Big Apple Buffet - St. Petersburg

I was happy with the whole season. in comparison to other Chinese buffets this restaurant was not excessively seasoned. I want to eat it every week! but there's a problem. I want them to change the color of lighting in the load.

Esthetics were impressive along with the number of buffet tables. Thus the 3 stars. Unfortunately, the food quality did not exceed comparable establishments. For example, the egg drop soup was barely lukewarm, and watered down. The pepper-steak had little seasoning. The desserts were good, as any other restaurant.

They have nice setting with lots of items in menu. Price is typical for a chinese buffet. However, the overall experience was not great. One of the reasons I went there was to eat sushis. Generally, most places would label which sushis are raw and which ones are cooked. They didn’t have any such labels and when asked, one of the servers came, but she didn’t know which ones were cooked either. Not only sushis, many other items didn’t have labels. Food was cold and service was not very well either.

Arrived at 5:30pm for an early dinner. Having visited this restaurant years before, I expected the same. I had a good experience in the past. The parking lot showed construction in progress with scaffolding over the sidewalk. The restaurant was open but very quiet. The buffet selection was quite disappointing. The big surprise was that although we arrived early for dinner, the selection looked as if they have been there for hours. Saddest sushi selections. I had difficulty finding anything to eat. Everything looked old. All bread products was stale including the croutons for salad. The hibachi section looked closed. No one was there to cook. The highlight of the evening was the waitress. Her prompt service to clear the table was appreciated. Would not recommend. Sorry. I really hoped and expected better.

Got there a little after 4pm. The sushi selection was very limited and beyond dry. The spring rolls were nothing but mush. I tried a fried dumpling and I couldn't even bite through it. Egg rolls were also hard as a rock. Everything there had been sitting out since noon it looked like. After the first few bites I wanted to walk out but figured you get what you pay for( or so I thought) I figured it was 7-10 dollars each but no, it was $15 each! The waitress stood behind me the whole time talking on her air pods( headphones). I got one refill and it came back wrong. By far the worst dinning experience I've had in a long time. For the same price you can go to umami and get fresh, made to order food. I took a friend and feel so embarrassed I even recommend it. I WILL NOT BE BACK.