The food overall is your basic buffet with a couple of extras thrown in. They have a large sushi bar, a hibachi grill, they used to have a noodle place but it was not open today, and a little dim sum. While they do have some pretty decent options, some of them are very spicy or overly seasoned or even cold. But what irked me the most, was our waitress. 1. She reached over my food to grab something instead of asking me for it. 2. She kept rushing us and brought us the check shortly after we had been seated -exactly 10 minutes after! Then the last thing that made me really perturbed was her standing and watching to ensure that she got a tip. That was rude! Like ma'am, you are not entitled to a tip, whether or not I choose to give one, and I always do, is my decision. But to stand so close to the table watching me like a hawk to make sure you're tipped is absurd. I know America has a huge tipping culture and it's now become the expectation, but come on! To stand there and watch me to ensure that I tip you, that's beyond crazy! I don't want to sound rude. I am saying, you could at least wait until the customers leave to check for your tip, not stand there watching to make them feel self conscious and such. Note to the owner-Perhaps train your employees on proper protocols and how to be more effecient servers. Also, another note, you are never to assume that your customers cannot understand what you're saying and it is rather rude to talk badly about customers and curse them out. You never know who might know what your saying , as one server used an extreme profane Mandarin word that literally translates to "F-You". I want even say it here but I know Mandarin and Cantonese. I get it, you are having a bad day, but watch what you say. You never know what people understand and what languages they speak. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet is your typical Chinese buffet. It was a bit smaller than other buffets I have been to in the area. The waiters checked in on us often, which was nice especially as I wanted water refills often. It was a bit quiet when I went to the ambiance was pretty chill. I got my usual at buffets which included lo mein, black pepper chicken, egg drop soup, and more. The lo mein tasted okay, but more dry than other places. Plus, they use thin noodles here. I really liked the black pepper chicken! Super flavorful and paired well with rice. I also got the fried shrimp and put some sweet and sour sauce over it which was tasty. The sushi was below average and the garlic bread was a bit stale and did not have the strong garlic taste that I wanted. I liked my egg drop soup as it was hot and fresh. The crab rangoon was solid but definitely needed to be a bit crispier. My friend also really liked the crawfish, which I did not try. The Chinese donuts were a bit stale, but still had a good taste overall. Unfortunately, this buffet is missing the small fried chicken bits that you would drizzle the sweet and sour sauce over. This is not as extravagant as some buffets that have opened up in the area, but I think it is alright. It has most of the basic Chinese buffet foods to satisfy people. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Food - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

Service was great. Food quantity a 10, variety a 10, quality a 6, atmoshere is nice. Buffet is quite extensive and even has a create your own station with a good variety of meat, seafood, and veggies for your own lo mein, pho, fried rice, or Asian style soup creations! Weekday lunch price $11.59. Good value overall. read more

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When we got in they seemed nice less then 10 minutes later they literally took a plate out my hand and "threw it away" supposedly . Another 10 minutes later my grandmother ended up throwing up all her food the food wasn't fresh at all not even warm I could barely chew my chicken it was so hard we were there for less then 20 minutes I'd call this a complete waste of money but I'm not hungry anymore not because I ate maybe from losing my appetite ... this is my second time here and definitely my last both times were a bad experience i figured I'd give it another chance never again. read more

Excellent restaurant with affordable prices we enjoyed our time on the 22th of August.and we wish to go again. read more

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It's been a few years since I been here and I decided to give them a try once again. I came on a Thursday night and there was no crowd. Parking is plenty outside. We were seated down right away. I got to say the front hosts and waitresses were super friendly.(All smiles!) This Chinese buffet had a huge variety. It had sushi, seafood, made to cook hibachi, salad bar, and etc. My favorites here were: Crawfish(big and fresh), Cajun broil (corn, potatoes, shrimp, and mussels)(just amazing taste!!), hot and sour soup(had great spicy flavor), mini crabs(very big and fresh and tasty, cold mussel(I really enjoyed this and dipped it in spicy Mayo). The Hibachi(steak, shrimp, crab meat, mushrooms, and onions) was not bad as I next time I will get a different sauce flavor. The sushi was okay, not the best but I didn't eat but one. The desert bar was not bar with the pineapples, cantaloupes, honey dew, and cakes. The cheap ice cream were left to be desired. I think an ice cream machine like golden coral would be nice since they had an awesome sundae bar with great toppings!! The price point was amazing as it was only $15 per person for dinner time. It was well worth the price. This place has definitely improved since I been there affer the name change. I definitely will be back again. And I highly recommend it your in the Norcross area. read more

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The food is REALLY GOOD nothing cold and stale just fresh and hot ready too eat the service was really nice the waiter grabbed our plates every 8 minutes or so when you enter you get a really nice looking interior with nice dinning tables and good lights read more

I NEVER leave a review however I understand that this is not only a platform to recommend but also to help businesses do better.... We've been coming here for years, always our after church go-to. It's clean, great service and food is pretty good. The manager usually runs a tight ship, making sure everyone from staff to patrons are respected and feel welcome. It's been months and we decided to try our oldie but goodie again. Food was good but sadly they allow small children to prepare their own plates unaccompanied by an adult. I gently went up to the staff (did not see the manager) and discreetly let them know of the risk of small children being at the buffet bar unaccompanied by adult, the risk of the child and to the patrons, unfortunately they were the least concerned. These children were all over the place. Even standing at others people's table. Some folks did not appreciate the uninvited company. Advice, instead of telling the children they can't be at the bar unaccompanied, speak to the parents and get this under control. Children have a tendency to pick up food, drop it, and then put it back, unaccompanied children can also get snatched by strangers because you have no idea who they're suppose to be with, and lastly make sure this is expressed to the parents when being seated that way they understand just like rules in other buffets are standing, "do not use the same plate twice". You can enforce a rule about small children read more

This place needs to be closed. It's a haven for bacteria and dirty dining. Roaches all over. Rats dead and alive. It's a buffet style so I'm sure some meat has worms. Not sure if the meat is real meat. Very dismissive owners and staff. Dirty filthy dining read more

There were not that many options compared to the other buffets around the area. Most foods are dry. Foot traffic is low. For $18 per person you can get better value elsewhere. Probably won't be back after today. Pretty disappointed. read more

The prices listed online or on the menu for Chow Time are not accurate. Once you arrive, the actual cost is noticeably higher than what is advertised, so just be prepared for the difference when you go. read more

We came by for lunch on a Sunday after church. This was our first time visiting Chow Time (a fitting name for a buffet). The restaurant is very large with lots of seating. We enjoyed how all the seating "nooks" were named for U.S. cities. We were seated in Orlando. The hosts/greeters met us with smiles and we were immediately sat (no wait). Our server was friendly and kept our table clean by clearing our dirty plates quickly. They have hot Chinese foods (typical buffet dishes), crab, crawfish, shrimp, mussels, sushi (small rolls, simple combinations, but tasty), hibachi, fruit, and desserts (typical buffet offerings plus ice cream cups). We.enjoyed our lunch and like this buffet better than the one we have been visiting. read more

So like most "responsible" or cautious folks, my other half and I haven't been to a sit down establishment since right before the pandemic warranted an all around lock down here in Georgia. That means no eating inside a restaurant (or even outside) for the past 3-4 months. We love our take out and enjoying the comfort of our own home most times anyway, but even for us this was kind of a long span to not eat out. I saw this restaurant post some COVID-19 updates to Yelp and decided to just see if they were abiding by their new safety standards and to see if anyone was even going to venture out to try them. The great news is that my fiancé and I did try this place over two weeks ago now as part an early 4th of July celebration and have had no ill effects from the experience - no COVID-19 and no food poisoning or other illnesses. Granted, we're probably not going to go to another buffet for months, but we were blessed to have had a safe dine-in experience. From the minute we walked in we felt safe, and we agreed that if any point we didn't, then we would leave, no questions asked. There was ample hand sanitizer provided, disposable gloves, and the restaurant had floor markings indicating lanes of travel thru the buffet. The best part about it is, when we went there was literally only one other gentleman eating in the restaurant and he was seated very far from us. I'm glad to say they are enforcing social distancing and proper sanitation. All the employees are apparently tested regularly, monitor their health, and wore their masks. We of course wore our masks too. So with all of these precautions, there seemed to be no more risk than a regular sit down restaurant at this point. In terms of food, they had a good amount of their buffet put out, but definitely not all. It's comparable to Hibachi, but due to the obvious lack of foot traffic, a lot of the fried foods were dried out and not appealing at all. They had two kinds of bao - one had nothing in it, and was just a steamed bun. The other was a custard bun. I would've liked to see a char siu bun like I see so frequently back home in Maui, but I understand that they were serving only a limited menu like most places right now. The service was professional and attentive, but a little too attentive at times, as they kind of tend to hover. Perhaps, they were making sure no one was soiling anything with unhygienic habits, but it honestly was mildly uncomfortable. I've seen watchful staff at Hibachi before, probably making sure no one dines and dashes also, but there are arguably better ways to achieve this security. Overall, it was a decent experience and my love really enjoyed the hibachi aspect of the restaurant - the steak in particular. We were glad the staff stuck to their promises of a clean and safe dining experience. Maybe we'll come back after we're rid of COVID-19 for good, or at least when we gain control of it. read more

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The food was good. We really enjoyed sushi, rolls, seafoods, pizza and many of Asian cuisine. The staff was nice. I lost my purse around there, the boss was very helpful and nice. Finally I got it back because of his help. This restaurant is a thankful memory for me. read more

I went to the buffet because I was craving it after not having gone in years. Never again lol

I never been so disappointed in a restaurant in my life, first I wish I can give this place a zero, the food was terrible no seasoning no flavor just terrible when I go to the buffet I come out the buffet full and pleased with my visit but today was not it, the serves did a terrible job they deserve to get fired cause for me and my bf it's $16.99 x 2= $33.98 plus $2.40 x 2= $4.80 for the drinks, so our total bill is $38.78 + 2 dollars for tax.. why tf was I charged $49.04 ?? after I paid 40 dollars the servers begged and begged me for tip and I told them " no not today, I don't have it" they got upset gave me the nastiest look and charged the card for 9 more dollars???? Because I refused tip, I'm big on giving tip but today I just didn't have it.. Like that's some broke loser shii unprofessional DO NOT GO TO THIS CHUM BUCKET YOU WILL GET SCAMMED BY THE SERVERS!!!! read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

The sesame chicken, honey walnut shrimp, and teriyaki beef were all done to perfection. The restaurant was busy, and all of the food was very fresh. Really liked the tofu soup and ranch salad selections. Classic dessert combos - cake, ice cream, palmiers, sorbet, and other pastries also. read more

0/5 stars, this place is sure to give you food poisoning. Half of the food was cold, soggy and over cooked. Customer service was severely lacking, restaurant was pretty empty on a Saturday night for good reason. Do not try the Oreo cake, it's literal sand. Sucked every bit of moisture out of my mouth and almost choked me. Your money would be better spent elsewhere. read more

They are trying! During these crazy times of COVID-19 the staff is trying to make it a good place to eat. The staff are friendly and wearing masks. They are coming to check in on you frequently. I went twice in the last week once for lunch time and last night for dinner. Lunch time food was better and I think it was due to more people coming in so the food was fresher. The dinner time was a good selection but there was only 6 tables of people there so less food being eaten. The staff was checking and rotating the food. I got food from the hibachi grill and it was good. Overall, experience was a 4 star. read more

We came here for the first time during their grand opening month and were pleasantly surprised with the quality of food and variety of sushi they had. Fast forward to over a year later, we came on a Sunday and the parking wasn't even half as full. My mom also noticed the name and price change so we assumed it may have had a new owner. We found out why it was so vacant quickly after we were seated and went to get the food. About 1/3 of the selections I remembered were gone. Sushi variations decreased to some basic rolls that barely has any fish now. The ones they did put out was extremely lacking, which is so disappointing since that's what I remembered this place for. Barely any seafood and no crab legs present to pick (though I did read another review saying you have to order it). Most of the protein like the chicken and steak wasn't fresh nor tasteful, plus the orange chicken was covered in goopy sauces. Customer service is the same with every other asian buffet you go to, so nothing bad. It's just pretty sad how downhill this place went. Hopefully management considers some changes and improvement so business can be better overall. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Limited sushi selection, barely any raw fish present. - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

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It is a buffet. Don't expect more from it. There will be great dishes and not so great dishes. But to me they have a variety of selection that is good which is good so it is gone faster than other which keeps it coming out fresh. The dishes where people don't usually get remains there at lukewarm temperature and not as fresh. They do have a variety of selection from dimsum with chicken feet to many options for sushi and seafood such as snow crabs on weekend. Overall the service is great. The food is good enough, don't expect it to be 5 stars quality. But the place is a lot cleaner than most buffet i've been to. read more

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Chow King started out great and then experienced a subtle and slow demise. Chow Time took it over. It has now declined further. You can certainly fill your belly for $5.99 (less than Chow King), but you get what you pay for and the options that were really enjoyable to me have disappeared. They no longer offer dim sum items like shumai, red bean buns, turnip cakes, and sticky rice. Salmon nigiri, ebi nigiri, and eel rolls are no longer offered at lunch. The sushi offerings were heavy on fake crab and cheap fillers. They didn't have wonton soup. To top things off, a waitress in service station area kept hacking up phlegm. It was the worst thing to listen to and I quickly lost my appetite. Please bring back the original Chow King concept and quality. read more

Great variety of items, including ribs, baked fish, fried crabs and a sushi bar. Too many items, I can't sample everything with one trip! Everything is well seasoned and fried food is not greasy (my pet peeve). Dishes are kept warm and service area clean. Excellent choice for lunch and dinner. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Fried crabs - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

Nothing to complain about for a $5.99 lunch buffet. While the food was not anything to write home about, it was $5.99 all you can eat. Nuf said! The service here is pretty quick and the staff seems to have an excellent sense of urgency with refilling the buffet and clearing off used plates from your table and refilling drinks. The restaurant is lovely inside. I was very impressed and even got worried that this place was a $25+ per person buffet and not the $5.99 deal I thought I was signing up for. The buffet has a pretty nice variety of your classic Asian (Americanized) dishes like lo-menu, salt & pepper shrimp, dumplings, and stir-fry. Mixed in with this is the large sushi section next to a made to order hibachi station. Then there's the go-to American fare like fried chicken, yeast rolls, pizza, mac n cheese, and potato wedges. I have to admit that I had 3-4 plates filled with all of my guilty pleasures and childhood favorites. They have a nice dessert section and the ice cream comes in cute little cartons versus the self-serve machine that I'm used to with buffets. I would definitely come back. It's an incredible value to dine at such a nicely decorated and maintained restaurant with tons of food and good service for $5.99. read more

My favorite chinese buffet. They also got sushi and hibachi. I love to eat the steamed pork belly with fresh jalapeños and onions. But the korean kimchi isn't authentic. read more

When you go into a buffet. You should have a general idea of what you're heading into. It's a zoo, it's the jungle where only the strong survive. Chow King is an buffet that serves most Chinese​/Japanese food along with some American options. The restaurant itself is rather spacious and I would say nicely decorated. Lots of the Chinese inspiration in terms of décor. The service here is not bad actualIy. The waiters come and get your used plates ratner quickly. Most times when you leave your table will be cleared by the time you return. Let's get to the important part. So how is the food? Well I'm still alive, so there's that. Truthfully though. The food isn't too bad, you can tell most of it was prepared in bulk and rapidly. Taste is kind of inconsistent or unusual at times. The most popular items are seafood related. Crab and lobsters get huge lines. People start queueing up and if if you're not aggressive enough. Too bad and good luck next time because they'll be gone within minutes. Overall, I'll keep this one short. The price isn't too bad. Still pricy so you better eat alot. Don't expect a 5 star experience and revert back to your animal instincts than you'll definitely love this place. read more

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Chow time was my 1st time there, it was lunch time, a little busy but the food was hot, and a variety of dishes and they also sale alcohol beverage. It was very good and the buffet bar was cleaned and gloves to use by serving your plates. $10 a person and that's was good, only thing that they are missing is crabs legs. Sorry no picks it was my lunch time. read more

Has the interior of a palace. Unbeatable price of $7.99 for lunch and 11.99 for dinner with constant refills of dimsum. Chow King has a large enough sushi selection to rival most gourmet sushi buffets, there's constant supply of fresh ready made sushi for your appetite, along with large New Zealand green mussels and crawfish. Their traditional Chinese selection is also robust and original, its menu changes daily. Definitely try out their fried tofu, it's heavenly for all. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

Amazing !!!!! $8.99 lunch special is all you need. - crawfish: not the worst I've seen. Flavor is there. Nice and not disappointing at the least. Very nice. - mussels : soo good. Rare to see some of these items on lunch - shrimp - can't get enough I'm telling you. Drum roll:: and the best part?? ****FULL BAR!!!!!*** Fairly new so they are amazing. Great staff. Loved my visit and Will return ...you don't even have to think of it has a "buffet" .. $8.99 lunch, one day seafood one day Chinese, one day SOUP!!!! (Noodles of all Kinds and meats) ,KBBQ w dat BAR !!! Now I need those specials plz happy hour ? read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Sex on the beach - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

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Alright the price is low so you can't expect too much but what it does have is a decent variety although each item is so below par that it's just not worth it. Yeah, it's easy to come here with a large group because of the variety; however, it's doubtful that anyone will leave satisfied unless they only had the strawberry ice cream. Atmosphere: 3/5 stars. The entrance is nice with the statues and the separated lobby. The seating is fine but very basic amenities. Bathrooms are gross and is on the edge of 2 stars. Unclean and smelly. Service: 3/5 stars. The service is ok for a buffet. Nothing spectacular but generally what you'd expect from a cheap buffet Food: 2/5 stars. Good variety of options but all the options are terrible. The food is old and has been sitting there for hours and the food quality is bad...try freezer grade but old. The only thing moderate was the vegetable stir fry and the only thing good was the strawberry ice cream. Bottom line... eh, not a fan of buffetts and this doesn't change my perception at all. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

If you want to try this place, definitely come during lunch time. It's $8.99 lunch vs. $22.99 dinner. There wasn't much difference in my opinion. Dinner may have a little bit more stuff like snow crab legs, etc but it's just not worth the $14 price difference IMO. For what you're paying, the food just isn't up to par. Some of the dishes were dried up from being out too long and they simply don't replenish quick enough. A lot of the dishes were just empty or close to empty. The sushi was always low unless you waited there at the sushi bar otherwise you won't get anything good. Yes, there are a lot of options, but if you care anything about the quality of food then you probably won't come here especially during dinner. And for someone like me that doesn't eat much, I'll never get my money's worth + the food quality isn't good. So I might as well go to a place I enjoy without trying to overeat or stuff myself. Oh, and I also almost fell/tripped because part of the buffet area was wet :(. They didn't do a good job of cleaning up the wet areas right away. Service - OK except for the first time I went the lady was very rude. :/ I don't think I would mind coming here during lunch time but it's not a place I would frequent. read more

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I'd visit with my coworkers again and it was more fresher from sushi to hot food as well on that day. Price also went down to $9.99 read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Price updates - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

Over a year later, the prices have dropped drastically. Thank goodness! For someone who doesn't eat all that seafood, that is good news for me. It means I could still dine with my family. I was shocked for them having raw oysters. My son and his girlfriend tore it up. Believe when I say that my son's girlfriend hardly eats but she ate so much here. She says Chow King is her fave buffet and ours too. Love their choices on the sushi. Bigger area to dine in. The waitresses were on point. We came a few times afterwards and was still left impressed. Of course, at buffets, you have your faves and not so faves. You just have to pick and choose if it is worth your time. 52/2018 read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

Food quality is sucks and really nothing to eat. They lowered price and they also lowered quality of food. Not even worth it read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

RUN!!! I would give a ZERO if I could!! I will NEVER return. Even spoke to the manager and was dismissed. "Some people like it that way". Never in my life have I had such a response from a manager. I had a bite or two of a few things (Mongolian beef, chicken and broccoli, sashimi, custard bun, fried shrimp, etc). EVERYTHING was COLD and AWFUL except the shumai which was tolerable and room temperature and the spring chicken which my fiance said was good but cold. The sushi was OLD, DRY and RUBBERY. The custard buns were old and starting to dry out on the outside and thickening to a glue on the inside. And I couldn't even bite through the fried shrimp. We had more on the "trash plate" than we ate. Utterly disgusted with this place. Fiance also said restroom was AWFUL and he REFUSED to use it. That's bad... I've heard the one on 41 is MUCH better so I will try them. read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Nasty dry Sushi and muscles that were starting to turn from sitting out... - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

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My boyfriend loved it so everything no complaints. Food excellent service good and environment good read more

Chow Time Grill & Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Norcross, Georgia

Server tried forcing me to tip. Tipping is optional and i didnt have it. They tried to make it seem like it was a lw to tip or something, i didnt tip especially since i didnt get my drinks fast, either way you cant force someone to tip. read more

Horrible experience, arrived 30 minutes into lunch, no noodle setup, sushi not prepared, when ready, made without sushi rice, dry and not fit to eat! All Hispanics on the phone! Host,sushi chet,hibachi chef, who took a call while cooking my food, which I didn't eat, how clean is your phone? All seafood gone and not replaced by the Asian family in the back! Tried to get a manager whose language was "what you want"! The Hispanic host had an earbud and could not hear! The other host understood english but can't speak Mandarin! This entire restaurant was horrible! Racist Chinese waitress, hanging on top of a black family, presented thir check with their drinks! I heard him ask her why? She didn't give my check to me! Avoid the place, not what they describe online! read more

We came here for lunch because friends wanted to treat us. For $7.99?, the buffet was a bargain with an assortment of sushi and nigiri but the quality was definitely lacking as you'd expect. There was a variety of meat and seafood dishes like salt and pepper shrimp, steamed or grilled fishes, ribs, BBQ pork, etc. There are some vegetarian options. I was most surprised at their fairly large soup options. They had standard egg drop and hot and sour but also some more authentic Chinese soups like pork ribs and a few others. My biggest complaint is the slowness of the sushi making. My parents had forewarned me...There may be 4 sushi chefs but they are ridiculously slow. They were leisurely making sushi and nigiri even when more than half the plates were empty. I even saw one chef check his phone while making some food. My parents said that they came before when the restaurant was under a different owner and they quality was a little better. I'm definitely not planning to come back and waste my calories on mediocre food. read more

One of the best Chinese buffets in the ATL area. So why only three stars? Because I have to average in my most recent visit with those of many past visits. QUICK TIP: Avoid going on holidays. The best value is lunch, especially weekday lunches. This Chow King and the location in Smyrna are both part of my regular rotation. The food is not the best but is pretty good for a buffet. And it's great when you have multiple people in your party that all want to eat different types of food. However, on Christmas Eve, I took my out of town family to the Norcross location because they don't have any good Chinese buffets in their hometown. As we walk in the restaurant, the standard pricing is posted on a stand outside the restaurant. Glanced at it and didn't notice anything different. Got up to the host/hostess stand and we are informed that because it is a holiday, the price is higher and they do not offer senior discounts. Understandable. So the restaurant knew it was going to be busy. They charged more because it was a holiday. Yet, they didn't seem to actually prepare to feed the larger expected crowds. Many of the stations were completely empty. And many more had leftover scraps that nobody wanted to touch. (SEE PICS) Almost everyone in our party, at some point in the evening, had to stand around the buffet line waiting and hoping that they would refill something. If you're expecting a busy night (and charge more for a holiday), then be prepared. So we actually paid more for a holiday dinner to have less options and worse service. I would generally rate Chow King 4 stars for their decent food and normal pricing. I regret my most experience and would rate that evening as a 1 star. Avoid the holidays...go for lunch...and you have a winner winner chicken dinner. read more

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