Damsel wrote:

> >
> >I went to a Chinese buffet in Missouri en route to Texas. The staff barely
> >spoke English. But the buffet had "American" or "Americanized" items on it,
> >as well as yummy Chinese. For example, there were chicken nuggets that
> >looked like something you'd get from McDonald's and fried tater tots. I
> >think sometimes they try to add or modify things to fit other palates in
> >order to compete with "American" restaurants.
>
> I don't think that the staff of these places were born in the US, either,
> Jill. Very nice people, but communication is difficult.
>
> Have you seen a Chinese buffet with pizza yet? (I have)

Pizza, fries, lasagna. There is a chain of Chinese buffet restaurants that
recently opened an outlet near my mother's place and we took her there for new
Years dinner because she loves the place. At $21.99 per person on the weekend
and $16.99 during the week it was a pretty good deal considering that they
included crab legs in the buffet. I got my money's worth in crab and shrimp. My
mother could not figure out why they had pizza and fries. I figured it was a no
brainer. It was an attraction for children who didn't like Chinese food. They
could stuff themselves on cheap filler.