Diversity Buffet

Last night we went to Diversity Buffet in Toms River for dinner. Diversity Buffet is a Chinese buffet, but they stress that they also offer American and Japanese cuisine options. It's a relatively new place, having opened last year in the late summer/early fall and it occupies the place where the Old Country Buffet used to be.

Diversity Buffet is one of the better Chinese buffets in the area. The place is clean, the servers are attentive when it comes to clearing off plates and replenishing drinks, and the food is usually hot and fresh. Some of the items that I liked were: the General Tso's chicken, the stuffed potato skins (stuffed with cheese, corn and ham bits), the bits of steak in steak sauce, the teriaki chicken, and the fried wontons. They had a variety of soups, including egg drop, hot and sour, wonton, and New England clam chowder. I had the chowder, which was decent, but I've had better. The buffet offers a Mongolian style grill which is included in the price of admission. I usually don't have to wait too long in line for the grill, even on busier nights, but this grill had a huge line and I must have waited 15-20 minutes to get my steak cooked (some people in front of me really had their plates loaded up which took a while to cook). Once I got it though, it was very good. I passed on desert, even though the selection of cakes and cookies looked pretty good. My mother and brother had the ice cream, which they said was so cold it was difficult to scoop out.

I believe it was my third time at this particular buffet, and each time we go it is pretty good. Last night was exceptionally busy, probably because I've never seen the place on a Saturday night, and the staff did their best to keep everything well stocked and the tables clean. We will definitely be back sometime in the future.