Kung Fu Buffet

TEXAS ROADHOUSE
515 N. LEXINGTON-​SPRINGMILL ROAD
MANSFIELD, OH 44 906
JAN 9, 2016
Howdy yawl! Let me stop because that is all the Texan I speak :) All kidding aside; this was our first visit; and I will say right here and right now, it will not be our last.
The parking lot was really full when we pulled in. Now I know that is a good sign but I was hungry and did not want a long wait. But to my surprise our wait time was at best 5 minutes. Needless to say my tummy was ecstatic :) There were menus available while we waited to be seated, so we took a quick peek to make sure we wouldn’t have to wash dishes :)
The Place: The restaurant itself was clean. I must add a disclaimer here ‘I do not look for dirt, I do not bring out a white glove. But if it is in my face dirty, I will tell all about it :) The greeter and our waitress Robyn, were very friendly. Robyn was engaging enough so that we did not feel neglected but not so talkative that you wish they would go away and let you eat.
The bathrooms were clean. Well there were bits of paper here and there but I wasn’t afraid to use the facilities. The hand drier was amazing. I did not have to wait 2 minutes for my hands to dry.
There were enough TV’s in the restaurant to make any sports enthusiast very happy.
I love the little buckets of peanuts but I can’t bring myself to throw the shells on the floor so I asked Robyn where I should put them, she said, «On the floor, or in the second bucket.» The second bucket had a bottle of A1 sauce in it, I was a little perplexed but I used the 2^nd bucket :)
The Price: My husband’s dinner was a 12oz sirloin steak including two sides, he chose steak fries and salad with blue cheese dressing for $ 12.49. I ordered the pulled pork dinner, 2 sides (exactly the same as my husband) and my cost was $ 9.99
The Food: I love that the menus were on the table. I hate waiting for them to bring the menu. There were a lot of choices. But it was very easy to navigate. The bread was amazing. Unfortunately, I love bread, especially warm buttery bread. They were warm, small and white. Delicious! Now here is where my husband and I usually part ways when it comes to preferences. The rolls were delicious, we both agree, however the butter they serve with it is a cinnamon slightly sweet butter. Although I love sweets and it had a good taste I have to agree with my husband on this one, I don’t think it went well with my meal. I could eat this before my meal, after my meal, but not with my meal. I don’t know if you can get plain butter. The salad caused another division of taste buds. Don’t get me wrong I like hard boiled eggs, but not in my salad. I did not pay attention and there they were-​hard boiled eggs– in my salad. Eww! :)
My husband liked it so I gave him my eggs :) But the croutons were perfect; light, crunchy and toasty buttery (regular butter, not cinnamon sweet butter:)) good.
In no time at all our meals arrived. The portion sizes were very good. I brought some of my meat home. My husband could not say enough good things about his steak. He said it was perfectly cooked, and seasoned. I usually don’t like steak-​fries. I was pleasantly surprised. They had a nice light crunch around the edges Mmmm! My pulled pork was good. But you must know that I compare all pulled pork to the classic pork shoulder dinner sold at Dearings® (back in the day), Hot Sauce Williams® and various other BBQ spots in Cleveland. Now it did not rate that high of a score but it was good. I would like to see slightly smaller chunks of meat and a little more sauce. Other than that, it did not stop me from eating!
All in all I would rate this restaurant. That’s all from Reviews-​R-​Us!

Food is cold all taste the same and it’s all red pepper flakes in everything ! Even tho it’s cheap its not that tasty

Good food. Usually these places are not very clean so I tend to avoid them, but the family wanted Chinese food and we didn’t have a lot of time for supper. So, thank you Unilocal.your 4 Star rating convinced me to try this place.

Typical Chinese food selection at a buffet. Staff very friendly. The price is just right and you will be full upon departure.

Good food and very cheap. Not super extravagant on the inside but it will do.