Here we go. It’s going to be a tough year.
I have only dined at Mandarin twice, and both times at this location. My friend and her family would go for a big Chinese buffet before her parents spent 5 months in Greece each year.
Interesting that what used to be such a popular location is closing. I ended up at this Mandarin once many years ago, in the company of people that like buffets. Fortunately they had steamed snow crab legs, so I focused on these and had some stir-fried veggies.
Funny story. My friend and her dad have big appetites. Mandarin had a crab special, with unlimited crab legs, and my friends , a 20something girl, and her 50something dad were going to town.
The manager kept dropping by their table, at least twice, asking if they might want to try the delicious roast beef, and maybe not have anymore crab. I don’t think they were asked to leave, because they remained loyal customers . Both my friend’s parents and my friend and her husband moved from Wychwood Park to Etobicoke some time ago, so I’m guessing they have all become loyal to another Mandarin location.
I have another friend with a big appetite, who is a comedian, who made a joke about a buffet owner giving him money to eat at the competition ‘s buffet down the street.
I don’t know if it was based on a true story.
