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    Lin's Garden

    3.0 (115 reviews)
    ModerateBuffets, Chinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    LIN'S GARDEN ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    These are burnt soup noodles.
    Kevin W.

    Male Host is clueless, cannot answer questions regarding what they serve. New Manager is absolutely wonderful. Unfortunately, I'll never go back as I got horrible food poisoning. BTW....Hot & Sour Soup was terrible. Wonton Soup was dish water. Egg Rolls are filled with MUSH, no firm vegetables at all. Spring rolls are pure garlic. Crab Rangoons were almost as burnt as soup noodles.

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    Teresa Y.

    The food was .....not sooo bad. It was fulfilling and didn't leave me feeling like...disgustingly stuffed. Went there during lunch, which was cool cuz it wasn't overly populated given that the priceee was not bad at all. Def a go to spot for ...when your not sure what to eat but want a variety. The server I had was very kind, soft spoken but sooo sweet. My bf and I agreed...would go again!

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    Justin R.

    Not at all what I expected. For a family of 5 we were charged $76. Out of 6 full bars only 2 had hot food and only 1 had cold deserts. The food was like eating straight from a microwave or deep fryer. Very poor selection, just had the basics nothing special. Deserts were very poorly prepared to the point some were just inventions that someone back stage made to fill a hole in the bar. All this keep in mind was on a Saturday at 5pm. Being this was in a high populated area I expected way better. Personally I don't see this place making far in the future as a business if all this is not corrected, got the feeling like it already might be on the path to closing.

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    Carise M.

    Well. This really sucks. Has been my favorite Chinese buffet for years, moved away came back from Texas brought my in laws & we paid $20 a person to get in and find out only half the buffet is open. They didn't even have white rice out! Even the food they had out there wasn't much of a selection...Super disappointed. Definitely should have a price change. $20 a person wasn't a problem when there was such a variety selection, and also why I loved Lin's Garden! Despite that the food is still good!

    LINS NEVER DISAPPOINTS. GREAT BUFFET. IM STUFFED!

    Ate as a family tonight Good food! I went back for seconds. Had to have my hot tea, crab rangoons, egg drop and soup. Used chopsticks to the amusement of my family. We'll be back.

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    Marie M.

    Ok so, the food here is awesome, I really love the food. Now the reason I am giving it only three stars is non safe protocol. For starters, huge building with not many in it and they were setting us all in tiny spots next to each other. There was lots of open room, the tables should of been spread apart. Also, there was gloves sitting up by the plates, but nobody ever told us we had to wear gloves and some people I seen was not, we had them on tho. So for safety reasons they get a 3 this time, sorry folks and yes this is one of my favorite places to eat but I gotta call it as I see it. But with all that being said, will I be back at only three stars? Yes, yes I will cause I always love this place, the people and food are great. Although, I may wait a few more months before returning again, just because I didn't feel the safety was as good as it should have been.

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    Love Lin's Garden love the food! Amazing! Love the service and I've been going there so long I love the atmosphere!

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    Good food, love their Mongolian beef and Korean chicken. The breaded shrimp are hot and done perfectly

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    Supposedly, weekends have more items for a higher price. Two rows of buffets were empty. Food was hot. Service was quick.

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    Very limited buffet selection (half the size from a year ago) same old price though. Sad.

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    Great place lots of options. Amazing owners. The ambiance is exactly what you would expect and is always clean.

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    I love going to Lin's Garden. The food and the staff are wonderful! I highly recommend eating here.

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