Main Moon Chinese Restaurant

As a local, Main Moon has always been a standby of mine since I was a child. Although at that time there were better options in the area including one that would deliver. However, If you really do not want to sit down and eat in a buffet setting then this place will fill your needs for a place that you can carry out your meal. The quality is hit or miss, but in my experience it has been mostly (65−70% of the time) hit. Generally you cannot go wrong with the General Tso’s Chicken, although listed as spicy, it has spice, but not really a burn. Sometimes the chicken is tough which lends me to think it may have been reheated one or more times. They rarely anymore seem busy. Wonton Soup is usually good, but I assume depending on the Chef can get a bit salty. Recent take out favorites of the family have been the Coconut Shrimp which were this time absolutely delicious, and a Pineapple Chicken that was ordered by mistake. I would order all of the above again. Their Steamed Dumplings are always a favorite of mine, although I have often wondered what the mystery meat is comprised of. The Teriyaki Chicken on a stick is tasty and tender if prepared properly and not been reheated. The Shrimp Egg Roll are also good if not over fried and if the’ve recently changed the fryer grease, although the amount of shrimp in the egg roll are generally lackluster averaging one to two if you’re lucky. On recent visits into the establishment, I’ve noticed the policies of dining in the dining room have changed for the negative, and I must question the legality of the establishment to impose those restrictions and fees to their patrons.

The food here is soaked in grease and pretty tasteless.

Chinese food is one of my favorites and main moon takes the cake. I stop in when ever I can and get there lunch Buffett. It is on the smaller side but everything is fresh. Have only had bad service once and it was from the owner. It was early in the day so I’m not sure if they were not ready for us or what. If your looking for good Chinese food here’s the place to stop.

If you are looking for good red jello and fried dough, this a perfect place for you. However, if you are a family stopping at a convenient Chinese restaurant on the way home from vacation, don’t stop here. They actually have a sign that says that there is a surcharge if you take more than you can eat. I was afraid I was going to be charged a surcharge because I couldn’t eat more than one bite of anything on my plate!

Of the two oriental restaurants in Somerset — this is the better of the two. With that being said — it’s definitely not going to compare to some of the oriental restaurants in neighboring larger metropolitan areas — but they really don’t have to. They have one real competitor in the arena — and anyone local will likely fill you in that their competitor has definitely been lacking in the quality of their offerings.
The Main Moon buffet is the usual fare — in fact — the choices on that buffet really hardly ever change. So — if you go there once and find something you like — chances are — if you’re back in town seven months later and find yourself in the mood for that again — well — you’ll find it still being served on the buffet. The food is not going to send your tastebuds into a frenzy of delight — but it’ll satisfy most seeking such fare in a turnpike town.
Prices were raised recently — but they’re still reasonable and if ordering from the menu they will accomodate your requests to spice dishes up or down.
The dining area is small — and usually congested on weekdays during lunch. They are very family friendly though and the staff is fairly attentive.
You likely have had better oriental dining experiences — but if you’re in Somerset — this is the better of the two choices you have.

As a traveling missionary, I have the opportunity to eat at Asian buffets in different cities. I particularly like to have all-​you-​can-​eat sushi but unfortunately Main Moon doesn’t have any nor do they have ice cream for dessert. In general, the food selection here is among the smallest I’ve seen among Asian buffets. I mostly ate fried rice, which wasn’t all that great. About the only thing I liked about Main Moon is hearing Christian music in the background. Otherwise, I would have avoided eating at this place except my host offered to buy me lunch here.

Buffet: I tried everything they had and it was all awful. I’m not even that picky. Even the fried rice was wrong. Just sooooo wrong. I’m sad. After 8 hours of snowboarding I was so excited for Chinese. Worst decision ever.

Only place open on a Sunday night — which isn’t to say I wouldn’t have tried it anyway — sort of sorry I did.
The have the ever present buffet — which is never my thing — my friend went that route with the usual hit and miss success.
I went menu thinking I would have something cooked to order and fresh.
To be honest I have lost my taste for chinese food in the past couple of years but I still love moo shu pork — the brown sauce and pancakes make it sort of like an oriental soft taco.
Now my mouth is ready — haven’t had this dish in years. They bring me a steaming plate of moo sho pork and say it will be a few on the pancakes — I wait — taking only a few bites so I can save it to wrap in my pancakes. After several refills on the ice tea, which tasted like a bandaid smells, they finally bring the brown sauce and inform me they have no pancakes — really — did u just figure that out. No. They apparently don’t make them on site so what they had were molded– granted I wouldn’t want moldy pancakes but how about letting me know so I can order something else. Was it good? Like when you order eggs and bacon and they have no bacon good.
They only charged half price — of course I only got half a dish.
I would give it a pass unless u find yourself in somerset on a Sunday and nothing else is open. Just say’n

oh boy!!! Where do I start with this one??? Well Bill and I went to this place on the advice of many people in the area (first mistake: listening to the people in the area…) I had heard good things about main moon and wanted to try it out. Now this is where the pain starts. We walked in and there was no one in the place (that’s a good thing, fast service, hahahahaha yeah right!!!) The lady told us to circle what we wanted on the menu and give it back to her. Easy enough… So, we did what we were told, and waited about ten or so minutes for our order to be completed. Then Bill paid for the meal and we left… Now this is where the communication breakdown begins.
Now I’m a stickler for making sure everything is done correctly, so I look in the bag and find out this isn’t even our order. We turn around and go back into the place, and once again leave with the wrong order. Finally, the third time was a charm and this time they somehow got it right. I was pissed by this point. Come on, really??? I understand that the people who work there do not understand English all that well and obviously cannot read English either. My point to this is if you’re easily frustrated, DO NOT GO HERE!!! And by the way, the food is mediocre at best. If you want decent «chinese» food, head on up to the buffet about a mile away… I don’t think we will we eating here again anytime soon

I too have eaten at the Main Moon since I was a child. I’ve rarely disliked anything I got there. They have a great buffet and fast/​delicious take out. It’s one of the few restaurants I genuinely miss since I moved away from Somerset County.

This is some what to comment towards the other persons comment. If you can view the kitchen of every restaurant you went in to you would eat out a lot less. Trust me! I worked in a restaurant for a few years. It made me the picky person i am today!
On another note, I have gone to this place since i was a child. Like i had stated in another review i made it is hit or miss. I have gone there and had great food. I have gone there and had horrible food. The one thing i have never had a problem with is their take out. I have ordered it while at work for my lunch. They always say 10 – 15 min, and that is what it takes. The take out seems to have the same quality time after time. I lived in the DC metro area for a year and tried many chinese places and still craved for Main moon of Somerset !