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China Buffet

3.4 (145 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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Moderate noise
Casual
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Unlimited sushi too.
John H.

This is amazing, so much variety, so clean, I can't wait to bring my vegetarian partner here, something for everyone! Check out the videos...salt and pepper shrimp was perfect. Nice service staff... eat here you won't be sorry!

Decent food
Kong L.

I told myself that I would never eat another Chinese buffet but here I was at my first buffet in a few years. To be honest, I woke up from a nice long nap and must've dreamt of Chinese food. When I woke up, I had a craving for a Chinese buffet. After evaluating the different ones close to me, I went with this one. When I arrived around the peak dinner time on Saturday evening, I was seated immediately by myself in a aisle. This special section was for anyone that had less than 2 people dining. As I ate, I felt like I was eating alone on an island. The waiters must've forgotten about me because I all alone. No one came to pick up my plates or ask me how I was doing. Luckily, more people started to fill in the seats. The Food: A nice variety but honestly, it was hard to find something that I like to eat. Not sure if it's because I'm no longer into buffet food or what? Nothing seem appetizing to me, not even the items at the dim sum. I felt lost at the buffet line. I ended up eating some fried rice and shrimp. The best item was the curry noodle soup. It's a separate line by the hibachi. That was actually the only good thing that I hate. I don't expect much because it's a buffet. A place where you fill yourself up and go home to take a nap. I don't suggest having high expectations here. It's just another mom and pop Chinese buffet. Be kind to the waitresses and eat on.

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Bruce K.

I know it's silly to have a Chinese food craving but it's what I was thinking the entire time I was driving up from Charlotte. Yelp pointed me to China Buffet and I arrived in the time between the late lunch crowd and the early dinner crowd, but the place was still quite packed. The staff were doing an excellent job of keeping the steam tables clean and stocked. The food was fresh and little of it had been sitting for very long. Being on a keto diet, Chinese food can be a challenge. Not eating carbs or noodles or rice and avoiding sweet sauces is hard. But I managed to skip through most of that and put together two plates of good choices. I also took one turn with the hibachi grill, some sliced beef, onions, peppers and mushrooms but the guy overcooked it to the point that it was chewy, which was unfortunate. Lots of options, even for people who are not big fans of Chinese food. Chicken wings, roast pork, even pizza and garlic bread! [Review 11833 overall, 1615 of 2019.]

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Esther L.

What you would normally get at a Chinese buffet is here! From fried chicken, lo mein, crab Rangoon, egg rolls, and ice cream. They also have fried crab legs and sesame balls with red bean. Those were the highlights for me. The inside is very spacious for large parties. Took off a star because they put all the dirty dishes right near the buffet (where the servers get receipts and where the drink machine is) which did not seem very safe to me in terms of health.

Pricing, general info.

Really solid chinese buffet option if you've been craving, especially with the pandemic. They require gloves (provided) and mask while you are up and about self serving.

Super fresh fruit!

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This place had a decent selection and seemed clean. Our server wasn't overly friendly but took decent care of of us.

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Food was really good and the sushi options were great, hot food was hot and cold food was cold, loved the sushi, loved the chicken special

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Exactly what to expect. Food is good service is good. Outside could use a little TLC but that's not so important.

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Probably the best Chinese Buffet option in Durham, but they have almost outpriced themselves.

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