a friend and i ate there yesterday. we love asian buffets and are always looking for good ones that we can look forward to going to over and over again. this wasn't it. overall the place was clean. yes, the carpet was worn and stained, but that's why you don't use carpet in restaurants. it wasn't anything that would turn us away though. the tables were clean, clean bathrooms, etc. the selection of food was average to above average. the taste of the food varied but was not bad. there were things that i liked the taste of, were it not for the temperature. i never expect "steaming hot" when i get food from a buffet, but it better be warmer than room temperature, which is what most of the food was. even worse, some of the beef and chicken items were cold, and i mean spit-it-back on-the-plate cold. i started having serious doubts about the safety of eating there. add to that the service. there was one male and one female employee, both just wearing jeans and t-shirts, nothing that matched or looked like any kind of restaurant uniform at all. they just grabbed random clothes from home and went to work. this isn't a big deal, but there was nothing that set them apart from customers, nothing to let you know that they were employees, and it just added to their overall unprofessional manner. actually, the male wasn't bad, he removed our plates fairly quickly and seemed somewhat pleasant. but the female just looked annoyed at having to work. no smile or greeting when she seated us, no smile the one time she came to our table to refill our drinks, took forever to bring our check, then no smile or even a "thank you." we couldn't wait to leave, and both agreed we'd never go back.

Easily the best Chinese establishment in Madison. The award-winning chef has put together an unbelievable menu, with both Americanized dishes and truly authentic Schezwan dishes. My standard for comparison are Hot Sour Soup and Kung Pao ...?