Get my Fangs into some Wang’s

One of my good buddies has recently moved back to Memphis after years of intensive study in towns like Oxford (Go Rebels!), Gainesville (Go Gators!), and Lexington (Go Generals!). Now this true Southern Gentleman has dry cleaned his suits and gotten some new ties to get to work in Downtown Memphis. Since he’s moved back, he has joined me and my normal lunch friends at a number of spots in Midtown, but I’ve also taken the opportunity to go a little further West to hit up a few more places in the midst of the hustle Downtown.

Walkin’ in Memphis

Yesterday he needed to do something fairly quickly, so I hopped in the car to head down to Wang’s Mandarin House on Main and Gayoso. It was a quick walk from his building, so it was a nice compromise. The hardest part about Downtown eating for me is knowing where to park, but the options are awesome for the people that can walk from work and back.

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Spoiled for Choice

Wang’s has a great lunch buffet with a ton of choices. One of the first things that I noticed were that the serving dishes in the buffet station were smaller than normal, which leads to more refreshing and fresher food, which is a plus in my book. I started out with the Egg Drop Soup, which was a great starter.

There was a lot to choose from once I switched from soup bowl to lunch plate, so I took the chance to try a lot of items. I got some green beans, some pork and veggies, a dumpling, an egg roll, some sesame chicken, and a little spicy chicken, all with a little rice. All of the lunch items were really good, especially the egg roll and the sesame chicken, which I got a little extra of at the end.

The lunch buffet is high quality and a good deal. It also let’s you really get in and out if you are in a hurry. I bet 75% of the tables were full when I was there, but there wasn’t an empty food tray at the buffet station, so they are on top of their game. So get downtown and get some Chinese. See you there!

-Thomas