Ugh. Nope. Not. Coming back. I just got off a flight. Wanted a quick meal. This was the highest-rated Chinese buffet in the area. There was a steady stream of customers and they were pretty busy. But I do not get it. The buffet is small, does not have a great selection, and some of the food was off temperature. The restaurant is dirty. I am honestly worried over the next 12 hours about whether or not I'm going to get food poisoning. read more

China King - When was the last time this was even wiped down?!? - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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16$ per person. Variety of SEAFOOD service was great. Waitress was attentive. It was super calm and clean when I came. No crying kids or anything. It's an old buffet. The place is not a 5 star joint but it's a great place for what you're paying. Food always fresh and flavorful I can't complain and will definitely be coming back read more

China King - Fried Salt & Pepper Shrimp - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place was not clean. The floors were sticky and the bathrooms were in need of repair, toilet paper and trash on the floor. The food was under cooked and super salty. We sat down for 10 minutes and after each of us tried what we selected. We stopped eating. The server spilt soup about 15 feet across the restaurant. Spoke to the waiter and updated them about how we would like to leave due to quality. He printed a check for $80 dollars for 3 people. I said we barely ate anything and it was not good. They gave us a discount of 10%. We paid $70 plus a $10 tip. And we will never return. Skip. Skip. Skip. read more

I've been visiting this buffet restaurant for the past two years, and I've seen it transform since the new owners & management team took it over in early 2023. The place is impressively clean, and the ingredients are consistently fresh. Plus, the prices are quite reasonable too! read more

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Place and service was bad all the food looks and taste like its been sitting there forever never cheating on china river again!!!!!

I thought it was pretty cool. They had the little sushi in there, the hibachi, ice cream/ desserts and off course chinese food. I'm a huge seafood hound. So they have plenty of points for me for that. Our server, I think her name was Wendy. She was so sweet. It was clean and they always had someone cleaning and bussing. Only complaint, I would recommend they label their foods better just for the sake of allergies. (My daughter, old enough to know better but didn't, 11, grabbed some raw zucchini thinking they were cucumbers-yeah we know *face palm* to each until I got on her. She's allergic, they give her hives and flare her throat- so that would have been no fun.) other than that, again cool place. Plenty of seating too & great for groups! read more

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Food was cooked well, staff was really nice, we went close to their closing hours but they let us stay until we were finished and made sure if we wanted more food we could get more. Will be back again! read more

Snow crab leg feast! I can't believe my eyes! Only with 15 bucks you can get all you can eat snow crab legs! I also recommend the seafood which includes shrimp crawfish and corns! Will definitely come back! read more

China King - Snow crab legs - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

First time ever making a review and of course had to be a bad one. Food was 1.5/5 service 0/5 the server made my family feel super uncomfortable and unappreciated as customers read more

-The food there is straight poison, we throw-up everything we ate. -the service is not that bad. read more

Food didn't have much flavor overall vs all the other Chinese buffets around Houston. Service was pretty good though The waitress was polite. Won't be coming back to this location due to lack of flavor of the food. read more

Little selection not very yummy for the money. Food was very mid for a buffet and either over or undercooked.

I would rate this a 0 but that is not possible This is unsafe, the owner said that the cleaning man comes out every 15 min but he never came out once The food was was disgusting and unsanitary also cross-contamination read more

The food was horrible the chicken nuggets were hard as ROCKS like i was shocked and the fries were also nasty the only good things were the fortune cookies when we had to pay . read more

This location was closed down for awhile. So glad that they reopened as China King! It's a clean and affordable Chinese Buffet. They have hibachi along with crawfish and blue crab. I'll be adding this into our dinner rotation! read more

Don't eat here unless you want to puke and shit your guts out the next morning. The service was terrible, the food was even worse, and it was way overpriced. Yeah, I'm sure people want to pay $20 for food poisoning. read more

I read the past reviews and tried this place anyway. There is lots of choices and lots of seafood dishes as well. Buffet was well attended and food was hot. This place is better than average. read more

China King - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went there for lunch and thought it was ok. They have about 3 buffet bars, 1 salad bar with fresh fruit, and 1 dessert bar. They also a Hibachi Bar were your can pick your raw food and vegetables so they can cook them for you. Price was $9.99 per person. I would probably go back, lots of buffets in the area. read more

China King - Shrimp soup - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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To start with the food had been sitting out for a long time most was stale and the ribs were under cooked. They set us up with dirty reused napkins that had been picked off another table. Also their child age is 9-12 unless they are taller than 5ft which most kids 11-12 are usually taller than 5ft. The photo with the blue tape is the way they measure. The manager here is very rude with very poor customer service. My suggestion don't waste your time and money here go some where they appreciate your business. I have added their pricing menu. If you ask me the health department needs to thoroughly check out this business China King. Well everyone hope this finds you well and you don't have to go through what we did. Have a great day read more

China King - This is how they measure even though it says children's plate is ages 9-12 yrs old. - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Don't get me wrong SEA FOOD LOVERS! It wasn't the best the food looks like it been sitting there all day. Not to mention the simple dish that are made wasn't even the best example sweet & sour chicken the sauce was to salty with a bad water base. But if you love sea food might give it a try. ((Over change)) Not even close why tell your customer to only take a limit if we pay to eat there and pay to be your customer. I'm sorry but that was not personal at all. It felt like being in boot camp ‍ read more

Food was fresh and the staff was very friendly. If you are a seafood lover you should go on weekends only

Don't even waste your money on this buffet. I went last week right at dinner time and everything on the buffet was cold. They don't refresh until it's gone. For the past three times I'm thinking I'm going to hit it at the right time. Every single time I've been disappointed. Not once, not twice - three times you're out!! read more

The food was so bad and terrible . None of them got tasted. I think it over charged. Not recommend it.

Very gOod buffet..could've had more vegetables selections but other than that the food was delicious..the hibachi was good also...I would return ... read more

China King - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

Egg rolls were fried in old oil! Shrimp had no taste, didn't taste like shrimp! Fried fish, hmmm, not sure if it was even fish! Salad was browning! Fried rice was cold! Save your money! read more

This is my first time eating at China king. I really didn't know what to expect because I'm not eating meat these days. I only expected to eat rice and potatoes. However I was pleasantly surprised with all of the vegetarian dishes they have with no meat at all. OMG the Jasmine white rice was especially tasty. I will definitely be back. read more

China King - China King - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

My family went there for dinner on Thursday evening. I had a high expectation, but turned out to be a sub par. The good: Oysters is fresh, clams are tasty, multiple flavored ice cream. The bad: sushi is very dry, rice is not fully cooked, some meat are re-fried, hot and sour soup is neither hot nor sour. Overall, it is a so so. read more

This is my spot!!! I go here for the buffet which I love. They have hot dished and plenty of seafood. I like the fact they season food to taste. They are very clean, use gloves and plenty of sanitation. I'll be back again in a week. Lol read more

I love this buffet and it was one of our favorites. However, the last time we went, I grabbed one of the fried bread rolls and it was raw. My two year old loves these and her bread was uncooked. I had to tell our waitress of the incident and I was not offered anything for the bad experience. She took off and took the napkin with the bread with her. The manager never came to apologize or offer anything to make our experience better. Very disappointed. read more

China King - Raw fried bread roll - Seafood Near Me - Houston, Texas

PLEASE AVOID!!!!!! This restaurant has old food, we had barely started to eat when we realized a very bad taste to food! We told the waitress and she got a man to come out when I told him that the food was disgusting and that we couldn't eat that, because my two kids and I were not going to get food poisoning he said, well what do you want to do and I told him that I would pay half, because now we would have to go somewhere else to eat he said, then walk out, so I did as he told us to do then he followed saying I'm going to call the police!! They don't give a damn if you get food poisoning or not!!! He doesn't care about his customers!! Or making anything better!! Even though he knew we didn't eat the food we still had to pay for it!!! I wouldn't recommend anyone to go to this buffet it's not worth getting sick!!! Especially with owners that have no conscious on serving food that is bad!!!!!! read more

I was excited to try this one out as I had never been but was in the area. Biggest mistake in coming here. The egg drop soup had no flavor at all, mei fun was way to salty, the fried rice tasted like it had freezer burn, we were served old tea. Disappointed in this one. read more

The staff was very kind and attentive for the most part. The food was...ok, but the price is worth it I guess. If your looking for a relatively low cost seafood/Chinese buffet this is probably a good spot. read more

Horrible food, all I can say is "it will make a turd" the service was awful. The only reason I gave two stars and not one is because 45 minutes before the place closed, they picked up the cocktail sauce for the shrimp and a young man that didn't speak a lick of English was kind enough to try to bring me three different sauces until he got it right, so for that alone, this awful place got an extra star. read more

the only thing that was edible was the fried rice and the mushroom. the food was bland and trashy! I wasn't expecting much but 30 dollars to ONLY eat fried rice and mushrooms from a SEAFOOD BUFFET! this is no seafood buffet it is a buffet of yuck! Not to meantion NOTHING on the dessert bar looked appetizing! I don't know how someone goes wrong with cold shrimp but they weren't even good. My hubby told me not to even try the egg drop soup. the ribs were burnt. the crawfish out and it's not season they are also the size of a pinky. the only thing that was amazing was the customer service because every time I came back to my table the water was full to wash down that nasty food!!! read more

All the meat and seafood I had tasted old and had off textures. The watermelon seemed like it had been out too long and want crisp. The flan tasted like it had too much artifical caramel flavor. The chocolate pudding and pickled ginger were the only things up to snuff. Definitely not worth it. If I feel like I have food poisoning later I'm downgrading it to a 1 star. Update: we both had stomach aches and loose stool. Don't eat here! read more

Lots of variety...hot food! They even have a Mongolian grill that prepares food right in front of you. Tastes great! Service is superb! Highly recommend if looking for a large variety of Chinese & seafood. Price is fair! read more

Worse buffet I ever been too every single thing item is gross and good luck to you if you eat any seafood they're all old I'm sure hope I don't get sick today never coming back here again. read more

The place itself is very clean, the staff is super friendly. Everything in it was like a GREAT restaurant. Except the food. Some was cold. Not very tasty. When I go to a restaurant I expect the food to be far better than anything that can be made at home. The only dessert I truly enjoyed was the little chocolate-coffee cakes they have. Other than that everything else was OKAY. The fruit was flavorless and on the edge of going bad. Some food was salty and other stale. I hope it was just a bad time to come in based on the other great reviews. read more

Very great service we have came 4 times every time our server always has smile on her face and checking in on us constantly! We have came lunch rush and dinner time always delicious & hot! read more

Third time here and it's always a good atmosphere. Food is always fresh an good. I only came in for dinner once and I loved the crawfish and fried crabs. Lunch is my go to at China King.staff is friendly and kind as well. Come you will not be disappointed read more