Royal Buffet & Grill
Akron, OH
Likely 1930 Buchholzer Blvd, Akron, OH 44310 (he tagged only Akron; we matched the address)
A haunted-looking, sleepy, over-complicated buffet where nothing tasted good and the price topped every buffet before it; 2.3 stars.
2.3His ratingYelp said 2.6- Rangoons Not gooning
- Pizza No
- Price $46.00 total
Dishes
- General Tso's chickenIt ain't bad.02:06
- Fried wontonCooked so long he couldn't bite all the way through, a little tight, but not bad at all.02:43
- Crab rangoonDiamond-shaped, and nowhere near the goon zone (see Rangoons).03:11
- Beef Wellington-style rollLooked like a Philly cheesesteak or 'Gordon Ramsay's finest' beef Wellington, but 'that ain't it': really dry.00:50
- Dinner rollA well-stacked mountain, but a lot of air in it.01:55
Halls
What he said
“Does the Royal Buffet and Grill deserve 2.6 stars? I'm probably gonna have to lower it to 2.3 stars.”
“I mean, nothing tasted good, and it was just expensive for no reason. This is over complicated. For zero reason. And more expensive than Any other buffet I've been to”
“I am definitely not gooning. We are very far from the goon zone. I am not gooning in this establishment as of now.”
“This might be Gordon Ramsay's finest dish right here at the Chinese Buffet.”
“From the front, this whole place looks fucking haunted.”
“They got duct tape holding all the ice cream in here, man. It's crazy.”
What he didn't love
- Service: No one came to help; a staffer was asleep behind the counter and they had to wake her to be seated. 00:32
- Price: $46, more expensive for no reason: nothing tasted good. 04:05
- Dinner rules: Clearly they don't want you to touch anything if you don't pay for dinner, which he finds weird. 01:21
Also noticed
- From the front, it looks haunted. Huge inside, with a well-presented garlic bread display. 00:14
- A whole shop next door that just sells hats. 00:11
- A fountain with no fish, just a lot of change, and a Pokémon card machine. 00:18
- Coconut is optional on the coconut shrimp. 01:17
- Duct tape holding the ice cream freezer together. 02:16