Yao Buffet Sushi Grill
Asheville, NC
Likely 153 Smokey Park Hwy, Asheville, NC 28806 (he tagged only Asheville; we matched the address)
A big, busy buffet with some of the best crab rangoons he's had and a refreshing summer roll; four stars, five with pizza.
4.0His ratingYelp said 2.9- Rangoons Goonin'
- Pizza NoNo pizza. He says it would have been five stars with pizza; his rating is four.
- Desserts Fortune cookie
- Price $16.00/person ($31.99 for 2)
Dishes
- Crab rangoonAn odd origami shape, but the execution is flawless: exactly how every crab rangoon should taste.03:56
- Vegetable summer rollA rare buffet find (usually Vietnamese), wrapped in rice paper: refreshing and really good.01:44
- Flounder'Oh, that's nice.'04:54
- Pineapple chickenTastes like a sweet chicken; he's not feeling any pineapple.03:31
- Crystal chickenNo idea what makes it 'crystal'; it's like a sweet chicken.04:46
- Chicken wingRock cold; all right, but not his favorite.05:01
- Mayo-topped sushi rollThe mayo-caked roll, tried at fans' request: it tastes like mayonnaise.05:08
- Mac and cheeseLooked old: 'not giving mac and cheese, just giving chemical'.03:42
- Egg rollA thick one, 'wrapped with the finest hands this side of North Carolina'.01:36
- NoodlesLooked dry, like they'd been out a while.00:59
Halls
What he said
“Does the Yao buffet deserve 2.9 stars? No, I think they deserve a higher score. I most certainly would give it 4 stars. It would certainly get 5 stars if they had pizza, though.”
“The shape needs worked on, but the execution is flawless.”
“That's probably one of the best ones I've had.”
“It's. It's not given Mac and cheese. It's just giving chemical.”
“We got this sushi slathered in mayonnaise, per request that everybody wants me to try. Everything with Mayo on it for some reason.”
Also noticed
- So big and so busy it's like the whole neighborhood is in there. 00:24
- Bamboo décor, 'very Kung Fu Panda'. 01:30
- Pico de gallo on the salad bar. 02:08
- His first flounder at a Chinese buffet. 04:56
Cleanliness
What he said about it, in the video:
- A hand-sanitizer pump with no hand sanitizer in it. 00:13
- Every sauce and packet you could think of, put together quite nicely, and a very nice-looking salad bar. 01:54