I tried to continue my meal, but just couldn’t. After trying to shake it lose, it fell on my hand causing me to spill the whole bowl of soup in my hand… OUCH!!! I told the owner and she rushed to get me aloe vera and also some ice that she placed in a clean rag. The second I was not so lucky… The second one was stuck on the spoon really good. I managed to get one in my tiny bowl, after it sticking to the serving spoon. All that changed when I tried serving myself some wonton soup… The soup seems like it was there forever, but in the sea of dissolving wonton pieces I found a couple of whole pieces. I wanted to prove the Unilocalers wrong, especially after being greeted by a very nice owner. It’s been a very very long time since I had some Chinese buffet. Initially I was headed to the NEW Amaya’s next door, but the pricing caught my attention. I wish I could give this place a ZERO… And at this point I’m really contemplating a lawsuit. The only reason that I give Chi 2 stars is because of the wait staff. I’m all for a clean restaurant but, please, don’t use a product whose fumes stick in my nose and throat, give me a headache and prevent me from tasting anything for several days! And NO, I am not overly sensitive to cleaning products this is the first and only time that I’ve had this experience.

To top it off, the place reeked with the odor of a cloying, obviously cheap cleaning product. Meanwhile, the manager seemed completely uninvolved and disinterested, hanging out in the deserted bar area. People were literally scraping the last cold, unappetizing morsels onto their plates and waiting on someone, anyone, to bring out «fresh» food. Items such as French fries had crept onto the buffet line. By our third visit, however, things were changing and not for the better. The place was busy, the food was warm and the owner/managers were visibly involved. The first time we went to Chi, they still had their GRAND OPENING sign displayed.