{"id":1441,"date":"2017-04-27T15:58:34","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T22:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.longbeachize.com\/?p=6350"},"modified":"2017-04-27T15:58:34","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T22:58:34","slug":"long-beach-foodie-update-king-buffet-finally-opens-in-dtlb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/long-beach-foodie-update-king-buffet-finally-opens-in-dtlb","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach Foodie Update: King Buffet (Finally) Opens in DTLB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Want to see all our Long Beach Foodie Updates? <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2rL7U2a\">Click here to scroll through the archives.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">****<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos by Brian Addison<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For years, image wraps stickered to the windows of King Buffet on Pine Avenue in DTLB taunted visitors with a much-needed cuisine: Mongolian-style BBQ, all eat-til-your-heart-is-content.<\/p>\n<p>Now, King Buffet is open, with its massive space\u2014nearly a half-block long between 4th and 5th Streets on the east side of Pine\u2014being able to take in hundreds of guests in its 11,700 sq. ft. space. For foodies, fear not: it&#8217;s\u00a0not just about its main star of BBQ but sushi rolls, sashimi, desserts, and salads.<\/p>\n<p>Even better? Pretty reasonable prices: $11.99 for the lunch buffet Monday through Friday from 11AM to 3:30PM; $16.99 for the dinner buffet Monday through Friday from 3:30PM to 9:30PM; and $17.99 for All Day Buffet on Saturdays and Sundays. Children ag<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.longbeachize.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/KingBuffet-1560-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/>es two through ten years old? They&#8217;re amusingly charged by the year: $1.10\/year for lunch, $1.60\/year for dinner, and $1.70\/year for the weekends.<\/p>\n<p>The opening marks the transformation of the former City Place retail center into what is being dubbed &#8220;The Streets DTLB&#8221; by developer and property owner Tony Shooshani of Shooshani Developers. It&#8217;s a welcomed move that we&#8217;ve heralded as a turning point in urban design for Long Beach\u2014and one which investors and business owners are attracted to.<\/p>\n<p>The Streets will be host not just the buffet and nearby Pie Bar (scoring massive online success and promotion) but will be welcoming India&#8217;s Thick Shake Factory, BurgerIM, Romeo Chocolates, Saints &amp; Sinners Bakery, Creative Crepes, poke, and more.<\/p>\n<p>As for King Buffet, well, the Chinese joint has already garnered its first fan by way of\u00a0Mayor Robert Garcia: &#8220;This place is awesome. Such a different vibe and style and it reminds me of all the authentic buffet places I love in Monterey Park and Chinatown.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>King Buffet is located at 560 Pine Avenue in DTLB.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to see all our Long Beach Foodie Updates? 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