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East Buffet

2.8 (85 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Seafood, Buffets
Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Pepper Shrimp

Decent choice of authentic Chinese food with great service and a price that's hard to resist. Great experience for travelers staying the night by DFW.

Mongolian Grill with chicken
Dia J.

The 4 stars are for my tea and the Mongolian grill!!! Get your food freshly made here!! Don't waste your time on the buffet!!! It socks rocks!!! The food is very bland. We tried baked seafood, ribs, catfish, crawfish. It basically all sucked. The Mongolian Grill has got it going on tho!!!

Grace Z.

I haven't been to a buffet like this in years. It's kind of exactly what you'd expect. Groups of all ages coming to get an easy meal for all the picky eaters and children piling their plates high. I liked the variety of dishes to choose from. The peppered squid was a test outside what I'd normally trust at a buffet. Unfortunately, it was a bit crunchy from being dried out under heat lamps. Some of the thicker tentacles were gummy and delicious. I'd probably go back to try other dishes.

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Shen T.

This is near my office, but we mostly been going to Uno as it's slightly bigger with maybe little more selection? Anyway, with the post pandemic, seemed like everything has gone up in price. My last weekday lunch at Uno was something like $14+, so decided to come back to East as it's been maybe couple of years since my last visit Today, I had to make a trip to Ft worth to pickup something with my son, so decided to stop by for lunch. It was $14.95 for all day Sunday, which was fair. I always like to start with Mongolian, and that was perfect as expected. The sushi, well, those were not as good as the rice used is just plain old rice and not even close to the real thing, even for a sushi at a Chinese restaurant, so don't bother. Aside from that, I've tried a little of everything else and they were all good and fresh. The fried shrimp especially were tasty, made a mess of myself but we'll worth it. Service as expected was decent for Chinese restaurant as I had low expectations, but the 2 waitresses kept coming back to clear our plates and refill the water at least 3 or 4 times. Aside from the pretend sushi, this was a good experience and deserves a 4 star. Keep in mind, I'm only comparing this to other Chinese buffet I had in the past.

What came out of my mouth. I cropped it so that y'all won't see my vomit.

Their food isn't fresh and they got little white worms in their chicken or could've been the eggroll . I tried to call up there and explain to them what I experienced earlier in my car and they couldn't understand me she asked me if I spoke Korean because she can't hear me. I told her no, she said okay you can call back....I kept feeling something in the back of my mouth and I got nauseous so I paid for my plate and got in my car...I looked in the mirror with my mouth wide open to see a skinny little white worm in the crease of my throat....I threw up instantly.....This is not okay...SO IM TELLING YAAAALLLLLLL They food not fresh. crazy I used to go there all the time now it's just not good anymore. No this is not a bean sprout, bean sprouts don't move.

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El Viejon

4.4
(19 reviews)
1.1 mi

(English down below)…read more Saliendo del aeropuerto DFW, busqué algún restaurante que tuviera sopa de mariscos; no sé de dónde vino el antojo. Entre varias opciones apareció El Viejón. Revisé el menú en línea y las reseñas, y manejé 13 minutos para encontrarme con una verdadera maravilla. Lo que me encantó: La atención fue excelente. Nos atendió Nidia, quien no solo es muy amable, sino también servicial y eficiente. Adolfo, el gerente, es un tipazo. Lo simple pero importante: Sus vasos de plástico, tan originales. La sencillez y el humor del menú. Los precios son justos para la cantidad que sirven. Lo que me dejó impresionado: La sopa de mariscos. Este tipo de sopas es sencillo: o la sabes hacer o no. Si no, termina siendo como la de Pappadeaux--para llorar. Esta sopa, en cambio, tiene mariscos abundantes (cangrejo, almeja, pulpo, pescado, camarón, calamar, etc.). El sabor es ligeramente dulce y cada nota se distingue con claridad. Muy recomendada. Una sola sopa es más que suficiente para una persona. Esto último lo aprendí demasiado tarde, después de haber pedido también el pulpo a la plancha, que terminé llevando para casa porque era demasiada comida. Mis únicas dos quejas: Las tostadas que ofrecen vienen con un pollo que parece atún, pero sabe a plástico. Mi perrito iba conmigo y ni siquiera él quiso comérselo, lo cual dice mucho. Algo raro ahí. La otra es la música: demasiado fuerte y del mismo género. Si el objetivo es honrar la cultura mexicana, hay muchísimos géneros entre los cuales escoger. Digo yo... no sé. Mejorar estos dos detalles llevaría la experiencia en El Viejón a otro nivel. ¡El Viejón, recomendadísimo! ------------------------------------- Leaving DFW airport, I found myself craving seafood soup--no idea where the craving came from. I searched for nearby options and El Viejón came up. I checked the online menu and reviews, then drove 13 minutes, only to discover a real gem. What I loved: The service was excellent. Nidia took care of us--she was not only kind, but also attentive and efficient. Adolfo, the manager, is a great guy. The simple but important things: Their plastic cups are surprisingly original. The menu is simple and humorous. Prices are fair for the generous portions they serve. What truly impressed me: The seafood soup. This kind of soup is simple: either you know how to make it, or you don't--and when you don't, it ends up like the one at Pappadeaux... something to cry about. This one, however, is loaded with seafood (crab, clams, octopus, fish, shrimp, squid, etc.). It has a subtle sweetness, and you can taste every distinct note. Highly recommended. One soup is more than enough for one person. I learned that lesson too late--after also ordering the grilled octopus. I had to get it to go because it was simply too much food. My only two complaints: The tostadas they serve come with chicken that looks like tuna but tastes like plastic. My dog was with me and wouldn't even eat it--which says a lot. Very strange. The other issue is the music: too loud and all from the same genre. If the goal is to honor Mexican culture, there are so many genres to choose from. Just saying--I don't know. Fixing these two things would take the experience at El Viejón to another level. El Viejón--highly recommended.

This place was a big disappointment!!! Walking in was your typical Mexican seafood place. Looked…read moremore like a cantina than a restaurant. We had fish soup, shrimp and fish filet with fries, coctel de camaron and taco de ceviche. The fish soup had a bad taste to it, the filet and shrimp were greasy, the coctel de camaron should have had more of a tomato taste they usually use Clamato. The tostada de ceviche was too fishy tasting! The chips came out with some kind of slaw to dip in. Not your normal chips and salsa. I will say that our server Luz Maria was very nice and the margaritas were good! But that's it!!! I don't know what all the hype is about here. Not near the kind of restaurant it should be for what they charge!!

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Pacific Table

Pacific Table

4.2
(473 reviews)
4.5 mi
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Third time here now. Weeknight and had to wait a bit to get seated but it wasn't that completely…read morefull. All the parking garages around were pretty full though! It was SOOOO LOUD though. just so many people and loud. Hard to have a conversation. Got the crab cake salad ($34). The crab cake itself was legit. The salad part was an interesting set up since they just had the crab cake on the side and then the salad on the side. I really liked it! Tried one of the sushi rolls and it was interesting that they added some olive oil and citrus?? when it wasn't specified on the menu at all.. I liked the roll though. It will run you $20+ for one. It's big but I also feel like you would need to order a side if you wanted to make that your main entree. And paying for 2 sushi rolls at that price point is steep. The lobster roll looked good? very saucy though. A lot of the stuff on the menu is market price like the filet, risotto etc.

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Cajun Crab Pub & Grill

3.2
(263 reviews)
4.0 mi
$$

I was stuck in Dallas for a night after my layover because of the cancelled flights from storms…read more Figured I would go get my favorite food, and saw that I had limited options near the airport open past 10pm. So I am thankful this places closes at 2:30AM!!! I ordered the Combo #2, market price was only $42.99, which came with snowcrab, 2 lbs of crawfish, sausage, potato, corn. That was a pretty good price for a Californian! The crawfish were okay, the sausage was really juicy and I enjoyed. The snow crab smelled like ammonia ong. I didn't expect much but they should really get on that. The sauce was brown and gritty and soo dang salty! This place was 10 minutes from DFW and open late so I got what I got. Strawberry Daiquiri was basically a strawberry syrup slush mocktail. The restaurant was connected to a food court it appears, and is pretty old and casual. The storage freezers were next to the dining tables. Would never come back for sure, but my server was really nice! I was about to order chocolate cake and homegirl advised me not to LOL!

Got the crabs, crawfish, and shrimp boil bag and was disappointed. First, the bag was full of oil!…read moreIt was separated from the seasoning but it made for an unpleasant experience. I've never had oily ship, crab, and crawfish before and would not recommend. The crabs were just ok enough to eat but pay have been old judging from the color and feel of the shell. The crawfish just were not appealing for me, not only because of the oil it was basting in, but they were a little grey and some were actually DIRTY! And being from Louisiana, that's a huge no no. The shrimp had their head on and looked better than they actually were. The shrimp were entirely overcooked and would unravel as I removed them from the shell. Bottom line, don't waste your time here.

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East Buffet - chinese - Updated July 2026

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