Grand China at Grandberry Mall

Grandberry Mall is, so far, the closest thing to an American style plaza that I've ever seen here in Japan. It is located in Minami-Machida. You just take the Yokohama line at Yokohama Station towards Hachioji and get off at Nagatsuta (8 stops). At Nagatsuta, you must catch the Den-En-Toshi Line towards Chuo-rinkan. Get off at Minami-Machida(3 stops) and the mall is right there. So convenient! No getting lost to find it... Once we got there, me and Soco hit up the All-You-Can-Eat Chinese Buffet! Grand China is the name of the place. It is unlike any chinese restaurant I've ever been to, because I actually left there so full! There was a long line when we were there and we just did everything the people in front of us did. Stand in line until we were called. (I've gotta learn Japanese...) Learn how to say "No Smoking" please... Anyways, the buffet had Dim-sum, all kinds of salads, desserts, ice cream and soups. The Chinese food here tastes very good and is much different from the cooking in the states. The spices seem to be more authentic. For example, fruits and vegetables are a lot juicer and tastier here. Some of them are huge and most of them grown perfect! Damn them... Japanese people are almost perfect in everything they do. Anyways, I served myself duck egg salad, coffee jello, sweet and sour pork, soft bun stuffed with red bean paste, dumplings, gyoza, seaweed salad with chicken, rice soup, and spicy fish. Real good, real unusual. I would like to go there again. I left stuffed and happy. After that, we walked around the mall. There were outlet stores, restaurants, and a giant rock climbing stone in Rei Outdoor Store. Unfortunately, it makes me realize how wasteful Americans are with real estate. Although, this place is large in landmass, they couldn't fit many stores in it. Well, I got me a souvenier at the LEGO store and walked around hoping to find more interesting stores. They have a GAP and a home decorating store with French fashion designs called FrancFrancFranc. This outdoor plaza is worth checking out but I wasn't too impressed. I would only go there again for the food.