🔅Actual dining date: 2024/08/15
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A few years ago, I had a meal at a store in a department store. My impression of it was that it was a bit expensive with good service and a nice environment, but the food was average 😂. I discovered that the street-side store had a vegetable buffet, which piqued my interest to visit.

This time, I just happened to catch the Wang Pin app's voucher event (until 8/31), offering a 12% discount on specified main dishes, so I ordered the following.

▪️ Flank Steak L $498
▪️ Domestic Pork Loin L $448
According to the staff, the L size is 170g.

The Pork Loin was what my friend ordered; it was standard and normal. When the Flank Steak first arrived at the table, I felt that the marbling looked a bit lacking, and there was a strong frozen texture, although the portion looked sizable. However, when I ate it, each piece had a tough tendon (like a small bone level) that was hard to chew. The meat quality was also average. Because that tendon was too troublesome, I asked the staff, and they were very good about it, going to check the meat situation in the back. They eventually tried one piece to make sure it was okay before replacing the entire plate with a new one. I have to say that the marbling and meat quality were very different.

I think the buffet was average; there weren't many leafy vegetable options, but they had the necessary ingredients. They even offered seafood paste for filling out the survey. Notably, they provided beef for sukiyaki, and they gave a lot of beef which was very tender and tasty! Eating it with a big bowl of rice was no problem 👍.

Overall, if I hadn’t swapped the meat, I probably wouldn’t consider coming back since there are many buffet options like this. However, the way the staff handled the situation was quite good, and the discount made it quite cost-effective. Plus, I really liked the Japanese-style decor of the restaurant, and the dining environment was very comfortable. The above dining experience is for reference.

P.S. On that day, I don’t know if there was a problem with the service bell, but it often rang and no one came 😂. It could also be that there weren’t enough staff on site, making it inconvenient to request extra soup.

Review by a braces-wearer: The restroom and the meat section are shared; the two sinks are quite spacious.

I have eaten at other branches before, and the reviews were not bad. I happened to come to Jiangzicui to try this place. This restaurant also has a vegetable buffet with plenty of vegetable options, including my favorites, tomatoes and onions.

This time, two of us dined and ordered the following:
Hokkaido kelp is served with the hot pot.
Domestic Mei Hua pork for $448 (standard quality).
Flank steak for $498 (lots of small bones and each piece is tough to chew, completely different from what I usually eat. I couldn't handle it and asked the staff to check. Later, they changed the plate, and it was slightly better; I thought I was eating scraps).

There were quite a few diners on Friday night.
When ordering and requesting soup, there's a button on the table. However, we had to wait a while for someone to come. Otherwise, we just intercepted the staff directly.