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jaklumen
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response 86 of 130:
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Jul 17 01:38 UTC 2002 |
He's a'ight by me.. I love Chinese buffets. Granted, there are a few
places around my area that are simply buffet, and nothing but; but I
remember one in Yakima that *was* really good. The food was served on
catering dishes with Sterno burners instead of a steam table, and it
was much better quality than most buffets I've seen. I'm sure jmsaul
is right by his comments in resp:84, but from what I could tell, the
menu items looked quite a notch above the typical Chinese place, too.
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keesan
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response 87 of 130:
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Jul 17 19:50 UTC 2002 |
We like the large selection in buffets, and the fact that we can pick out the
vegetables and leave the meat behind so this also increases the selection.
Sometimes people help by picking out the meat and leaving us the vegetables.
I don't know of any good Chinese buffets in or near Ann Arbor, but Hong Kong
Inn says if we cannot find what we want in the buffet they will cook us
something extra. They did this twice when there were only meat dishes there,
and just brought our vegetables straight to the table. This is essentially
an all-you-can eat price of our choice of dishes (they know we will not pick
any of the expensive (meat) dishes).
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glenda
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response 88 of 130:
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Jul 17 20:28 UTC 2002 |
Eating dishes where the meat has been picked out and the vegetables left
behind in not eating vegetarian let alone vegan. The meat enzemes are in the
entire dish not just the pieces of meat.
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jmsaul
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response 89 of 130:
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Jul 17 23:04 UTC 2002 |
Re #87: I'm not sure there's any point in you and I swapping restaurant
recommendations, honestly. I just don't think we're from the same
planet.
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keesan
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response 90 of 130:
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Jul 18 14:11 UTC 2002 |
We are not religious vegetarians. The point is to eat low on the food chain,
not to have the restaurants throw out vegetables because they have been
'tainted' by association with dead animals and the meat eaters won't eat them
because they have no meat with them.
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jmsaul
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response 91 of 130:
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Jul 18 14:41 UTC 2002 |
At least you said "eat low on the food chain." Some friends of ours once told
us they were trying to "get lower on the food chain," and we teased them
mercilessly about what kind of predators they were planning to get munched
by.
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slynne
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response 92 of 130:
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Jul 18 18:47 UTC 2002 |
Mosquitos.
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jmsaul
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response 93 of 130:
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Jul 18 21:30 UTC 2002 |
Yeah, but that happens already.
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bmoran
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response 94 of 130:
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Feb 22 22:28 UTC 2005 |
I'll throw in a comment about Great Lake Seafood. My brother in law has eaten
in chinese places around the world, and said it was the best chinese meal he
has ever eaten. I'll go to Dynersty when I'm working downtown for a quick
lunch, but Great lake is where I go for a top quality dinner.
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keesan
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response 95 of 130:
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Feb 22 23:49 UTC 2005 |
We tried their lunch buffet several years ago and it was awful - the
vegetables were frozen, not fresh. Dynersty uses all fresh vegetables (or
dried mushrooms). Dan, I hear you are trying to start up the lunchtime
meetings for self-employed people again - is this related research?
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gelinas
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response 96 of 130:
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Feb 26 04:36 UTC 2005 |
I had lunch at Great Lake yesterday. I couldn't taste the crab in the "crab
cheese Rangoon", but the Mongolian beef and the rice were good. :)
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void
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response 97 of 130:
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Mar 18 13:33 UTC 2005 |
The one time I ate at Great Lake, I was underwhelmed. I haven't been
back, but maybe I'll try it again.
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eeyore
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response 98 of 130:
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Apr 17 12:11 UTC 2006 |
I've not been to Great Lakes in awhile (they have little to offer veggies),
but their shrimp is always perfectly done. We've always been impressed with
them!
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cmcgee
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response 99 of 130:
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Aug 31 15:02 UTC 2006 |
Ok, I'm looking for an all-you-can-eat Chinese buffet in Ann Arbor/Ypsi area.
What is your recommendation?
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tod
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response 100 of 130:
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Aug 31 20:32 UTC 2006 |
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denise
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response 101 of 130:
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Sep 1 02:28 UTC 2006 |
I can't think of the name off the top of my head and I've never been to it,
but there's one on Washtenaw Ave in Ypsi, just past Golfside, on the right
[KMart's on the left]. I'd say its probably within the first 1/4-to-1/2 mile
past the interesection. Nearby is an Asian grocery store [that I haven't
checked out yet, either].
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cmcgee
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response 102 of 130:
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Sep 2 17:33 UTC 2006 |
I'm looking for "quality versus cost" and "variety versus cost" comments.
Got a hungry 20 something to feed.
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keesan
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response 103 of 130:
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Sep 3 02:05 UTC 2006 |
Dynasty, about $6.50 each for lunch, on Washtenaw Ave, has more than the
standard fare, including things like daikon salad, fried plantains, and a lot
of vegetable dishes, and has a good reputation. Supper costs more and
includes crab legs. On the west side of Ann Arbor near K-Mart i
(Westgate) is 'something Garden' which is salty and mostly meat.
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glenda
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response 104 of 130:
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Sep 3 18:18 UTC 2006 |
The place Denise is refering to is China Buffet II. We feel that the quality
is much, much better than Dynasty which is referred to as Die Nasty at work.
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eprom
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response 105 of 130:
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Sep 3 21:13 UTC 2006 |
I think i've been to the China Buffet II (if its the one next to the Arby's),
I stopped in and stuffed myself silly. Pretty decent selection in the buffet
for the price.
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response 106 of 130:
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Sep 4 03:22 UTC 2006 |
China Buffet II is probably the best Chinese buffet in the area. It's
not next to Arby's, it's on Washtenaw east of Golfside. It used to be
Hunan Garden.
A number of people have told me that they got less-than-fully-cooked
food at Dynasty on Liberty. There's another Chinese buffet on
Washtenaw, west of Golfside, across from the entrance to Spicetree.
That one is also called Dynasty. Some people rave about it, but I
always liked China Buffet II better. Keesan is right, though...China
Buffet II is not very vegetarian-friendly, if that's a consideration for
your group of 20+.
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eprom
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response 107 of 130:
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Sep 4 14:08 UTC 2006 |
re #106
are we talking about the same place?
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~j4castee/buffet.jpg
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~j4castee/inside_buffet.jpg
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glenda
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response 108 of 130:
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Sep 5 07:42 UTC 2006 |
The place on Liberty is Dinersty, not Dynasty. They are not connected. We
have had both horrible service and unacceptable food at Dynasty Buffet. The
food is ineptly prepared, not kept at the proper temperature, unevenly cooked
and spiced and not logically laid out. We have had battered foods where the
batter was overcooked on the outside and raw inside. Things that are labeled
spicy often have no spice at all. We tried more than once. We will not be
back. China Buffet II, a couple miles up Washtenaw and on the other side of
the street is much better.
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cmcgee
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response 109 of 130:
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Sep 5 15:36 UTC 2006 |
I've got a bunch of meat eaters. Sounds like China Buffet II is the answer.
I remember the buffet place that used to be next to Arby's. The space is now
a mobile phone store, I think.
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tod
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response 110 of 130:
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Sep 5 17:26 UTC 2006 |
re #109
Sounds like China Buffet II is the answer
I dunno...you might want to reconsider their restaurant inspection report
versus Dynasty's...
CHINESE BUFFET II
2905 WASHTENAW YPSILANTI, MI 48197, Washtenaw County
Inspection date: 3/16/2006
-EMPLOYEES FOUND TO BE PREPPING READY TO EAT FOODS WITH BARE HANDS. INCLUDING
ORANGES, LEMONS, CUCUMBERS. BARE HAND CONTACT IS PROHIBITED WITH READY TO EAT
FOODS.
-SOUP FOUND COOLING IN 5 GALLON CONTAINER IN THE WALK IN COOLER. TEMPED AT
75 DEGREES F. COOLING FOR MORE THAN 2 HRS. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS MUST
BE COOLED RAPIDLY FROM 140 - 70 DEGREES IN 2 HRS AND 70 - 41 DEGREES IN AN
ADDITIONAL 4 HRS. CORRECTED BY DISCUSSION AND PLACING INTO FREEZER TO RAPIDLY
COOL THE REMAINDER OF THE TIME TO 41 DEGREES F.
-OPEN CUP OF TEA FOUND ON THE MAKE LINE TO BE CONSUMED BY EMPLOYEE. COVERED
WITH OVERSIZED LID. OPEN CUPS ARE PROHIBITED.
-BULK CONTAINER WITH SOAP FOUND TO BE UNLABELLED NEXT TO THE COOKING
EQUIPMENT IN THE REAR.
-THE DOOR TO THE PREP UNIT OPPOSITE THE FRYERS IS NOT CLOSING TIGHTLY. AT
TIME OF INSPECTION DOOR WAS FOUND AJAR AND AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE OF THE UNIT
WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED.
-BAGS OF ONIONS AND ORANGES FOUND STORED ON THE FLOOR IN THE REAR DRY STORAGE
AREA. ASSORTED CARTONS AND CONTAINERS OF FOODS ON THE FLOOR IN THE WALK IN
UNITS.
-BULK FOOD CONTAINERS NEED TO BE RELABELLED. THE WRITING IS COMING OFF AND
THESE PRODUCTS ARE NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED.
-THE CONDENSATE LINE IN THE WALK IN COOLER IS NOT WRAPPED IN INSULATION.
-GASKETS ON THE DOOR OF THE REACH IN COOLER THAT IS USED FOR STORAGE OF BAGS
IS TORN AND HANGING OFF DOOR.
-MPLOYEE RESTROOM HANDSINK FOUND WITH A NEWSPAPER IN THE SINK BASIN.
-ASSORTED FOODS FOUND UNCOVERED IN THE WALK IN COOLER, WALK IN FREEZER. FOODS
FOUND IN WALK IN COOLER IN REAR COVERED WITH UNAPPROVED MATERIALS.
-CARDBOARD FROM BOXES LINING SHELVES IN THE COOK AREA IS PROHIBITED.
-IMPROPER THAWING OF ASSORTED POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOODS INCLUDING SHRIMP,
GROUND SEASONED BEEF, FISH. ALL FOUND THAWING AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.
DYNASTY BUFFET
4675 WASHTENAW ANN ARBOR, MI 48108, Washtenaw County
Inspection Date: 1/31/2006
-OBSERVED DIRTY CAN OPENER ON THE PREP. TABLE IN COOKING / PREP. AREA.
-OBSERVED RAW CHICKEN MEAT STORED NEXT TO RTE FOOD(CHINESE DESSERT CAKE) ON
THE SHELF OF WIC.
-HAIR RESTRAINT NOT WORN ON HEAD
-HANDWASHING FACILITY COOKING/PREPARATION ARE HANDSINK SOILED
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