Like all buffets, I ask to look at the food FIRST. Even the best buffets can have issues with food sitting out too long. I was impressed with what I saw and came back to try the food. This was an outstanding buffet! Clean steam tables and tasty food. Tables and restrooms were clean. Very good service. Afterwards, I saw the many low reviews. The owner must have improved because I did not see any of the issues mentioned. I will definitely return! read more

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Honestly, I'd rather go to Panda Express. The food was low quality and the place was dirty, I was hoping for better. One compliment, however, is that the service was good. Staff came by to clear plates and get drinks read more

My family and I ate here tonight. The food was good and the waitress was very nice and good about refilling the drinks. The ambiance was okay. read more

The China Super Buffet is very dirty and I don't know how they stay in business! The New Century Buffet in El Cajon is 10 times better and their steam tables actually keep the food piping hot and everything is fresh and delicious! Don't waste your time at China Super Buffet! read more

I will never go back. This place was dirty. The containers holding the soups and steamed rice were filthy. I didn't even finish my meal. The health dept should investigate this place. read more

This place had mold growing on the fudge machine. The food was kept at room temperature. The customers were coughing on the food. When I told the worker about the mold she gave us a 10% discount. Overall, the food was bland and the service was not the greatest. read more

There was mold on the fudge machine and food was cold, as well as brought up to their attention only 10% discount very unorganized

Food was ok. Servers were just standing in the beverage station. Then they disappeared. They came back with soft serve ice cream cones and started eating. We were out of drinks but they were too busy eating (while working!) another patron had to go up and ask for a drink. One of the servers even went up to a table WITH the ice cream cone in hand. The other was too busy flirting with a table of 3 guys. We had to wave them down to get drinks. We go here a lot and these 2 just messed it all up read more

I found a jet black curly hair in the food i told the waitress she took the food away that way ot. I was sick to my stomach hope I dont get sick. They cleared the tables as soon as our plates were empty not one person who worked there smiled or greeted us they all look like unhappy robots. I still paid even though I did not eat after finding the hair and they never said sorry or offered any sort of discount for the disgusting black hair sticking in my food. Won't ever go here again. Will make sure to tell everyone I know about this expierence. read more

Before COVID this buffet wasnt a bad place to eat for the price. We ate here quite a bit. It obviously wasnt 100 Seafood Grill but for a cheap buffet it was decent. I think we went once after COVID and I wasnt a fan but I figured they were probably still recovering from the pandemic. We went today and it was just bad all the way around. The food wasnt good at all. I wish I would have taken a picture of the fried rice...it looked like they barely put some soy sauce on it and some peas and threw it on the line. It was really pathetic and I told my wife that that rice was a metaphor of the effort that they put in. Our plates were NEVER cleared, not once after we were sat. The neighboring tables were empty for about 15 before we left and hadnt been cleared yet. We got up and walked over to one of the ladies to ask for our check and she was completely clueless as to what table was ours. I asked for a military discount and they applied a 10% discount to just my buffet entry which didnt include my wife or our drinks so we got $1.50 off of $36 bill. We are not coming back. Ill stick to 100 Seafood Grill. No more discount buffets. read more

My family has come here for over twenty years, usually once a year for special occasions. The food was good but we came for the variety. The last time we ate here was before the shutdown. Last year I checked into reviews and was really cautious. But now I see a lot of other things people disliked that wasn't the food. My family insisted to go on the first week in May (2025). Wow! The overall selection was the same only this time there were sauces for the seafood and a new dessert dish. The food was seasoned well and you could tell that it was cooked with care. It was as if a "specialist in buffets" came to this place and through tweaking of the menu and service, they have made this place better than before. And the price...three with drinks, $69. Just around the corner from there, my son and I ordered a cheeseburger, fries, and a chocolate shake for the same price! read more

The food was so cold, I understand how restaurants work. I am a food service director myself. So I brought it up to the waiter that the food is cold and she just shrugged and proceeded to eat while taking orders and refilling peoples drinks. Horrible service. I wasn't expecting a free meal Or anything like that ... a simple apology would've prevented this negative review. Extremely disappointing. read more

China Super Buffet - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

Awful experience. I came in with a service dog and was denied access, then insulted and staff encouraged the surrounding customers to mob and bully me. I am traumatized from this visit. Horrible, shocking. read more

There were fat globs on my plate. A gelatinous substance is my best explanation. Food was either overcooked or so dry it was inedible. Came in on a family suggestion which I usually never do without research but I couldn't hold up family from eating as it was always late as is. Not even worth taking images. Even if you're looking for just the bare minimum, you'd still up disappointed with the quality, flavor, freshness of this buffet. I appreciate our waitress because she was working very hard. Unfortunately, she was the only bright spot here read more

I was at China Super Buffet already 2 times. The place looks clean. Food was very plentiful and tasty, well seasoned and fresh. Sushi were pretty but taste was so-so mostly because of avocado wasn't ripe but all rolls had to have avocado for some reason. Ice-cream was watery and tasteless, the worst ice-cream I ever had. The chocolate In fountain was tasteless. Out of all deserts I liked Mimosa salad, it was really tasty For some reason they don't have soy sauce on tables ( only hot sause). Waiting staff was standing in the corner, busy talking and didn't pay attention to customers. read more

Nasty. Don't go early when they just open because all they put out is soooggggyyy left overs from the day before. And then they have the audacity to ask for a tip after serving you that slop. Old school ambiance read more

Atrocious. For $20, please go somewhere else and actually get edible food. I saw all the bad reviews and was hesitant to go but was convinced by friends, who are nostalgic about this place, to give it a chance. Lesson learned: the reviews are accurate 95% of the time. Waste of money. A smell of stinky feet wafted through the air. The cream puff was so dry that it was rock hard. The only thing that wasn't terrible was the green beans. Everything else tasted old, dry, and flavorless. Anyone who gives this place above a 2/5 has tastebuds that aren't working. read more

never coming here again, was so disgusted by what I saw I went to the bathroom and a lady who worked there used the bathroom with the same gloves and washed their hands with the gloves still on! And did not change them and walked out. please be careful if you come here. read more

Don't go to this location. The food here is either soggy, cold, or dried out. They try to keep the food hot by having hot water underneath the food but it causes steam that rises to the glass above the food or to the ceiling, and that water eventually drips back down from the glass and the ceiling onto the food. The steam has also caused mold in a couple of corners of the ceiling. There isn't really any service, we had to go to the front to get the check, no one came to check on us while eating either. After eating here my families stomachs were aching for the rest of the day. Wouldn't recommend. read more

This place has good food. Some other food is overcooked because the food sits too long in the trays, steam tables. If you get to a tray that was recently placed there by the server you will get fresh and good food. The service is good considering it is a buffet, or you can eat. The tables are clean and the waiters will get you water, napkins, and etc., as you need them. This place is really crowded, especially at lunchtime. You may have to wait for a few minutes before you can be seated because of the crowds. This place looks like a busy restaurant in China. The ambience is there for Chinese restaurant. read more

Not worth the $24,87 spent. So much food had been lef4 on the trays for too long. Hot and sour soup were both hot and sour good. Egg roll was raw inside. Will not eat here ever again. Half star. read more

My sister, My Girlfriend and I decided to go try China super Buffer to give it a try... Worst decision we could have made.The quality of the food is disgusting it's a disgrace to Chinese food. The fried rice tasted like expired eggs and it was dry.The crab legs were old,The fried shrimp was the size of a penny and it tasted like they are worth a penny. Our table was dirty there was hair on the seat and there was flies on the window trying to escape for their lives. There was mold in the walls and there was water dripping from the ceiling from condensation and landing on top of the glass where the food is at and then the water would continue dripping to the food. All of the food I tried tasted old. For some odd reason they only give us 2 forks and 2 spoons even though we were 3 people and then I had to walk all the way to the front of the restaurant to ask if I could get another set of utensils because for some reason there is no utensils next to the food.The worst part is that they charge us 70 dollars and they didn't even give us fortune cookies read more

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Came here and visited and to be honest with you there was a LOT of food choices. However quantity does not always meet quality. The food was decent but nothing great and even some stuff I didn't even eat after I got it. Price wise it wasn't too bad for a Buffett and the service was great and even parking wasn't an issue, but I visited for the food not the parking. Food was a solid 2/5 but other than that everything was great! read more

China Super Buffet - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

One word . BUGS ... Not the first person & won't be the last .. health inspection shut them down once before and the doors reopened. Do NOT waste your money or jeopardize your health eating here . *photo is not mine, reposting from a post my friend shared but I experienced a similar situation* read more

China Super Buffet - I'll just leave this here ...... - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

"Oh hell yeah, let's try this place out" was what me and my beloved stated upon entering this "establishment." Stars in our eyes, we walked the aisles and decided that the $19 was a steal. Turns out, the only ones being stolen from was us. The food was room temp at best. The seafood was despicably mid. The meats were dry and chewy. The service was nonexistent. Even the dessert, the redeeming beacon of light of any meal, was gross. My coffee cake had PAPER on top to make it look appealing. Like tf is this, AI coffee cake???? I am sitting with my stomach on the floor inches from my bathroom, fearing for my life. So yeah, I guess you could say the food was to die for, and is a great place to take a backstabbing friend, a shitty boss, or even a jealous mother-in-law. Oh, and one more thing, my fortune cookie was crushed up and when I opened the packet there was NO FORTUNE!!!!! WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!?!?!? read more

The bathrooms were a mess, the staff didn't really do much other than taking our drink order and bringing us to our table, and the food was decent at most (the sushi is pretty good though). It's your typical buffet (a bit better than a normal one) and it's pretty cheap, being around $20 at most. The music selection playing was a bit too energetic for eating, and it mostly felt like I was in a slightly dirty Chinese restaurant. I'd recommend it for the cheap price. read more

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According to their signage inside tonight they no longer offer lunch pricing FYI. Dinner pricing is now in affect for all meals every day. We have been coming here since they opened but my family decided after tonight's meal that tonight may have been it for us. The food is no longer very exciting and the atmosphere has become undesirable. I don't eat meat or seafood so the inflated prices aren't economical for what I eat and they appeared to have bumped some of the veg options to accommodate more seafood giving me less choices. read more

This is just for ordering party trays. Had it ordered for pick up at 2 and arrived at 2:10 and there was such confusion and then told it will be 20 min before it will be ready. It's almost as if they forgot about the order. Good thing our party isn't until 4. read more

This place is horrible. Food is cold. Customer services is horrible. Lady made my fried noodle & she had the same gloves on from cleaning windows with windex. She sprayed windex around food. We ask one of the workers if they were going to bring out fresh ribs & crabs & she told us go ask the cook .. very rude... do not waste your money coming here read more

China Super Buffet - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

This place is appalling. First, the their drink machine had malfunctioned and sodas had no carbonation in them, which our waitress informed us about. Some of the food tasted rotten and my wife unfortunately found hair deep fried into her food. Before we even started eating, we began to be concerned about the hygiene of the restaurant and decided to not eat anything and simply leave. We wanted to take our business elsewhere. Instead of taking responsibility, one of the waitresses began demanding that I pay for my meal, even though I had not eaten anything because the food was clearly inedible. She started making excuses and said the hair was probably a consumers. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was not about to pay for anything, since we had not even taken a bite and simply asked to leave. Terrible experience. read more

China Super Buffet - Literal hair deep fried into the food. - Chinese Near Me - La Mesa, California

I like coming to this place because they have a good variety of food. The price island service are ok.

Honestly I don't like to give bad reviews but damn this is the worst experience I've ever had. Don't come to this place as the workers will talk bad about your family and look down on them. Then to think it's okay to automatically keep change as a tip is HIGHLY unprofessional. Talking bad about your customers right in front of their faces thinking they won't understand is atrocious. Make sure you count your money and get it back. The food there was mid and had all been cold and unseasoned. Save your money and visit literally anywhere else. read more

Went to this place for food at start they had no coke food was old cold and disgusting called health department they were cited for not keeping proper temps breeding bacteria read more

The service wasn't friendly, warming or welcoming, however I noticed the other tables receiving better service & smiles. I had to ask for our waters and waved them down to even clean off plates from the table. Very disappointed and dissatisfied at the lack of service my family and I received. What has this world come to?! read more

Giving this restaurant 3 stars for the great customer service, the waitresses and hostesses are so sweet and efficient! However, the food was unfortunately not good. The flavor was missing or the food just not well cooked. I was surprised to see the stir fry bar which was impressive for this place, but everything else was unfortunately not good. $79 after tip for 2 adults and a kid. I was worried about cross contamination the entire time due to the presentation of food. I'm sorry :( read more

Definitely do not waist your money, the food was absolutely terrible and they are very rude I don't think I would have mind the 20 dollar price if I could at least eat 3 things . It's very dirty as well DON'T RECCOMEND read more

I used to live this place in would eat here at least 3 times a week but withing this year they have raised their prices so much its not worth it anymore last time i went the chicken was spoiled i let our waited know also the bathrooms are always very dirty i have been here so many times and not once have i seen a clean bathroom even tho the food is not bad at all i most definitely will not be eating here anymore read more

We've lived in the So. Cal. for 6 years and kept meaning to try this place. We finally did and it's actually really good! Huge variety, food is hot, fried things are crisp and not oily, sushi was "eh, ok.". But over all this place is surprisingly good! read more

This place has gone down hill tremendously. Everything was pretty gross and greasy. The snow crab legs were there but they were sad and the meat did not taste fresh at all. The one thing that I did enjoy was the fresh stir fry section. That's as fresh as it could get! Also the ice cream was good. But I probably won't be returning. There's also a pungent smell in the dining room that made it hard for me to eat. Like they were trying to mask the smell - but it only made it worse. also pictured is this weird black hair on my cream cheese wonton.. read more

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Cant believe stuff out of these vent were dripping on the buffet glass. I was trying to put food on my plate and water was dripping on the glass and my arm. It could of gotten on my plate but i didn't see that happen thank god. They seriously need to do something about this. Its DEFINITELY a health hazard especially directly over the food. read more

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