8 China Buffet
Castleton
5393 E 82nd St (Allisonville Rd.) - map
Indianapolis, IN 46250-4510
317.578.7888
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Offers Chinese cuisine, specializing in crab legs. Located just East of Allisonville Rd. and West of the Interstate underpass and Castleton Square Shopping Center. Also referred to as the Super 8 China Buffet or Super 8 Chinese Buffet.
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Crab Legs = crap legs This restaurant has been going down hill ever since they hit it big. Their big claim to fame is their crab legs which allows them to charge a premium price for their buffet, however in recent months their crab legs have consistently been over cooked, old, cold, over salted, and crumbly to say the best. You can hardly get anything out of them by the time you've had to use a fork or other device just to get the many pieces open (many pieces because they fall apart while you try to open them).
Apparently the restaurant owners think that us Americans don't know anything about eating crab. For those who are not aware, a good crab leg is a bright red color after cooking, and it snaps crisp when bent. Bad legs are those that are soft, dingy colored, have moss on the outside, are dark colored, and have been cold for longer than 5 minutes.
Owners - if you want business to continue then give the customer what you advertise. We want Crab Legs, not crap legs. [17 Jan 2004 11:40:22]
Food:     Service:     Ambiance:     Overall:      Recommended Dishes: Go somewhere else.
Joe P.
Worst treatment ever at any restaurant I went to 8 China Buffet last friday evening and received quite a shock. We arrived at 10:30, half an hour before the closing time. The manager said that they would serve us even though "it is so late" We sat down to eat and for the next 45 minutes were increasingly badgered and berated to hurry and finally to leave. At 10:45, the night manager made us pay so "I can go home". At 11, the waitress and the male night manager began to give us angry looks and come by the table to tell us with increasing frequency that we should hurry up. Finally the manager stood by our table looking at his watch and badgering me and my date until I stood up and had a tense confrontation with him. I returned the following Monday and spoke to the day manager. He refused to tell me the name or phone # of the owner, who he insisted "don't speak English". He also refused to tell me the name of the night manager but kept telling me that the night staff had reacted out of fear of being robbed "so late at night". Though "the manager" said he would look into the incident and call me, days later I have received NO response. The restaurant should either refuse service up front, or follow through on the customers it admits. As it was, an evening dinner out almost led to an altercation. To summarize, though the food was acceptable, I would NOT recommend this place based on the utterly bizarre and unprofessional treatment I received. [25 Feb 2004 01:24:09]
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MARK, Indianapolis obsidianintl at aol dot com
SHOCKINGLY BAD TREATMENT On December 30, 2007 my family and I dined at this restaurant. I lost my change purse and was told by the cashier who said she didn't speak English and acted as if she did not understand what I was saying. I noticed my change purse on her counter top and stated that it was mine. She said in English, "Oh, is that yours?". I said yes and checked the contents. The money was gone, but thanks be to God that my credit cards, ID and other personals were intact. I also fell in the restaurant and the ambulance was sent by my daughter to check me out. I was not severely hurt, but no one made an effort to get the manager. Needless to say we will contact Better Business Bureau in Indianapolis and report my treatment. No one acted as if they could speak English and no one acted as if they knew who the manager was. [31 Dec 2007 10:37:46]
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Anonymous jsaallen at hotmail dot com
Good Food - Mean Waiters Been here a few times, food is good, sushi is fresh. But you will just have to contend with some mean looks and lack of warmth from waiters. One girl in particular does not look friendly at all, very unapprochable, will not smile at you to save her life, and overall pretty unfriendly. If you're hungry and want a nice sized bite, go here. If you're looking for a family atmosphere, go somewhere else. [15 Jan 2008 10:16:11]
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Crab NOT They advertise crab, they say it on the menu, they even have a slot for it on their bar, however they refuse to refill it until someone stands over it and demands refill. When they do refill it they bring out soggy old fishy limp legs that are obviously intended to deter your interest in eating the crab legs. The only reason they can charge such as high price is because of the crab legs, but they really don't offer crab legs. MANAGER - either lower the price a few dollar$ or put good, fresh, plentiful crab legs on the bar. Sheesh! [14 Apr 2008 19:47:32]
Food:     Service:     Ambiance:     Overall:      Recommended Dishes: A different restaurant.
Anonymous
Good Quality Sushi Sushi is fresh, large selection of items with reasonable prices. We visit often! [29 Jun 2009 14:39:21]
Food:     Service:     Ambiance:     Overall:      Recommended Dishes: sushi
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