Time: 1:59 PM
Date: May 3, 2014
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
There are few ways more a pretentious way to begin a review of a Chinese buffet than quoting Sun Tzu. I promise to find those if I keep returning and reviewing Super Buffet. My upcoming third (!) review offers conclusions, and this offers musing on planning visits. I don't return to Super Buffet to discover culinary innovations. I visit to eat the comfort food. There are other buffets to sample, and it is time to
There is no moderation at a Chinese buffet. That’s missing the point. Getting a clean plate each time is a blank canvas for excess. I build a day around eating at a buffet, foregoing breakfast and keeping a light dinner on deck for when lunch tops 2,000 calories.
There is no moderation at a Chinese buffet. That’s missing the point. Getting a clean plate each time is a blank canvas for excess. I build a day around eating at a buffet, foregoing breakfast and keeping a light dinner on deck for when lunch tops 2,000 calories.
Seeing what remains on fellow diner’s plates is a revelation. I follow the “take what you want to eat” instead of the more common, fill the plate in case you might like it. Diners leave half-full plates of food, locked in unspoken competition to waste the most.
Plate #1
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| Base of white rice, solitary piece of fried tofu, chicken and broccoli, BBQ rib tips, General Tso's Chicken, and a chicken teriyaki stick. The lack of tofu is a failing at Super Buffet, likely due to patrons taking only that from the vegetable delight dish. |
Plate #2
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| Egg roll, chicken teriyaki stick, sweet & sour chicken, and spicy chicken. The egg roll is labeled pork and I chose to believe it. I alternate between sweet & sour sauce on the chicken, or in a little cup. It makes little difference in the end. |
Plate #3
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| Iceberg lettuce with Caesar dressing. A simple plate, making up in flavor for the lack of vegetables with nutritional value. Super Buffet offers a robust salad bar, with two islands dedicated to vegetables, fruit, favored gelatin, and dressings. |
Plate #4
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| Éclair, fried donuts, sugar nuts. They also offer a selection of self-serve Hershey’s ice cream in a cooler. |
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