Here’s how it went down:

Steve: Hey John, want to grab lunch?
John: Sure, watcha thinking?
Steve: How about Chinese Buffet?
John: Chinese Buffet?
Steve: Chinese Buffet! C’mon you know you want to.
John: (John shows hesitation by grimacing and placing a hand on his gut) Eeeeerrrrreeeee I don’t know man.
Steve: Yeah, you’re right, I’ll probably just overeat anyway. How about Sawmill instead?
John: I can do Sawmill.

Pretty riveting dialogue eh? But that is how Chinese Buffet Friday came to be. The only rule of Chinese Buffet is no Chinese Buffet ­– which we’ve only broken once. Just think, we’ve saved ourselves from thousands of calories, mounds of MSG, iffy sanitation scores and other mysteries of Chinese Buffets. What we’ve gained by going out of our way to avoid them, is exposure to some of Raleigh’s funnest, tastiest places to eat lunch:
Mellow Mushroom, Salsa Fresh, Rudino’s, Sawmill, Flying Saucer and so many more yet to be discovered.

In upcoming posts, members from the Chinese Buffet lunch club will write restaurant reviews and share pics from our outings.

Enjoy your meal. Or, as they say in China, mànmàn chī!