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    Buffetopia

    4.0 (150 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Seafood
    Laura L.

    Honestly, I'm very skeptical about buffets and the quality of food, but this is the first buffet I thoroughly enjoy and all the variety of foods they have to offer. This place is a bit far from central Houston and central north Houston, but it's such a great gem! It gets quite busy but they have a number system where you walk in, check in and get a number, and then you get called. It gets pretty busy but the line goes by fast. Parking is also a bit of a hassle as the lot is very small for the amount of people which is a downside. The Chinese food they have is so so, but the seafood is where it's at. Their crab legs are always so fresh and sweet, and rarely salty. We also love their crawfish as it's full of flavor, fresh, and always piping hot. Their sushi selection is decent and also pretty good quality for buffet sushi. The seafood reminds me of Las Vegas buffet quality. Dessert selection is ok. I just go for the ice cream and some fruit and that's pretty much it. Inside it does get pretty hectic and everything is fast paced, but that's good if you want to eat the most you can in such little time! The servers are always attentive and take away empty plates, refill drinks, and are happy to assist with anything you need. All in all, this is a great bang for your buck if you want a good variety of food with amazingly fresh seafood.

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    Patty C.

    My oh my, I think I have found my favorite Chinese buffet in the Houston area! My expectations are usually low when it comes to Chinese buffets, but I had heard good things about this place, and after learning that they have snow crab legs, I knew I had to visit! We arrived for dinner on a Sunday evening and were lucky enough to get a spot in the small parking lot. I found it interesting that they offer valet, but I guess due to the size of the small shopping complex, it makes sense that vehicle were being parked in the grass. My primary target of the visit was the seafood! On the top of that list was the snow crabs, crawfish, and sashimi! They also carry fresh raw oysters and boiled shrimp, but I did not try those items. The snow crab legs were ransacked frequently but also refilled frequently, which was nice. The legs weren't dry or overly salted, and a liquid butter dispenser was nearby! It was the same with the crawfish... which tasted very fresh and not frozen. They were also seasoned very well and succulent, not the grey overcooked dried out crawfish you usually find at buffets. The fried whole shrimp was cooked perfectly and tasted fresh. The mixed sashimi was kinda crammed into one small bowl, but the pieces displayed are nice and fresh. I saw that they offered salmon belly nigiri! As for the cooked prepared American Chinese meats, they were actually good! At most Chinese buffets, these dishes are very one note and bland, but here they had a lot of flavor and were cooked well! The most surpassing was the hibachi grill which usually is tasteless and meh at most places. Here it was shockingly delicious! The only real let down was the dessert, which is the standard at a Chinese buffet. The prepackaged mousse cups were not good. The mediocre cheesecake was still frozen in the middle, and the fruit was less than ideal. I didn't even bother trying the ice cream, as it's the cheap kind in the plastic cups. No thank you! The jello wasn't that bad and came in unique flavors. The slushies were actually kinda tasty! So go ahead and visit you're in the area and want to be a total glutton.

    Shermika H.

    Best buffet I been to in Texas! Vegas still in the league but this buffet is the best in Texas. Everything I had was seasoned and prepared very well. Super clean, polite service and very affordable. $20 per adult is cheap with full snow crabs, blue crabs, large shrimp, American food, sushi bar, soup bar, dessert bar and so on..... The table curves like three times. lol it just keeps going. The soft drinks are Pepsi products. I'm not a fan but I'm ok with Dr.pepper. The decorations are mixed with Christmas and Chinese new year. Very lit up and kinda gives Tokyo drive vibes. Very pretty and very spacious.

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    HsiaoCheng W.

    What do you get when you cross a hip hop new buffet place with a tinsy tiny parking lot? Welcome to Buffetopia. I found it hilarious how each establishment vigorously defends their lot spaces. The end tenant Long John Silvers has the most dedicated spaces, and put up hand written signs even to warn would be trespassers, yet still there were no customers in their big empty lot. There is a valet at Buffetopia but hey we are Asian. It was packed around 1 pm on a Sunday when we got there and even more packed around 2:40 pm when we left with the line noticeably out the door. Our waitress was nice and Japanese. The owners are Chinese she said. And the customers were a motley crew of Hispanic )in the clear majority), African Americans (a strong representation), Caucasian (not a lot but more than Asians), and a smidgen of Asians. So we came for the Raw Oysters and sashimi. Every thing else was just filler to us. I made the mistake of trying a few items from the hot buffet line while I waited for them to refill the raw oyster bar and sashimi bowl and it really filled me up. Rookie error. It won't happen again. The main temptation is the deep fried frog legs too, which tasted like chicken. They also got a Hibachi but hey be my guest to that if you're ready to fill up quickly. Deserts were meh. $2 discount if you're over 65 and children and kids get discounts. My child had to pay full price but only had 1 plate. So I felt compelled to make up the money Id be losing on her. I think at the end of the day I broke even. When I used the restroom I saw a moth on the wall. The same kind my dad's store had when it got infested from a contaminated shipment of rice. The worms hatch into these MF's? and it's so hard to get rid of them. Just saying from experience. There's a Totoro Mochi Donut store in this strip center. Alas I was too full to try it.

    Ashley B.

    Hello, we'll start by saying that the buffet line was not organized because they had plates situated everywhere so people were starting the line in the middle of nowhere and will jump in front of you. It was so unorganized. I removed the second star because I was seated near a restroom and didn't realize so many people were gonna be going in and out of that door and it made me lose my appetite a little bit. What else? The third star was removed because the food did not taste that delicious. It was like OK and it made me desire more. Plus, I've had better at the buffets in Katy Texas. I went on and removed the fourth star because I felt like the place wasn't as clean as I wanted it to be, my table wasn't as clean. The place didn't smell that fresh to me. I really was hoping to love this place so I can go back a second time, but I can't get over the egg rolls, not tasting as good and the cheese wontons and just other stuff, it just was not that good to me. Anyway, someone may like it, but I'm used to better so this is based off my decision. Thanks for reading my review.!

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    Anh P.

    Good Buffet with crab legs for decent price. I came in Saturday evening at 6pm and did not have to wait to be seated. The restaurant is clean and decor nicely. They got quite fresh seafood including snow crab leg, oysters, sushi, sashimi. Other bar has crab, rib, fried items and other rice/noodle/veggie similar to normal Chinese buffet. Dessert was so so. I did not try all food they have. Some food does not have labels.

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    Thuy P.

    Finally an all you can eat buffet in Humble area. Price range is awesome and they have a large varieties of options. Lots of seafood options too. For $20 that's great. The restaurant is huge but parking is so limited. That's the only down side is the parking. They have valet parking but not too many spots neither. Food and services are good.

    Angela Q.

    Buffetopia is the mother of all recent buffets. We went on a busy Sunday and I was excited to try them. They do not take reservations but it was super easy to put our party of 10 on the list. We were seated in about 20 minutes, which was amazing for a buffet on a Sunday. Everything is automated and they call your number over the intercom. The place was crowded but you could not tell because it is huge! They have many, many stations with Chinese food, seafood, full sushi section, hot pot and hibachi. There is truly something for everyone. My fave foods were the potstickers and the sesame chicken with fried rice. My son did hibachi and they have so many options. They had plenty of snow crab and cold boiled shrimp but at times they ran low because so many were eating it. I enjoyed the fresh fruit too. The only bad thing is the parking lot is tiny. They solved this problem by offering valet parking, which is complimentary. We didn't wait long at all but did see some people get towed because they parked in the wrong spots. Please use the valet and tip them, they work hard and no worries about losing your car. You can text them to have your car ready and also tip through the app.

    Buffet
    Patricia A.

    Food was great! They had a wide variety of Asian buffet type dishes. Desserts were decent, that would be the only thing that could have been better. Service was great and and fast to clean up the plates. Ambiance was very neat and colorful.

    Sheena J.

    I love having people visit me, but sometimes when it comes to where to eat, I get a little nervous because I know everyone else has their own preferences! So I'm glad I found this buffet spot that leans more into Asian cuisine! My family truly enjoyed the ambiance, the cleanliness, and the array of different foods to try. A lot of the others eating there went especially crazy over the crawfish, but I'm not really a crawfish gal. I was satisfied with everything else though. Definitely worth checking out when you're in north Houston!

    One entrance to buffet area
    Van D.

    Large variety of food -yes. Pretty and good service for a buffet -yes. Would I return- no. Hear me out. I drove 45 mins to get here in the rain. I waited 35 mins for a table behind 30+ other ppl but I will say they move fast. I had to fight for food because so many people were there the food disappeared pretty quickly. The good thing is it gets refilled pretty quickly too. The taste was as good as any other Chinese buffet. I loved all the neon signs and how pretty the restaurant is, but not enough to drive and wait to fight for food again.

    Buffetopia
    Cheniqua M.

    fresh, hot food, often emphasizes family-friendly, consistent quality across various cuisines, and attentive staff who keep stations stocked and tables clear, ensuring a memorable, stress-free dining experience for all ages.

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    Donna V.

    I have been waiting for Buffetopia to open and it was definitely worth the wait. Quite a few families walked out seeing a busy restaurant, but I can reassure you the queue system was really helpful managing customer flow. The restaurant layout is also very large and can accommodate anyone that walks through their door. The food was perfectly seasoned and I found myself circling back for Shumai, Nigiris, Seafood Boil, Salt Pepper Crabs, Garlic Potato, and Beef Puff Pastry. I was really eager to try the Hot Pot station but with only one broth option available, it didn't feel like a true Hot Pot experience. I would love to see a variation of broths being offered in the future. The staff was attentive, fulfilling drinks and removing dirty plates without being overbearing. All you can eat for $20 might seem steep, but prices for buffets has steadily increased over the years. The freshness of the ingredients and the inviting atmosphere has earned Buffetopia its spot in Humble.

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    Awesome food. Hot and fresh. Absolutely incredible and diverse selection. Definitely coming back.

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    There service is amazing and they have so many different varieties of foods! God bless!

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    Good customer service. Fair selection of food for the price. $20 per person and the interior is huge! Will return for a cheap variety meal.

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    Food is VERY FOOD but u have to wait to get in for your table but it's worth it all u can eat!

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    People were friendly! Fresh vegetables were good but prepared food was a little flavorless.

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    I loved the food and the service was so good I would recommend this place to all my friends

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    Way too hyped up. Wasn't terrible though but after looking at the selections, there wasn't a lot that caught my eye

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    Better than the last few buffets I went to in Las Vegas.

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    Panchos only attempts to do one thing and it does it perfectly. When I go watch a shark movie, I…read moreexpect to watch a dumb shark movie. When I go to Panchos, I expect to eat unreasonable amounts of buffet Mexican food. And they execute. It's the promised land of quickly made and quickly served flautas, tacos, enchiladas, and so much more. Literally so so much more food. Is there a better example of great service than being able to hoist a tiny flag and have servers rush to your table? Better ambiance than seemingly endless trays of food and fresh sopaipillas in the air? No. You can pry Houston's last Ponchos from my cold dead hands.

    While in line with my friends at the buffet, I overheard two comments. The person in front of me…read moresaid that as soon as they saw the food, they knew it wasn't going to be that great. The person behind me said that they remember the place being more lively and now it felt kinda meh. Both were dead on. It's no wonder most of these locations closed. Pancho's used to be a Tex Mex institution in Houston back in the 90s. They were scattered around town, food was decent (as you'd expect from a buffet), service was excellent, and families could go there to eat their fill for cheap. The current version doesn't really match that. The buffet is still there, lined by items that were clearly pulled out of a frozen box and quick re-heated to be put on the line. They churn replacements fast, but the taste doesn't even live up to the buffets you'll find elsewhere in town. For those who haven't been before, you basically go through the buffet line once, then there's a little flag at the table and you raise it up when you need a refill of anything. They had two waitresses running orders back to the buffet line for about 30+ tables. The end result was that service was extremely slow, and we weren't even getting everything we asked for. Our waitress didn't had a pad and paper, so she was trying to remember two different orders from memory. I gave up and went back to the line myself to get a refill plate rather than waiting and risking getting an incorrect order. Despite waiting in line, it took about the same amount of time, but at least I got exactly what I wanted. They must know that the waitresses are understaffed and overwhelmed because others were doing the same. We'd heard about the sopapillas being a hit dessert, but didn't see any on the buffet line, so we grabbed what was there. Once we'd eaten our fill, the waitress suddenly reappeared by with a basket of fresh sopapillas and we had to turn her down because we couldn't eat them. I'm going to chalk this one up as a place that was worth visiting for the sole reason of nostalgia and realizing that it would not be worth visiting ever again.

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    The Curry House

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    4.2
    (649 reviews)
    0.5 mi
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    A friend and I were visiting Houston for a few days and were looking to binge on good Indian food…read morethat texan Indians are always boasting about. This place didn't disappoint. We ate our hearts out and enjoyed every dish we ordered. We started with goat bone soup which took me back to my childhood when we used to eat at the dhabas on the highways during our family trips. It tasted exactly the same, peppery spicy and delicious! We also had veg kal dosa, cut mirchi and gongura mutton curry. Cut mirchi was so delicately made and it melted in my mouth. Dosas were great with the gongura mutton. The quantities were generous and prices were reasonable for the quality. Service was awesome! I am officially jealous of the people who could eat this food whenever they want to.

    1/5 Stars - By far the worst Indian dining experience I've had in recent memory. I would give this…read morerating less than 1 star if that was an option. Here's the summary: Subpar Food - Entirely lacked authentic flavor; tandoori chicken arrived lukewarm (tasting microwaved), and "extra hot" korma had zero spice or taste. Inattentive Service - Required flagging down staff just to place an initial order. Hidden Charges - Unlabeled table water bottles were covertly billed without prior disclosure. Questionable Payment Practices - Staff demanded blind payment on a card reader, refusing to show an itemized bill beforehand until insistence forced them to cancel the screen. If you'd like to know more: The food lacked any authentic flavor or expected preparation. The tandoori chicken, usually served sizzling on a hot plate (my experience at other Indian restaurants), arrived lukewarm, tasting as though it had simply been microwaved. Both the korma and the dishes requested at an "extra hot" spice level were entirely devoid of flavor and heat. Service was equally disappointing, requiring us to flag down a waiter just to place an initial order. Compounding the poor experience, two bottles of water left on the table were billed at $1 each without any prior disclosure or mention from the staff. Most concerning was the payment process: the waiter presented a card scanner with a total, refusing to provide an itemized bill beforehand and stating we could only see it after paying. (Only after insisting did the waiter cancel the payment screen so I could review the charges). Between the subpar food, inattentive service, and questionable billing practices, this establishment feels shady and untrustworthy. I cannot recommend it and will not be returning.

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