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    King Buffet

    3.3 (96 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    KING BUFFET ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Banana soup?
    Oh Let's E.

    The food is horrendous! False advertisement ! Does not look like anything they advertise online. The sushi is mushy and old. The seafood boil has zero flavor. There was hair on the plates. I Would not recommend. Total waste of money!!!

    Dirty exterior
    Jason N.

    Nope, never again. I'm not sure what happened to this place but a large portion of the food is now inedible. Let's start with the sushi. It's terrible. And I'm not a picky eater. I do the half of sushi places with no issue. I even like the Costco sushi. The limited amount of raw seafood was just old and fishy tasting. I hope I don't get sick from the 3 pieces I ate. Just a hard pass. Next onto the hot food bar. This had some ok items, noodles, sweet and sour chicken. But also lots of dried flavorless items. The beef and broccoli was 95% broccoli with 5% dried up beef Lastly and most importantly the cleanliness. This place is filthy. From the carpet (why have a carpet in a restaurant?). To the signs, exterior basically anything that's not the table you eat at. It's disgusting.

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    Austin N.

    Overall impression: I've been here more than any other restaurant in Utah if that's telling you something Average price: $13.55/dinner; 9.55/lunch (price just increased a little) Customer service Outstanding considering that this place is a serve-yourself Buffet. They are really great with serving water, taking dirty plates, keeping the buffet area well-stocked and clean. There's a sign that says that sushi older than 3 hours has to be thrown out, which I really appreciate. And the Mongolian bbq is great. Food For what you're paying for, they sure have a ton of stuff. I would recommend eating mainly the Chinese stuff and the Mongolian bbq. The sushi and the seafood is actually not that great. But the dessert is awesome, including the chocolate fountain. Value It's totally worth $13 Ambience Very clean. Huge place with lots of seating. Free parking.

    Emely R.

    We wanted to see how a Chinese buffet here in SLC was and it was pretty good tbh. The only critique I would give this place is that service was a bit slow and the sushi bar wasn't as fresh as I thought it would be. Other than that it was pretty good food and service (:

    2nd plate
    John C.

    This place just opened up and didn't realize it was there as I was planning on going to the Mexican place next door for their authentic Sunday buffet. The King Buffet that started in Taylorsville that was shutdown for health code violations 3 years ago has really redeemed themselves and cleaned up their act. Here seems to be almost identical on the food, the interior seems to be fancier at this location. Loved the lights and style of the walls. Once this place is more known I am sure it will be equally as busy as the Taylorsville location. Food was hot & fresh and they were scrambling to keep items stocked. For sure will come back as this is the 2nd Chinese buffet in SLC that is actually decent for the price and quality.

    Wings, chicken, fried crab mix
    Kevin B.

    I dined during the buffet's lunch period. The Mongolian grill and sushi bar were open, as well as the food islands. I tried their seafood bake, which is imitation crab with a white sauce and cheese. This pairs well with their shrimp from another food island. Their baked fish was good as well. Just be careful with the bones. They served Thai chicken, wings, and a fried crab mix? I'm not sure if I'd try the crab mix again, but the chicken was good. Their dim sum dumplings were great! It was the best dim sum from a buffet I've had. Overall, it's a good buffet.

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    We were taking a stroll in Chinatown deciding what to eat for lunch. Few of our first choices were…read moreeither closed on Thurs or not open due to construction. We stumbled upon Great Wall and gave it a shot. The inside was a little different in a weird way. There was only three tables in the front and the back had a lounge area. I believe there were more tables hidden behind the curtain. We ordered: Fried rice - the corn in the fried rice tasted almost spoiled Beef brocoli - the beef was tender but not as tasty or fresh Garlic ribs - cut into small portions was not what I expected and a little dry Only great was the service and those fruit on a stick in the glass counter. The high prices was not worth it.

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    Five years later we are back and eating inside. We loved this place so much we made sure to put…read morethis on the itinerary for spring break. This tastes like mom's kitchen if mom had a high flamed gas stove. The dishes that benefited from that smoky hot wok flavor had it. I was so excited to eat I forgot to take pics of all the dishes at the table. Green beans with garlic was so tasty, I finished the leftovers the same night, I remembered to take a photo in the takeout container. The cauliflower (I don't know the actual name but it's stir fried, spicy and comes with peppers) had wok hei and I couldn't stop eating it. Beef rolls is the sophisticated auntie of the scallion pancake. Think of it like an asian burrito with thin sliced beef, fresh scallion and cilantro, and a touch of hoisin all hugged together with a crispy tasty scallion pancake. The shredded potato tastes like the best potato salad that isn't your picnic potato salad. The shredded potatoes were quickly blanched then stir fried preserving the crunch and crispness similar to al dente pasta. Seasoning was on point. The homiest flavor came from the stewed short rib. The rib pieces were braised in a soy and star anise sauce like what you find in Taiwanese beef noodle soup. The peels potatoes were cut rustically and just cooked through and not mushy. Authentic flavors and freshness like this is so so hard to come by. I can taste the quality of the ingredients used. One tip I have for selecting authentic food is by looking at the customers. If the customers are all Asian eating at an Asian restaurant, you know the food is going to be good. Service was 10/10, waitress was super polite and stopped by to chat with us about the food and SLC. I am from out of town but I grew up eating at NYC Asian restaurants and this is as good as if not better. If you happen to stop by the largest Costco in the world, make a pit stop here to refuel after all those steps.

    You have to know what to order here or be looking for authentic food. Here is the thing that makes…read moreme happiest. I love the fried rice. I couldn't tell you what they put in it other than to tell you, it doesn't matter. Well I could tell you that it has green onion and char siu. The thing I order every single time is the beef roll. It is an onion pancake wrapped around beef, cilantro, and green onion with a delectable sauce. I can't stop tasting it. I feel like you can't go wrong with any of the noodle dishes. Be prepared for a culinary adventure, you won't be disappointed.

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    Overall the food was good and we enjoyed the dishes we got. Everything is relatively spicy so be…read moresure to check when you order. The food is fragrant and serving sizes are generous. Good service, I would come again! The seating was comfortable as well.

    As my time in SLC is coming to an end, my goal is to eat as much as I can at all the local joints…read morebefore I head home where we don't have all these fun options. My sister and I were actually looking up dinner options last night while we were at dinner. We like to plan ahead. We wanted some chow fun, did some research and found Beijing. This joint is about 10 minutes away from our Airbnb. We pulled up, walked in and was in awwww at how pretty this joint is. It was bright, colorful and beautifully decorated. It's one of the prettiest Chinese restaurants I have seen in town. It was slow so my sister and I got sat right away. We ordered our hot tea and dinner at the same time. I got the chow fun with chicken. I was hoping for fried tofu but it wasn't an option. My sister got the chow fun special which came with chicken, beef and shrimp. We were sipping on our tea for a bit and our food was already done. Mannnnn did our chow fun look amazing! You can smell the char from the wok. The noodles looked chunky. There was a lot of chicken, sprouts and onion through out the dish. It was a beautiful plate of chow fun. The noodles were chewy and soft. The chicken was velveted so it was tender and soft. The sprouts and onion added a nice crunchy element to the dish. It was savory. It was a hearty plate of noodles and honestly my sister and I probably could have shared a plate. I ate about a third of it and still have a a whole to go box container for tomorrow. I will be finishing that box even if it takes a couple days to complete. It's too good to waste. The staff was really nice here. The venue is clean, bright and modern. The chow fun they pushed out today was stellar. It was one of the best meals I have had in SLC. I'm happy my sister and I found this joint. I'm supposed to come back in April. This will be a joint I'll have to hit up when I do. I'll have to get another plate of chow fun in in my short visit in April.

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    New Golden Dragon - 葡挞

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    3.5(382 reviews)
    2.8 miBallpark, Peoples Freeway
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    I have been daydreaming about this joint since November. I was in town for my 6 month post…read moretransplant visit at U of U so you know I had to make my way in for a meal before I headed back to Boise. We were the first ones here. I got to put my order in pretty quickly and it wasn't long till my shu mai and haw gar came out. My fried shrimp dumplings and taro cake came shortly after. I was in heaven! The dim sum here is so good! I had everything to myself since my husband doesn't really eat Chinese food. The fried shrimp dumplings are my favorite! They are crispy. The shrimp in it middle is savory and chewy. The sweet sauce it is paired with is a match made in heaven! The taro cake was hot and charry from the wok. The shu mai and haw gar were good but you can tell they were previously heated and just sitting in the warmer. They could have been hotter and the exterior could have been softer. Even though they were perfect, they were still fabulous. The service isn't the best and after my first initial visit I knew to keep my expectations low. I come here for the food and it delivers every time! I ate everything and didn't have an ounce of guilt for doing so. We don't have dim sum like this in Boise so I made sure I enjoyed and savored every bite! I look forward to coming back to SLC in a few months cause I know this joint will be on my to go list when I'm here again.

    On the plus side, they had some of the better hot & sour soups I have had, and I've tasted it all…read moreover China. It's sort-of my thing. The worst of the negative side is that we were seated next to the fish tanks and just looking at them was nausea-inducing. A couple of the were full of algae and all were dirty. For the rest of it, meh. The BBQ duck was medium. Quite good flavor, but very overcooked. We also got the mixed meat & veggie pot which was not good. 80% of the "meat" was fried tofu, the rest of it was very overcooked, and it had no real flavor. The staff was extremely attentive though--and generous. They actually gave us an extra cup of hot & sour soup because we were sharing. And they gave our daughter extra fortune cookies.

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    Available Saturday and Sunday morning

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