A A new all-you-can-eat buffet restaurant has opened in the Summit Square neighborhood.
Panda Buffet, unrelated to the Panda Express chain, opened at 333 Summit Square Court, near the Hampton Inn and Suites. This location once housed an events center.
Panda Buffet is owned by Fei Lin, who also owns Stir Fry 88 in the Hanes Mall food court.
Panda Buffet is a much larger operation. The main dining room can accommodate approximately 200 people. There are also two private dining rooms that can be reserved for groups of up to 40 people each, said Kevin Dong, manager of Panda Buffet.
Dong said the buffet is a mix of Asian and American dishes.
It includes a sushi station with popular sushi rolls. There is also a hibachi station where customers can choose from shrimp, chicken, steak, rice, noodles and a variety of vegetables and have their meal cooked to order with a choice of hibachi or teriyaki sauce.
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The restaurant will also make noodle soup to order, with a choice of noodles such as udon. “We have tonkotsu and seafood broth,” Dong said. “We make everything in-house. The tonkotsu (pork broth) cooks for six hours.”
Starters include spring rolls, spring rolls and grilled chicken skewers.
Soups include egg, sweet and sour and spicy shrimp.
There are traditional Asian dishes like Sesame Chicken and General Tso’s Chicken. Other dishes include ribs, baked salmon and chicken with broccoli and mushrooms.
American dishes include pizza, Buffalo wings, fries and mashed potatoes.
A cold bar offers lettuce salad, octopus and kimchi. For dessert, two kinds of Jell-O, as well as a chocolate and banana pudding. Other desserts include a mint mousse-style confection, ice cream, orange cake, and marshmallow-nut brownies.
The all-you-can-eat price varies depending on the time. Dong explained that this was because they prepared different dishes, such as salt and pepper shrimp and shrimp cocktail, for dinner.
From 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, the cost is $5.99 for children ages three to six, $8.99 for children ages seven to 10, and 12.99 $ for everyone else. After 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, these prices rise to $6.99, $9.99, and $15.99.
On Saturday and Sunday, Panda Buffet offers “all day dining” priced at $6.99, $9.99 and $16.99.
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The entrance to Panda Buffet features a large chandelier, claw machines and toy vending machines on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Customers fill their plates at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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A variety of sushi is available at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Jacinto Bernal prepares made-to-order hibachi with chicken, steak and lo mein at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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Made-to-order Hibachi with Chicken, Steak and Lo Mein at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, NC
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Shrimp Noodle Soup at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, NC
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A plate of fried rice, green beans and crawfish (left) and a plate of spring rolls, chicken and shrimp with broccoli and mushrooms, General Tso’s chicken and chicken skewer at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Green beans, crawfish and fried rice at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, NC
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Spring Rolls, Chicken and Shrimp with Broccoli and Mushrooms, General Tso’s Chicken and Chicken Skewers at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, NC
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A variety of desserts at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Kevin Dong (left), manager, and Fei Lin, owner, pose for a portrait at Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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The exterior of Panda Buffet on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at 333 Summit Square Court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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