Buttered seafood, lo mein, peppered chicken, Mongolian pork, fried dumpling, crab Rangoon, sushi, bacon-wrapped crab and special egg dish.
(Credit: John Graham)
Cheap seats: Super Orient Buffet was once a Sizzler, so it's a clean, roomy place, but that doesn't matter much, cuz we're taking our lo mein on the road, remember?
Cheap Treats: I spooned up two foam boxes and was surprised each time that I still came in under one pound. I didn't go crazy or anything, but for the second meal, I threw in an egg roll. I mean, come on! Here's a bite-by-bite rundown. Look at the photo gallery to see how much food we're talking about.
Meal One -- $3.81
- Crab Rangoon the triangle type, not the one with the pulled-up corners. There's probably some crab in there.
- House fried rice bright yellow with bits of pork, chicken and shrimp. Greasy, but tasty in a "bad for you" way.
- Sesame chicken 80 percent soggy, 20 percent crispy.
- General Tso's chicken about the same, but a little less sweet and a little more spicy.
- Bourbon chicken less sweet than most places make it (which is good) and I can see slices of star anise in the steam tray.
- Sautéed green beans squeaky fresh.
- Something green, maybe rabe or kale? probably tastier 30 minutes before I got there.
- Beef and broccoli beef was tasteless, but the broccoli wasn't completely limp.
- I also threw in a couple Gummi Bears from the salad bar. Maybe they should add bourbon chicken avec Gummi to the menu.
- Egg roll mostly cabbage.
- One of those fake crab wrapped in bacon things salty and fatty just like every other Chinese joint that serves them.
- Sushi roll kinda dry and I didn't see any raw fish on the buffet (thank god), but better than I expected for buffet sushi.
- Crab Rangoon yes, another one. I'm a sucker for fried cream cheese.
- Fried dumpling fresh from the restaurant supply house.
- Mongolian pork it's that grilled/wok flavor that's hard to duplicate at home, plus lots of grilled onions.
- Peppered chicken I saw peppered shrimp on the buffet last time. I think the chicken is better. Crispy and spicy and a little chewy, but not dry.
- Buttered seafood fake crab sticks in butter. Better than you might think.
- Lo mein greasy and tasteless. It wasn't even salty. Isn't everything on a Chinese buffet salty?
- Special egg dish It tasted like a giant egg fu yung filled with chopped bits of those fake crab wrapped in bacon things. I guess that's one way to use up the overstock.
Add a comment