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    Magnolia Buffet

    3.6 (90 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Sushi, fried plantain, a variety of foods.
    Jose G.

    Great place in town if you just want a classic Chinese Buffett. I went here during dinner and they have all the original stuff such as fried rice, orange chicken, noodles, teriyaki chicken, etc. My favorite thing about this place was the unlimited Sushi and Nigiri, the rolls were being made on the spot and everything tasted fresh. The staff were friendly and they made sure our drinks were topped off and would remove the used plates from our table. They have a wide variety of foods and also a place where you can make what appeared to be a Mongolian bbq dish or similar to it. They also have a salad bar. Lastly they have a dessert bar with common pastries and some ice cream. Overall I wouldn't frequent this place, but its nice when you can't decide what to eat and are simply hungry.

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    Jeffrey J.

    Had a great experience at this restaurant with my family here. The food was wonderful and the place was very clean . Here are some of the foods that they have. They have a solid bar with multiple different dressings and condiments. They also have a Hibachi Bar with shrimp chicken and beef with vegetables that you can add to it even eggs. For the main area they have multiple stations that included fried shrimp, coconut shrimp, sea salt shrimp, General Tso's chicken, teriyaki chicken, salmon, ribs, fried fish, quesadillas, string beans, lo mein, fried bananas, rice, with many different varieties They also have soup hot and sour, wonton or egg drop and many more things everything was filled and they were constantly adding more food before it even was low. They even had a dessert bar with soft serve ice cream that included chocolate or vanilla. Also for dessert they had small little cakes different kinds of ones and almond cookie and hot apple pie slices on the main food bar. The price we paid was $16.82 but that was for Saturday evening price that also includes a drink the price is lower during the week and also for lunch. I believe it was well worth it and then some our waitress was Sue and she always continued to fill our drinks and check how we were doing. She gave us wonderful service. The woman in the front where you have to pay first was also very friendly and very informative since it was our first time coming there.

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    7 years ago

    Compared with other Chinese buffet, the dishes here are fresh and tasty. Good service!

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    8 years ago

    New opening. Food was great, staff fast and friendly. Potential type food. Sushi bar plenty of choices. Will be coming back. SOON!!

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    7 years ago

    Great food it's neen a long time since i been to a all you can eat Chinese buffet that was great. They will be getting my business for sure.

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    I'm pretty sure this was the only Chinese buffet I haven't tried in Columbia yet so I thought today would be the perfect day.

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    Stopped by Yu Noodles for a late lunch date with my mom. We were excited to see it wasn't too busy…read morefor a Saturday afternoon. We were instructed to seat ourselves, and was greeted immediately by our server. It's not huge inside but there is plenty of seating along with bar seating as well. We ordered so much! For starters we ordered the Cucumbers with garlic sauce which were so good, the cabbage which was packed with so much flavor, and the spring rolls which I didn't get a chance to try but my mom loved them. We also got an order of the Pan Fried Vegetable buns which were so pillowy soft, and scallion pancakes which were so good. The scallion pancakes were more crispy than what I'm used to and I would have preferred more scallions, but the flavor was still really good. For our course we ordered the Noodles in scallion oil with vegetables and the Sesame pasta noodles with vegetables. Everything was delicious and you get really nice portions. Our server was so nice and checked in us frequently. Overall, we really enjoyed our meal and glad we got a chance to try it out. We'll definitely be back for more!

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    Suishaya

    3.8
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    Suishaya is one of my go-to spots when I want a solid lunch without overpaying. The lunch specials…read moreare consistently worth it--good portions, quick service, and everything comes out hot and fresh. The fried rice and chicken combo hits exactly the way you want it to: flavorful, slightly indulgent, and satisfying without being overly heavy. What really keeps me coming back, though, is the bar. The cocktail prices are surprisingly reasonable, especially for the quality, and they do not hold back. The Suishaya Special in particular is strong--not just in a gimmicky way, but balanced enough that you actually enjoy drinking it while still feeling it. Overall, it's a reliable spot for a casual lunch with the added bonus of legit cocktails. Hard to beat that combination.

    Suishaya is VERY close to my house, but I think I'll stick to going way into downtown for dining…read more Pros: - Price is relatively fair - Sake was cheap and good Cons: - Rude Staff - Very Okay to poor food - Menu is MASSIVE. (Where's Gordon Ramsey to yell?!) There is easily 300 things to order on the menu - Food tasted bland Someone said it best in a review on here "the food was prepared like any other Chinese shop, just twice the price". That's about what I though too. It was really weird because we went at 4:30 PM and there was no one in the restaurant. It said to wait to be seated. We stood by the counter for about ten minutes waiting to be seated in a completely empty restaurant. The staff working just kind of looked at us like we were lost. Anyway, ordered spring rolls and they were $5.50 for two pretty small ones. Also, very greasy. I got the Singapore Noodles with chicken. It was okay. I kind of felt like I could make it at home. My girlfriend got Philadelphia Sushi and Shrimp. She said they all tasted like it came from a grocery store. I agreed. Columbia has a lot of Sushi restaurants. I'd skip this one.

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