food and service always great ice cream aswell they have everything u can ask for if your picky understand your coming to a buffet

Okay the truth is I'm not a big buffet person but with my family we visited China Cafe recently; this was my first time back since I moved away and after Covid. Now, yes 100% will go back to this location! The food was good and constantly coming out. But most of all the staff was very attentive to the cleanliness while I was there. read more

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So the food was subpar. But that's not why I am giving it one stars. I'm giving it one stars due to my waiter never introducing himself to me, taking my full plate of food away that I was expecting to get back to after the restroom (I was alone), and he was standing by as I was signing my credit card slip. Like he could give me some space, it's very uncomfortable for a waiter to just stand there next to the customer as they are paying. I came for the first time today and it will be the last time I visit. read more

I love this buffet and I have tried others, but this one right here, the food is amazing! Flavor is great. The service is 10/10 they do be checking in on you. It's nice and relaxing. read more

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Jackie the manager disregarded our complaint. We as sat there an hour trying to find something decent to eat. My children didn't even like the fries, pizza, fried shrimp or any of orange or general joes chicken. Crawfish looked like they had been cooked over and over. Food in general was freezer burned, under seasoned or tough. Don't go there. If I could give a negative star I would. read more

China Cafe offers Chinese Cuisine in a buffet style that includes: soups, rice, noodles: a. seafood: fried, boiled, baked. Fresh shushi rolls and hibachi style dishes. b. Chicked: seasoned fried wings and buffalo styles wings along with chicken & vegetables dishes. c. Beef & veggies dishes d. meat & vegg egg rolls & pork dumplings e. desserts: fresh fruit, cakes & ice cream. Take out orders can be purchased by the pound. The establishment offers discounts to senior, military and essential service workers, and they have prices for kids. The restaurant is clean, the staff is friendly and accomodations, the food is delicious and reasonably priced. read more

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The whole experience was awesome. I really enjoyed all the food offerings and will definitely recommend to all my friends.

Food is not that good. Atmosphere feels bland not happy at all. no hello or welcome.

The buffet is amazing. However, we returned with our family of 6 which includes four children. My husband is 6'5 and I'm 6'1. Needless to say our children ARE TALL. THEY CHARGED MY 9 year old daughter and 10 year old son for ADULTS! This is an outrageous policy and would give heed to anyone who is over 5'2 to not patronize this establishment until they get rid of this absurd policy. read more

This place is a joke. I came here with my three children. My 10 year old, 4 year old and 2 year old. They wanted to charge me adult price for my ten year old because apparently she's "tall" so child prices are based on your child's height instead of actual age...I can't help that my daughter happens to be tall like her parents. She is indeed 10 and was going to have to pay adult prices while eating child portions. This is a stupid policy and I left not because i couldn't afford the adult price but because i refuse to patronize an establishment with such an idiotic rule. I'll gladly spend my money elsewhere. Gladly. read more

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This is a very big buffet with lots of options. The food was hot (not wilty, like some buffets) and you are only limited by yourself. Whatever you are in mood for, this place has it. So many dishes, and each dish we tried was good. The server was friendly and brought our drinks in a timely manner. The restaurant is large and even though we had an early dinner, there were a lot of people so it got a little loud but we will be back. read more

I've been here a few times over the past year. The food itself is the standard Chinese selection. That being said I recommend it for the price ($15 for adults during weekday lunch hours) and the service (the waitstaff are very friendly and attentive; the buffet is restocked around the clock). Very convenient if you are having a craving for Chinese food but don't want to commit to just a few dishes read more

This is the worst Chinese buffet. I have been at in a very long time. The customer service is trash. We came in with four children, and one two of them are twins, and they one is taller than the other one and they base the children's price off of height and charged him as an adult When we said that no one told us that they based the children off of height and not actual age so why do you ask then the food was horrible everything we ate was cold so we kept trying to go back and get something that was hot that was fresh so they would pick up plates and throw them away when we told them about the food The lady stated that they looked at the cameras and said that we had been there for an hour and said there was nothing that they could do as far as pricewise. We told them we told the server that the food was cold and she just was like OK whatever Now it's time for us to leave and they don't wanna do anything to compensate so we wanted to record them and the lady manager whoever she was said if you record me, I'm not giving you guys a discount. I tried to get her to say that on Camera, but she never would repeat herself. Take my advice. Stay far away. read more

First off, the Service was wonderful! The waitress was pleasant and had us cracking up laughing everytime she came to refill our beverages .. water & beers...Upon entrance we were greeted and seated.. the atmosphere was light because it after lunch but before the dinner crowd. Now the food, i give 3 stars.. it's buffet styled restaurant.. the food just didn't LOOK appealing..I picked a few (3 different) foods, by the time I sit to eat..everything was almost cold.. the waitress made the visit okay . I think I said out loud, welp I don't have to come here again. I didn't mean to. It just kinda popped out.. I've this passed this place up daily for years and it was my first visit.. I went for the fried crab and they were really good!! I wouldn't go back because that's the only thing I really enjoyed. read more

When we first arrived, I was told that my niece that was with me was not ten and based on her height she had to pay the adult price. Secondly now although this was not her fault she could have handled the situation better, I am sitting by the door so ppl tend to pass me up when entering and leaving. A man came in and sneezed without covering his mouth close to my food as I'm eating, then proceeds to the buffet where he wipes his nose then grabs a plate and utensils to get food. At this point my appetite is gone. I make the manager on duty aware and she gets an attitude so do I. She tells me there is nothing she can do and she needs to watch the cameras, I say ok, she comes back and tell me she can only do 10% off on my meal. Fine, the receipt looks off so i question her about it she pops her neck. I ask for the general manager she says there is none on duty but her, so I ask for her name she tells me she doesn't have to give it to me and stand there I had to tell the lady to get away from me. There was barely any food options, the baked fish was bland and the fried fish was stale. I will never go back there! read more

I read the reviews, and decided to give it a chance because of the recent 4-5 star opinions. Pros - Both staff and management was friendly, and there's a wide selection of food, sushi and dessert. Cons - Honestly, the food is pretty awful... all of it, which is simply surprising because I've never been to an Asian restaurant and disliked everything. It's not the cheapest during lunch on a weekend, either. Also, the environment feels very dirty... I'm unsure what those recent 4-5 star reviewers experienced, but those 1-star reviewers were right. Unfortunately, I will not be returning. If you're debating whether to visit or not, I say go! Form your own opinion. Just keep expectations low... very low. read more

I'm giving two stars because the place is clean compared to other buffets with wild children. 3 adults plus sodas each costed us $51.90 There were good options however: Crawfish was cold. Fried Crab legs were extremely overcooked. Stir fried shrimp was not deveined. Chicken fried rice was stale. I do not plan to return. read more

How can one say anything about a restaurant that seams to have it all when it comes to oriental cuisine. To look in from the outside is a treat in itself. So much food and such a variety of tastes. Great appetizers to start out with. It generally takes at least two plates for the first go round, then you go back for seconds, things you couldn't put on your plate the first time, then comes the third time, which are generally ones favorites, and then maybe desert. They have a great variety of seafood from mussels to oysters to cold boiled shrimp to crawfish and then some. Many types of Sushi. And don't forget their soups and salads. don't forget to go back to the Hibachi Grill, just go pick out what you want to eat, and the chef will cook it for you. While you are waiting, go fill up those plates with all the wonderful dishes to go along with your main course. If you haven't been here before, you are really in for a treat. I give this place 4 stars, great food and great service. read more

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The staff is really nice, unfortunately the food is pretty bad. Not many Chinese cuisines to choose from. I think they generate business from crawfish. read more

This place feel like an actual restaurant. I was scared to come based on the previous review. But the food was really great, awesome customer services/friendly staff. Very clean environment. Even the restroom was super clean. I highly recommend anyone to come and support this place, it is really high quality food and experience. read more

Well.. It's a buffet. It's Chinese..and other stuff. You know what you are getting into when you go to a place like this. Food is about what you would expect, less than average American Chinese take out. Place was packed, had a short wait to be seated. I could go into detail about each of the 15 different items I sampled, but it would be a waste of effort. Will not return. will recommend, but with the disclaimer that it's a Chinese buffet so you should already have a good idea of what you are getting yourself into. read more

I went in to eat----- BUT as soon as my sensitive nose picked up the smell of MILDEW & SOURNESS----- I asked about a to go plate. They want to charge you by THE POUND for to go when people who go in there and sit and eat for HOURS only pay a set rate! So I left! I guess that was God's way of saving me from DIARRHEA!! read more

I gave them 4 stars because they have the signs posted that kids should be accompanied by a parent, but they don't enforce the policy. Kids were all over the place, grabbing plates and breathing eye level with the food. I went on a Sunday. All the choices I chose were pretty decent, hot & fresh! I always get the same thing, fried rice, lo mein, salt&pepper ribs, clams, and pepper chicken. That's it! Lol read more

Great customer service, Great Food! Crawfish, Coconut Shrimp, Egg Rolls, Fried Crab, Fried Fish, Fried Shrimp, Fried Wonton, Hibachi" Plate, Lo Mein, Pepper Chicken, Sushi Lunches, Wonton Soup. read more

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So, I have been here 6 times. Weekends and weekdays with great food and great customer service during both. I am sure bad days happen but not during any of my visits. Now on to the food, there are plenty of dishes to please just about anyone. There plenty of sweets to tempt the palette. From flam & cakes to several different flavors of real ice cream. Salads of all sorts, raw oysters, cold boiled shrimp. Way to many to list them all but a few I really like are the Coconut shrimp, Pepper Steak, Mongolian Beef, Fried Calamari , and the fried ribs. The sushi bar has plenty to offer and is pretty tasty. I don't like buffet soups of any kind so those are up to you to review. But as far as Chinese buffets go this one has been great. Give it a try and be the judge yourself. read more

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If you find yourself craving Chinese buffet, this is the way to go. We went around 7:30 on a Friday night and there was a short wait to be seated.The place was nice and clean and the buffet is expansive. The food was constantly being refreshed so nothing tasted like it had been sitting under a heat lamp all day. Their buffet includes all the typical foods that come to mind when you think Chinese buffet plus hibachi and sushi!! I did not have the hibachi but it looked like a good option. The sushi was surprisingly decent! I mean its not like a gourmet restaurant but its all you can eat for $11 so I'd say that's a win. But guys, let me tell you about the dessert. Now they have the standard soft serve machine that we are all used to seeing, but next to that is a freezer with 8 tubs of ice cream. and i mean legit ice cream you would get at an ice cream shop. There was a variety of flavors and my regret is that I didn't plan ahead. At this point in my all you can eat experience I had passed the realm of glad my waistband is elastic (yes i thought ahead and planned that out. this ain't my first buffet rodeo.) and was already solidly in the extreme self loathing and questioning why I always do this to myself phase (and replaying the scene of the gluttonous guy in the movie Seven in my head). So sadly I only got to try half of the ice cream and not all of them. For a Chinese buffet, China Star is really good. I also feel it is important to note that my friends and I were there eating for about 2 hours and they didn't kick us out. so there's that. read more

This is probably the best Chinese buffet I've been too in the US, but that's not saying much. Cause most aren't great. A lot of the food is westernized and has Hispanic renditions of it so don't expect authentic Asian anything. It has a fairly decent selection. Main dish-wise. Majority of their sushi has cream cheese in it, which is westernized and it's not fresh at all. Be careful when you go to the build your own hibachi. They load on the sauces and it makes it very salty almost inedible. Their fruits aren't fresh and their desserts are also lacking. When I went all their ice cream tubs were practically empty and in the wrong labeled spot. Overall, it's edible. It's decent. Fairly big selection. Has potential. read more

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I know, I know, I should've known better. I just wanted Chinese food and not drive too far. A buffet sounded good for some variety, but I was so wrong. This place went totally down hill from the time they opened. This place is absolutely filthy. Trash everywhere. Bathroom was disgusting. The fresh veggies at the hibachi was browning. The food in the buffet was all mixed together from messy buffet goers. The food all tasted bland and soy sauce and sriracha couldn't even save it. I will definitely leave Pearland for a Chinese buffet if the craving ever occurs again. read more

Good food and affordable, awesome food selection as well, I like this place because is close to home

Came here on a Sunday and it was pretty packed of for after Sunday church. Parking was great and they had plenty of seating

After a good five or six months of the sign being up, the ONLY Chinese buffet in Pearland opened. Solid if what you're craving is Chinese buffet food. Desserts could be much better but this hits the spot in my stomach that just craves Chinese food. Definitely one of those after church spots or big family get togethers. But credit to China Star, they made the entire city of Pearland wait with a lit sign and they finally opened and made it much nicer than Healthy Chinese Buffet. read more

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The reviews are true. I tried to give this place a try. The food was dry. when we walked in the hostess didn't bother to greet us and looked like she'd rather be anyplace else. The wait staff is very pushy and brought us our check before we even finished eating and kept counting our plates. To make matters worse there was a kid unattended who tasted a chicken tender and put it back in the pan. The wait staff watched and instead of removing it, they just mixed it in with the rest. DISGUSTING especially during a time where Covid is rampid. SAVE YOUR MONEY and go elsewhere. You've been warned. read more

I feel like this place is dirty. I can't pinpoint it...the smell? The look? The floor? Something about it says "eat at your won't risk". The food is ok at best but I always leave slightly disappointed and suspicious that the plates, cups, cutlery were not properly cleaned (Oh, wait, it could be because there was mad lipstick on my son's glass the last time we went...). read more

Ate here last Saturday and got food poisoning. From the clams I suppose. Not only did I not even finish my food, but I got sick within minutes of eating. I couldn't even drive. I went home and immediately threw up everything I ate. Very disappointing. I couldn't believe I paid for that. read more

The food was OK, pretty hit or miss. Nothing was fresh at 8:30pm. The food was pretty much dried out. There was no sushi and took forever for somebody to come make more. The fried shrimp and cream cheese ragoon was way too dried out. Flavor wise it wasn't there. The only good thing was the ice cream. read more

Not worth what I paid for, bad service waitress couldn't wait for us to leave.didn't clean table before we sat down.buffet counters were dirty. My Mom said Shrimp was not fully cooked, BBQ Ribs were dry.Food Was Not Great,Mom and Sister Said Disgusting.Didn't clean seats;seats were sticky and wet.Took plates before we were done.Not recommended for favorite spot. read more

My boyfriend family and I went here to celebrate my boyfriend's little brother's birthday. This will be a significant piece of information later on in the review. This is the worst buffet I've have ever been to with family. The only thing positive thing about this place was since our table was closer to the kitchen we didn't have to wait for a long time for the waiter to pick up our plates. Most of the food was either way too salty or too sweet. For example, Lo mien noodle tasted smoky and salty, egg drop soup tasted like another dessert, crispy crabs tasted soft and spoil. Sushi was typical for a buffet, but there wasn't enough selection because most of the sushi were gone and they took forever to make. I returned back TWICE, but they still have just one selection. The only highlight was their mayonnaise shrimps, but this is not enough for us to return. So let's go back to my boyfriend's little brother birthday. Earlier on before we sat down, an eager hostess was excited to know that it's my boyfriend's little brother birthday. She insisted to let our waiter know. Maybe perhaps prepare for him something special? We didn't expect anything actually, but it would've been nice for a kid that just turn 11. We waited and waited, but nothing happen. But what did happen was our waiter who keep on asking my boyfriend for his little brother ID. We told him several times, he is 11, he don't have an ID. Even if he did, with a student ID his birthday is not going to be on it. The waiter rudely replied, " No ID, no discount." First of all, we did not expect to get a discount or care for it. So if any one of you want your child to receive a discount on their birthday, you probably have to bring their birth certificate. Please don't skip dessert! They decided to give you something "extra", a piece of hair was found in my boyfriend's cheesecake. read more

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Ah, I wanted to like this place. I'm been stalking since the sign went up. The food has been pretty good steaming fresh, with high turnover likely due to the overpour of Pearland clientele. But... there is. A BUT. I saw something that really turned off, and may make me think twice before coming back. Although the service was good, I watched a good prepared do the grosses thing ever, in plain sight, right before my eyes. As he was putting more crab Rangoon into the service line, I few fell on the counter. And what did he almost gave me a heart attack. The few that fell onto the dirty counter, he plucked back up and threw right back into the buffet. I nearly choked. I just wanted less than a foot away. He did this in plain sight. So was I supposed to follow behind him and take my share from the traveling Rangoons? Gross. I skipped that portion. Then it hit me. What's going on in the back... where I can't see. How many broccoli, shrimp, egg rolls or sushi fall on the floor in blackened corners and crypts with dust and debris only to be scooped back up and thrown into the serving platter to be dished to clientele. Wow. I lost my appetite and left. I lost my trust and left. I lost my interest and left. It will take a lot to bring me back to this establishment, I hope they address issues like this to the staff because otherwise everything was on point! read more

I made sure to come hungry and was glad I did. On Friday night at 7pm, this place was packed! I've never had to wait for a table at a buffet, but at least it wasn't too long. My stomach wasn't agreeing with me standing around while my nose was picking up all the good smells. Once seated, they asked what we wanted to drink. There wasn't really a menu or anything, so I wasn't sure what the options are, but sticking to water was a safe bet. The choices here are impressive. Food is fairly standard, but I was happy with the seafood choices. The salmon and white fish were ok, but may have been the healthiest options there. Loads of standard Chinese buffet items and all just about average. They've got crawfish and fried goodies for the kids to add to the variety. I did not try their "hibachi" which was more like a Mongolian stir fry, but the pickings there were a bit slim at the time. Their sushi leaves a bit to be desired, but hey, you can grab all you want. I picked up 2 oysters but they hadn't been properly washed, so I ended up having to chew through grit on the first and gave up on the second. The fried crab is tricky to get into, but I imagine it would have been tasty if I had spent the time to break them apart. What stood out was the dessert. Plenty of fruit options and cakes. The cheesecake is ok too. Love the almond cookies at the end. And 8 types of ice cream! Like ice cream ice cream. The orange stood out to me next to the mint chip. You would have thought the kids playing in the water for the ice cream scoops would have turned me off, but when it comes to dessert, I mean business. I tried just about all the flavors (the butter pecan tasted pretty much just like butter) and was pretty satisfied. The place is clean and so were their bathrooms. Servers are relatively quick, though I never did manage to get a refill on water. Otherwise, pretty solid average place that I'd probably be back to every now and then. read more

It's pretty typical of what other Chinese all you can eat buffets offer, but there's a freezer with legit ice cream (not frozen yogurt) that's not usually common to restaurants like this. The patrons here seem to look like those typical of Golden Corral, if that tells you anything good or bad. I enjoyed the food and given that it's the only Chinese buffet in west pearland, would dine here again. read more