Where is the best Chinese Buffet in San Diego?

[Anonymous]

When I’m in San Diego, I’ll check out some of these places. Are any of you on here Japanese or enjoy Japanese food? There is this Japanese buffet that is so good, It may be in Escondido, I went there twice around 7 years ago but forgot the location.

Anyone, this thread caught my attention because last night I had chinese food on the spur of the moment from a 99 cent place. It was HORRIBLE.

Lesson I learned (actually I already knew it but was hungry): It it smells strange, do NOT order it.

[ocrenter]

unfortunately this is one weakness for SD in comparison to OC.

if you have to go to a Chinese Buffet, try New Panda in RB.

for good dumplings, Dumpling Inn off Convoy in Clairmont Mesa. very tiny location and hard to squeez in larg parties.

for Taiwanese deli, the only one here is 168 restaurant inside the 99 Ranch market, again, subpar in comparison to the stuff in OC.

for dim sum, agree with FLU’s Pearl recommendation. Jasmine is decent as well.

there use to be a Chinese Muslim place on Convoy as well, closed down due to lack of business.

for Chinese Buddhist vegetarian dishes, try Hsu’s located on Claremont Mesa Blvd just west of I-15.

somewhat off topic, best Japanese ramen place and cheap as well, Chopsticks in the Mitzuwa market plaza.

btw, when are we going to get a new (not so 3rd world) 99 Ranch Market in SD???

[ocrenter]

unfortunately this is one weakness for SD in comparison to OC.

if you have to go to a Chinese Buffet, try New Panda in RB.

for good dumplings, Dumpling Inn off Convoy in Clairmont Mesa. very tiny location and hard to squeez in larg parties.

for Taiwanese deli, the only one here is 168 restaurant inside the 99 Ranch market, again, subpar in comparison to the stuff in OC.

for dim sum, agree with FLU’s Pearl recommendation. Jasmine is decent as well.

there use to be a Chinese Muslim place on Convoy as well, closed down due to lack of business.

for Chinese Buddhist vegetarian dishes, try Hsu’s located on Claremont Mesa Blvd just west of I-15.

somewhat off topic, best Japanese ramen place and cheap as well, Chopsticks in the Mitzuwa market plaza.

btw, when are we going to get a new (not so 3rd world) 99 Ranch Market in SD???

[ocrenter]

unfortunately this is one weakness for SD in comparison to OC.

if you have to go to a Chinese Buffet, try New Panda in RB.

for good dumplings, Dumpling Inn off Convoy in Clairmont Mesa. very tiny location and hard to squeez in larg parties.

for Taiwanese deli, the only one here is 168 restaurant inside the 99 Ranch market, again, subpar in comparison to the stuff in OC.

for dim sum, agree with FLU’s Pearl recommendation. Jasmine is decent as well.

there use to be a Chinese Muslim place on Convoy as well, closed down due to lack of business.

for Chinese Buddhist vegetarian dishes, try Hsu’s located on Claremont Mesa Blvd just west of I-15.

somewhat off topic, best Japanese ramen place and cheap as well, Chopsticks in the Mitzuwa market plaza.

btw, when are we going to get a new (not so 3rd world) 99 Ranch Market in SD???

[ocrenter]

unfortunately this is one weakness for SD in comparison to OC.

if you have to go to a Chinese Buffet, try New Panda in RB.

for good dumplings, Dumpling Inn off Convoy in Clairmont Mesa. very tiny location and hard to squeez in larg parties.

for Taiwanese deli, the only one here is 168 restaurant inside the 99 Ranch market, again, subpar in comparison to the stuff in OC.

for dim sum, agree with FLU’s Pearl recommendation. Jasmine is decent as well.

there use to be a Chinese Muslim place on Convoy as well, closed down due to lack of business.

for Chinese Buddhist vegetarian dishes, try Hsu’s located on Claremont Mesa Blvd just west of I-15.

somewhat off topic, best Japanese ramen place and cheap as well, Chopsticks in the Mitzuwa market plaza.

btw, when are we going to get a new (not so 3rd world) 99 Ranch Market in SD???

[ocrenter]

unfortunately this is one weakness for SD in comparison to OC.

if you have to go to a Chinese Buffet, try New Panda in RB.

for good dumplings, Dumpling Inn off Convoy in Clairmont Mesa. very tiny location and hard to squeez in larg parties.

for Taiwanese deli, the only one here is 168 restaurant inside the 99 Ranch market, again, subpar in comparison to the stuff in OC.

for dim sum, agree with FLU’s Pearl recommendation. Jasmine is decent as well.

there use to be a Chinese Muslim place on Convoy as well, closed down due to lack of business.

for Chinese Buddhist vegetarian dishes, try Hsu’s located on Claremont Mesa Blvd just west of I-15.

somewhat off topic, best Japanese ramen place and cheap as well, Chopsticks in the Mitzuwa market plaza.

btw, when are we going to get a new (not so 3rd world) 99 Ranch Market in SD???

[sdduuuude]

“Good Chinese Buffet” – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I’d eat there every day and write a book “San Diego on $3.50 a day.” The book would be 1-page long and say “Eat at Sam Woo.”

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

[sdduuuude]

“Good Chinese Buffet” – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I’d eat there every day and write a book “San Diego on $3.50 a day.” The book would be 1-page long and say “Eat at Sam Woo.”

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

[sdduuuude]

“Good Chinese Buffet” – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I’d eat there every day and write a book “San Diego on $3.50 a day.” The book would be 1-page long and say “Eat at Sam Woo.”

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

[sdduuuude]

“Good Chinese Buffet” – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I’d eat there every day and write a book “San Diego on $3.50 a day.” The book would be 1-page long and say “Eat at Sam Woo.”

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

[sdduuuude]

“Good Chinese Buffet” – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I’d eat there every day and write a book “San Diego on $3.50 a day.” The book would be 1-page long and say “Eat at Sam Woo.”

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

[Coronita]

"Good Chinese Buffet" – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I'd eat there every day and write a book "San Diego on $3.50 a day." The book would be 1-page long and say "Eat at Sam Woo."

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

 

I definitely would *not* eat at Sam Woo in Ranch 99.

I use to eat there…until one time I was sitting at the table and noticed two cockroaches floating in the soup I was about to eat. I took one out, put it in the serving plate, leaving the other one in the soup. The waiter took the soup back, brought out "another one"…Except the serving plate with the "new soup bowl" still had the first cockroach that I took out. I guess when he simply removed the second cockroach from inside the bowl, he missed the one on the serving plate 🙁

I'm amazed at how that restaurant get's an "A" health rating.

 

 

 

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[Coronita]

"Good Chinese Buffet" – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I'd eat there every day and write a book "San Diego on $3.50 a day." The book would be 1-page long and say "Eat at Sam Woo."

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

 

I definitely would *not* eat at Sam Woo in Ranch 99.

I use to eat there…until one time I was sitting at the table and noticed two cockroaches floating in the soup I was about to eat. I took one out, put it in the serving plate, leaving the other one in the soup. The waiter took the soup back, brought out "another one"…Except the serving plate with the "new soup bowl" still had the first cockroach that I took out. I guess when he simply removed the second cockroach from inside the bowl, he missed the one on the serving plate 🙁

I'm amazed at how that restaurant get's an "A" health rating.

 

 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

"Good Chinese Buffet" – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I'd eat there every day and write a book "San Diego on $3.50 a day." The book would be 1-page long and say "Eat at Sam Woo."

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

 

I definitely would *not* eat at Sam Woo in Ranch 99.

I use to eat there…until one time I was sitting at the table and noticed two cockroaches floating in the soup I was about to eat. I took one out, put it in the serving plate, leaving the other one in the soup. The waiter took the soup back, brought out "another one"…Except the serving plate with the "new soup bowl" still had the first cockroach that I took out. I guess when he simply removed the second cockroach from inside the bowl, he missed the one on the serving plate 🙁

I'm amazed at how that restaurant get's an "A" health rating.

 

 

 

[img_assist|nid=5962|title=selfportrait|desc=|link=node|align=left|width=100|height=80]

—– Sour grapes for everyone!

[Coronita]

"Good Chinese Buffet" – definitely an oxymoron.

Try Sam Woo in the back of Ranch 99 market.
They sell huge portions of B-grade food at the counter for $3.50. I mean huge – enough for 2. If I were homeless, I'd eat there every day and write a book "San Diego on $3.50 a day." The book would be 1-page long and say "Eat at Sam Woo."

The sit-down food is quite good but pricier than the take-out.

 

I definitely would *not* eat at Sam Woo in Ranch 99.

I use to eat there…until one time I was sitting at the table and noticed two cockroaches floating in the soup I was about to eat. I took one out, put it in the serving plate, leaving the other one in the soup. The waiter took the soup back, brought out "another one"…Except the serving plate with the "new soup bowl" still had the first cockroach that I took out. I guess when he simply removed the second cockroach from inside the bowl, he missed the one on the serving plate 🙁

I'm amazed at how that restaurant get's an "A" health rating.

 

 

 

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—– Sour grapes for everyone!

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