10/04/09
So-so generic Chinese
by Parma
From the uniformly rave reviews, we expected something special on our trip to Roanoke. What we found was decent Americanized Chinese food.
I suppose that there's a limit to the type and number of offerings a buffet like this can provide in this type of area. From other Chinese buffets that I've been to, though, here's what I would have liked to have seen:
More veggie dishes, e.g., spinach, eggplant with garlic, more than one tofu dish. Snow peas.
Pot stickers & other dim sum type offerings.
More seafood dishes, e.g., steamed/sauteed fish & seafood. There was one fried fish dish, and a pan of clams that unfortunately ran out before we had a chance to try them. There was a bright and tasty shrimp stir fry that was good. But the cold cocktail shrimp on the salad bar were, disappointingly, truly bland and awful.
I would have liked to have seen: salmon, squid, mussels.
One thing that was new for me was a big rice cooker to dip white rice out of. Since it wasn't obvious what it was, it would have been helpful to label it. (or if there was a label, I didn't notice it).
The hygiene issue? One of the covers for the steamed buns fell on the floor, rim-down. One of the staff picked it up and placed it back on the buns. He should have removed it and replaced it with a clean cover.
- Pros: Not bad, food prepared ok
- Cons: Not that great a selection, hygiene quibble
02/08/09
Very good food, excellent variety
by kevin9553154
Upon reading reviews from others, my wife and I ate at Red Palace during a recent VA trip, and we truly enjoyed the food! The service was great, and the food tasted wonderful. I would like to thank the previous reviewers. Because of you, I was willing to drive extra 40 miles to try our luck at this restaurant. If you're a buffet lover, you got to try this place.
07/20/08
Best Chinese Food
by SantoshRaj
I was travelling to Greenville, SC from Northern VA and I accidentally happen to go to this restaurant found on the GPS. Guess what! I had the best chinese food I ever had. The price is pretty reasonable, the staff is very attentive and the food taste is yummy. Next time I travel on I-81 I will surely stop by at the red palace.
- Pros: Ambience, Food quality
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