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Mandarin Restaurants

Mandarin Restaurants is a chain of award-winning all-you-can–eat Chinese-Canadian buffets in Ontario, Canada.

Mandarin Restaurants was founded in 1979 by James Chiu, George Chiu, Diana Chiu and K.C. Chang. There are currently 21 locations in Ontario, Canada. While Mandarin Restaurants is known for its all-you-can-eat Chinese-Canadian buffet, it also offers à-la-carte, take-out and delivery. The restaurants offer a wide variety of foods including hot food items such as chow mein, noodles, stir fries, and prime rib. They also have an extensive salad bar, grill counter, sushi table and dessert area with an ice cream sundae bar.

The first restaurant was a small à-la-carte restaurant in Brampton, Ontario. In 1987 the first franchise location was opened. Today, it has grown into a chain which on average seats about 350 people per restaurant. All locations, except for the Brampton location, are owned by franchise partners. In order to become a franchisee, the candidate must have worked for at least one year at one of the company’s restaurants and graduated from the Management Apprenticeship Program at the corporate headquarters.

The Mandarin headquarters, which is based in Brampton, includes a corporate restaurant, a banquet facility named The Garden Banquet & Convention Centre, a warehouse, and the head office.