all their dishes. The menu…read morewas super limited as well and they didn't offer the basics you will find in most Chinese restaurants, such as Kung Pao Chicken. I mean what Chinese Food place doesn't have Kung Pao Chicken? That's sort of like going to KFC and being told they only offer salads now. The place seemed a might dingy, bordering on dirty. The menu's needed to be wiped down. For a Chinese Food place I was kind of surprised to see the server was a gum snapping Caucasian girl as well. Not a Chinese person in the place. What I had wasn't terrible, but certainly this place did just not ring authentic to me. The best part of the visit was reading the sign across the street at the local church which read 'Route 66 ... One more 6 and we probably wouldn't like it so much. 10:30 Worship here/online'.

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    Corner 21 Republic

    4.3(12 reviews)
    5.3 mi
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    Honestly, I did not expect to find food like this in Springfield. I came here for work my travel…read morejob. This is my third time in Missouri. The first time I visited St. Louis, I had amazing Chinese food,but I still wasn't expecting this level here in Springfield. I've actually walked past Corner 21 multiple times and kept going to the restaurant across the street... yeah, big mistake. The food here is legit Northeastern Chinese cuisine, super authentic, not watered down, and full of flavor. Everything we ordered was spot on, and the dishes came out pretty quickly too. For context, I grew up in Asia and have lived in California for 25 years, so I'm pretty selective when it comes to Chinese food. This place easily holds up even compared to spots in LA. Service was great. Our server, Allen (天宇), was friendly, attentive, and just easy to talk to. It felt welcoming without being over the top, which I really appreciated. The space itself is clean, nicely set up, and has a comfortable vibe. And I have to say the milk tea was ridiculously good. I've been drinking boba since I was a kid, and this one really stood out. Even my coworkers (who aren't Asian) loved everything, which says a lot. Didn't expect to find something this authentic in the Midwest, but here we are. Definitely coming back.

    This is my 3rd visit and it's by far the most authentic Chinese cuisine in 417Land. I enjoyed the…read morespicy fish on this visit, but I really wish the fish had some actual heat to it (in the breading), and not just relying on the heat from the sliced dried chilies, which are abundant, but hard to chew. The cumin lamb is always a hit as well as the duck. I visit Springfield often and look forward to working my way through this menu. It reminds me of the Chinese food I can find along Olive Boulevard in an hour version of Chinatown in St. Louis. My family that is migrated to Springfield from St. Louis are super happy with this restaurant and apparently everyone else in Springfield is too because the place is always jampacked. Congratulations to them! They moved from their original location on Sunshine and are thriving here on Republic in the shiny new location (formerly the failed Sugarfire franchise, ironically from STL).

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