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    California Market Buffet

    3.3 (25 reviews)
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    The blue and green plates are the Mongolian Barbecue.
    Codie H.

    We pass Chukchansi Casino on a regular basis, and we noticed some time ago that they had reopened the buffet style restaurant, calling it California Market Buffet. We used to kind of like the previous buffet, so we thought we'd stop and try it. The new offering is half the size of the old, but otherwise vey similar in ambiance. The service used to be pretty good, and that, too, is the same now. What's a little different is the food. There are several stations to choose from, but frankly most of them are not terribly appetizing. The salad station consisted of the type you'll find at your local pizza restaurant. Speaking of pizza, the Italian food station was several tepid pizzas and some damp pasta with bottled sauces. The fried chicken was a little tough, but the carving station looked like it might be OK. We didn't try that this trip. Even the desert station was just average, and some of the deserts were a little stale. The exception to the rule is the Mongolian Barbecue station! The vegetables were crisp and fresh, the sauces were interesting and tasty, and the amount of meat provided was very generous. You load your plate, they add your meat of choice, and then cook it all while you watch! It's fun, and tasty, and worth the trip all by itself! We'll go back, and this station is the reason why!

    Salad bar
    Larry D.

    I remember enjoying this buffet before the pandemic, so we decided to go for Sunday brunch. It was a letdown. Nothing was great, and many items just seemed old and dry. The Mongolian grill I had made was so oily that I couldn't eat it. The staff did a great job refilling drinks and clearing plate, and the salad bar was good, but I just don't see us returning.

    Chow main with bacon and egg potato
    Miguel Angel M.

    Love this buffet excellent attention as well as service and at a really good price, food is delicious

    Cheesecake
    Diana S.

    My friend suggested I give it another try, we went during breakfast hours and honestly, breakfast is Way better than lunch/dinner. Alsooo I did noticed the cheesecake I got was sugar free, which it explains why it was not the best. I did try their birria during lunch hours and it was pretty good. Breakfast is where it's at

    Jill M.

    Not sure what the fuss is about, but we enjoyed our dinner on a busy July 4th weekend. Came on a Friday night for crabs and prime rib. About $35 pp with member card and $39 for non-members. Prime rib was honestly cooked well. Seafood was fresh. It is what I expect from a buffet. Plenty of choices for everyone, and our server Michael was really attentive and refilled our beverages multiple times. I know that they have just recently opened, but I applaud the establishment.

    Watery, soggy crab legs.

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    Los 2 Carnales

    Los 2 Carnales

    4.4(114 reviews)
    9.0 mi
    $$

    One of the best stops on your way in or out of Yosemite. The food is fresh and filling and the…read moreservice is spectacular! I love the diner style interior and the salsa bar. It feels complete and I LOVED their aguachile here!!! Spicy, zesty, chilled, and generous with the onions and cucumbers and avocado. It took longer to come out for sure, but when I tasted how fresh it was, it totally made sense. Each bite was humongous since I needed each component to make it perfect and I am so glad they gave enough toppings to complete each bite. AVOCADO IS NEEDED FOR SURE, the creaminess calmed down the spice and it was just delectable. It was so spicy that I had some stomach pain after, but the shrimp was also definitely basically completely raw as well. Take that as you will but every shrimp was perfectly deveined and this aguachile was a 1000/10. Thank you to the cooks and cashiers here! All super nice. We asked for more tostadas and they gave it to us free of charge. When the cashier told the cook, he was like "IS IT DELICIOUS" and we shouted across the restaurant that IT IS SUPER DELICIOUS. This will be my first pick when I go back! Most people got the burritos and stuff and those looked bomb too.

    I have eaten Mexican food all of my life. I eat burritos 5 times a week. When I first moved to…read moreOakhurst, I frequently got takeout from Carnales when I ate alone. However, the meal I just bought was the worst Mexican food I have ever eaten. I eat chili relleno burritos a lot because I'm a vegetarian. It was completely tasteless with no added spices. Worse, I ordered a cheese quesadilla for my wife. It came with ketchup instead of salsa. WTF. I was raised in a Chicano family and was nurtured by them. I felt insulted by this mean.

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    Nice inside!

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    Picayune Rancheria Indian tacos - Frybread taco (like a chalupa but better)

    Picayune Rancheria Indian tacos

    4.8(53 reviews)
    2.9 mi
    $

    I'm not a big fan of Indian tacos. They're not really Indian, considering that Native people would…read morenever have seen most of the ingredients until European settlers arrived. And most places that sell Indian tacos use the cheapest version of those ingredients they can find, cheap ground beef, discount, pre-shredded cheese and iceberg lettuce. They just seem a little gimmicky. Where this place shines is their jams and jellies. Those are amazing!!! Homemade, flavorful and delicious the jams are the reason you need to swing by! We bought a few jars and with every spoonful we revel in their wonderfulness while simultaneously mourning the fact that we're one precious serving closer to an empty jar. Go get a bunch of jam! And if you accidentally have a mediocre "taco" on the way out, then so be it.

    This place had been on my Yelp "to try" list for ages, so I was super stoked to finally be able to…read moregive them a try. Finding the taco stand was hard. I was expecting a taco truck in a casino parking lot, but this was more like a deluxe wooden shack on private property. Prior to this, I'd only had 'Indian tacos' once before, at a Native American cultural day at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. That one time was pretty much enough to make me a fan for life. Frybread tacos are all about the frybread. Truth be told, the filings don't matter. (As I write this, I can imagine a future full of gourmet 'Indian' tacos on Instagram, but...) The tacos are filled with cheap, super basic ingredients like full fat ground beef, iceberg lettuce, beef tomatoes, and "Mexican cheese blend." It's basically "white people taco night" on frybread. To me, having grown up in extreme poverty, these tacos taste like surviving poverty. They taste like a kind of soul food that you can only understand if you've lived it. (So if I see any too-privileged people knocking stars off because these tacos are exactly what they're supposed to be, I'll be shook.) When I saw the menu, I couldn't believe how cheap it all was. I'm pretty sure they need to raise their prices. I ordered a taco and a burrito (and got completely stuffed) for less than ten bucks. The ladies who work here all seemed super sweet. It didn't take long to get my order, and, in case this isn't clear by now, it was so good. I loved it. I plan to come back with friends.

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    Burrito on amazing fresh homemade tortilla

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    Casa de Fuego

    Casa de Fuego

    3.2(23 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Starting from the host, Kami was very helpful and very nice. She took us to our seat, Sean was…read morewiping down the tables and our seat it was really clean our server Christina was such an amazing server. She recommended great choices for dinner. She took care of us. Made sure everything was perfect. I would love to have her as my server again when I go back. everyone was so friendly Austin, Kami, Sean, Christina, peek Dayviana made the perfect mango margarita i can't wait to go back!

    In September, Chukchansi morphed the unused space from their buffer into a Mexican restaurant…read morecalled Casa de Fuego. They have a decent choice in appetizers, soup, and salad; their entrees consist of tacos, burritos, quesadillas and fajitas. We chose the items below and based each item off a five star scale, judging off of flavor profile. 1) Posole **** --This ain't your abuela's posole, but it was still good although it could've used a touch more salt; 2) Tortilla Soup **** -- never had potatoes in my tortilla soup before, so this was different; kept going back for more; 3) Nachos ***** -- the carnitas was flavorful with some burnt ends, and the chips were loaded with goodies: carnitas, guacamole, pinto beans, crema, cheese, olives, green onions, and chipotle sauce 4) Tacos ***--I chose chicken, carnitas and shrimp; this was average to me and also a bit of a disappointment as the tacos fell apart as soon as I picked them up, the tacos, beans, and rice were cramped onto a small dinner plate; 5) Jalapeño Margarita ***** -- jalapeño and cucumbers flavor; crisp and yummy and a tad sweet; 6) Chukchansi Margarita *** -- tasted like a regular o'l rita It would be much more pleasing to the eye of the appetizers and entrees were plated on larger plates.

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    Chimichanga chicken

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    Chipotle Mexican Grill - Here is the quantity..

    Chipotle Mexican Grill

    1.9(34 reviews)
    8.7 mi

    It has taken this location some time to get it together and I will be honest and say that every…read moretime I've previously ate here they were a disappointment every time BUT I believe management is making some changes because I just absolutely obliterated an entire bowl. The chicken was so juicy it needs to start paying rent for all the space it's taking up in my thoughts . Every bite was aggressively flavorful -- like the seasoning team clocked in, slammed an energy drink, and said, "Let's ruin this person's ability to enjoy bland food forever." No beans, no regrets, no consequences. Just pure, uninterrupted bowl bliss. Now let's discuss the chips. Fresh. Perfectly salty. A suspiciously addictive hint of lime . They tasted like they were made by someone's abuela who takes snack quality personally. I told myself I'd save some for later, but later never came because I apparently entered a feral, chip-devouring state. If there were witnesses, they've chosen not to speak. Overall: 10/10 experience. I came for lunch and left emotionally attached. Would absolutely return and risk developing a full-blown lime-salt dependency. Send help... or a family-size bag of chips

    45 minute wait at 4pm…read more A person with a simple order took 15 minutes because of how slow the staff was. Plenty of staff inside but all doing menial tasks like organizing chip bags when there's only one person on the line and register; not one each: one person total when there was 6 other staff in the store, including one walking around sipping a soft drink. Staff on the line had 0 urgency and managed to make every single action look like slow motion. Saw 7 people walk out after giving up on the wait.

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    Chipotle Mexican Grill - The location passes the Vibe Check

    The location passes the Vibe Check

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    Beef Barbocoa Bowl

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    Taco Bell

    Taco Bell

    2.3(86 reviews)
    8.6 mi
    $

    Ordered ahead for 2 boxes at 1pm, our pickup time was 1:30 when we got there it was packed and we…read morewerent helped at all. We waited around till someone finally came to register just to be asked my name, the worker then immediately ran back to doing nothing. At 1:55 we asked again just to be told someone else must have taken our order/ they just dont know what happened after having to ask me 50 questions? Finally at 2:08 our food comes out just to still be missing a item, queue another 11 minutes or so. A HOUR FUCKING WAIT BECAUSE THE STAFF HAS NO CLUE HOW TO DO THEIR JOB?? A joke tbh worst tacobell ever.

    As I've written about on numerous other occasions on Yelp, I am a Taco Bell addict…read more This is the closest Taco Bell to Yosemite, so I would probably still come here even if it sucked. Fortunately, it doesn't suck too bad. It's exactly what you would normally expect from Taco Bell, but like, thirty percent less of it. The food is prepared correctly. It is hot, and fresh. But the portion sizes are just never quite what they're supposed to be, or what they would be if you ordered them from any other Taco Bell storefront. For example, I recently ordered a Build Your Own Veggie Cravings Box on the app with a Black Bean Crunchwrap Supreme, a Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito, a Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes, and a Mt. Dew Baja Blast. Both the potatoes and the burrito were so undersized that I was able to open up the burrito, dump all of the potatoes into it, and easily wrap it back up. In fact, I've probably done this the last four times I came here. There was plenty of extra room in the bean burrito for the entire order of potatoes-- and there definitely should not be. The crunchwrap that comes in the box is not advertised as any kind of miniature version, but in reality, it is. If I had paid the menu price of six dollars for the crunchwrap alone, I probably would have been upset, but of course, that's how much I paid for the whole box. Aside from the sometimes comically small portion sizes, this Taco Bell is solid-- the prices, flavor, service, and quality are all still there.

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    Taco Bell
    Taco Bell

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