For those who doesnt go down past exit 256 and just hang around bellingham area... try this place for asian buffet food. 13.99 adults dinner:
Wonderful Buffet - Bellingham | Urbanspoon
It is uncle willy's style buffet where you get up with a plate and take food from their food area.
Some items they have I will try to recall off the top of my head:
no free pop... but i still think the place is better than old country buffet