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    Palatka Buffet

    2.3 (19 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    K F.

    I'm unsure why the former negative reviews still stand. My family and I just recently pulled a city mouse-country mouse swap. As in, we are the "City Mouse," in the country. So, it is very unfair to judge a place by City Slicker standards. First, yes very friendly staff. The sweet little old father, led me to the silverware section, using hand gestures, because he knows little English. The plates and silverware were handwashed by himself. They were clean, and the silverware was polished...wow! The place was all creams and lite eucalyptus greens-with a pretty oak trim. Big fans, and traditional mini villages overshadowed by mountain waterfalls, was the main theme. A hand painted golden mountain overlooking a snow tipped spruce tree surrounding a evening lake, was in pride of place near a bathroom entryway. The fanciest area was the "fine dining," area where Leo's Finest Sushi, is seating it's patrons. Geisha and other contemporary art along with slick smooth chairs, and the gleaming sushi prep area center everything. I was told by a business man in the area, that the sushi is better there than the only other competitors sushi bar in the area. I will do a review soon, because I was impressed by the competitor's sushi. The buffet was 3 bars. Meat and vegis, steamed and fried rice, various toppings. Appetizers hot and cold, and even a cooked and cold selections of basic California Rolls, cakes, cookies, soups, ice creams, and seafood broiled, fried, or baked. Tilapia was baked, shrimp was served steamed, fried,coconut, peppered, stuffed, and mussels were served baked or on the half shell. Here's one city folk will gawk over: whispers-the drinks are INCLUDED in the $14 Dinner price! Don't expect fancy stuffed dumplings slash wontons with lotus chunks and spices. Expect jimmy dean straight up pork sausage with some Chinese 5 spices. Overall: tasty, fills the teenager's bottomless pits, great for grandma and grandpa's spice sensitive stomachs. Bring your own garlic powder and spices if you have to. I judge a place bigtime by its quality of its rice. Excellent rice. You won't burn yourself when you hit the pans, or go to eat things. The soda syrup is NOT watered down. I look forward to eating here again! Potstickers-Jimmy Dean wrapped in won tons. Egg rolls-Dry. Steamed Shrimp: in boil seasoning-yum! Rice-Epic! Rice toppings: various and yummy!

    Pepper shrimp is good.
    Matt M.

    It's disappointing giving this place a 2. Everything is just dated and the food has serious temperature issues. The hot food was no where near hot, best described as luke warm. The desserts, which were small cakes and such are ones that would best be served cool to cold. Again, luke warm would be the best description of their temperature. The food was about average with the standouts being the won ton soup, the fried plantains, and the pepper shrimp for me. Egg rolls were not hot and too mushy. Other items seemed inconsistently sauced or left to die on the buffet. The potstickers seemed good inside, but there were dried out parts along the edge and they just seemed oddly old for me arriving 30 minutes after they opened. Every staff member was friendly and I observed a few of them helping elderly and disabled patrons fill and carry their plates back to their tables, a nice gesture.

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    Food is just OK. The price goes up and quality goes down. It used to be better. Don't go for lunch, the food is cold.

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    Sumi Sushi Hibachi

    3.8(60 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    This great little restaurant is hidden a in a strip mall that you would normally not think twice…read moreabout. But never judge a book by its cover. This place was great! As you walk in there' are quit a few tables an it's bigger then you think. We were fretted an seated right away. The service was perfect a the food was all very good. We started with the pan fried dumplings and some sushi! Both were spot on and the sushi was very fresh and very good. My husband an I shared the generals Tao chicken as it was enough to feed 2 people as well as the chicken fried rice. All cook perfectly a the flavors a spices were exactly right. We were very happy with it all. Can't wait to go back an try the hibachi with steak. Highly recommend trying this place. It's definitely a hidden gem!

    Sushi/hibachi place in Palatka? Not to be mean, but I was a bit skeptical. It's a town not known…read morefor being inventive with food and the strip mall location didn't scream "great food" to me. Boy, was I wrong. Sumi was a pleasant surprise with a lot of variety on the menu. I got the vegetarian poke bowl and seaweed salad. The poke bowl had lots of avocado, cucumber, pineapple, mango and sushi rice. I opted for the sweet chile sauce which offset the other flavors nicely. It came with either miso soup or a smaller dinner salad. I got the salad with ginger dressing. It was a lot of food and I definitely couldn't finish it all. My family got hibachi shrimp that came with lots of broccoli and fried rice. They had leftovers as well. Simple interior and very warm service. We were well taken care of. Great little place for dinner.

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    Near the front entrance

    Hunan Chinese Restaurant

    Hunan Chinese Restaurant

    2.3(6 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$$

    Bottom Line: This quaint and affordable Chinese restaurant has quickly become a favorite stopping…read morepoint on the way from Gainesville to St. Augustine. The food is absolutely delicious and quite fresh, with a wide variety, from traditional fare like whole fish and garlic spinach to popular dishes like lo-mein noodles, orange chicken and chinese-style fried chicken. If you're looking for something not on the menu, like their amazing candied bananas (fried and dipped in molasses) try asking for it too, and if they have it in stock they are happy to oblige. The dumplings have quickly become a favorite - basically everything I grew up loving to eat I can find here, and lots more! The service is friendly - chances are you'll be greeted and served by one of the owners of the restaurant, and while her English is a little choppy, it in no way detracts from the service. The one criticism would be the ambiance - a little bland and often very quiet. Don't be surprised to be the only ones there. It's interesting to see the number of people who order take-out from this place, which both attests to how much people like the food, but perhaps less-so the dine-in experience. The place is on the small-side as well, with about 12 or so tables. On the plus side, during the day the place is brightly lit and in spite of the few tables, it doesn't feel cramped. Additionally, it's quite clean inside, a huge plus. Check out the picture of the interior posted above. All in all if you like Chinese food, this is the place to stop by in Palatka. Coming from Gainesville to the beach or the outlet malls, I love stopping by here for lunch or dinner. It may be a little hard to find - located in the shopping plaza next to the Hitchcock's grocery, but it's definitely worth it.

    While on a road trip last week, my wife and i stayed at the Best Western just along the road from…read morethis Chinese. We decided to give it a shot, based on the sole previous review, we got it to take out. Good choice! The woman who served us (probably the owner) didn't speak fluent english. She was pleasant and friendly non the less. The food was expensive!! For two meals and one soup it was $34! For take out! No way was the food worth half of that. They also only accept cash! It is 2013 right? I know we were in East Palatka but it's still Florida, USA! Only cash, really? The food was fine. If it was cheaper i might have enjoyed it more expect i had high expectations because of the price. Like the previous review i'd advice you to NOT sit in! I took some photo's to back up my advice.

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