Normally a great place with wonderful good that I go to regularly, but don't go within an hour of closing because they start to strip the buffet then. read more

I have read the other reviews after I had started eating here. Some were pretty harsh and some are right on the money. First things first, folks it's a BUFFET. When reviewing buffet places, you are not going to get a fancy 5 star restaurant experience. You are going to get many items to choose from at a set price. Which means that the place is going to have many dishes that are really cheap to make so they can make a profit. Yes, this place has crab legs and steak but at the same time, its not porterhouse steaks and king crab. The steak is really thin and seems to be more like over tenderized flat iron steak. As for the crab legs, they are from crabs but are not of the highest quality you would get at real seafood places. They so carry sushi which is most of the time fresh, the only complaint I have against their sushi would be that sometimes it isn't kept as cold as it should be. As for most of their other dishes, they are okay. Rice is made and kept in a rice steamer, and the Lo Mein is really good. I usually have beef pepper steak on my Lo Mein and you can tell that the beef in this topping is not a prime choice cut of beef. Once again, I keep in mind that their dishes are going to be made as cheap as they can so the restaurant can make a profit. As for the restaurant being clean, I usually see someone always sweeping under tables and wiping down the tables. My concern would be about their bathrooms, which never seem to be clean. Toilet paper on floor and their sink area seems to be failing apart. Three stars out of five. One star off for their dirty bathrooms and one more for the overall quality of service. Overall, you get what you pay for. This place is a buffet, which means low quality food in mass quantity. It is what it is, if you want high end food then go down the street to high end restaurants where you will pay more than you pay here. read more

Why are you reading reviews of a buffet? There's not much to say. Chinatown is a Chinese buffet, and that's all you really need to know. There is a huge selection of foods, including a decent sushi bar, desert table, and a pretty good stir-fry grill. A few dishes are really good but the majority are just ok - but that's the point of a buffet, really. read more

This is a o.k. Chinese buffet. There is a large variety of food that seems standard at many Chinese buffets. The food is good, when I went it seemed like there was good turnover so food wasn't sitting out too long. There is a section of food that can be cooked over the grill, which is something that I haven't seen in other buffets in the area. If you are looking for Chinese food, I would order take out. If you want a buffet, then this can do. read more

Good price for an abundance of food. I went there for their Christmas buffet. It's normally $12 which is a good price, but, without asking he only charged me $11 for the senior price, must be my grey hair. Thanks, sincerely. I also got a Lime Margarita, (I'm thinking the bar service is kind of new,) Quite tasty. They have a nice variety of food, which includes crab legs. Having to fight for the crab legs, I did manage to get my fill. I tried the frog legs, just to say I tried them, but did not try the pickled chicken feet. They have an attractive variety of sushi, but, I overheard it wasn't anything special. I stuffed myself, and will go back soon. There is no way you can try it all. read more

Kinda just "meh". Nothing really fun about this place. Looks run down from the outside. They need to change the food selection up once in awhile. Go here about once every other month, but it's gotten quite boring. Nothing really special about this place. Would recommend you drive a few miles to KoFusion for something better for a little extra money. read more

These negative reviewers are full of it. They are obviously trying to smear this place for some reason. China Buffet, it's true, isn't anything special: same chinese grub from the same distributors that you can get anywhere in the country & the grill is rather lame because they have no variety of sauces, but everything is fresh & reasonably tasty. Look at it this way: you can send $8 - $12 for one entree at a regular chinese restaurant or you can go to China Buffet and get everything & all-you-can-eat. This place is just fine. read more

It's my favorite place to eat other then the fact they rush you the whole time until your out and expect a tip ..like seriously first of all I'm not small I love to eat Chinese food an its rude to stand over someone and star an rush them like you have no sense read more

Trust the reviews and stay away. Staff is friendly but food is gross. Went here with my boys (2,9,10) and they all said this place was gross and they Love Chinese food. Even the 2 year old said "yucky" when he took a bite of his pizza. read more

This place in in decent condition...but in the buffet there are certain things that's cost extra money and they don't even tell you, they also do not take the vain put of the shrimp so there is poop all inside the shrimp. read more

Came here for Valentines Day when it was busy, and honestly the food was extremely fresh given that there were a lot of customers coming in and out. The sushi was the best part of this buffet, including rainbow rolls, spicy salmon, ahi tuna rolls, and California rolls, along with the BBQ Chicken Wings, Crab Rangoons, and made to order Rib Eye Steaks that are fresh never frozen. Come here when it's busy, and you won't be disappointed! There aren't much Asian buffets in Champaign, but this one made one of my favorites after visiting here for the first time. We expect to come back here every Sunday for our weekend dine-out meal. Keep up the great food! read more

The best food I want to the a lot of the buffet restaurant this is the best place to eat and Great service

I know buffets get not so good reviews but we really did have a great experience here today. For us they had taken the seasoning to a higher level than we usually experience in buffets. We would definitely return! read more

I've gone to Chinatown buffet more time than I'd like to admit -- This is your run-of-the-mill Chinese buffet, with lots of Americanized Chinese food and dishes containing Krab (with a K). The food isn't very good, but the only redeeming quality is the all-you-can-eat snow crab legs and Chinese-style crayfish you get on weekend nights. I've been there for lunch once and the quality of food was very different from what you'd see around dinner-time... The worst part was the clams, which were full of sand. read more

Food was very good! Also very fresh!! The staff is somewhat rude. They are very short with you. We never got a refill on drinks. And every time the kitchen staff was out to check the food, you had to watch out where they were going. They could cut in front of you and stand right in the middle of everything like you are in the way. But good food! Large variety and stir fry!! read more

Went for lunch on a Monday. Food was below average, although there was variety. Sushi was really not sushi, just vegetables, cheese and a little fish (or at least that is what it looked like, did not taste like it). Found a dirty diaper in the lot and the inside was not the well kept and seats had rips in them. I have eaten at the location for several iterations and it looks like the same seating that was there 20 years ago. Much better options for Chinese (non buffet) in the CU area. read more

We have been here 4 times and each time we were very happy with the food. Looks can be deceiving, which is what we learned here. From the outside it looks as if the building might be closed down because the grounds don't appear to have regular upkeep. Once you get inside however it is a whole other experience. From the clean surfaces to the delicious tastes and smells. My favorite Chinese buffet by far. read more

I have enjoyed the food here for many years. The sushi is awesome....keeping it fresher is the only thing I would say. The food bars are awesome and even my picky 11 yr old finds plenty to keep her happy. The icemilk cones are awesome too! read more

This place was just ok. But it did what it was supposed to which was take care of my hunger. But will probably not go back

This buffet a few years back was good then a few years later it was satisfactory. Then a few months ago My wife went back.there. Hardly anyone there. Food was not great. While sitting there they sat 3 younger people next to us and the female of the group had a cold and sneezing and such. We finished dinner soon after. While walking out to our car we look down next to the car we saw a hypodermic needle next to our car. I went inside to say something about it and that they may need to get rid of it.. She hardly know what I was saying. I then asked where the manager is and she said he was not there. I told her what she needed to do now weather or not she did I have no idea. WE WILL NEVER GO THERE AGAIN!!!!!!! read more

Terrible food, overpriced, they never pass their health inspection, and I leave with diarrhea...need I say more?

We moved out of state a few years ago and were excited to eat at this restaurant last night. It used to be our favorite chinese place. The service was awful and the food completely tasteless. We paid way too much for a dinner that did not satisfy us. We will not be going back! Very disappointed! read more

I really did not enjoy this place. Filthy and unsanitary. A lot of the food was sour to the taste, had quite a bit of oil to it and most of the food here wasn't "Chinese Cuisine". Wouldn't recommend this place to anyone with the conditions it is in. Also, staff is not doing their "profession" correctly. Male waiter didn't pick up the unwanted plates and walked past when I was waving to him. Lots of thrown food onto the floor. Walls look quite disgusting! When I was here, corn was unappetizing, jello too sweet, garlic bread really soggy(prolly because it was loaded of lard). Quite a bit of business but I personally did not like this place at all. read more

If you've only ever lived in Champaign-Urbana, perhaps this restaurant is passable. But if you lived in Chicago for 10 years before coming out here like I did, the Chinese and English languages combined can not describe how bad this place is. Overcooked food that upsets your stomach, wilted, dry vegetables and a poorly lit, dirty restaurant. read more

No matter what, just don't eat here. Google their health scores for yourself. They consistently fail. I went once and within minutes spotted a rat dropping on a bowl. Before spotting the dropping, I can't even say the food was tasty. I won't be going back. read more

the food was not bad at all, a big variety ! the atmosphere was not so good, the waitress just waited to show us the bill and the way out... but the food was interesting and there is a huge variety... i took a video of everything: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-27vOJ-5eU read more

The worst buffet I've ever had. Not worth of the money. If you are looking for some gourmet Chinese food, don't go here. STAY AWAY OF THIS PLACE!!!!! read more

Terrible terrible! Went there for dinner tonight around 5:45 pm. You would think everything would be fresh! NOT! The dumplings were so dried up I had to pull the meet out with a fork! The dough was hard, could not bite through it. Sushi is dried up and falls apart! Every time I go there I tell myself never again! This time: NEVER AGAIN! Rather go to McDonald's! The waitress was rude! I asked for the check and she didn't even acknowledge hearing me! Asked for our senior discount when we paid and was told by the OWNER: too late! What? Then give me cash back! You just lost two very good customers! We need some competition in this town! This place sucks! read more

A zero star would be more appropriate. The food was cold and it took forever to get more fried rice out on the buffet. The waitress was very rude. She never spoke and kept watching us. I felt like we were under interrogation. When she came to retrieve the plates she reached over our food and start taking away plates that food was remained on. She brought us our bill to indicate that we were done, which we were not - we hadn't even had dessert. When we got ready to leave the waitress ran up to the counter to try and check us out, but I handed the bill to the cashier. I decided not to leave a tip in which the waitress requested that I leave one. I told her no, paid my bill. When I got ready to leave they started speaking in their native language, which I did not understand but felt it was a snide remark and above all rude. Do not go to this restaurant. Lousy service, attitude and food. read more

absolutely disgusting. arrived for lunch on a Sunday. not only were they not prepared, the food they did have available was lukewarm and disgusting. warm drinks... this is by far the worst sushi I have ever seen in my life. I managed to stomach one plate of stale, cold chicken and they had the absolute nerve to charge me about $15! I would rather eat a pile of dog dook than eat here again, it would certainly be a healthier, safer alternative. read more

As far as cleanliness, choices and prices, this place is really good for a buffet. Our waitress was very sweet as well. However, we brought a coupon that we printed out TODAY off of their website. We didn't see it had expired, and the manager argued with me. She kept saying, "we won't honor the coupon. Print out the one that is updated on the website." THE ONE WE USED WAS THE ONE ON THE WEBSITE! She was so rude. We won't be going back. read more

The food is OK. The waitress service was really bad, no smile, and with an attitude. So we didn't give her much tip. She even came back to us, and asked why we gave her so little tip!! We will not go there anymore! read more

It's definitely a great place to have Chinese food! Much more options to have on varieties! Love!

I was visiting the Champaign area with my family who just recently moved there. And they suggested that I try this buffet. When I got there was amazed how good their food is. It is far better than my regular buffet in Lansing. If I ever return back to Champaign I will be going back, even though it is a little pricy. read more

The man on the barbecue bar really sucks, though the food on the whole is good at this price. It really sucks to see him when I was eating. Never try it if you want to have a good lunch. read more

Idk what these people are talking about, this place is awesome! Don't listen to their crappy reviews, they are probably some snotty people who complain about every tiny thing. Service is always great, never have to ask for a refill, everyone is really nice, smiles and greet you, and thank you for coming, etc. Restaurant is pretty dark, which I really love. Food is always hot and fresh. read more

Ate at Chinatown in April. We paid our bill with a credit card and when we got our statement for the credit card we were charged more than our bill was. I called about this matter and was told it was too long ago to worry about. Finally after some discussion, I was told if I came in they would refund my money. read more

NASTY NASTY NASTY.I think I just paid $50.00 to throw up. Food old and rubbery. The tuna in the california roll might be the death of me it tasted like.. very low grade tuna. I used to eat here quite often,I will never go back! And if you value your gut,you won't either..is there negative stars???? read more

Had lunch here thje other day. Lots of buffet choices, but none seamed to really stand out.Most of the entrees were bland, with no spark. On the good side, they have peel n eat shrimp and a good hot and sour soup. The outside needs attention, and the restroom has graffiti and broken doors...very poor shape. I noted the Health department had some violations posted on the door...but since they were open I thought they must have been minor. Overall it looks dingy inside with need of cleaning and maintenance. read more

It has been over a decade since I walked out of a place before being seated. They are now selling Illinois State Lottery Tickets. I don't mind waiting if they are busy seating diners, but I waited close to 5 minutes as they sold lottery tickets. Stick with your core business. The good news is there is plenty of other options on North Prospect. read more