Margaret Kuo's Mandarin

I ordered the special, Triple Pepper Chicken! Absolutely delicious! Highly recommend this. Always great service and the owner, Mark, is always available to help you with any questions you may have about their dishes.

Had lunch buffet. Good variety of options. Reasonable price. Food was lukewarm at best and not of the same quality of entrees ordered from the menu.

I had the shrimp in a garlic sauce which was excellent. Staff was very friendly and accommodated my food allergy. Service was excellent. Restaurant is very dated and could definitely use a little TLC. I luv that it's a BYOB and no corking fee!

Great BYOB high end Chinese and sushi dishes. The eggplant is incredible!

I go here for the lunch buffet, so understand this rating is for that. The food is decent, and different than most buffets, but the selections are limited. The price isn't too bad, though there are some really cheap Chinese buffets in the area. Overall the food and price are probably a 4 star.

My issue is more with the atmosphere. The inside is somewhat dark and someone said in another review here "dingy." I don't think I would use the same term, but I agree with the sentiment, it does seem like nothing has changed on the interior for years, and while the place has fancy vibes, something about it feels too old or too lived in. Another small complaint, and I know this is due to their formal-like nature, is that one of the particular staff carries themselves in a very formal fashion and has talked down to myself and my friends before, rarely if ever smiling. At one point I was told to make sure I did not forget to tip and another of my friends was given a hard time because he was having trouble with his credit card. I am pretty sure we know how to be a functional adults.

Typing this makes me want to give them 2 stars, but the food really is pretty good, and I know those formalities aren't as bothersome to others.