9/25- I stopped for lunch and while the food is pretty and well stocked I found many of the items were cold. I don’t know if the burner was off that day. I mentioned it but I don’t think they understood. They had a few soups. The chowder looked older than the Won Ton or Hot and Sour. Lots of healthy choices in the salad area and a few premade salads. They have toppings and dressings to go along with the salad. If you like fruits there are lots of choices as well. Fresh pineapple, watermelon and others. If you like dessert they have some sweet options including a good selection of ice cream and cakes.

5 stars on all 5 possible! This is the one best of the best choice on all connecticut chinise buffets. Food always prepared fresh , hot and tasty. They just keeping exchange from almost empty trays to new and freshly made it. The staff hard working and friendly always smiling making sure that no one left behind the satisfaction and fulfillment. Overall the family atmosphere that makes You always comeback to the Pacifica Buffet and grill.

Definitely the best bagels in the area! :) I have driven by so many times and not stopped. We finally did and we are so glad we did! Cash only. ATM inside. Closed on Mondays. You order at the case and then line up to pay. Plenty of parking and at a light so easy to make a left onto Whitney. :) A nice assortment of bagels- some cool ones: egg, spinach. We tried the Everything with scallion toasted. It was excellent. The bagel had large salt crystals and definitely enhanced the flavor. At first glance, bagel may appear smaller than others but these are quite tall. And definitely very filling. We have also tried the onion with veggie- very good. Service is excellent: everyone is polite and friendly. The teenagers working the counter are courteous and efficient: very refreshing. The owner is very pleasant. We have enjoyed our bagels very much! And will be back to try some of the sandwiches. :) Highly recommend!

I love this place. Even after living in Manhattan for the last 15+ years. These are the best bagels and sandwiches I’ve ever had. Anytime I’m back home or near by I stop by to get some and take some home. You must try.

To preference I’m from California, used to pretty great sushi along the southern coast from all over LA and San Diego country. This sushi place had some pretty creative rolls, with a lot of variety and color. I particularly liked the W and A roll and the Soga roll. However, if you are looking for thick cuts of fish, this isn’t your place. It was pretty good and fixed a craving. The service was really good though!

The sushi is always fresh and on point. The service is quick and to the point- which I’m sure is harder than people imagine when the uber eats and to go orders are coming in every two minutes. I really appreciate the fact that the staff can multi task and prioritize accordingly.

WOW! Tried first time, I was amazed at how beautiful my dish was. Very fancy for low price. Garlic fried rice was amazing! Fantastic Thai iced tea. I'll go back for sure!

High quality food. Allow customized meals, gluten free upon request. Delicious and satisfying. Really enjoy the drunken noodles with a little spuce. Salmon fresh and large portions.

It’s taken me 10 years to talk my husband into giving this restaurant a try. Its location (at the end of a strip mall anchored by Hamden’s supermarket for poor people) made him suspicious. And when you’re eating raw fish, you want to be confident in the quality of your food. Despite the somewhat shady location, it’s a totally different experience once you step inside. There’s a little pond with fish and turtles in it, some fake glowing cherry blossom trees (fun fact: that’s what “Sakura” means in Japanese), and a circle-shaped bar that all contribute to much better ambiance than you would expect in the price rite plaza. I’m only giving it four stars for ambiance though because a) my husband was weirded out by the fake fish on the wall in the bar area that he had to look at during the whole meal and b) the hibachi section is noisy and full of kids crying, people screaming, etc. If they could isolate the hibachi section a little better, it would be a more pleasant dining experience for everyone else. Everything we ate was outstanding (including the “outstanding roll” - my husband’s favorite). Service was absolutely perfect - better than I’ve had in fancier restaurants. For example, we ordered a bunch of stuff including a couple soups. He asked if we want the soup first or everything as it’s ready. I really appreciate that. Too many times at other places they’ll give us our entrees before our starters arrive. I find that so annoying and it ruins the meal. Anyhow, excellent food, perfect service, and surprisingly nice vibe inside (if you can ignore the loud hibachi people and fake fish mounted on walls).

Server only once came to our table to drop off our initial drinks. Never came back again. We ordered hibachi and never got our soup our our salad either. Also noticed s forced 10% tip, I always leave 20% (and we did regardless of the poor service). Just thought it was a little shady.

Excellent meal and service! I especially love that they give the crispy crunchy noodles with duck sauce as a free welcome appetizer! 20 years ago those were standard with all Chinese to go orders, but that seems to have been phased out of most places, so it was such a welcome surprise! The crab rangoons are stuffed to the brim and are incredible! A must get. We will definitely be back.

Our first visit to this recently re-done and newly managed restaurant. We were impressed with both the food and the ambiance. Everything was delicious

The place has a nice dimly-lit look, and the service was quick. Good seating for both small and large groups. The food was hit or miss. The tandoori platter and chicken corn soup were disappointing, but the malai kofta and madras chicken were delicious. The chili garlic naan was good too. They gave us complimentary dal tadka, which was a nice touch—and it tasted great. For dessert, the gulab jamuns were good, but the mango kulfi was old and icy, not fresh. Overall, it’s a decent spot, and I’d go back, but you might need to try a few different dishes to find what you like.

This is the type of food you would expect from a good Indian food restaurant. You have typical common dishes, lots of vegetarian choices, general awareness to food allergies, etc. The staff was super attentive, kept our waters filled the whole time, and food was fresh. There were lots of Naan bread flavors, food was hot and fresh when appropriate. Their buffet is no longer in service and serves as a packing station which is used for take out and leftovers. The location in Hamden is nothing special. The yellow napkins added color to an otherwise dark restaurant motif. I'd easily order takeout or come back here again when in the area. Come here for the yummy food and leave with a full belly.

Feed was good and well seasoned. I will definitely be going again. The lady was also very nice and helpful when explaining the ingredients.

Las mejores pupusas 🥰 comida muy muy rica , yet one of the best pupusa I have ever ate here in CT 10/10 great flavor and most of all the pupusas was filled and great seasoned meat inside love it I will definitely go back for some more 🔥🔥Great price as well 🥰Great service the lady is very sweet 💗

Overall this was the best soul food spot I’ve experienced. The food was amazing!! 1000/10 so much flavor with the crispy fried chicken to the collard greens and the baked Mac and cheese . Everything is homemade authentic really gives you that Southern style taste!! Their lemonade are homemade as well and packed with flavor not watery .

My husband and I were craving fish and chips so we gave E’s a try. I was not sure what to expect but I am so happy we stopped by. The space is not big and there are no tables but the lady behind the counter was very welcoming. There is a menu on the wall with a lot to offer. That day all I wanted was 2 orders of the fish, shrimp and fries comb…or so I thought. I ended-up ordering two junior size fish and shrimp combos, a small candied yams, small potato salad, a slice of carrot cake, and a homemade Arnold Palmer (ice tea/lemonade combo drink) and a homemade strawberry lemonade- $57. The fish and the shrimp are a good portion, lightly breaded (you can see the fish and shrimp- no hiding under batter or breadcrumbs), lightly seasoned and not dry. If you over cook seafood it can become dry or chewy- not the case for our order. The candied yams came hot, the potato salad chilled, and the slice of carrot cake was very generous. The yams took me back to my childhood- they reminded me of my grandma’s yams. I could have cried when I had them- I highly recommend! The potato salad reminded me of family gatherings at my mother-in law’s house. I loved her potato salad. Again- I highly recommend! Now for my new drug of choice- the Arnold Palmer! You could see the pieces of lemon as you swirled the liquid. I would go back just for that! My husband would have finished the strawberry lemonade but I drank that as well. And last but not least- the carrot cake. It was soo good! From the icing to the density. The only thing I missed was the nuts inside but it was just as good without them. We will be visiting E’s again!

They were so helpful in catering Haitian food for a school event, and International Food Festival. Everyone loved the food and could not stop talking about it. Got way more food than expected for the price, and I'm so glad they were able to help me represent my country! 🇭🇹💙❤️

I use to go here and stopped going because they changed the cook. I decided to go back today and guess what??? They changed the cook and the food is A1!!!! Everything was so good. We ordered black rice and griot for hubby. I got legumes sauce pwa and soup joumou for tomorrow. Everything was better than I expected. If you stopped going because of the last cook PLEASE GO BACK!!! I was so pleased the drive wasn't for anything. The owner wasn't happy with the other cook either so she made some changes for the better. PLEASE GO AND TRY FOR YOURSELF!!!!!

I recently moved to Wallingford and nervous about trying new places to eat without someone telling me whether the restaurant is good or bad. This place was a home run. My order was made fast and the food was not a let down. One of the best crab Rangoon I’ve ever had in my life. The pan fried dumplings were so yummy but my general Tso chicken was so good. Fresh chicken, not small overcooked pieces, big tasty and definitely ordering from here again. Gold Star goes down so far as one of my favorite spots in Wallingford.

This was my time here. Ordered for lunch and the food was absolutely delicious! Fresh and hot, great price (which is hard to come by these days), establishment was very clean. Will definitely be going back!

Feeling all the nostalgia at Friendly’s. It has always been one of my favorite spots growing up, and their food and ice cream is just as good as I remember! I started with their sample platter (pick three) and got the iconic mini mozzarella sticks, chicken quesadillas, and loaded waffles fries. For an entree, my mom got the crispy chicken wrap with fries, and I got the featured fav, patty melt with onion rings and thousand island dressing on the side to dip (10/10 recommend). Under no circumstances should you leave Friendly’s without getting ice cream — their classic monthly sundaes always hit, but I also tried one of their new unique creations, the ice cream nachos with fresh strawberries and bananas, and caramel and chocolate sauce.

Had a Big Beef cheeseburger and Fribble! Very good and burger was cooked medium as ordered. Nice Jon by Friendlys in North Haven!