This is a secret 5 Star Review although I chose 3 stars…read more I chose three stars to keep this institution's cred's up so to speak. It is law that the only people who yelp on average are 25 year old post-grad females who are looking for cleanliness, community, and an ambience soothing to them. I ACTIVELY AVOID Chinese buffets who have MORE THAN three stars. I am a disciplined professional as well. Let's examine. There is a necessary push and pull (cosmically) where the more and trendy ambience-exuding a restaurant is--pure flavor is sacrificed. Case in chief: you know as well as I do that this cosmically determined phenomenon is most apparent in Tacos (the more rustic and rugged the joint, the more those Taco jointz are gonna be DA (you know what). Now back to our observee "Grand Palace." Its name is almost comically stereotyped. It sits on the corner of a shopping mall in a very blighted and impoverished area. On its Google photo, its "L" in "Grand Palace" is missing. I picture it flickering in the night like the kiss of that one that got away that time in undergrad. Walking in, it is dark--sweetly dark with flashes of red, and light dragon art centered as the steamy bar hisses a savory whisper that draws you in. The room and mixed scent signals almost hugs you a little too hard. Behold the juicy chicken on a stick that is purely fried (not red, not dry, not half-assed as usual). I am talking sweetly juicy. Colonel eat your heart out. Behold the seemingly mundane standard-issue broccoli and beef flanking General Tso and sweet/sour puffs with that red blessing handy and waiting for you like an overly eager date. Get all your normal extremely sweet meats as an adornment for the reason you are here (the rice and the three kinds of noodles). Cut that sugar with that blessed "spicy chicken" that lives up to its banal name and presentation. Onions and jalapenos (like notes from home on a sojourn) join on the sordid affair. They have "rib tips" floating in a red sea of sweet sauce. Oh, add these to whatever you've piled 7 miles high by now. They will be like midnight wine-stains on your dish. The evidence of the crime of pure passion. No sushi. This place is too true to form. It is too powerful in its own right to try to keep up with the economics the place finds itself (this vanquished little town). Pro-Tips: 1) Bring a $20 spot for lunch and that takes care of tip and all. Quick exit this way (even if they drag bringing the ticket). 2) Adorn your plate with the fresh green onions (intended for the soups you may wisely skip). 3) Don't overlook the cheesecake/sponge cake (cornbread looking joker) on the desert bar.

This restaurant offers a buffet with extremely limited choices…read more The crawfish were good, not many to choose from. They had cold boiled shrimp and it was good. Only a few vegetables choices. I usually try the Hot n Sour Soup however I didn't this go around. They charge $15.95 or $16.95 with a drink. Watch your bill, I ordered water and the bill showed "tea", they adjusted the bill. There are plenty of tables just not much in customer appreciation in my opinion at the counter. Wait staff was better than management.