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    World Buffet

    3.0 (87 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    a plate of chinese food

    Overall pretty happy with my take out order! I enjoyed being able to try multiple different dishes (there are a little of two different dishes hiding under the string beans) for a cheap price ($11). They had run out of a few dishes I was hoping to try, so that was my only critique. Everything was tasty. I will probably go here again the next time I want Chinese but don't want to commit to a $40 take out order.

    a tray of sushi and vegetables
    Gaurav D.

    This is my favorite "low brow" sushi place!! Due to the pandemic, we have been getting takeout and the way they get our sushi rolls ready is nothing short of art. Also, they always custom make a few vegetarian rolls and I can't be happier with their food!!

    Koi pond!
    Lauren L.

    This is our family's go-to Chinese buffet. Since we rarely agree on Chinese takeout, this is the best bang for our buck. Honestly, the food is not the worst I have ever had! In fact, the sushi bar here is better if not comparable to some of the sushi restaurants in town. Of course there are the Americanized, sweet/fried options, but there is a solid salad and fruit bar and Mongolian Grill (fill a bowl with ingredients and it will be cooked on a flat top grill.) The restaurant is bright and clean, as are the bathrooms. Lol. A cute Koi pond with turtles is a nice distraction for kids and the staff is polite and efficient. If you are curious about a buffet but were leery to try one, you will be fine if you come here.

    Sesame balls with a red bean filling (my absolute faveee) and chocolate ice cream
    Ri M.

    I think once you figure out what you really like here you are all into it. To be honest, I never thought I would have liked it the way I do. It has some features I find appealing and it makes me come back all the time. You don't need to wait at the table for something that who knows you might like or not. I love I can go and choose what I really like by myself. Staff is always friendly. They have a wonderful variety of SUSHI people! Do you know how much you would spend in 3-4 sushi rolls in another restaurant? BIG bucks! besides, they keep making the rolls fresh right before your eyes and you can eat as much as you like, WOW, for me, that's a ginormous reason to come back. Some of the things I recommend are, besides the sushi of course, the seafood delight (crab meat, shrimp, broccoli, carrots in a white tasty sauce) fried rice, the green beans, crab meat salad (creamy and kind of sweet) and my favorite desserts, the sesame balls with a red bean filling (believe me, I almost cry when I don't see them in the tray, they are sooo good) and the chocolate ice cream, they both make a sparkling combination and for me it's the best part! ;)

    Don't feed the first in the secret zone!
    Mister O.

    This place gives Journey a run for their money. It offers up a pretty good selection of your standard chinese-american fare. They have a mongolian stir-fry, noodle bar and a sushi dude rollin "fresh" rolls. The sushi is about what you'd expect from a grocery store. The General Tso chicken is up there with the best of them. The noodle bar is pretty solid. They offer udon and glass noodles, tripe, "beef balls" and other meat products as well as an assortment of veggies. After the Noodleman boils up your selections you choose what to add from the basket of sauces and oils. Not too bad. They don't have soft serve ice cream. Instead they have a selection of single serve ice cream cups. They had some roasted duck sitting out on the counter. I wasn't brave enough to try it though... All in all this spot has everything you'd need to make it your westside go to chinese buffet. Check in on Yelp and get $3 off 2 adult buffets!

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    Chinese food is always a good idea. Very clean and great food. Amazing variety. Diverse customers, so must be approved by all.

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    I've been in Madison for work for the past 3 weeks and have been to Taste of Sichuan several times…read moreeach week! It's been consistently good, with extremely fast service. The food is mostly Sichuan, with some American Chinese staples as well. It's also a huge space, so you'll never have problem getting a table. They do a lot of takeout business as well. I highly recommend the spicy Sichuan chicken (with tongue-numbing peppercorn), the Chongqing chicken, home style tofu, and spicy green beans. I also brought several colleagues who enjoyed Taste of Sichuan very much, and returned themselves!

    We came to Taste of Sichuan and ordered the mala dry pot, and the flavor was pretty good. The…read moreportion was very generous--not very well seasoned all the way through, but still tasty, and definitely enough for two people to eat until we were full. The server who took our order was very friendly. I was hesitating about whether to add more dishes, and he honestly told me that what we ordered should be enough. He was right--we couldn't even finish it! The restaurant space is quite large, and most of the customers seemed to be students from the nearby area. The reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because the front desk staff had a pretty bad attitude. I called earlier to ask if the restaurant was open, and her responses were impatient, and she even hung up the phone abruptly. That really affected the overall experience. Overall, the food is good and the portions are great, but the customer service at the front desk needs improvement.

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    I want to be clear about my experience!…read more 5/5 for food and for service! The food was absolutely delicious, probably best dim sum I've tasted in a long time. The portion sizes were big and came out quickly. My disappointment was in their cleanliness. I'd give that a 2/5. I noticed the jars that held things such as the salt, pepper, and chili oil were not cleaned or washed properly. any time I'd pick it up, it'd be sticky and dirty. Otherwise I'd come back again. It was absolutely delicious

    Food 4/5 Service 2.5/5…read moreAmbiance 3.5/5 Nani Restaurant is one of the only places in Madison for dim sum, which also means I have high expectations for it. The food itself isn't bad - I actually quite liked a lot of the flavors of the dishes I got. I think what truly brings this review down is the poor service I get. There aren't usually many people here, but service is always at a crawling pace - it takes forever to even get a water, and then a second eternity to place an order. Dim Sum is also renowned for its cart service - but I suppose only busier places have this luxury. Nani only has a paper menu that you can order from straight from the kitchen - by no means a poor experience, but a far cry from the true dim sum experience. Again, the food is actually quite nice, but the lack of quality service, somewhat empty atmosphere, and no cart service makes this place a far cry from a real dim sum experience.

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