Two favorite dishes are on the lunch buffet on Fridays--hot and spicy chicken and crisy fried potatoes. There's also several vegetable dishes, white rice, fried rice, egg rolls, fried wontons, soup, fruit, chocolate pudding and salad bar for about $6. The best part is if you have one of the Metro Club Dining Cards, you can buy one buffet and get one free once each month.

Kimson also has really good pho. Most of the Asian people who eat there seem to order the pho which comes with the big plate of basil, sprouts and trimmings. Sauces are already at each table.

Kimson located at 8654 Lyndale Avenue S., Bloomington, MN 952-885-0230.

One negative is the dipping sauce for the fresh spring rolls is the hoisen type which we don't like as well as the thin, peppery dipping sauce.

every thing I have had there has been good but if you want exotic chinese try about 2 blocks south of Kimson in the next strip mall..... more variety than I have ever seen and they are open till at leat 2 am some evenings......... very tasty