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friendly, the chefs at the food stations
are knowledgeable and helpful, and
the food is simply delicious.
Before we ate, we spoke with
Michael Pickich, buffet manager,
who showed us around and happily
told us it was chicken and dumplings
night, one of his favorites. While the
buffet does not have specific theme
nights, there are specialty dishes
offered on various days, including
stuffed bell peppers on Monday, tacos
on Tuesday, chicken tetrazzini on
Wednesday and salmon on Sunday.
Along with boasting about the food
— which includes domestic seafood,
house-made sauces and dressings,
made-from-scratch ice creams, and
Delta catfish breaded with a seasoning
mix prepared especially for Island
View — Pickich spoke about the
Southern hospitality at the restaurant.
“We try to go above and beyond
for our guests, giving them what they
want. We have a lot of repeat business.
Some guests come seven days a week,
and they know everyone,” Pickich
said, adding the servers know the
guests and often anticipate what they
want to drink before they even order.
Likewise, guests frequently ask for
their favorite server.
The food was calling to us, and we
grabbed plates. The salad bar is a great
first stop, with its house-made Gulf
Coast shrimp salad and the crab salad
boasting large pieces of crab. Even
those who are not typical salad fans
will savor these two creamy selections,
along with other prepared salads:
carrot and raisin, potato, marinated
beet and Waldorf. There were greens,
an array of vegetables and toppings
and dressings.
Spring rolls, pork egg rolls, crab
rangoon, Szechuan green beans, and
shrimp fried rice were on the Asian
station, along with lo mein noodles,
orange chicken and vegetables, egg
drop soup and even duck noodle soup
in a velvety broth with big slices of
duck. We grabbed some chopsticks
See Island View Buffet, Page 20
(Clockwise from top left) Selections from
the Southern and the Italian stations,
along with freshly made pizza, and a mix
of cool, creamy house-made salads.
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