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DESCRIPTION: Well i tried like 3 different types of ribs and i wasn't impressed with any of them. It was ok, but thats about it. Atmosphere is nice and family/southern oriented. service was good. overall 6 out of 10
DATE: 2004-12-08
FOODRATING : 4
SERVICERATING : 8
AMBIANCERATING : 8
OVERALLRATING : 4

DESCRIPTION: As the story goes, Marco Polo brought noodles back from China. I don't remember any mention of him introducing Italian cuisine to the Chinese. Having sampled the Italian dishes at Marco Polo buffet, that certainly proves that he must not have. They obviously haven't mastered the art of good Italian cooking. My husband & I recently had lunch at this fairly new Venice restaurant. I started on the Chinese side of the buffet & was delighted to find many old favorites like General Tso's Chicken & Cashew Chicken. I was sorry to see that they didn't offer Beef & broccoli, but the selection I did find kept me busy enough that I didn't notice. The General Tso's was wonderful, I even went back for 2nds of that. The barbequed pork was also great. I didn't care much for the cashew chicken, but no bother. The egg rolls were typical but good. The crab rangoon were folded a bit differently than what I was used to but they tasted pretty much the same although the wrappers weren't as thick making them a bit soggy. Meanwhile, my poor husband started on the Italian side of the buffet, & after only 1/2 a plate became so sick that he was in no mood to even attempt the Chinese food. I assured him that it was good, not at all the disappointment he had experienced with the Italian, but his stomach was so upset he could barely stand to watch me as I enjoyed my Chinese dishes. After finishing my pleasant experience with the chinese food, I decided, against my husbands warnings, to at least taste the food that had made him so queasy. Although it didn't make me physically ill, I could certainly see why the restaurant would want to reconsider this portion of the buffet. It wasn't inedible or anything as awful as that, it merely tasted frozen. From the stuffed shells to the pizza, it tasted straight from the frozen food aisle. Not even the good frozen stuff like Stouffers or Red Baron, but more like the generic frozen food found at a grocery store...that's been sitting in the freezer for a while...a long while. The meatballs unfortunatly didn't taste frozen. I can handle most of the meatballs you find frozen at the grocery, but these tasted like someone tried to make them seem authentic Italian, & bless their ambitious litte heart, they failed miserably. One great thing about this place was the service. What service, it's a buffet? Well, EVERYONE at this place helps out, not only the person who took our drink order. Our glasses didn't even get half way empty that someone didn't refill it. The staff seems to stroll around the dining room looking for someplace to step in and offer help. We had several different people refill glasses & clear away plates for us. We NEVER had a used plate sitting on our table for more that a minute at most. It was wonderful! So, if you want Chinese food, give this place a go. If you are looking for Italian food, don't go to China.
DATE: 2001-09-17
FOODRATING : 4
SERVICERATING : 10
AMBIANCERATING : 8
OVERALLRATING : 4
RECOMMENDED DISHES : General Tso's chicken, Chicken & Broccoli, BBQ pork, Vegetable lo-mein.