Ellington

Description

Most Chinese buffets, even the better ones, suffer from pretty much the same failings: The food is bland, it isn't hot enough, it sits out on the buffet too long and gets gummy and greasy. And when Chinese buffets go bad, as in the case of the late Dragon Palace Buffet on Bowman Road in west Little Rock, they go really bad. So bad that the owners shut it down, "renovated" it, put in new management and floor staff, and even changed its name, to Asia Buffet. Veteran restaurateur Ya-Ya Wen is in charge at the newly reopened establishment, and she knows her stuff.