East Ocean Buffet
| Address: | 1772 86th St, Brooklyn, NY 11214, USA |
| Phone: | +1 718-256-8660 |
| Rating: | 3.1 |
| Working: | 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM 11AM–10PM |
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A Private User
This buffet has its ups and downs. Good: * The place is spacious. * The food is safe to eat. There is no sign of rodent or insect infestation. * For people who love fast food, this is heaven. Lets look at some of the foods they serve: french fries, onion rings, fried rice, fried chicken, and crab meat in melted cheese. All of the foods here are fattening in some way, but Im skinny so I really dont mind. * The price is faily low. For 4 adults during dinner time, its about $80 (including taxes and tips). If youre on an empty stomach, its easy to eat $20 worth of food anyway. If you read Chinese newspapers, some of them have coupons which you can use at the restaurant (10% discount). Bad: * The layout of the restaurant is bad. All of the food is in a corner. Should the restaurant be filled to capacity, people going to get food would certainly run into traffic. I dont know why they wont place the food in the middle of the restaurant. * The selection of foods you get to choose from is very small. Compared to some buffets in Queens, this restaurant has only a third of the different kinds of foods. * The food quality visibly drops as you walk down the aisle from the side closest to the entrance to the side facing the wall. Some of the vegetables (especially the ones in contact with soil) have sand in them. It took 2 complaints to the manager (from two different customers) before the offending item was taken away. * Stay away from the sushi area — especially the sashimi. The guy who mans the area looks like he just got out of bed, and the food around that area isnt so appealing; the food under the sushi is something you can get out of a can from a grocery store. The wasabi tasted fresh though. * Even the best foods were of okay quality. Its not bad, but this food is pretty much the kind you get at any fast food restaurant, only its not just fried rice and chicken but its an assortment of other foods like crab meat, salmon, clams, and potatoes. * Some of the waitresses were insulting, although indirectly. They just had to make sure to dig through our finished plates for any wasted foods before departing to clean them; and they did it in front of us. Wasting food supposedly adds to our bill. * The manager was certainly not grateful when we pointed out the problems with some of the food.
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Nazary Nebeluk
I really want to recommend this place because the staff looks genuinely hard working. They have an A from the Health Department and when I was there late one night the staff was eating the same buffet food they serve everyone. But its just not great food. Every dish is slathered in sauce, especially sweet ones. I tried some pan roasted salmon and it came with a sweet mayonnaise sauce on top. By the time you have your fill and even think about dessert youre bordering on hyperglycemia. Even some of the sushi came with a sweet rice inside. They have a tiny raw bar, which includes oysters, but with a sign that cautions people to not eat them if its their first time. A dinner ends up costing 20.35 with tip and drink which I guess isnt bad but doesnt feel like a value. The lunch might be ok, especially with a higher turn around and getting more fresh dishes out instead of them sitting under heat lamps.
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Anna L
Rude female host and the waitresses dont give you much attention. A senior citizen party with over 100 people was being held as other customers were trying g to eat quIetly and comfortably. The on going loud noise was unbearable. When I try to address the problem to the waitresses they just smile and walked away. The female host informed me that its just a senior party, no big deal, rolled her eyes at me and walked away to inform the other staff of my comments. It would be courteous to notify your customers a heads up or recommend the other side of the room for enjoying lunch more comfortably. Since the tip is already included, you cannot modify it. A bit pricey for their food. Cleanliness could improved as well. The Thai & seseame chicken were overcooked, veggies & noodles were bland. What a bad experience and waste of my hard earned money.
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Douglas Wint
This place is not good, at all. Add to that, it is overpriced. The food is left out too long before it is replaced. I sampled a variety of offerings and nothing was exceptional. The chicken was dry, noodles flavorless, sushi was horrible, and I could go on. Once the bill arrives, you discover that they add a tip to the bill despite the fact that all they had done was remove our plates and place a pot of tea on our table. I tip at least 20% when at a full-service restaurant but that shouldnt apply at buffets, where I typically will leave a 10% tip. This time, it was not worth it. The buffet price changes depending on the time of day but no matter what, its overpriced! STAY AWAY! There are much better options in the immediate area.
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Александр Соколов
Ужасное место. Приборы плохо мыты. Обслуживание отвратительное, зато чаевые требуют ад 20$ сверху. Выбор блюд плохой. Персонал не очень приветлив. Если и выбирать подобное заведение, то кафешка на Эммонс авеню в 100 раз лучше и дешевле. Кушали в троём на Эммонс-61$, тут 81$-----за что? Всем русскоговорящим- ребята, тут фигня, не стоит этих денег!
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Florim Nocoj
Hated this place and would absolutely never recommend it to anyone! Just waisted money and time. Had the lunch buffet with my wife and the taste was blend and tasteless. Found a hair in the shrimp and I told the owners, but instead of removing that dish and putting out new, they just didnt care about it and gave me 5 dollar discount. But they charged me for the Buffé and added taxes and gratitude fee, wich should be optional because they never need to service you. So I still had to pay for the food even though I found a hair in it. Disgusting place and horrible owners. DONT EAT ANYTHING HERE!!
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Jason Lee
Been here a few times for Chinese buffet dinner and I felt like it was a typical Chinese buffet. If you like abundance, especially seafood, then you’ll probably like this place. I feel like this place serves more seafood compared with other Chinese buffets. For about $20, you can indulge in as much as you like until your stomach can hold no more! This place can accommodate lots of people, so if you have large gatherings, you can bring them here and not worry about which restaurant to go to. I’m pretty sure there is something for everyone’s taste buds.
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BK Mata
One word to describe this place: DISGUSTING! Not only is this the worst buffet I have ever been to, its also the worst Chinese food I ever ate. I feel like I got food poisoning from the fish they served; it has probably been re-served multiple times. I have been in the bathroom consistently over the last 2 days and have not had the appetite to eat anything else. This place got a B from the NYC Dept of Health because I believe an F is not available. The quality of this food is CRAP. DO NOT GO TO THIS BUFFET!
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Yujie Clark
Ate there tonight with my family,cant believe they rise price on holiday buffet,food was ok,but severs I cant stand,they so ruled,suggested those Asian girls want to charge people gratuity better to learn how to serve guest first before charged every single guest,just because you work hard it doesnt mean you serves good enough to get auto gratuity,plus it that supposed no auto tips in law anyway???? Strongly suggest whoever want to go over there eat please check reviews first then decide go there eat or not!!!!
