It was a totally unnecessary addition to the buffet and just made us wonder why they even offered it. It seemed the pepperoni was made of plastic, the sauce was actually barbecue sauce, and the crust was still half dough. The one buffet item that evoked an actual emotion was the pepperoni pizza, which we tried out of some sort of morbid curiosity. We brought along some friends to try out the food with us and every time we asked everything was "okay" or "allright". Nothing was too clean or too dirty, too hot or too cold, too great or too horrible. Perhaps our first clue could have come from where China Harvest is simply called an "Eating Place." This title is earned by the restaurant's consistently 'blah' food and atmosphere. ya think? There is some hope though, because due to China Harvest's "repeated, severe, and/or numerous violations," the buffet is going to have to clean up or close down. The buffet did get a 元 violation, which states, "Physical facility not cleaned as frequently as necessary". On Maricopa County's last routine inspection, they gave them a Silver award, which seems a bit generous considering they found sticky strips filled with dead flies hanging in the kitchen and dirty, crusted knives hanging up ready to use. We really prefer not to stick to the vinyl-upholstered booth seats. The moderate obsessive compulsive in us wished for Clorox cleaning wipes so we could put this icky place out of its misery. Overall Cleanliness: From the huge plastic banners out front to the cart about four steps from the food that was piled with filthy old dishes, almost everything in China Harvest was old, dusty, or gross. We don't mean to sound harsh, but we heard some buzz about this place before heading up the 17 to Cactus Road, and none of it seemed deserved. The Price: Maybe we're crazy, but for almost $9 we expect some good food, but instead we were served the very definition of mediocrity. Today we head to way up North Phoenix to China Harvest Buffet to see if we can duplicate our positive experience. Yesterday we visited the Oriental Garden Super Buffet and were dazzled by the clean restaurant and fresh, hot food.
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