Luck Star Buffet

FOOD

Sushi rolls, shrimp, chicken and fried starters give Luck Star’s buffet several possible beginnings. Lo mein, thin rice noodles, fried rice, vegetable dishes and potatoes fill out the selection. Offerings rotate, so use these as representative choices rather than a promise that every dish will be waiting at every service.

The sushi includes rice-outside rolls with cucumber, avocado and a crab-style filling. They’re familiar little portions for anyone who likes a California-style roll, and an alternative to beginning with something from the hot pans. A few pieces can form their own course before the chicken and noodles.

Shrimp appears in more than one form, including whole shrimp with heads and shells, peeled shrimp and breaded pieces. Choose the preparation you enjoy handling and eating: whole shrimp make a different sort of plate from a few peeled ones alongside rice.

Chicken also spans several preparations. Red-browned roasted chicken pieces offer one option, while glazed bite-sized pieces bring a sauced choice. Chicken with green peppers, onions and mushrooms gives the plate a vegetable component too. These are distinct ways to approach chicken without needing to settle on a single entree for the meal.

Spring rolls bring the recognizable narrow, rolled wrapper to the fried selection. Crab Rangoon is another familiar buffet choice, with its filled wonton wrapper. A small helping of either works as a beginning or beside a rice dish, leaving space for something from the other end of the line.

For noodles, there are both thicker lo mein and a much thinner rice-noodle preparation with shredded vegetables. The contrast is easy to see, and gives noodle fans a choice beyond one pan. Fried rice provides another substantial base, with visible egg and vegetables among the grains.

Broccoli, peppers and onions turn up alongside the meats, while sliced potatoes and garlic bread extend the spread in a more familiar American direction. Those choices make it possible to assemble a very different plate on a second trip. Follow the foods that interest you most; the buffet’s usefulness lies in that freedom to combine a few favorites.