King’s Chinese Buffet

Like most places to eat in Southfield, this one will leave a bad taste in your mouth.
It’s a Chinese buffet and all you can eat. Cool, right?
When entering this very welcoming establishment you are greeted with a few hundred ink-​jet printed signs that say:
«EAT WHAT YOU TAKE. TAKE WHAT YOU EAT. WASTE FOOD. PAY DOUBLE — MANAGEMENT»
About half of the food at any given Chinese buffet is sort of lousy depending on how long it’s been sitting out, what the ratio of chicken breast to other ground up chicken parts is and whether or not it actually *is* identifiable as food. You *have* to sample, and most people don’t waste full plates of food, but with the hostility of the signs, who knows what «MANAGEMENT!» considers waste?
While I understand that the profit margin for a buffet tends to be in the «lucky if we break even» category, I have to ask the question: why be an all you can eat buffet if it requires hostility? You can run a single-​plate buffet. You can run a carry out restaurant with far less square footage. You can charge a little more.
I’ve worked in Southfield for over ten years. This place has changed hands at least once (likely more, though I got so sick 7 years ago from eating there that the only thing that brought me back was assurances from my coworkers that they were «under new management» and the place did have a different name and completely different interior while also lacking the cement cakes).
Service:
Overall, not bad. Aside from the passive aggressive (or perhaps aggressive) notes everywhere, the waitstaff was pleasant and prompt.
Food:
Meh. It’s typical of a Chineese buffet in an area known for lousy food service. They had sambal sauce, which was a plus. They didn’t have almond chicken and a few other of the «typical» things. They also had no labels above most of the food so some of the items can only be described as «mushy meat with sweet sauce». But I ate what I took and didn’t pay double.
Avoid.

This Chinese buffet is especially greasy. This is another one of the mediocre restaurants across the street from where I work that I avoid.
If mediocre greasy Chinese food is your thing, then make sure you get here early in the lunch rush. The run out of items, and take a while to replace them.