if I could rate 0 stars I would. We went there and the food was decent, but not worth $25 a person. The waitress we had (and we didn't even have the same waitress the whole time) at the end of dinner when not everyone was done eating when she saw we didn't leave her a tip (all she did was refill the drinks once) was asking me and my friends for a tip because she serviced us. It's rude to ask for a tip, if you deserve it you'll get them, but when you don't even do anything and are rude as hell like that then fuck no. She forced me to give $5 and was trying to get more from my friends. Literally ran out the restaurant because we were about to cuss her rude ass out. read more

This place has really good quality food. Unlike a lot of Chinese buffets, which charge extra for things like steak, sushi, and crab legs, this place includes it all in the buffet. They have Ice cream, Chinese, soups, sushi, hibachi, etc. The sushi display is fresh looking and good condition. Everything is delicious and not oily at all. I recommend this place. Lunch is a better Deal than dinner, you save money and I didn't notice anything missing from their dinner selection during lunch. read more

SUSHI REVEW ONLY. THE CHINESE BUFFET IS DECENT, ABOUT THE SAME AS EVER OTHER CHINESE BUFFET IN THE WORLD......... My review is based on going to visit Tony the sushi dude for the past eight years. Although, I know live an hour away, I make the trek to visit with him. He has a new guy who is just as anxious to make you the perfect roll, his name is Daniel...... These are two really good and personable guys. He has a second joint that is now on my radar, Akabana Asian Bistro..... It is in Fort Mill. :-( Now I just need an excuse to go to Fort Mill........ read more

China Buffet - It has been over a year since I been to this place and I was greeted by name, Tony misses me :-). - Chinese Near Me - Pineville, North Carolina

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The food was ok but the restaurant itself was very dirty. The servers barely could understand anything you said. And word consciously unaware that they we're reaching over people's food while collecting dishes. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone until they cleaned it up the servers barely could understand anything you said. and were consciously unaware that they were reaching over people's food while collecting dishes. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone until they cleaned it up better than what it is. Very disappointing experience for me. read more

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Terrible place, old food, not a big selection, heard the manger yelling at a customer service was okay.

They must be known for there sushi. Because there regular food is mall grade at best. I do not eat sushi, however my husband does. He was impressed that the gentleman making the sushi offered to make him anything he wanted. They do have a good sushi selection. But considering it is dead in here, I can't seem to figure out why there are so many crumbs on the carpets. Visibly can see 4 servers standing around talking wait for people to finish there plates. They need to be cleaning this dirty restaurant. read more

China Buffet - Sushi - Chinese Near Me - Pineville, North Carolina

First off there a lady yelling the whole time your eating and when your getting your food she gets mad bc people drop a little food. Next one of the waiters saw an old man drop his money on the way out and she picked it up and pocketed it. I found a candy someone had in their mouth in my food after I just came in. When you eating towards the end they keep looking at how much food you have so they can rush to get you to pay. The food isn't even food don't come here and it's so expensive for the low quality of food. When you go pay they ask you for tip like if your forced to and if you say no they start talking in their language to one another. Low quality low service. DONT COME HERE read more

I take out lunch at least 2x/week and take out sushi on the weekend (spending about $40-60/week and normally have cash. Today, I went to take out lunch from the buffet bar...the staff replenishing food are all frowning and miserable. I'm not sure if they speak English but at 12:15pm, many of the trays needed replenishing. When I went to pay, the "manager" (Ricky) refused to allow me to pay for my meal by credit card ($4.41) because he refuses to take credit cards (seemingly only from me because the other customers were paying with credit) because he will lose money. I WAS a regular supporter of this restaurant (for 17 years)...they will lose money because they much throw away my lunch (which I would have gladly paid for). His big concern was losing money ...however, the patrons eating fill their plates 2-3 times and pay by credit! It seems I'm the ONLY white American who now eats there and I am not allowed to pay by credit. I have a freakin' credit score of 800...reverse discrimination is happening here and...hmmm...the manager would rather lose a regular customer of 17 years who refers the restuarant....guess it's back to China Express for me. read more

I would go here again in a pinch. The food was mediocre, and the service was okay - not that would expect a lot from a buffet staff. They had a pretty good variety of things, but mostly not asian. They had a lot of random items like french fries, some kind of pizza, and a bizarre combination of seafood and cheese. The price was low, and the wait time was nil. So, when i needed to eat a bite and get out to go to bed it wasn't bad. It is near several hotels, which is why it made sense for me when I ate there. I would not recommend the mussels as they added some mayonnaise-based sauce which really tainted them for me. I like mussels, just steamed and with a little butter. read more

The food was good. I really enjoy the hibachi chicken and the hibachi rice. I've been there twice and will definitely return..

I were sooooo pleased, several thanks to the employees so nice and hospitable! Please put the greenlip cold mussels back on the bar please ,I would definitely recommend this restaurant! read more

The food was nasty and cold it tasted old wouldn't waste my time on even trying the food

Went here because I was in the area and they've been in business forever. Yikes, first visit last visit. Visit was 1pm lunch, monday. -Hot and sour soup just egg drop with vinegar and brown sauce. Tasted funky, not a good sour...more like that creeping sour taste of something going bad. -Octopus dish rubbery, no taste. -Poor selection, minimal shrimp dishes, minimal variety, everything tasted the same. -Lo mein noodles tasted wierd and sour, no sesame oil flavor, no char on noodles. -Sesame chicken and scallion chicken tasted the same; sweet like marshmallow, we're all breading, and we're cold. -Most dishes I tried were off temperature...makes you wonder what the sanitation score was. The one good thing was the girl at the register was very friendly. Save your money people.... goto Tin Tin or the Chinese place at the mall food court. read more

Absolutely pitiful and a total waste of money. They advertise all you can eat lobster and crab for $19/person on a Saturday afternoon but don't tell you you will be charged that whether you eat seafood or not. Only 1 person in our party ate crab and all 3 of us got charged. $70 for 3 people for shitty cold food, terrible service and a dirty restaurant. First and last time I will ever go there. Do not recommend read more

Not very good, $8.99 for lunch on weekdays. Basically i ate sushi here, because other good was not very appetizing. They brought out the check really fast, and i am usually asking for the check at other restaurants. Was curious what this place is like since i always drive by. Is it terrible, no, is it good, not at all. Would i come again, i wouldnt come here unless i didnt have other options. read more

The place was super busy, so must be great, right? WRONG! the food was horrible, and none of us could eat it. The lo mein was greasy and left a film in your mouth. The fried dumplings were burnt. The steamed dumplings were even worse, it was like a lump of nastiness. The baked salmon was like mush and had a horrible flavor. The sweat tea was like instant powdered tea, so switch to a soda. Lol that smelled and tasted like toilet water. Never again will I dine here and waste my hard earned money. read more

Came in just to fill the void in my stomach and avoid a void in my wallet. Really small selection and the staff wasn't too excited to be there. Mind you we came in on New Year's Eve, so I don't blame them. It was a little off putting when the servers kept watching me eat. Food was just ok. Really good fried soft shell crab. This places offers alcoholic beverages too. Cheap, quick, not high quality. Still good enough for a last minute drop in. read more

I have arrived at 8:00 pm ... I walked in there the first thing I saw was a sign that said lobster cost $15. Didn't think much of it but I kept it going. I went to the buffet section but there wasn't that much of a selection ... funny thing is that they got frog legs. Yum . I got my plate of food I started eating. I just wanna say the food was so dry I nearly choked on my wonton. I tried to see if dessert can top that shit was still dry. Would definitely not recommend coming here due to Also the fact my friends and I almost paid $60. I wish I can get my 30 min of time back. Definitely Do not recommend. read more

Been coming for years. Now they have jacked up the price for weekend lunch to $22 with a drink. Less Chinese food selection , it's warm at best and added crab to justify the price increase. $22 for sub par buffet. $22. Last time here. read more

Buffets can be hit and miss and understandably not for everyone, but this place has been a family favorite for a number of years. It has the standard fare of Chinese dishes as well as a friendly sushi chef on site prepared to make anything asked for. The Manager (Tom) is generous and accommodating, and has always offered to make any special vegetarian items when requested. A few particular favorites are the Broccoli and Tofu in Garlic Sauce, the Bean Curd Szechuan Style, and the Buddhist Delight. read more

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Ugh...don't waste your time or your money! I would have given it zero stars but the Mei Fun and the Pepsi were actually decent. The buffet has the typical Chinese fair but the only thing I could come close to suggesting would be the fried shrimp, Mei Fun, and maybe the sweet and sour chicken. Skip everything else!!!! Don't even think about eating the sushi. I was feeling adventurous so I grabbed a few of the sushi rolls that I easily recognized (california, cucumber). One of them tried to crawl off the plate before I got back to my seat! The rolls were chewy and just plain gross, makes my stomach turn to think about it. Service was polite and good on the refills. Enter at your own risk! read more

I've been coming to China Buffet for approximately 10 years now. When I first moved to Pineville in 2001 this was just somewhere close to eat cheaply. At that time they did not have the sushi chef. The Chinese Buffet: Nothing to write home about. Nothing here is truly worth mentioning. Just your standard Chinese buffet fare mostly covered i thick, syroupy sauces and probably very unhealthy. Nothing is particularly good but nothing is particularly bad either. The Sushi Buffet: This is why you want to come here (unless you're a sushi snob because no matter what you''re just not gonna be happy)! All you can eat sushi for around $10 (which also includes the Chinese buffet portion but let's pretend it doesn't for the heck of it). This is pretty unbeatable given that the sushi is freshly made throughout the day. Yes, I do agree that the presentation plates could be wiped off between servings on the fried pieces with heavy sauces but not all their offering has tick coatings of sauces. So, in my case, I don't eat those. I like them... but I chose to eat the ones that are not covered in thick sauces and look more presentable. Tony, the sushi chef (I don't know the other guys' name but thank god he's rarely if ever there) is really cool. He's very engaging with his customers, he remembers your name and your family. He greets you openly and warmly and is always ready to offer suggestions on new things to try. Remember to tip him well even if you don't touch the Chinese food (I usually don't, except for the egg drop soup) The staff is very serviceable and are constantly refilling your glass and cleaning your table. They speak very little English but enough to understand what you want should you be the pesky customer who needs everything customized in a buffet style restaurant. Unfortunately, as someone else say, they do have the very rude tendency of always getting in the way and NEVER giving the customer the right of way. They cut in front of you and make you stop or go around them instead of them doing so for the customer. This is what knocked one star. Obviously the staff has changed through the years. I remember a couple of waitresses throughout the years that were really nice and helpful. They got to know my little girls and tried teaching them how to eat with chop sticks. So, my, and Becky's, kids all love it here. This is definitely a good place to take children since they can pretty much try a bunch of things without worrying about not liking it (This is, after all, where my, at the time, 5 year old fell in love with Ikura). The owner, although in all the time I've been going has never once acknowledged that I am a regular (sometimes twice to three times a month) regular, seems rather unfriendly and, actually, kinda sour. I don't know if he is or not... but he doesn't seem very welcoming, warm or friendly. Not that it bothers me, I don't care, I'm there to eat... but I noticed it. The decor is a mix of traditional chinese with some modern lighting and tacky foreign cluelessness (yes, I just made all that up but when you see it it'll make sense). And the place is very clean except for the ice cream machine which doesn't get enough TLC from the staff. This is a great place to come and have lunch once in a while if you work in the area or have kids who want to try Chinese or have sushi lovers (not snobs) who want good sushi for free. But this is not the type of place that you will be making special trips to visit. Try to avoid dinner as it gets rather expensive without any appreciable additions to the buffet. read more

Food was average and the black pepper chicken was really good but it was definitely not worth $15. The part that made me actually leave a review is that when I walked over to the sushi bar, the guy making sushi was digging in his ear with a q-tip right near the food. He did wash his hands and wear gloves but he should not be cleaning out his ears near food. If he has to do that, he needs to be required to do that in the bathroom. It was so disgusting I almost lost my appetite. Someone needs to address this with him. read more

don't ever eat hear mr ricky/mrs ricky scam artist she charged us more than what she said we were paying..they like to argue with customers ...drinks were old food was nasty and she kept standing over us asking us to pay when just got there even though it was a buffet...They were very racist they could not count and they kept changing their prices...I do not recommend coming to this place at all...Needs to be shut down read more

Great service came when it was busy and still got served pretty well. Food definitely mediocre but the sushi is excellent.

Food was fucking disgusting. Will not be eating here again. Everything was frozen food and full of carbs and fat.

14.06 for a subpar buffet with cold and flavorless food, the sushi was mediocre and almost everything else was just cold and bland. The fact that they charge 12.99 plus tax for dinner is almost criminal read more

GREAT BUFFET SUSHI. Bring 5$, tip the sushi maker and they will make any roll you want. They have got rolls, cold rolls, speciality and they all are great. They Buffett food is average but still good and the ice cream machine doesn't always work. The staff is friendly and nice. I recommend this place to anyone that wants all you can eat sushi. read more

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Reasonable prices and good food. Sushi is included in the buffet and they had a wide variety of choices. All of the other food was good too including the sesame chicken and garlic bread read more

If I could leave zero stars I would. 17.99 for an adult dinner buffet. Not worth even a penny. The food was cold, sorry selection of food. The garlic butter shrimp was spicy and slimy. After a couple bites of our food we stopped eating. Even my daughters water tasted disgusting. Not a single person spoke any English. We tried to explain our frustration to our waitress and other staff but they just said what I assume is they didn't understand what I was saying. Very, VERY poor experience and the most disgusting and cold food I've ever gotten. Save your money and your time, do NOT ever visit this restaurant. read more

The sushi is great but the food on the bar is very average to below in my opinion. We very rarely come but sometimes brave the little food choice for some sushi. Tips:ask Tony at the sushi bar for a crazy roll! If you like egg drop soup you will want to skip it here, it's bland. read more

As far as buffets go, this place is pretty great. The buffet has all of the normal Chinese food that you would expect. It also has a sushi bar, a salad bar and a dessert section. Lots of options for a finicky eater that might not like Chinese or for anyone trying to feed a small child. Service was quick and the staff was very accommodating to our screaming one year old (yes, we got the joy of being THOSE people). Definitely a restaurant that we will return to. read more

It's ok. 3 stars because it did have variety and decent amount of choices and the price was right, but overall we won't be back. Food was warm, some stuff not so fresh, dessert choices scarce, service was fast but not overly friendly, no smiles..nope, not a good first impression. read more

I have ate at this place in South of SF CA, SF CA down town city, SF CA, ALL over in the East Bay CA and Up to Gold Country CA and Napa CA Plus used to be in Novato Marin CA ( that place was short live in Novato Marin CA for a year but the landlord jack up the price on rent and that shopping center is a gohst town as we speak)! I LOVE their food and its soooo cheap to buy thhing under $25.00 and you can REALLY pig out! Now if your a SENIOR they paid up front only $5.00 or less depend their age. If your near colleges they charger ONLY for the students $15.00! Please NOTE: I been in only in CA not this location. There are outdoor seating with LIVE chinese band (they are pretty dang good) and some do cater too! read more

Not very good at all. The shrimp were fried with the peeling on. (who does that??) The crab Rangoon tasted spoiled. Floors were dirty. Overpriced for the lack of quality. First and last time visitor. read more

Definitely the best value in the area as far as Asian buffet goes. Just moved in the neighborhood and will be back again and again. read more

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One o f my long time favorite places to eat when I'm in the Pineville area. This place has been here for many years and the consistency is dependable. Delicious food buffet style at a reasonable price. read more

Definately will pick this buffet place over Tin Tin for these reasons: -price is worth what you pay for and will cost less then Tin Tin -less variety, more quality food -great sushi selection, you will find sushi rolls at this place that you will not find at other chinese buffets and you won't be disappointed! The sushi here are way more quality then other places. -I love their seafood stir fry dish with the shrimp and crab meat. -love their jello! -great service, they are always refilling your drink (sometime way sooner then you want them to) read more

Absolute best price for quality sushi, and well worth the quick drive from Rock Hill. Tony is a fantastic sushi chef, and an extremely nice guy, to boot. He is definitely the reason my wife and I come back so often, but the variety and quality of the buffet is great, too. read more

Not very good. Dried out food. Some things cold, when they should be hot. Disappoined overall. Not clean, either. 11.99 per person not worth it. read more