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    New Panda Buffet

    2.6 (322 reviews)
    ModerateBuffets, Chinese, Seafood
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    NEW PANDA BUFFET ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Veerut P.

    First time here. Pretty standard Chinese buffet good food, nice vibes, and the staff is doing the best they could. This isn't a Michelin level spot, so don't come in expecting top tier service like the person in the first picture the second picture is just the actor.

    This place is very stingy with their portions and the waiters are rude. They took forever to help us at our tables and didnt serve us our drinks. Highly recommended trying a different buffet.

    Crab cakes, cheese clams and shrimps along with variety of other seafood.
    Rafi A.

    I have been going to new panda buffet for years now with my best friend every time we're around culver city. It's was a great spot to grub. But despite being regular customers we have been kicked out twice from the restaurant. I understand first time was towards closing so they hawk us down while we are eating and kind of pushy to make you leave. Yesterday which was the second time It was around 8:24 pm and we were seated earlier and they close at 9 pm, one of the servers came up to our table and hands me a container for my ice cream saying "take your ice cream home because we're going home" and took the plate of food I was eating. I felt very unwelcome and uncomfortable and it hurt my feelings as if they don't like us or want us to go there and we always tipped, we never asked for anything, me and my best friend are very soft spoken kind people, we have never been difficult customers but their behavior was rather rude and unprofessional. kicking us out like that while I was still eating just because they decided to close 40mins early was baffling to me. They were also a table behind us everyone gathered up speaking in their own language and I felt like they were making comments about us as they were hawking me down while I was eating until one of them just walked up to us and told us to leave and take my dessert home and just takes the plate and soda away trying to say I have eaten enough. If they are open till 9pm then they're open till 9pm you don't just kick customers out 30-40 mins before closing because they suddenly decided to close early and snatch the plate of food I paid for from my hands. I will never come back.

    Gina E.

    Food is good but the service is awful. The waitress are rude and unfriendly. The tables are very close to each other so the people next to you can get hear you.

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    Fahad H.

    Food here are actually pretty good compared to other Chinese Buffets in the area but the location isn't very nice! They make you pay 1st unlike other buffet places and what I've found a little off putting is the servers will come and leave the bill tray in the table at the end of your meal asking for the service charge (tips). Personal Recommendations: Black Pepper Chicken Fried Rice Crispy Butterfly Shrimps Potatoes with Butter Small Square Shaped Pastries (Desert Section)

    Dine-and-dasher tried to film the workers there.

    I saw this lady argue with the front reception. She ate without making a payment. Everybody pays first and then go to eat. She sat down with her friend and ate for half an hour and just walked out without paying. She then came back making a scene by calling police and claiming the front reception disrespectful/discriminating, as well as threatening to punch one of the worker there (see second picture). This was a scene.

    Roast Beef, Pizza, and Baked Mussels.

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    There was a bug in the salad I wouldn't come back at all tourist Lure they make u pay first and the food is not good door is open

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    I wouldn't recommend this place honestly the worker are so rude they have a bad attitude like if they are giving you things for free .

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    Good food, afoordable prices 19-25$ include tax & tips. Service is good. Very big place.

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    This place really needs more better reviews! Service was amazing, food was the best why does this place have low reviews?

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    4.1(844 reviews)
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    I had been craving to go to a restaurant that specializes in Seafood and this place was recommended…read moreto me by some co-workers. I got there with my mother and was greeted by a very lovely gentleman named Clark. He told us we could sit wherever so we seated ourselves in the outside area. He came over right away with the menus and asked if we had been there before to which we responded had not. He went over the menu with us and answered any questions we had regarding the menu. He was very sociable and friendly. We chatted with him and put in an order for the Kiwi Chowder. I ordered a Modelo and my mother ordered a glass of orange blend wine. He came over with the drinks a while later and the Kiwi chowder and have us plenty of time to sit and enjoy the dish before we ordered our main courses. The kiwi chowder was delicious and came with little crackers. The clams and mussels were so tasty and the Ora King Salmon was a nice treat. After a while he came back and served me the Fisherman's Mixed Basket and my mother got the Fish tacos with fish of the day for them being Sword Fish. The fisherman's basket was amazing and paired perfectly with my beer. I had never had clams,mussels, snapper, and oysters all together and they were so good I wish I could have them more frequently. The place was very cute and sat quietly with good music playing. Not current music but music that really fit the place and set the vibe. I will be coming back here and if you ever go, there is no bad choice for the fish, the service is stupendous and I haven't gotten anything like it in forever, and if you meet Clark enjoy a friendly conversation with him.

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    4.4(1.2k reviews)
    0.9 miWest Adams
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    I dined here for the first time on a Saturday evening and I am thoroughly pleased! The ambiance and…read morethe decor is amazing..... especially next door at the raw bar, it's like you're in a beautiful cave. Everyone was friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. Our waitress made some good recommendations so we decided to try a few items (family style). We ordered duck confit, spicy pomodoro, sweet corn agnolotti, branzino (highly recommended), charred octopus, steak tartare, cavatelli finocchio, hamachi crudo, date cake and banana pudding tiramisu. Everything was absolutely delicious! You really can't go wrong with any choices on the menu. Everything we cooked to perfection with a lot of flavor. Also, if you sit at the hightop bar, the kitchen is an open concept so you can watch the chefs cook and plate the food. As far as the drinks, I am not sure if they have a full bar but they do have a few selection of wine along with a small cocktail menu. I stuck with the cucumber basil (with tequila). Flavorful and refreshing. Street parking may be hard to find but they do have valet parking for $12. Overall, it's worth a visit. I look forward to dining here again.

    My friend and I had a 9:30pm reservation and were seated at the bar after a short wait. The…read moreambiance was really cozy and intimate, and I loved that they have hooks underneath the bar for your bag. Sitting at the bar was definitely a plus because we got to watch the chefs cook throughout the night. We ordered the spicy pomodoro, squid ink mafaldine, and steak tartare, along with a sauvignon blanc and merlot to pair with the pasta. The steak tartare was good, but it was lacking a bit of flavor. The bread that came with it was perfectly toasted and honestly my favorite part of the dish. The spicy pomodoro was perfectly al dente and flavorful but it didn't really live up to the hype for me. I couldn't taste any truffle and it wasn't spicy at all. It was still a good pasta, just not life changing. The squid ink mafaldine was unfortunately pretty lackluster. The pasta tasted like al dente salt water, the prawns were overcooked, and it felt like they just threw a handful of raw basil on top and called it a day. The wines were good and paired well with the food but there wasn't anything particularly memorable about them. Service was great. Our server was super attentive and helpful. Overall, I enjoyed the experience. The atmosphere was great, service was on point, and even though some dishes fell short, I'd definitely come back to try their other dishes!

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    The kitchen view from our seats

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