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When I was a student, I visited a dessert buffet that was still rare at the time. Despite my unrefined palate, I couldn't find the deliciousness and decided not to revisit the place. Contrary to my prediction that it would soon go out of business, the place is still thriving. Several decades have passed since then. Seeing various people visiting, I wondered if the quality had improved since those days. Intrigued by the fresh fruit buffet, I made my second visit in life. I entered the store at the opening time on a weekday. They didn't accept cards. I had trouble inserting coins slowly into the ticket machine, causing a bit of a commotion. The store was larger than I expected, yet every seat was filled without any spacing, making me uncomfortable as I could see the customers entering. Despite the ongoing pandemic, I couldn't understand why they didn't space out the seating more. I tried to focus on getting the desserts. It was a nostalgic feeling as I picked up the desserts for the first time in a long while. I started with the salad. The lineup included paprika, red radish, broccoli, okra, and watercress, but the frozen broccoli was disappointing. Some of the watercress seemed to have poor freshness. Next was the fresh fruit. I couldn't tell where the melon was from. The red-fleshed melon was firm, while the green one was soft, sweet, and very delicious. The grapes were domestically produced. The Shine Muscat was lightly sweet, and the Pione had a strong sweetness with some acidity, making it very tasty. The mango was from Pakistan. When I went to get some later, there was only the part around the seed left. It was very sweet and had a sticky texture, but one slice was enough. I love peaches, but they looked hard, so I didn't try them. The Muscat daifuku was small but were they domestically produced? The mochi was thick and hard, and I didn't like the aroma in the filling. The cakes seemed tastier than I remembered from my student days. However, after trying them all, there wasn't anything I wanted to have again. The mini baked cheesecake was delicious. I was looking forward to the pudding roll, and while it was decent, I tried it with some additional pudding I got separately, but the textures were different. The fluffy shortcake, said to be popular, was consistently good. I was surprised to see the staff cooking in the open kitchen. They were making whipped cream with a whisk, not using pre-made ones from a commercial dispenser, which was impressive. The caramel part of the pudding was solid like agar and separated from the custard, which was innovative. The fruits inside the milk crepe were syrup-soaked. They were a bit dry around the edges, but it couldn't be helped. I heard the spaghetti was delicious, so I tried it. Indeed, it was chewy. They served it in small portions to prevent drying out, but the edges were dry and hard. The sauce was not bad, but I didn't find it particularly tasty. The mentaiko cream had a nice saltiness, while the meat sauce and spicy curry were a bit too salty for my liking. I tried to make up for it with ice cream, but it was so hard to scoop! It was rare to struggle so much to get ice cream. The frost around the case and visible traces of melting when they replenished the old with new left me disillusioned. I couldn't understand why there was such a difference, with the gelato being very soft and easy to scoop. Unfortunately, all the Il Gelato flavors were too strongly flavored with artificial scents for me. Even the YouTube-recommended shortcake gelato and melon gelato didn't suit my taste. In the end, the matcha Häagen-Dazs was the most delicious. Feeling cold, I decided to get a summer vegetable soup.