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    China Buffet

    3.1 (18 reviews)
    ModerateBuffets, Chinese
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Dominick B.

    We are visiting Marshalltown, and we found this delicious place!! We just keep coming back and back here! In a week we came to eat here like 5 times! The food is fresh and delicious! The service is fast and excellent! They keep checking on you, refilling your drink. They have a wide selection of different options and the price is very reasonable. So to me 5 stars!!

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    Great food, wonderful service. Just wish they were open on monday nights more. It was always our place to go on date night

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    The place could use some sprucing up but once you walk in the staff is extremely friendly and welcoming.

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    Chef King

    Chef King

    3.5(19 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $

    Arrived late in town, so the only place open downtown was Chef King. Was surprised that almost…read moreeverything we tried was actually pretty good. The staff was very pleasant. If Chinese Buffet appeals to you, this would be a good choice.

    After reading the reviews that gave Chef King some kind words, I decided to give it a try. On a…read moreMonday night in Marshalltown, there's not much to choose from other than chain fast food, and I wasn't in the mood for hamburgers or pizza. When I walked in I learned it was a buffet, not particularly what I was looking for, but I since I was there I decided to roll the dice. Limited offering on the Hot Line, but also a Salad Line and some deserts. Started with the egg drop soup, it was average but nice and hot. Mein looked like it had been there all day, so I passed on one of my favorites. Lots of fried foods dripping in oil. The sesame chicken was the best hot dish, along with the black pepper chicken they were the only thing worth mentioning, or eating. I asked for Oolong tea and received a cup of "dark tea" not sure what it was but for sure it wasn't Oolong and too dark for green tea. The place was old and showing wear, probably could have used a good power washing of the entire interior. Staff was friend and relative attentive. Total tab was $10.90, so I sure can't complain about the prices. But I doubt this will receive a return trip when I'm in Marshalltown. But on a Monday night...

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    Farmer's Pick Buffet

    Farmer's Pick Buffet

    2.6(15 reviews)
    43.0 mi
    $$

    We reserved seating for a 4:30 meal for 15 persons on Thanksgiving evening weeks in advance. It…read morewas $24 each adult PLUS drink fee. The restaurant is on the first floor right off the lobby. It boasts a "smoke free dining environment". But it's right next to the gaming floor with open air exchanged between the restaurant seating and the gaming floor. So we were drenched in the stench of cigarette smoke the entire meal. They sat us all together at two tables pushed together against the long booth against the wall. For the 8 people in the booth there was only 1 way out. So if the person squished in the far corner against the wall wanted to get food the other 7 people had to slide out of the booth to let them out. This was a ridiculous experience and most of us just gave up on getting additional food to not inconvenience the others who were sitting. There was plenty of food to choose from. Salad bar, soups, pizza, pasta, thanksgiving style entrees, prime rib, desserts etc. nothing stood out as too spectacular but there was plenty of variety. Yes it was busy but lots of the food on the buffet were nearly empty. They didn't replenish them while I was there. The cherry tomatoes on the salad bar were wrinkly and obviously not fresh. The guy dishing up pies had a mess of pies and cakes behind the counter and you could tell he was just over his busy day. He was the only employee at the dessert station that was busy. Our waitress who got our drinks and cleared plates was the only reason for the second star. She was polite and friendly. She kept us with full drinks. Thank you Ecstacy! You were the only bright spot of our visit. I don't think any of us in our party of 15 will be back anytime soon.

    I've only be disappointed once. I love going on the weekends. MAKES me wanna come out here and work.read more

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    Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet - Sushi

    Hibachi Grill & Supreme Buffet

    3.0(219 reviews)
    51.2 mi
    $$

    Cool place. Tons of parking! Huge buffet! Tons of options. Loved the chocolate fondue fountain!…read moreThey have hibachi and sushi bar. Salad bar. Dessert bar. Tons of employees running around and cleaning and refreshing the food. The only down side was the drink/ice/dirty dish area was across from the buffet tables and in the middle of the restaurant and it had a yucky smell. Would try again tho.

    The buffet itself is great! A wide selection of food! Chinese, other Asian dishes, sushi,…read morehibachi, pho, standard Chinese restaurant appetizers, salad, fruits, desserts, along with standard American comfort food too for kids or adults who just aren't adventurous... 10 different buffet islands on the floor with around 14 items per island. Might be more and might be less...depending on the size of the pans. Think tetris. Some pans and larger than others. The hibachi, pho, and sushi are off to the side. You're greeted at the front as you walk in. Take a minute to check out the koi pond...! A hostess will seat you and your party. Seating is a combination of booths and low top tables and chairs. Your drink order is taken at the table and you pay with your server at the end of the meal. Staff is usually friendly enough and attentive as far as refills and clearing dishes. When I'm doing low carb I love this place for it's hibachi grill...! While the selection of vegetables, meats, and sauces isn't as vast as places that specialize in only hibachi... Instead of the small bowls like HuHot this place uses dinner plates! While I'm not an architectural engineer myself...I've seen a few go through the hibachi line here! The plate they hand across to the grill cook looks like a friggin' layer cake...! Lol At HuHot when they plate the food from my bowl after grilling I often think... That's it...? Here a dinner plate of stacked ingredients equals a plate of food. Heck... I've seen those masters of architecture get their one piled high plate of ingredients handed back to them on two plates... I was seriously impressed! I've never walked away from this buffet hungry. There is something for everyone and will hit across multiple diets... The worst thing I could say is that they could be quicker about restocking some items when they run low, and be a little more attentive to what is going on in the food area itself... Sounds pretty good so far right? Why not four or five stars...? The other patrons... And this is what I mean about staff being a little more attentive to the food area itself. I've seen the best of people here and the worst of people. I've watched other customers help strangers. Sometimes helping them by serving the items for them while they held their plate. Sometimes offering to carry a plate back to someone's seat for them as they navigate with a walker or crutches. The other side... I've watched a guy take too much fried rice and then he literally shoved it back from his plate into the hotel pan with his bare hands... People coughing and sneezing without trying to stifle it or cover their nose and mouth... Yes...they have sneeze guards, but we all know they don't catch everything. When they had the deep containers of ice cream I've seen people bring their arm out, after scooping, with ice cream glistening off their arm hair... smh The restaurant is clean. The buffet pricing is fair. They're open on holidays when a lot of other places are closed. I eat here and I'm not going to tell someone not to... Just be smart. Go at peak times. If possible... Watch for the trays of fresh food being brought out. And be aware of your own buffet etiquette... Don't be one of "those" people.

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