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to eat them anyway. The best Chinese buffet within a 15-minute drive of Disneyland
Resort is as follows:
HARBOR SEAFOOD BUFFET 12761 Harbor Blvd., Ste. I1, Garden Grove;
714-636-3338; theharborseafoodbuffet.net . Dinner: $14.99 adults,
Monday-Thursday; $15.99 adults, Friday-Sunday; $1.30 per year old for children
ages 2-10, free for children under age 2. Seniors and military receive 10% off. Dis-
count coupons available. Features Japanese food, sushi, and Mongolian barbecue in
addition to Chinese dishes.
Indian Buffets
Indian food survives the ravages of heat lamps and steam tables much better on a buf-
fet than Chinese food does. The mainstays of Indian buffets are curries. Curry, you
may be surprised to know, is essentially the Indian word for “stew.” Curry powder, as
sold in the United States, is nothing more than a prepackaged blend of spices to flavor
a stew. In India each curry is prepared with a different combination of spices (dom-
inated by cumin), and no self-respecting cook would dream of using an off-the-shelf
mix. The salient point about Indian buffets is that curries, unlike stir-fries, actually
improve with a little aging. If you've ever reheated a leftover stew at home and no-
ticed that it tasted better the second time around, it's because the flavors and ingredi-
ents continued to marry during the storage period, making the stew richer and tastier.
In the Disneyland Resort area, most Indian restaurants offer buffets at lunch
only—not too convenient if you plan on spending your day at the theme parks. If
you're out shopping or taking a day off, here is one Indian buffet worth trying:
GANDHI PALACE Ramada Plaza Hotel, 515 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim;
714-808-6777; gandhipalace.com . Lunch buffet: Monday-Saturday, $9. Discount
coupons available.
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