Great Plaza Buffet

Wow I LOVE an Asian buffet. Any food snobbery I may have goes straight out the window when I am faced with a never-ending supply of coconut shrimp and a chocolate fountain. I've spent many a childhood birthday main-lining hot and sour soup, I've impressed (horrified) many an out-of-state relative with the amount I can eat in one sitting, and I once scared the entire family at an adjacent table with the aggressive efficiency with which I cracked crab legs with my bare hands and teeth.Anyways.It was my turn to pick a dinner spot for my friends and me, and this is where I made them come. Buffet prices have gone up up UP since the pandemic, and they are high enough to make even me, an unabashed buffet lover, think twice about the cost-to-food-quality ratio. However, I had a great time at Great Plaza Buffet, and will definitely return!First of all, I gotta highlight the fact that this buffet is in a shopping plaza, so parking is a breeze. A huge plus given the typically difficult nature of PB parking. As soon as you walk in you see some dingy candy and toy dispensers, as well as a claw machine full of off-brand cartoon characters. Off to a good start ! My party came around 5PM and got seated promptly but there were still a decent number of people. The dining area is vast and there were entire back sections that were empty, though the place still felt pretty lively. There were several screens playing sports all around the dining space. We put our bags down before I bee-lined to the sashimi. They had tuna, salmon, mackerel, and red snapper, as well as seaweed salad and squid salad. The salmon and red snapper were my favorites. They both looked pretty vibrant and fresh, and I didn't taste any funkiness. I like the soft, chewy texture of the salmon and the firmer bite of the snapper. I never get nigiri because rice fills you up, but they also had squid and eel there. Most of their sushi rolls don't have raw fish, but I did nab a piece of rainbow roll. On my way back to our table, I swung by the crab legs to pick up a plate for the table. The crab legs varied a bit in quality, but were not the worst ones I've ever had at a buffet. The first batch I took from was probably over-salted, but the second batch I got later was fine. I got one nasty crab leg that was clearly not fresh, and tasted like ammonia, but the rest of the ones I had ranged from a bit bland to pleasantly sweet. I tried cocktail sauce for the first time and it was just alright. I prefer my crab legs plain. After my table demolished a plate of crab, I started in on the cooked foods. The dim sum was limited but I was THRILLED to see that they had chicken feet. All together I ate two chickens' worth of feet (4). They were incredibly tender and flavorful, with chewy, sticky-sweet meat that fell off the bone. I've had worse chicken feet at actual dim sum places. Their hot foods were fairly standard buffet fare: fried rice, baked salmon, beef broccoli, baked shrimp and mussels. The only thing I was missing was the black bean stir-fried clams. I need to shout out their ribs as they were pretty tender and flavorful! The stir fried baby octopus was also very soft, thoroughly-seasoned, and delicious. No gummy seafood here! The fried chicken was a miss for me though, since it didn't taste that crispy. The hot and sour soup is a must for me at buffets, and I will always find space in my stomach for it. I skipped desserts as I was too full, but I had a few cubes of very sweet watermelon and a tiny scoop of ice cream. Throughout our dining experience, service was polite and prompt in clearing our table. We had a fun chat with the front desk guys about the wall of shame (dine-n-dashers), before waddling out of the buffet.This was a wonderfully nostalgic experience, and I am glad to see that this buffet, so reminiscent of the ones I loved years ago, survived the pandemic. I hold buffets to a different standard than regular restaurants, and Great Plaza indeed lives up to its name. I had a Great time there!

Excellent buffetHuge selectionGreat tasty food Very reasonable priceLots of parking

Damn that place is good. All of it! Service. Wide variety of dishes. Desserts. Yummy.

This place is crowded but plenty of food and space. It's all you can eat seafood and Chinese food, like most buffets it has a dessert and salad bar as well, chocolate water foundation and beers you can order by bottle (under $4/each) or wine by glass ($5/ea). Food quality I felt was good for a buffet style restaurant and it shows from how many people were there. They have crab legs (served cold, butter and lemon on the side) along with plenty of meats and build your own chow mein. Service wasn't the best but overall very good. About $26/person and free buffet on ur bday month.

Tuesday is very crowded. A lot of seafood is offered. It typical flavor of an Asian buffet nothing special. No Salmon sushi is available. Reasonable price. The restaurant is very clean and the stuff are friendly.

This place is over rated in my opinion. Foods below average. We arrived early before the opening hours and expecting FRESH foods but Unfortunately not at all. Few dishes we suspected left over from yesterday (not fresh at all). Deserts such as fruits like cherries, grapes, watermelon were ripen...probably few days old. Ice cream section is dirty looking...ice creams partially melted. Ambiance is average (nothing special that catched my attention).

Been here twice. Once on my bday on a Sunday and today on Memorial Day , (to give them the benefit of the doubt ). Only good thing is they have chicken feet (that was salty today) . Host/hostess and service workers were not nice both times. I only went back here cause they had the chocolate fondue for the kids especially after spending a day at sea world or Belmont park. Also , local flavor offers deals for buy 2 adults get one free adult m-f. Will I go back? Nope! Unless my parents wanted to so we can use that coupon finally and I could be free.

Came in here for dinner the other day, chow mein was good, the Mongolian bbq selection was good and very fast, they offer udon noodles too!they have. Large selection of seafood choices which is awesome ! Ice cream was a plus! Don't always see that, I just wish they had tapioca pudding ! Somehow I always crave that after Chinese food. Parking is easily to get on and out, there's plenty. The service is great they pick up your disposable plates right away and offer plenty of beverage choices. The ambiance is casual and loud just like any other Chinese buffet . Might come back when I'm in the area.

First time customer and I'm impressed. I highly recommend due to the variety of items. There is something for everyone. Also, the service is amazing. The workers are really kind.

The sever names ALAN. She was a terrible, cold and impertinent I ever met. I just paid and called it a day. Never ever see this place again.