Saigon Vietnamese Restaurant and Grill - Downtown, near the corner of Court St and High St in Salem, OR

I heard that they have a really good Binh Minh sandwich here so I decided to try it out. It was only $4.50 and it was delicious. The size was perfect too - enough to satisfy my appetite but not so much that it made me full to the point of being sick. The Vietnamese couple that runs this place are very nice, but they are even more quiet. They have a small buffet that I will go back and try someday soon.

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India Palace - Downtown, near the corner of Court and Liberty in Salem, OR

The buffet food was mediocre and there wasn't much selection. The Palak Paneer, Chicken Tandoori, Gajar Halwa, and the eggs were the best of what the buffet here had to offer. Everything was lacking in flavor though, including the fruit. I was most disappointed in the Pakora. It's one of my favorites of Indian cuisine and it was a let down here. Despite all of that criticism, I "liked" the place on Urbanspoon for two reasons: 1. Because it is very inexpensive, and for what you pay, it's pretty good food, 2. It's in Salem, OR and I'm grateful to get what they are offering when I don't want to drive hours to get something better.

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China Buffet - On Lancaster Dr NE in Salem, OR

I'm not sure what to say about this place. I went with some friends that bought me lunch. I made a few trips to the buffet and the food was OK. I wouldn't have been surprised if I had got food poisoning, but happily enough, I didn't. Maybe the place was cleaner than I thought. I tried to stick to food that had recently been brought out (a general rule of mine for buffets). The buffet was very inexpensive, which may be the draw for most people. However, I think that Great Wall Buffet in south Salem is a much better Chinese buffet.

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