All-you-can-eat fare with a fresh twist
Spokane Valley’s newest all-you-can-eat buffet entices guests with aromas, flavors and warm family greetings.
“Everything we serve is fresh and healthy,” says owner Jaemi Yoo of her Avocado Buffet. “The avocado represents fresh and healthy and it is in the California sushi roll, which is one of our most popular items.”
Plus, it’s just fun to say. Avocado Buffet offers an array of Japanese, Korean and Chinese cuisines as well as a salad bar with traditional American items such as macaroni salad along with kimchi prepared various ways.
The buffet opened May 11 in a location set back off Sullivan Road where two restaurants have tried to make a go of it in recent years. Yoo is hopeful customers will be attracted off the main road to try the food and be hooked by the tantalizing flavors, freshness, competitive pricing and nice family atmosphere.
Adult lunch price is $7.99 with dinner prices after 3 p.m. $10.99 as the buffet at this time includes more seafood and specialty items. A senior $1 discount is offered to those 55 and older, and for children ages 4 to 12 prices ranges from $3.99 to $6.99, depending on age and lunch or dinner hours.
The all-you-can-eat buffet features miso and egg flower soups; sushi; a hot section with items such as barbecued pork, Mongolian beef and cashew chicken; the salad bar; and a special request section. Chefs are accommodating for special diets and dinner customers after 3 p.m. are able to make requests from a special menu included in the buffet prices. A to-go box also is available for take-out.
Yoo is a Korean native who moved to Spokane 18 years ago. She is a recent Washington State University graduate and is preparing to attend the University of Washington Dental School this fall.
Her restaurant is a family affair and includes her parents as main chefs along with siblings and family friends who also work in various roles. Her mother, Sunny Kim, has a Korean cooking license and recently schooled in Seattle to learn sushi techniques. Her father, Jon Kim, prepares most of the Chinese dishes.
Passersby might notice the costumed yellow Pikachu Pokemon character along Sullivan Road. They might also notice the wafting aroma of teriyaki or freshly baked cookies.