Chen's Buffet to Soon Open in Montville Commons Shopping Center in Uncasville, Connecticut

Chen's Buffet will soon join the largest shopping center located in the town of the world's second largest resort casino complex.

The Town of Montville is home to Mohegan Sun Resort Casino, owned by the Mohegan Tribal Nation, the second largest casino in the world, located about one mile away from the shopping center.

Interestingly enough, the center is located about 9.5 miles away from Foxwoods Resort Casino, owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and is the world's largest resort casino.

Both Indian casinos are located in southeastern Connecticut.

The shopping center is approximately 280,000 square feet and opened in March 2007.

Previously, the Midway Shopping Center, once the town's largest shopping center, which now is the second largest shopping center in town, is anchored by a Beit Brothers Supermarket and the center has a Rite Aid Pharmacy, Dime Savings Bank with drive-thru service, a package store, and a Laundromat.

Chen's Buffet is scheduled to open in late January and construction crews are already outfitting the space located in the Montville Commons Shopping Center near the junction of the Route 2A Expressway and Route 32.

The center is within walking distance to Microtel Inns and Suites located at 1954 Norwich-New London Turnpike.

Chen's buffet will feature Asian food and adds to the number of Asian restaurants the town boasts and for its customer base, seeks to attract the many Asian employees that work at the nearby Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casinos.

The restaurant already has its neon red sign installed in front and has had signs advertising "free food" for quite a while but specific information on this was not available on Chen's Buffet Web site.

The center, located at 2020 Norwich New London Turnpike, also known as Route 32 is anchored by Super Stop and Shop and Home Depot.

Super Stop and Shop contains a People's United Bank with ATM, Starbucks Coffee, a Staples office supply section, a Red Box video rental system and Boston Market chicken while Home Depot contains a garden center.