The owners of Sushi Cortaro in Marana have opened a second restaurant in central Tucson.

East Buffet at 75 W. River Road, off North Stone Avenue, has a buffet with nearly 100 items, mostly from the Chinese side of the menu, including soups, appetizers, vegetables, seafood, habachi, a full fruit bar and ice cream among other dessert offerings. The restaurant also serves sushi rolls and a few other Japanese items.

East Buffet and the 4-year-old Sushi Cortaro, 8225 N. Courtney Page Way off Interstate 10 and Cortaro Road, are owned by Derek Cheng. His chef at East Buffet comes from New York, says Cheng’s wife Tracy Lin.

East Buffet is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. It’s $8.49 for lunch, $10.99 for dinner. Details: 888-1065 or eastbuffetaz.com

 


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Cathalena E. Burch and Andi Berlin