Down Home Buffet

I ate there when it first opened on a weekend night and was disgusted.  Everything looked liked it was previously frozen & either deep fried or microwaved.  It was half Chinese, half "country cookin" but terrible of both.  I made a sandwich when I got home.

Driving back to Greensboro from DC, I stopped at Down Home Buffet in South Hill, VA.  It was a Sunday night, and there were alot of cars, so I thought to myself, "this restaurant must be good."  I'm from the south and sometimes miss good 'ol country cooking, so I decided to give it a try.

When I got inside the restaurant, I was expecting an old southern grandmother to greet me.  Instead, a nice, young Chinese (or Chinese American) girl served as hostess.  What I soon realized is that the restaurant wasn't the "country cooking" buffet I was expecting but, instead, what I've seen called an "International Buffet."

The restaurant is set up with several buffets--each with a different theme: Chinese, Southern American, Salad Station, Dessert Station, etc.  You get the picture.  While some items on the buffet were very tasty (the Chinese style whole friend shrimp were delicious), there was little else that impressed me.  Most everything else was clearly canned, processed, or previously frozen.

Down Home Buffet is housed in a converted Golden Corral (or similar steakhouse), and the decor is not updated.  Therefore, needless to say,  you don't dine there for the experience.  The buffet price was reasonable--approximately $7 for the dinner buffet.