China Flag Buffet
Saginaw, TX
1453 N Saginaw Blvd #135, Saginaw, TX 76179
A near-copy of yesterday's buffet: pizza sliced absurdly thin, 'recession indicator' sushi, onion-heavy goons and tough nuggets; the wings and pasta salad were the bright spots. Down to about 2.3.
about2.3His rating (he hedged)Yelp said 3.4- Rangoons Not gooning
- Pizza YesA very thin, frozen-looking pizza (he guesses 'Tostino's'). It ain't bad, but it's cut into absurdly thin slices, 'one slice, not three individual slices'.
- Desserts Fortune cookie
- Price $18.39/person ($36.78 for 2)
Dishes
- Chicken wings'Wow, look at that.' Actually really good.02:12
- Pasta saladEarns a 'Howdy, y'all' on the line, and on the plate: 'I think they know ball.'03:29
- Sesame chickenThe soggiest-looking sesame chicken he's ever seen, but it tastes like sesame chicken. Nothing amazing.01:06
- SushiNo meat, no cream cheese, just a rice ball: a 'recession indicator'. Tastes fine, but could be so much better.03:13
- Coconut shrimpBack to the classics: it tastes exactly the same as it does almost everywhere.01:25
- Chinese spaghettiPrecut ('They don't trust me with the long noodles') and sweet, like they put sugar in it. His first sweet one.01:23
- Chicken nuggetsHe'd been impressed with buffet nuggets lately, but these were tough: 'that ain't good.'02:27
Halls
What he said
“Does the China Flag Buffet deserve 3.4 stars? I'm gonna have to say no. I think they deserve probably 2.3 stars.”
“That tasted like cream cheese and onion. I don't think I'm gooning in this establishment.”
“This right here is a recession indicator if I've ever seen one.”
“Ain't nothing more American than a chicken nugget on a Chinese buffet.”
“Why they call it China Flag Buffet? I haven't seen one Chinese flag anywhere.”
“Chinese spaghetti precut. They don't trust me with the long noodles.”
Also noticed
- Almost identical to yesterday's buffet, down to the same signs and a bathroom that looks just like the last one's. This one has a boat, with the corners padded so nobody bumps into it. 00:21
- Food labels, so he's not 'running on pure experience' this time. 01:15
- No Chinese flag anywhere at the China Flag Buffet. 04:29
- Black Label Valentina and Sriracha on the buffet, which is too hot for him. 00:52