Everything was tasty, hot, & fresh. The sushi is always my first plate along with a plantain. Second plate will be the buffet food. My faves are the spinach casserole w/cheese, and the green beans. The shrimp were jumbo shrimp tonight. Peel & eat is the way to go. Then, if I have room-I get a dessert plate:some fruit and ice cream. The Waitress was very good. Pros: great food and waitstaff. Plenty of parking. Cons:none Side note:newly renovated. Recommend? Yes They also have a Mongolian are as well. read more

Everything was amazing and worth the money. I also appreciated the constant attentiness of the staff. Never let me run out of something to drink. Food was hot and they also had the cook to order Hibachi bar. read more

The food was hot and fresh. Service was awesome as well. The shrimps were large and tasty. We tried almost every dish and we really enjoyed everything. We live almost an hour away but it was worth the trip. We will definitely return ! read more

I was craving some classic Chinese buffet food and came here on a Saturday evening to check it out. Honestly glad I did! There is your usual Chinese buffet fare (black pepper chicken, green beans, broccoli beef, etc) as well as a number of seafood items for dinner (crab, mussels, frog legs, jumbo shrimp). The area is spacious and they will take your plates and refill your drinks. The surprise of the evening was the hibachi, which I thoroughly enjoyed! I'm not a big hibachi girl but thought that the beef, pork, shrimp, and veggies were really great. I also liked getting to choose my own sauces and the garlic oil was a very nice addition. The price came out to $17 before tax and tip which I thought was very reasonable. I would definitely go again! read more

Solid Chinese buffet. We arrived on Saturday at 6pm. Great variety. Lots of seafood options as well. I saw someone make their own seafood boil with the crawfish and corn lol. read more

I must say that this restaurant has come a long way the new Remodeling ,it's beautiful, the food is hot and fresh, the staff are pleasant and I do believe that the Stars will rise on reviews because this is definitely a go to, very clean very hot food, just an overall five-star expense read more

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This place needs a remodel! The forks are bent, carpet is filthy. I pulled out 3 dirty bowls and 3 dirty plates at the buffet. Yhe chairs and booths are all ripped up. No hand sanitizer in sight. I ate the hibachi. I was too scared to eat anything else due to the condition of the restaurant. Hibachi food was good. read more

This place has stood the test of time. Many years ago they were on the other side of the same shopping center. In just a couple of years they outgrew it and moved to the current location. Many other chinese buffets have opened reallly close to them, with more options and better food but they never made it. China buffet never tried to compete just continued to provide the same consistency they always had. THere are 3 hot bars, a salad and cold item bar, sushi bar and a hibachi. With that much variety you are bound to find something you don't like but I have never had anything I would call particularly bad. My favorite items are the egg foo yung and the bok choy. They have removed the bok choy and replaced it with regular cabbage but there are enough other things that I am still happy. It is always clean considering the amount of volume they have and some of the staff seems to be dedicated to keeping the bars clean and stocked. Many buffets wash plates but do not check them so you often find food still on the plates. I do not experience this often so I think they do a pretty good job keeping the kitchen clean. The restrooms are usually stocked OK but tidiness is not a priority. Most of the restraunt is clean but the bathrooms are dirty and dated. There was a change in ownership at some point in the last couple of years and the new owners don't seem to have the same standards as the old, but still the best chinese buffet I have been to in Jacksonville. read more

Absolutely awful. Don't even waste ur time , food was cold. cross contamination everywhere. health department needs to be called.

Reasonably clean and definitely a wide variety of options here. I know that there are picky eaters who don't like "Chinese food" even if it is very Americanized as it is here, which means they have mac & cheese, garlic bread, hot wings and fries. But in addition to that, many different Americanized Chinese choices from beef & broccoli, ribs, baked krab with cheese, chicken on a stick and more. The sushi and sashimi line was really nice with many different options that all looked and tasted fresh. I was very pleased. Staff did well at keeping the steam tables stocked and tidy, clearing dirty dishes and refilling drinks. As Chinese buffets go, this was definitely one of the better ones. Price was good too. [Review 15853 overall - 1429 in Florida - 1357 of 2021.] read more

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Food and service was good. Ambiance is ok and the price eat in or carry out is fair. You won't be disapointed

The ladies here are extremely rude. If you have kids, just expect to be treated poorly. As soon as we walked in the door we were being yelled at, there was 6 of us and we got sat at a 4 top booth. The lady got our drinks and slammed them on the table and then continued to talk shit about us in her language the whole time we were trying to enjoy our food. Also didn't bring us any refills until we got up and asked her to. And that's why she got no tip. Also the jello, I swear it's been sitting out for weeks. read more

Food has been luke warm the last few times we have been there including last night. Restaurant doesn't rotate fresh servings in very often and for what they charge for two it is not with it. read more

If you're really hungry and aren't expecting too much, it's an option. In other words, you get what you pay for here.

The food is pretty good I tried the sushi and soup and other things they were all great. The price is nice for a family. The service was outstanding the man who waited on us for drinks and such was very attentive, and polite and I would go back because he was so awesome. Good ambiance nice tables read more

I'm so disappointed. Pre-pandemic, I frequently went to this establishment. Today, I just happened to be nearby shopping at Party City and decided to have an early lunch. I checked Yelp only because I wanted to know if things had turned for the worse. The rating was mediocre, yet I still gave it a try. (sigh) The food was, eh, okay. But service is definitely not good. Too much to write about here. But the most disappointing thing was they do NOT honor the Yelp 10% discount. It's one thing to say, we don't honor that. But something totally different when you try to convince me it's for a different China Buffet. Especially, when I confirm your address. The sad thing about it is it would have only been $1.19 off the bill. I had planned to pick up something from Soul Food Bistro. I should have stuck with my original plans. China Buffet, I won't be returning. ‍ read more

China Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Very dirty. food is gross, very bland, dry as well. Will never go here again. Do not recommend.

As a disabled person with a none visible disability and a vested service dog the lack of regard and knowledge of ADA laws by staff is appalling. I would not recommend this place to any disabled person especially if you have a service dog. I have been here many times with my SD and despite repeatedly showing them the ADA website and information around Service dogs they refuse to educate either themselves or their staff. They keep asking for documentation for my dog when they cannot ask for that by Federal Law, even after being shown ADA website stating this. They have been reported for breaching ADA law in regards to this as I am sick of uneducated people who refuse to learn the laws. read more

China Buffet - ADA.govt service dog law and what business can ask and not ask - Chinese Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

We wanted a buffet so we decided to come here. They sat us immediately and got so many different plates. Some food was eh and room temperature but others were very good and fresh tasting. This is a good Chinese buffet. My man said the chicken nuggets here taste just like McDonald's lol that's a good thing! read more

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I haven't been to a buffet in a long time, but I had been craving the variety of the experience over anything else. We came around 2:30 which made me skeptical because the lunch rush had passed and food doesn't usually come out as frequent. I threw together some greatness at the hibachi station and got a tiny bit of everything. I didn't finish it but the food was good. I would definitely come back here if I was in the mood for a variety of chinese because they're located right next to my house. read more

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let me start by saying do not waste your time coming here food is cold and terrible ask the waiter if they could turn on the fire underneath the buffet he offers to microwave my food. This place needs to be closed down. read more

Good price for the food but the place could use some lighting. Attention is good. their dessert area is not the best eithr. read more

I just went there a few days ago that was nice and fresh. It was very clean. Especially when you get a lot of varieties of selection of food that u would like. I really enjoyed myself. read more

Expensive for no reason food was not worth the money I paid service suck didn't like it one bit never going there again

Good place to get a lunch. The Buffay is only $12. It's incredible what's available at the Buffay. All types of Chinese food eggrolls even stirfry loads of vegetables and cut fruit sushi shrimp seaweed, cut ginger, even desserts, and ice cream. You name it whatever you're hungry for they have it and add a very reasonable price. This service is very good and it's very family oriented. Once you become a regular they know you by name. I like the little hole in the wall restaurants the best reminds me of my time in Hawaii. read more

Very good service and the food is great. They just did some updates to the place which is good. Been going here for years. No complaints!

This has to be the worst Chinese buffet in Jacksonville. Beef and broccoli was horrible. The beef was so though I couldn't chew it. Has to spit it out. Kept looking for something good, never found it. Oh wait the ice cream was good. read more

I used to go to this place when I was a kid all the time and I stopped going for a whole but idk if it's Covid or just time passing but I remember it being super packed and the food being hot. Now the food seems a lot less in quantity and quality... it's really a hit or miss with this place though nowadays. The food is warm but not the good warm. Not the best Chinese food, definitely not authentic authentic but good enough to get full IMO. The cheese Rangoon, sesame balls, green beans, and jellies are my fave! read more

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Food was very good. Great selection for a Chinese buffet, including sushi that was very good and made to order Mongolian BBQ that was great. I sampled about 15 different dishes and my only negative was that my chicken teriyaki skewer was a little dry. Panko covered shrimp was some of the best shrimp I have ever had. Service was very attentive for a buffet, and the physical setup is good - lots of seating and space between tables. And finally, at $14.50 for dinner during the week this is a great deal for food this good. We will definitely be back. read more

This is one of the only Chinese buffets I will eat at in the Jacksonville area. There are tons of choices on the buffet. If you've ever been to any Chinese buffet, I'm sure you'll be familiar with them all. I really like their honey chicken and their seseeme chicken. They have good fried rice and lo mein as well. Love their won ton soup. It's some of my favourite in the jax area. Out of all the offerings on the buffet, those are the main things I eat. I'm pretty simple that way and I don't like change. No matter the time of day, even during the slow times, the food on the buffet is hot and fresh. They keep it replenished often and keep the area clean. The restaurant is large with plenty of seating. Waitress are ok. They take your drink order and bring it to you. Most of the time, they are good about keeping the glasses refilled. They do have crab legs on the buffet which you can have for a few dollars more. I've personally never tried them. If I'm going to have crab legs, I'm going to a seafood place where I know they are fresh. After all, we do live on the ocean and there are much better places to get crab legs. Overall, I have no complaints about this China Buffet. I've been eating here for many, many years. Probably since around 2000. This use to be one of my daughters' favourite places to go when they were growing up, so it holds a few fond memories. I'll never forget the time my youngest (when she was around 8) was reading the Chinese Zodiac and asked me very, very loudly, "Mommy, what's a cock?" LOL At the time, she had only ever heard of chicken and rooster, so I explained, but I was a tad embarrassed because I got a few odd looks from other patrons because she was so loud with her question. LOL read more

Not a fan of this one, I've had better. Walking in it seems to be pretty packed. 12.99 for Sundays. Food looks mostly fresh when we walked in. But when looking closer.. even the green beans looked shriveled like when it usually looks when it's towards the tail end of the pan. I noticed the Chinese hot mustard to be really watered down, very runny. The rolled sushi if you look close the color of the fish that was used is off-colored. It was brownish which means it's on its way to being tossed into the trash. No sashimi should be discolored even when rolling it with rice. Egg foo young had NO taste and one side is burnt while the other side looked fine. The gravy that is to be used on it was old, the top was crusted. They did have sashimi salmon and tuna but it was on the slimy side when I tried some. Boneless bbq also had no taste. BBQ ribs were extremely dry. Baked salmon was drowning in its tasteless sauce. The selection of their sushi is very limited. If you still want to go there please make sure to take a good look at the raw fish before consuming. If it's discolored or slimy avoid for your own health safety. Needless to say we won't be going back, there are other Chinese buffets that is much better with taste. read more

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Lots of variety, hibachi is included in the price & serviceis friendly. Standard Chinese buffet- food is continually coming out of the kitchen to keep the buffet filled and fresh. Every time I come- it's busy. I trust that's a good thing! read more

China Buffet - Mongolian hibachi- yes please - Chinese Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

the food is delicious but some that should have been hot were cold, the atmosphere deserved to be renovated, the service was normal, the price could be more affordable. read more

honestly was probably the worst buffet i tried. Service was terrible he acted like we were not going to pay & said that we were wasting his time (speaking to my minor children) i wouldn't recommend this place. Not only was the service bad but the food was just awful the best thing was the bang bang chicken & even that was average. read more

I'd given up Chinese buffets on the count of I feel like I don't get my money's worth for an all you can eat challenge. Little did I realize that I was entering this contest the wrong way. I needed to go with a completely empty stomach and I did so after catching a movie at AMC. Mom and I hadn't been to this restaurant in ages and since we feeling nostalgic, we decided to head over. Not much has changed on the inside as you can tell from the photos of China on the walls that are now faded, but the food was just as good as I remembered with a couple of items I hadn't had there before. For example, the Seafood delight which was shrimp, calamari rings, and squid. I couldn't resist and got a big ol' helping of that. Mom pointed out that they had frog legs as well. I've had them before but had forgotten what they were like. I got one, bit into it and then I remembered that I did like it. It's like a cross between chicken and fish and they were fried just right so that it wasn't oily and you didn't but into a mouthful of breading. They also had another favorite dish of mine, Octopus, but fried. I could taste the oil in it and it tasted like the same oil they fry all their seafood in. I still ate it while also scarfing down the cheesy spinach. I think that's a staple on every chinese buffet. All in all, it was a good meal and I'm glad we went. Will definitely we back. read more

Most of the food was not a good recipe. I published a review in 2011... Was hoping the place would have changed, but still the same. The weirdest thing was how some of the wings in a sauce (wasn't sure if they were considered buffalo wings), and the fried breaded wings, still had feathers in a lot of them. It's shown in someone else's posted photos too. The waitress was nice. Egg roll was ok. Frozen deep fried chicken nugget was ok. Sweet and sour chicken was good. But all else.... . Why can't Jax have at least one good American Chinese buffet? They exist in other cities. read more

The food was very bad quality and it sure tasted like it. Should have asked for my money back since I had to pay for 4 people. Food was not flesh, Price is too high for the food not being any good. I did inform the guy when he checked us out. Need to improve your food. Sure want be back read more

-Food Poisoning- There are no words for how I feel about my time at this establishment. I have no idea im what i was expecting from a place literally called Chinese Buffet, but it was at the very least edible food. The front of the restaurant looks really nice has good atmosphere and nice decoration. then you get to the seating area. Trash just on the floor, wrappers all of it. Maybe I just came in at a bad time, iIdid get there at 2 so maybe they had a lunch rush. However, there is no excuse for their food. I grabbed a plate, like normal and then proceeded to dig in. I'm not particularly picky, and I was also raised to always finish my food. The orange chicken was fine and I was going to eat the sushi. I could not continue chewing once it reached my tastebuds. Maybe it was that particular sushi, so i tried the Philadelphia roll as it's generally easy for restaurants to make so how can you mess up? After trying that, I came to the conclusion that the rice was probably a few days too old. The sesame balls were pretty good though. Anyway, then i grabbed another plate. I grabbed the sugar biscuits and some fruit. I sat down and began eating. My mom started to laugh because the face I pulled when i bit into a watermelon was of disgust. All of the fruit was bad. Every last one. The sugar biscuits were hard as a rock, but still ok to eat. Now let's talk about the utensils and lack thereof. Firstly, the utensils for grabbing your portion were filthy. The sushi bar alone has wet sauces all over each of the tongs. They offer no other utensils other than the ones you get when you initially sit down. Because when i eat my dinner I just grab the same fork i ate my chicken with and dig into my cake. The food made me physically sick, and i cannot even begin to express how awful this was. I made a whole yelp account just to warn others. If you value your body and your bowels do NOT come here! read more

I don't know what it is with Jacksonville and all you can eat Chinese buffet, but they just can't get it right. 2 items that are a must is spring rolls and Chinese chicken wings ..... they failed on both. I will never come back to this one. read more

No refills on soda and they actually charged us for the sodas,outrageous we will not be coming back we decided to try a different place and this was a poor choice. read more

China Buffet - They have to tell me how much tip to leave it's very tacky - Chinese Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida