Blue Pearl Buffet

Went two weekends in a row and this place is great. For the price ($18 weekend, $14-17 weekday) you can’t beat it. The food is fresh, HOT, and tastes good. The price includes a soda (or lemonade). The restaurant was FULL. Like there was a line to get in, so they must be doing something right. So the kitchen was constantly churning out fresh food to keep up with demand, which they handle beautifully. That’s why it’s all hot and fresh, but also they keep all the trays full. This place is run like an assembly line. Regarding food, there are real high notes for the adults. The chicken skewers and roast pork are excellent. And they have fish, shrimp, seafood, squid, dumplings etc. And they have a high quality scoop-it-yourself vanilla ice cream which is the perfect end to the meal. I was impressed with how perfectly cooked the squid was, and they have some Asian ube steamed buns that I’m a bit addicted to. Some items are better than others and I think that’s because they are trying to accommodate families with small kids. Do there’s a few lackluster items like chicken nuggets, chuck-E-cheese style pizza, mashed potatoes, and pupusas. And the employees are so genuinely nice. They greet you like you are family. I’m honestly so shocked by any negative reviews. I haven’t tried it on a weekday, so I wonder if that is different, but I’ll definitely be giving it a shot soon. The food was identical both weekends, so I’m going to list the items I remember, but there’s more: salad bar, fresh pineapple, fresh orange slices, garlic sautéed baby bok choy, steamed broccoli, salmon, other fish, lightly breaded fried squid, chicken quarters, chicken skewers, bread fried shrimp, chicken stuffed jalapeños, coconut shrimp, egg drop soup, sweet and sour soup, custom pho soup, custom hibachi, dumplings, lotus leaf wrap with glutinous rice, spinach and cheese dip, hot/warm water chestnut “cake” (really jello), ube bao (steamed buns), egg custard buns, fresh baked sweet rolls, vanilla ice cream. And more. There were also some typical little Asian “cake bites”. I’m never really impressed with those anywhere so I skipped them.

We actually liked the food and selection at this buffet. It’s not a huge restaurant but the food choices were good. Service was also prompt and the food was being refilled soon as it was half empty. Maybe because of the weekend. We have a good experience. There were a few soup options and Pho and grilled food options. There was sushi as well. The restroom and the restaurant was clean. There was also ice cream.

Overall the food is good! Fish dishes are plenty and great. Their fried fish dishes are my favorites. I bet in blind eye test, nobody can differentiate with expensive restaurants. The only con is their dessert selections. They are good, but not gourmet. Yes I expect too much for inexpensive buffet. Overall place cleanliness is excellent. Even the restroom is cleaner than most expensive ones. The restaurant is spacious with ample parking spaces.