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Dragon Buffet mall entrance (Open)
Now to one of the few occupants in this mall that have prospered consistently over the mall's somewhat turbulent history; Dragon Buffet, a local Chinese restaurant.
Dragon Buffet first opened in 1999 in the former Roses restaurant space not used when JCPenney moved into that location; and proved extremely popular (so much so that the restaurant could be credited with helping save the mall when occupancy dropped to about 50% in the early 2000s).
In 2003, Dragon Buffet moved to its present location (the former Peoples Drug/Revco/CVS) space when the two Elizabeth City (this one and another at the Port Elizabeth Center that is currently occupied by Dollar Tree) and one Hertford CVS (now a Family Dollar) locations were consolidated into a curbside location on Ehringhaus Street near the local Taco Bell (there seems to have been a pattern in recent years with CVS and Walgreens opening near curbsides). It's still quite popular and may be playing the role of saving the mall once again. Time will tell, but that would be a miracle as barren as the mall looks right now.
Dragon Buffet mall entrance (Open)
Now to one of the few occupants in this mall that have prospered consistently over the mall's somewhat turbulent history; Dragon Buffet, a local Chinese restaurant.
Dragon Buffet first opened in 1999 in the former Roses restaurant space not used when JCPenney moved into that location; and proved extremely popular (so much so that the restaurant could be credited with helping save the mall when occupancy dropped to about 50% in the early 2000s).
In 2003, Dragon Buffet moved to its present location (the former Peoples Drug/Revco/CVS) space when the two Elizabeth City (this one and another at the Port Elizabeth Center that is currently occupied by Dollar Tree) and one Hertford CVS (now a Family Dollar) locations were consolidated into a curbside location on Ehringhaus Street near the local Taco Bell (there seems to have been a pattern in recent years with CVS and Walgreens opening near curbsides). It's still quite popular and may be playing the role of saving the mall once again. Time will tell, but that would be a miracle as barren as the mall looks right now.