The food was hot and fresh! The staff were frequently bringing out replacement food to make sure everything was fresh. My waitress was spot on with drink refills too. I really enjoyed my visit today and I'll be back again!! read more

Will never go back! Most of the staff are not friendly first of all ! I went to the hibachi and gathered up my vegetables for them to stir fry! Cook was so NOT friendly - and then I noticed him coughing on the stove top NOT covering his mouth! We left immediately! Never visit this restaurant!! Then I researched and it failed several times it health scores! I'm shocked they stay in business!!! Never again!!! read more

2 adults and one child age 8 and one tea, a childs drink and a water was $52.85. The food was mediocre at best. I would not go back!

Everything could improve! The food was not good at all. Cold ribs, hard green beans, terrible seasonings used, over cooked/ undercooked yuck. read more

Great Food. Sushi was some of the best I have ever had. General's Chicken was cooked perfectly. We will be going back soon!

Not the best Buffet Chinese Place. They have your typical food choices from Crab ragoons to teriyaki chicken. They do a few sushi rolls but nothing elaborate. This is a place that is about quantity not quality. I was not impressed with any of the entrees. There has to be better Chinese food than this place. Think twice before eating here. read more

China King Buffet was clean with hot fresh food. Nothing stood out as Great, but it was very busy with locals eating. read more

China King Buffet - Bill for two Sunday Lunch - Chinese Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

Great food, servers are nice and attentive. 15$ a person for adult buffet. The restaurant itself on the inside has a traditional chinese buffet look. Not run down, but not new. Very clean and fresh food is brought out every 10-15 mins. Regardless, I highly recommend this place! Going again tonight! :) read more

Here we go again. Location shows a picture of shrimp toast as their specialty on their website. I couldn't find it on their menus so stopped by and asked about it. They had no idea what shrimp toast was until I showed them their website. Oops, I Guess we'll have to remove the picture. read more

China King Buffet - Non existent specialty - Shrimp Toast - Chinese Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

Very nice staff and great food. Very clean for a buffet. I can't recommend this place enough if you're wanting good Asin food in Lenoir City. read more

We got there thinking they were going to close soon, but the hours on the door said 9:30 so we went it. The buffet was filled with so many yummy dishes from traditional Chinese stir fry and fried items to really delicious sushi and lots in between, including some very tasty desserts. We will definitely be back and bring family with us as well! read more

I feel this place is underrated for what it is. I've never had a bad experience here whether I order to go or sat down and had the buffet. I feel like Chinese can be particular sometimes, so find the things you like and stick with them. Also, the fact that there's a sushi option as well as ready-made hibachi all as part of the buffet really sets this place apart from just you standard buffet. read more

If you like Chinese fast food from steam tables, this is your kind of place! Six large steam tables full of just about everything you can bulk cook. If you are looking for sushi, you gotta look hard, and don't get your expectations up. Very limited selection of sushi (four types of fish), and half-a-dozen kinds of assorted rolls (mostly variations on California rolls). I've had better buffet just down the street. read more

Good selection and good tasting food for a very reasonable price. They have a small salad bar and two hot entree bars, including soups. Also included is a sushi bar and a design-your-own stir fry station. Service was good. Definitely a nice little place to get your Chinese craving fill. read more

Never quite feel comfortable eating there. Food is tasty, not real friendly service. They need to close for a few days and do a thorough cleaning. From ceiling fans, air units, windows, floors tables and chairs. They get alot of construction workers and their usually dirty ( just nature of the job)! Thats why restaurant needs to be vigilant about cleanliness. A little friendly smile from staff would help too. read more

Came in for the buffet. They had a lot to choose from. The egg drop soup is very good. Had the crab Rangoons, egg roll and the chicken broccoli. The staff here is really good at keeping the dirty dishes off the table- very busy establishment. Would highly recommend. read more

My husband and are new to Lenoir City and thought we'd give this place a try...absolutely disgusting!!! Food all over the floor, tables were dirty the buffet looked like it hadn't been refilled or kept clean in days. I was so disgusted I couldn't bring myself to eat!!! read more

Best Chinese place around, I'd been searching for a good Chinese buffet in Knoxville and nothing really convinced me. It's worth coming to Lenoir City for :) Great seasoning on the food Clean Service was excellent read more

We've been going to this place for years. The service is always friendly, the place is always clean. We love the Mongolian grill....it can't get any fresher than the Hibachi chef cooking it right in front of you. The servers always greet you with a smile. Drinks are always full, table is always clean. We have had many good memories in this restaurant. We will always be back. read more

We went here cause we wanted a buffet. I don't really know what the deal is with these Asian restaurants but they really need to do some maintenance. When we arrived it seemed as if we were hurried in. I hadn't even got to the table yet and was asked what I wanted to drink. Same thing when we were leaving. I hadn't completely got up yet and they were cleaning the table. The bar was full but several items were completely mislabeled. Soup was not fit to eat unless you like thick, gelatinous style soups. Most items were sweet to taste, especially anything with cream cheese. Sushi was good and had a freshness to it. However once again, anything with cream cheese we very sweet. If we are in the area and are craving Chinese we might visit again but, we will not make a special trip just to eat there. read more

Have gone there 5 times now. The outside is very deceiving as you wonder what could be inside. Once you get in, the staff is very friendly and the selection of food is wonderful! They continually clean up the buffet and add fresh food often. The temperature of the food is just right. He grill is also good and included in the price of the buffet. We're heading there for dinner tonight as we've only tried lunch. Although this receive posts me as from CA, we live in the Sweetwater, TN area, which is local read more

I think all Chinese buffets are part of the same chain. They all have the same selections, same calendar on the wall, same decorator, same DJ, and even the same cash register for crying out loud. That being said, this is at the low end of the bell curve as far as quality. The locals must have never been to a good Chinese buffet before because four stars (at the time of this writing) is WAY too generous. The food is bland, albeit hot. The tables and chairs are sticky and in need of repair. The toilet was stopped up. The air in the restaurant was humid and dank. The servers are nice, and the sushi rolls were edible. In summary, stay away! read more

Large selection of great hot food. Each dish had its own unique flavor. The service is very friendly and helpful. Mongolian Grill all fresh and kept refrigerated. Steak in it is very tender, all cooked to tender crisp perfection. This week be our to go place in Lenoir City. read more

Awful I wouldn't recommend to anyone. The food was stale and tasteless. If I could give 0 stars I would.

Good place, good price. Not only do they have a solid buffet spread for a buffet, they also have a Mongolian BBQ setup. Hard to find in Tennessee. read more

Hmm...some of these reviews are shady to me. Some of them sound like they are coming from the same group of people... I've gone to China King since 2007, many many times I still go here & I'm extremely cautious & picky as to where I eat out. NEVER in 5 years of going to this restaurant have I EVER seen a server laugh at a mentally/physically handicapped person! That is absolutely horrible to lie about. If I had ever or do ever see someone disrespecting anyone there I would not be afraid to say something. I've been there probably a hundred times over the past 5 years & never have I seen anything like that. The servers don't really speak English, they're Asian, but all they do is bring/refill drinks & take plates away so it's not a huge deal. The people who greet you at the door & seat you are usually pretty nice & inviting, but the servers just hurry & do their jobs. They're not rude though. The buffet isn't huge, they have sushi, fruit, hard-boiled eggs, Chinese food & some basics like chicken nuggets & fries. They have some soups (won ton soup, egg drop soup) & then there's the grill. They have steak, shrimp, chicken (not sure of everything they offer) & some vegetables & eggs to grill up with the sauce of your choice to go with it. They grill it right there in front of you & you take it back to your table. It's always good. As I've said a couple times already - I've gone here at least a hundred times in 5 years, I've NEVER gotten food poisoning (I definitely know what food poisoning is, I've had it twice in my life, it's miserable) from China King, never been sick. I did see someone mentioned they were "gassy" after eating here. It is Asian food & there are lots of carbs in the food, so maybe that's why. Also, if they eat eggs while there that can cause it, as well. You get "gassy" from potatoes also, & you get "gassy" depending on what you eat at plenty of places. All depends on what you eat. That's common sense. As for the cleanliness, I've never seen anything that would make me think they are unclean. The tables & seats are always wiped down, I never see dust, they vacuum & wipe everything down. They have an 'A' as the overall rating, you can see it posted in the restaurant. I'm personally someone who cares very, very much about cleanliness/sanitation, so if I thought for a split second they were maybe dirty I wouldn't be going there EVER again. Lastly, the price is extremely reasonable. $10 at night time for the buffet, it's like $7 or $8 during lunch hours I believe. Give it a chance before crossing it off your list. I really like them & so do tons of people I know from the area. read more

Amazingly low price on good Asian food! We were pleasantly surprised! Not fancy, but worth every penny. All you can eat sushi and chinese buffet plus desserts. We paid only$ 6.25 per person for lunch. My hubby loved the sushi...I don't eat sushi. But he said it was great. Normally, in Knoxville area, a buffet and sushi place like this costs about$ 20 per person. Friendly staff. Clean. Definitely recommend! ! read more

China King Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Lenoir City, Tennessee

See all

Every basic Chinese restaurant that exists. I want to give it 5 stars because I'm a frequent patron but if you're not local you should expect quick impersonal but respectful service. Basic Chinese food that you can find in the frozen section anywhere. Sushi bar that should be smelled before consumption. Medium size buffet maybe 24-35 different pans they keep of different food throughout the day. Lunch to dinner change to mid dinner is best time to get the freshest food. I love it because it gives you the authentic 'what Chinese buffet should be'.. if you drive around the back of the building you'll understand exactly what I mean by this:) read more

I finally decided to stop in and eat at China King Buffet for lunch. I was greeted when I walked in and shown to a table and asked what I would like to drink and to go enjoy the buffet. I enjoyed the Sushi! They have so much food to choose from. It reminds me a bit like Panda but you have way more choices and its buffet and its well worth the cost. I've eaten at a couple of buffet places in the past and this was pretty good and the place was clean and so many workers making sure the food was filled and area wiped up and it was nice. They have so many desserts too. I would eat there again for sure. read more

See all

Love this place but dont like the way they put a limit on the crab legs and stand there and watch to make sure you dont get too many. Also they have gone up on their prices. read more

Buffet area is always clean and well attended. The variety is huge and the food is delicious!

My opinion it is very good. Even my picky son loves this place. Every trip to Lenoir City usually includes a stop here. Everytime we've eaten here the food is fresh and tasty. We've eaten early lunch and early dinners. All good everytime. read more

I've gone to this restaurant with my family on 90% of Sunday's from 2003 until now. I love this place and it has an amazing selection. The workers are incredibly friendly and polite, they don't talk much but they do their job (I.e. place fresh food, take plates when needed, always prompt on refills). The food is always fresh when I go and they keep their bars clean. They have sushi and a grill that is excellent as well. I gave it a 4 star because it's a bit muggy inside and the bathrooms are nearly awful. I have no complaints about food though. Never had an upset stomach or anything. read more

E Everything is always good and hotEverything is all very fresh the people there the waitresses a very quick very fast and very helpful on things that I would like to eat read more

Best place in town! great service from the workers especially a young man named Aaron. i had accidentally left my wallet next the the food and he found me and returned it. Excellent food, even better service. read more

If I could I would give this place zero stars. We have been here many times but today we seen 2 roaches in the food as well as 2 in the ice cream and one on my wife's hand when she pulled a napkin out. It was the most disgusting thing I have ever seen and food control has been warned. I loved going to this place and will never go again. read more

This place is TERRIBLE!! The only thing worse than the fake sushi is the service. Nobody speaks english and the staff have attitudes. The sushi is a joke and is basically imitation crab salad with rice. If you want real sushi and good hibachi then DO NOT go to the china king. Try the new place called Bella's instead. I would give them zero stars if I could. Gross hot mystery meat garbage at the China King read more

Dearest China king buffet, WOW!!!!! This place was Hilariously awful I had a ton of fun laughing at how terrible everything was in this restaurant. My server hated me. I almost thought that I liked something that I ate, but lo and behold, I hated that too. I will say this, I'm gonna recommend this place to all my friends, just so I can read the death threats they're all going to send me about how mad they were at my recommendation, but you're welcome. & PLEASE O PLEASE - contact me on your last day of being open!! I need a good laugh and a questionably safe meal just one more time. read more

Awesome food and great service. Buffet is open and due to Covid we must wear gloves. The place was clean and the service was so sweet and kind. read more

The dining area and bathroom were clean so that's very good. Cleanliness seems to be an issue with many Chinese restaurants is why I mention it. I had the reasonably priced buffet and there was a good selection of items. I visited at lunch time and they were quite busy so the food was freshly made and tasted good although I cannot give it an excellent rating. The serving staff was very good about keeping my water glass filled and table cleared. I wasn't quite sure how one is supposed to eat the whole shrimp dish. The shrimp is served with the head and shell on which is okay but there was a very sticky and messy coating. All in all a satisfying experience. read more