FLINT TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Now that Fuji Bistro, a Japanese buffet, has opened on Linden Road in Flint Township, the resaurant’s owners are looking ahead to when they can serve alcohol as well.

So my voyeuristic instincts kicked in when I heard that the old China One restaurant site [formerly Adolph”s] on Water Street had reopened as Fuji Buffet, featuring a variety of Asian and ...