India Mahal Restaurant

No one was there, no music playing, employees cutting you off walking to get stuff done even though…read moreall the employees were sitting at the bar on their phones when we walked in, talked about us like we weren't there, discussed their shifts while we were being sat without greeting us, food was cold and when I mentioned it they said "okay" passive aggressively and when I noticed this reaction and said we are going to head out, another "okay" in response. Do not go here, the food heating was not turned on. You're paying for food poisoning and attitude, not restaurant service. Nope!

We went on a Tuesday evening and there were plenty of tables available. The staff were very…read morefriendly and the buffet had a great selection of seafood and their fried chicken was delicious. The salad bar was fresh too. We were disappointed in the dessert selection, though. Pudding and store bought cookies. Overall, we would recommend for an easy night's dinner.

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Golden Corral Buffet & Grill

3.8(81 reviews)

28.5 mi

Firstly. $53 for…read morethree people, one was a toddler. That's absolutely insane LMFAOOO Secondly, the food is so subpar it's not even worth it; the salad section for example was gross. Spinach in particular was bruised and soggy. The dessert buffet section was sticky, soggy and a whole mess. Whoever you have back there that's baking; I suggest you find someone who takes it seriously. Service was fine, ambiance was on par for what you usually see for a buffet. As I was using the bathroom, someone was messing with the door to my stall and being a freak. I more than likely won't come back.

Price is definitely reasonable, staff go above and beyond in helpfulness, however the good ends…read morethere. The quality of the food is just subpar. Almost everything is overcooked to the point of being inedible.

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China Bay

4.8(12 reviews)

46.3 mi

China bay is a great buffet. Always has fresh food and plenty to choose from. The hibachi is…read moreexcellent and the servers are always attentive to your needs. The business seems to take pride in the cleanliness of the restaurant. There's always plenty of seating and a good place for large parties to come and enjoy a good meal..

The food and the service was good, I especially liked the habachi where they make you a plate. We…read morehad lunch there , we might try dinner next time looking for additional dishes. Definitely worth the price.

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Hibachi Buffet

2.3(66 reviews)

19.5 mi

I noticed the reviews weren't the best. I had tried this place many years ago, and felt that a new…read moreoption was needed. First off they opened right at 11. There was a line of about 20 people. Thry were still fillingnthe bar. It has 3 different ice cream cups. A salad bar. A desert selection. I tired a variety of the items. The sesame chicken was very crispy. Not much chicken more breading then anything else. The sweet and sour was good. Black pepper chicken I also enjoyed even though it was extra crispy. The fried rice didn't have any flavor. The rice noodles also no flavor. It was 35 for 2 people and drinks. Everything was hot and we didn't get sick. Would go again.

Don't come here! The food was nasty and cold the Ambiance was good the service was badread more

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Tsunami Buffet

2.9(101 reviews)

10.6 mi

I enjoyed eating here. We were able to be seated right away, the food was good (good flavor),fresh…read moreand everything was clean. This reminded me of buffets from my childhood which made it more enjoyable. Plenty of options and friendly and attentive workers. I live in Georgia but will gladly come back here when visiting!

First time going, heard it was a hit or miss. Service was fine and they had a lot of variety but…read morenothing good. The chicken was okay. Most of the sushi was so-so, except the fried sushi. You can immediately tell it had gone bad from the first bite, it smelled HORRID. Another thing that was strange were the dessert, majority of them had the same filling despite the pastry itself being entirely different from the next. If you're hungry enough this works but do come at your own risk.

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Taste of China

3.1(35 reviews)

0.9 mi

Purchased food in past was not my favorite but staff is accommodating …read more Would recommend this restaurant.

I like this place I order out maybe 1or 2 times a mouth I have a food allergy and they always…read morerespect that, they're always nice and quick to make your food The food's good.

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Bay Leaf

4.1(402 reviews)

18.3 mi

I am inspired by Bay Leaf's exceptional service. The staff are consistently warm and welcoming.read more

don't recommend it. that's all. I grew up eating Indian food and please they can do better and it's…read moresad people can't recognize the quality food vs. average. you guys need to buy a better rice, please stop using cheap stuff. you can be so much better, please introduce thaali. don't stuck with boring menu. its time to innovate.

0.88 oz (that's weighing with container) of the onion chutney

Tikka masala with no meat, just the sauce

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Dragon King

3.9(21 reviews)

17.7 mi

Ahhh, this is a pretty good Chinese place...nothing fancy BUT good food (in big portions). Service…read morewas very friendly and fairly fast. We saw a lot of takeout pickups while we waited. This is in a small shopping plaza with ample parking...very basic, though a noticeably clean restaurant. We ordered the orange beef and garlic sauce triple delight--both were great. The star of the evening was the fried dumplings--they were cooked crispy and still juicy--so delightful. This will definitely be our go-to Chinese.

Food was great ! And so was the service. And had it ready in a good amount of time. 10 out of 10…read morerecommend ! Delicious

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Turo Turo Filipino Cuisine

4.5(176 reviews)

28.3 mi

just really excellent Filipino food in an unexpected place like Jacksonville, North Carolina at…read moreslightly unreasonable value (great for the customer, but makes one question if the business can sustain it when charging so little for so much food). It was the first of three Filipino restaurants we visited on my wife's/my Carolina week long visit, and was the best out of all of them, even though by far it was the least expensive. Driving from Durham NC to Myrtle Beach, my wife and I took a longer route so we could eat at this 'Point-Point' steam table restaurant deep in the South. Steam table means everything is pre-cooked and sitting at a buffet station. The food can suffer in the same way that a buffet can: the food gets old fast and it definitely tastes different if you can get a fresh(er) batch vs one that has been sitting out for a while. We got there about 45 minutes before opening (opens at noon on a Sunday). It's in an isolated strip mall (seemingly in the middle of nowhere), with plenty of parking. As we waited in the car, we saw many prospective customers trying to get in. The doors opened promptly at 12 pm, and we were the 3rd party in line. The order taking process is intentionally slowed to allow the serving of the food to take place not long after it has been ordered and (pre)paid. This did mean that the line went out the door for our entire dine-in visit, and we got to see the make up of the regulars. Everyone was patient: it was very clear that it was mostly locals, coming not because they wanted Filipino food, but because they wanted good tasting food at a good price. It's a small dining area, but the vast majority of people were doing carry-out so there was always some seating available. They use Clover as the POS, and identify themselves as 'Filipino Cuisine'. We got the 3 choice combo plate ($16.99), served with white rice along with a can of coke ($1.99...no soda machine here) and a side of Ukoy ($2.50). There is a 4% surcharge for credit card use. Each choice was the size of a small a la carte portion, and one would have been enough for the two of us for lunch. The food was delivered to your table, and they will bus (or one can self-bus since a garbage can is available and everything is served in disposable containers). Ukoy - shrimp and vegetable fritter - really big piece and made that morning, so was still crispy. I really like vegetable fritters and this version was OK, a bit dry but that's what the accompanying vinegar dipping sauce was for. Pork Adobo - very tender meat, not too much fat, with added onions (what you would expect in a biftek). The amount of saltiness went perfectly with the white rice. Biftek - this had the sabaw of biftek, but the cut was cubed, meaning closer to caldereta. The beef cuts were just excellent (little gristle), very tender. This amount of beef would easily be $20 in a 'nice' Filipino restaurant. Pork Sinigang - really good, just the way I like it. Wasn't overly sour, with plenty of vegetables and generous amount of pork. The broth had definitely been skimmed of grease, resulting in a dish that was more homemade (where time is taken to do the skimming) than other turo-turo places I've been. Looking over the menu can tell you about the competition in the area, and it looks like Vietnamese Pho is pretty rare in Jacksonville. Turo Turo has Pho on their menu, and even modified their name to highlight it. I've found that many Filipinos like their dishes with all the extracted fat remaining, which makes much of their soup inedible for me (in that context, it's grease, not flavor-enhancing fat). But as noted, their sinigang was good, with most of the pork fat skimmed off the broth...so thinking their Pho is probably pretty good too. We've eaten at many, many Turo-Turo places (so many around where we live), and this place has to be near the top in terms of value and taste. Funny that it's in a place that we wouldn't expect, serving locals that one would expect in the area. Both of us really liked this restaurant, and the plentiful leftovers became our dinner that night with no regrets.

Simply great food! Once you get a taste for Filipino food, especially from natives you will find…read moreyourself wanting more. We like everything we have tried and were so glad to find this place since we recently moved to the area. From mild to to spicy hot they have evert range anyone could want. Portions are fair and we ended up taking some home from our lunch. Areas they could improve; I don't know if we hit them on a bad day, but it was really hot inside, since the food is also hot I tend not to want to eat if I get over heated. We were uncomfortably hot and sweating even before our food came out. Canned soda. Buy or lease a soda dispenser. You make more profits and can keep costs down. I really dislike restraints that serve only soda in cans, charge too much, then you have to ask for a cup and ice and there are no refills or larger portions.

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Typical soft drinks and juices

Oki's Japanese Restaurant

3.9(84 reviews)

1.7 mi

Called at 8:48 (closes @ 9:00) for pickup in a pinch expecting a missed call... they reminded me…read morethey close at 9, so I told them I'd be there before then. Arrived around 5 min later with food almost ready! I try not to order close to closing time, but I'm glad they were kindly willing to accommodate! Curry chicken itself was really satisfying. Nice crunch and good curry flavor. Sashimi was pretty good and would order again if craving sushi! I think this restaurant is more catered for pickup since there isn't much seating. It's also connected to a gas station but cute inside!

I ate here, in what feels like a billion years ago. It was re-covid when we last visited and my…read morewife has referred to this type of establishment since that time, the type of place that's good, but were it not for Yelp, you'd drive right past. The dining room is now closed. They do have a table with a few chairs at it, but the restaurant no longer has a bathroom, so they've closed the eat-in portion. The staff was friendly, but we didn't eat there. We were looking for a sit-down experience, and since it wasn't available we went elsewhere.