You are given a review about a place. You need to provide a rating from "1 star" to "5 stars" for this place.
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Question: = = = = = DAILY LUNCH BUFFET = = = = =

There's an old Chinese proverb: "Once bitten, twice shy." This place was so awful when I was here in January '09 that it took me over 4 1/2 years to get up the nerve to try it again! I'm happy to report that things were better here this time:

SOME POSITIVES:

* Both the dining room and the men's restroom looked very clean!

* The ambiance (lighting, sound (soft Chinese music playing), room temperature and booth comfort were all good. The dining room furnishings are arranged more attractively now than they were in '09, & it was a peaceful atmosphere overall. (There were 5 other customers dining.)

* My "hot tea" was hot this time, & it's free with the Buffet!

* The Egg Flower Soup was ok & much better than last time!

* All the food temperatures were right & I liked the taste of most of it.

OK, A FEW CAVILS:

* The sign outside says $5.99 but I was charged $6.55 total. It should have been $6.49 at the current tax rate of 8.3%, so right now she's charging $6.05 plus tax.

* One of the main things I always go for at an Oriental Buffet is the fried chicken. The big legs cooked up here looked great in the tray but mine seemed oily and only marginally cooked enough on the inside.

* Limited selection of 21 items including the tea.

ALL IN ALL?

Hong Kong here holds it own now against Mike Kwan's ("infamous") Golden Coin just 2 miles away. That's another place that was 1-Star & improved. The food is good there now but they have a microscopic selection of only 8 items & the bathroom is ucky.

It IS a pleasure to see a formerly disaster case Buffet like this get BETTER rather than finally closing such as East Buffet downtown, for example. Did you ever eat there? OMG! The last time I was there I was fighting over my food with this big spider. It was like a horror movie! The whole scene there was so awful (& I ate there 2 or 3 times!). Just running back across my Reviews of the place was upsetting enough that I finally deleted them completely. (Still get goosebumps when I drive by the derelict building!) :-O

Ok, so the daily Lunch Buffet here at Hong Kong Restaurant is $6.05 :-|

Answer: 2 stars

Question: Surprisingly I've been going to Las Vegas since I was 21 and I've stayed at many different hotels on the strip, but I have never stayed here until now! The first time I ever stepped foot in this hotel is when my girlfriend wanted to check out their elevator in the main building and I'm glad we did because I probably would've never gave this place a try(once again you can't go wrong with free).

Pros: Free stay, free food, Starbucks at almost every corner of the hotel(made me feel at home in Seattle), nice weather, bath tub/shower in bathroom, and friendly staff.

Cons: Older facility desperately needing a face lift to compete with new hotels, and South of the strip.

Overall I would definately stay here if it's free or maybe paying under 100 buck a night should be more than enough

Answer: 4 stars

Question: BF and I came here with his parents on Thursday (after Christmas) night. It was holiday pricing, so $46.99 per person. We decided to try this buffet because we each redeemed 2 comps from myVEGAS, otherwise we would not have paid to go. We waited about 45 minutes to be seated.

The selection was small compared to other buffets. BF and I mainly ate the prime rib (decent), tenderloin (dry), and king crab legs (decent). There was a gelato wheel among a variety of desserts. The pistachio gelato and flan were good!

The buffet was spacious, but due to the small selection and the price, we will probably not come back.

Answer:
3 stars