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    China Buffett

    3.5 (40 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Love this chinese buffet. The food is awesome and come here a couple of times a month. The service is outstanding. I would highly recommend it.

    Really tasty
    Jerry H.

    Limited choices aren't always a bad thing. Very tasty and fresh, always adding food even after the lunch crowd has passed. I really liked the Chicken wings and fried fish, followed by plates of Chinese food favorites. The Cj houses are limited becausee if the size but the flavor was wonderful!

    a plate of food and a fork
    Edward G.

    The most unrealistic Chinese I've ever ate, food is soggy, overcooked, some of it is crunchy, limited varieties no vegetables. I would prefer to eat on the new one opposite the street. This was disappointing for me

    Oh so good
    Sam A.

    A better buffet than many! Freindly owners strive for smaller portions and keeping food HOT, not warm on the buffet. The selections I chose were all very good. MAKE sure you leave room for ice cream found over in the corner. Coke products. We will stop here again.

    Take out menu.
    David K.

    Open for takeout only right now. Have to call in, give them your number, then they call back when the food is ready. Only took 15min. Food was really fresh and very well made. Great portions and packaged well. Glad to have them back open. I was missing it.

    Amy R.

    Ok, it's the healthiest option as far as I can see in this town. So, considering that....the food was very decent for what it was. Much larger variety of food than the Chinese buffet across the street. Like 200% more food options. 3 large hot bars of food....one cold bar for salads & dessert. This place deserves to do well, because they are trying to provide a good mix of healthy options that are freshly prepared. If stopped in this town, I would eat here again. Freshly cooked broccoli & beef was my favorite option. Also, they had fried plantains. And chicken wings.

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    This is a good place to eat! Clean and friendly employees. Prices are good and food is fresh refilled often.

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    This place was a joke do not eat here it was over priced the food was nasty can't say I found not even 1 thing that I thought was good

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    This business is so friendly and considerate. I really enjoy the food here and the company! A really great place to enjoy a good meal!!!

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    Dragon Palace - Szechuan chicken with fried rice

    Dragon Palace

    3.9(22 reviews)
    26.5 mi
    $

    This place is pretty great with qualifications. We've had food here quite a few times both to go…read moreorders and dine in and if you get it to go, it's gonna be OK by the time you get home. But if you eat in at the restaurant right as it's fresh out of the kitchen then it is at least 50% better. I also say it's pretty great in terms of it being small town fairly Americanized Chinese food. For the places available around there outside of Lincoln, it is the best available hands down. I do appreciate that They really listen to you. I love spicy food. And most places I go to get Chinese food I order it extra extra spicy. Most places do very little to help with the spice level. But here I've had a good experience multiple times getting things that are actually decently spiced when I ask for extra. I also like that it is a family run establishment, and the servers/weight staff are always pleasant. Be warned the family takes a month or so every summer to go back to Asia. Definitely worth checking out their Facebook page before heading there in the summertime because you don't want to show up and have them closed. Their biggest downside is that they don't use MSG. I know there's a bunch of old wives tales or whatever you want to call it about MSG. But MSG is the king of flavor! Uncle Roger taught me that. There is nothing wrong with MSG and it does Absolutely enhance Chinese food. This place advertises no MSG but I feel like that is just catering to the uneducated mob. Trust uncle Roger, he knows what's best for us.

    Dragon Palace is the single greatest Chinese restaurant in the entire world. I went to college down…read morethe road from here and there was no better place for a broke college kid to come enjoy a delicious Chinese buffet. My friends and I shared much joy and laughs over massive plates of egg rolls and house chicken. Every single thing on the menu is phenomenal. I was back in town for the Fourth of July celebration and so my friend and I got a to go order, for old times sake. Due to covid, you can only do carry out right now and that is okay!!!! The food was cooked quickly. One of my favorite things about Dragon Palace has always been the portion sizes. You can get 2 to 3 meals out of them, honestly. Side bar one time in my life I lost a bet and got dared to eat 20 egg rolls here and I could not do it. I had to settle for 12. This particular trip I got peanut butter chicken and fried rice. My friend got house chicken and he said to quote I have never had so full of a tummy. My other pal got beef and we loved every bit of it all. We were impressed by the kind and speedy service. This family owned business is at the very top of my heart!!!!! See also my fortune. You have extraordinary in you!

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    Empire Express

    Empire Express

    3.1(15 reviews)
    44.5 mi
    $

    By far the best Chinese restaraunt in the entire area. In fact, I haven't been to any Chinese…read morerestaraunts in Lincoln or Omaha that impressed me as much as this one, with the exception of the China Buffet/Mongolian Grill. Empire Express is not a chain but a local joint run by a Chinese family with good taste in food. The food is cooked fast and fresh, so you could say this place is fast food without a drive through. The food is dramatically better than your average Chinese fast food . Oddly enough, it's the only Chinese fast food in the entire town. So not only is the food exceptionally good, they don't even have any competition either. A pleasant surprise from a town that hates competition and delights in serving their pig slop to the locals. There are 50+ meals on the menu so there's a pretty big variety of choices, whether you like the simple meat, sauce and rice combination or lots of vegetables and meats. Most people that frequent there are pretty "choosey" about what to order, and that's because certain menu items are excellent and others are sub-par. I usually order breaded/fried chicken or pork with white rice. You have to specially request white rice because most of their meals serve a different kind of rice that isn't as good. The sauces vary quite a bit but are mostly good. They have the best sesame chicken out of any restaraunt I've ever ate at. If you like sweet sauces the orange and lemon chicken are good choices as well. The menu features quite a few spicey options as well. Stay away from stuff like "chicken-fried rice" because it's a bit on the bland side. Their new teriyaki chicken is a grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce and rice and is fantastic choice on the menu. They also have the best hot and sour soup I've ever had, and I'm not even that big of a soup fan. It's full of good flavors and quality incredients. Their crab rangoon is decent but could be better. The egg rolls are very nasty but then again I'm not a huge egg roll fan to begin with. Atmosphere - The place is really clean and pleasant to look at. I enjoy going in there in the evenings because there's usually not too many people in there. I don't know if that's a good thing because they should get more business at nights. They seem to be packed out during lunch time. Service - Very friendly and good at their jobs. A big plus in a town lacking good service. Overall, I give this restaraunt 5 stars. There's some hit and miss stuff on the menu, but you gotta find something you like.

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