Everytime I come in I get a good waitress the food is always good I love the salt and pepper shrimp with the steaks

The only time in my life I've ever had food poisoning. Too many items to decide what caused it. Will never return.

Food service and ambiance was ok. Not worth the money. The hibachi grill was very poor-uneven cooking and egg was still whole-find another place to drop $20 for lunch read more

I've always in this area, but never thought about eating at Chow Town until the other day. The outside of the building is nice, but the inside could use a remodeling. The fried rice was ok, but it looks like steamed rice. Most of the food I'd enjoyed, but they didn't have any info on what you're eating including the sushi which I would like to have known what dish I was eating. That also could be a problem if you're a vegetarian. Customer service was nice, but the buffet is a little pricey and that was doing the lunch hours. read more

Chow Town - the front of the store - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

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Great food!!!! Variety is amazing!!!! Always a larger selection and the pricing is great also.

Oh Yelp! Chow Town is on point today. Bae and I, went to lunch today. He loves Chinese and is a Chow town regular. Me, not so much. But Today! Y'all fresh and good. Let's start with the dining space, CLEAN! I like this. Keep it up. Our server, sweet and attentive. No, I didn't catch her name. Thanks for your good service, though. Food, I don't know what Bae got, he got everything he got. But, I got Lo mein with black pepper chicken, mushroom chicken, chicken and broccoli and honey chicken on top in a circle. I got a soup bowl of fried rice with brown gravy on top with green beans, hot and regular wings with a side of salmon. Delish! Then I had fruit! This stuff here good. It's not as warm as I like, so I grabbed one star. But, Y'all already know, I'll be back. read more

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Never a bad meal here. Don't know how they do it with such a variety of foods. 100x better than Golden Corral

No good!!! I eat all seafood. I left Shrimp uneaten ( that bad) did not try fried shrimp as looked like Gordon's (pre battered & cooked) the food just was awful! Our friend has been to many buffet's but could not find anything he could eat, he did get rice & some mushrooms, the mushrooms also tasted bad! Told young male at register we would never come back, "ok"! So apparently u guys do not care! Food shows it . Restroom was FILTHY WITH NO PAPER IN OBE STALL, another WOULD NOT FLUSH. Do not have any idea on the other one. Only one soup dispenser was working. Filthy, will not go back, will tell others - DO NIT HO THERE!!!! read more

Sooo gooddI literally have my mouth drawn to this plate. And the service is great as always. read more

Chow Town - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

If you like buffets, this is the typical buffet. It'll hit the spot for a decent price.

We love Chinese food and I love Sushi and my family loves buffets. This should have been a perfect fit, but it wasn't. Chow Town has been an extended family favorite over the last couple years because of the variety of seafood available. It started out a 5 star and over our last few visits ended up at a 2 star. The buffet food on the bar is warm and looks like it has been siting out awhile. When the food is gone, it's not refilled or they put out only enough for a couple people to fill their plates - and wait another 15 minutes before putting anymore out. While we were eating, the staff start brooming the floor under and around me and even hit my chair. The last several visits have been disappointing and eating here could frankly be dangerous because the last time my husband and I ate there, we both had got very sick with diarrhea. If you love Chinese buffets, seafood or crab legs, seek out somewhere else. It's not worth visiting Chow Town for a meal. read more

Great Buffet! Lots of options for everyone young to old. Pleasant staff, clean, prompt service!

I don't know what tf yall are on this buffet is bussin the workers are so nice they even have a toy machine that you can pull out plushy's for 1$ I have went here the past 3 years this is GOOD read more

I would say it is what it is. Your standard "Chinese" buffet. VERY anglicized Chinese food. Fair price. Fairly clean place. Probably good for kids. For me the sushi was not cold enough. Hibachi had cross contamination of the meats. Skipped that. Hot and sour had a gravy flavor, which was odd. Beef and broccoli was about all I ate with steamed rice. And the grilled chicken on a stick. Fried rice was not fried at all. Ambience wise it's a cute place. Unfortunately they pack everyone sitting right next to each other, for no reason. Plastic forks for eating. Let's just say the couldn't hold up to the broccoli. In closing. Food was warm. Generally Asian in nature lol. Not great but you could eat a lot for $10... read more

Chow Town - Plastic fork... no knife provided. - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

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People are saying this place is bad, but I like it. The seafood is really good and you get it for cheap. The place has a okay vibe but could be better. read more

Service was great. Food options were fair. Good quality was fair. Price was fair. Overall- Fair 6.2/10 read more

Fantastic. Clean, tons of tables/space. Everything you could ask for in a Chinese buffet. Fried rice, lo mein, fried catfish, chicken wings, banana pudding--it's a home run every single time. read more

Service awful the server watch my family Like a hawk the cashier threw my money at me in front of other customers because I asked her if I could go get .5 cent out my car so she wouldn't have to break a dollar she said she didn't care that she threw the money and to get out now read more

This is the worst Chinese buffet ever ate . A child had his his hands in the jello . The food was terrible so do not go here ! read more

Chow Town - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

A picture is worth a thousand words, so I uploaded 4000 words. I am not a big fan of Crab Legs, but if you use Crab Legs as your excuse to jack the Lunch Rate up to the dinner rate, you should provide some product. We got a front row seat to the portion of the buffet where the elusive crab legs make an appearance about twice and hour with enough to feed 2 people, or one really hungry person. Which the person at the front of the crab leg line usually is. Most likely a nightly occurrence is folks standing online waiting for the tray of 8 or 10 crab leg sections, (see my photo) which disappear before the third person reaches the front of the line. Its a bait and switch and if you come for crab legs, be prepared for a wait. Now if you came for sushi..........ummm, well I guess it depends on your definition of sushi. Imitation crab, rice and cream cheese? Wooo hooo you have come to the right place!! Sushi with fish, like Tuna, Salmon, Shrimp.......... fuggettaboutit!! I dissected a piece of a roll and I found a piece of tuna smaller than a dime inside the imitation crab, cream cheese and rice. Hibachi Grill looked ok, the dishes on the buffet were plentiful with rice dishes (of course) other dishes were plentiful, and flavor was ok. 1 1/2 stars is about right. Food in the army is called Chow. This place serves chinese chow. read more

Honestly, I was fairly impressed by this Birmingham buffet. After reading the review, I was a bit hesitant on trying it out, but am glad I did! The restaurant is clean and spacious and the selection itself is nothing to laugh about. They have the standard Chinese buffet options: hibachi grill, sushi, hot foods, and dessert. My favorite dishes were the coconut shrimp and the sesame chicken. I will say that some of the less popular foods were left out and looked unappealing, but the more popular foods were definitely always hot and ready to eat! The pricing is standard for a Chinese buffet. I'd say that along with the food options and taste, this buffet gives King Buffet a run for its money. The service here was kind and attentive to refilling our waters and made sure that nothing piled up. If I'm feeling glutinous for Chinese food, I'll definitely hit this place up! read more

Ain even gon lie during the week ts garbo , but sat and Sunday that bit be slap trap ong , it's like the Asians turn Braison

Chow Town had a great atompshere and the service was agreeable; however this standard did not translate to the food. For a buffet restaurant of it's size, the amount of options was lacking- there were many non-Chinese/Asian items, which is fine and normal at many such buffets but they took up the majority of the options at Chow Town. What actual Chinese food was available was bland, and some like the Lo Mein noodles were borderline tasteless. For the price of entry, you would expect what food you can sample to be decent, but Chow Town comes up short in both quantity and quality. read more

Food was ok could have had Moore flavor and was in need of salt or something, no. Hot mustard or minced garlic on the buffet at all

What's different about this place compared to other Chinese buffets is that they have their own sushi station. Don't see that a lot so it's a nice compromise if you and your group can't agree on a place to eat. Someone can have sushi, someone can get Chinese, and I've seen some people post pictures with pizza here?? Seems like a good option for fussy kids to me. I know that from my prior experience of being a kid! I didn't see a hibachi grill when I came here, but after reading other yelp reviews, I'll have to keep an eye out for it next time. read more

Chowtown is packed on Mother's Day! Buffet food was plentiful and fresh. The range of food offerings was impressive. The employees constantly spent their time cleaning and sweeping. Worth the trip! read more

I thought when I looked it up it was only going to have a few tables of food but it's a big place and food was good. If I lived there I would definitely go back. read more

Typical Chinese Buffet I always judge any Chinese food restaurant by their hot/sour soup or egg drop soup. Both are at almost every one and are pretty standard aka hard to mess up. This place however messed them both up. It is a buffet so I got a small bowl of each. The hot/sour soup was about the consistency of a fresh loogie and the egg drop soup was almost neon yellow with the same consistency. Needless to say, I didn't get much of the egg drop soup down. The hot/sour was warm and flavorless-I think they did not have the right amount of bullion to water and both soups were loaded down with corn starch to thicken them. After that less than dazzling experience, I got one scoop of a basic beef with broccoli, which also somehow tasted watered down. If you want chunky thick water-hit this place up. Otherwise give Formosa or Ming's a go, way better. read more

I have eaten here more than once and that's kind of sad. This is where you come to eat when you're really hungry and can decide between seafood, Chinese or Japanese. The menus are almost identical for lunch and dinner. This buffet does provide a large variety of items that are all bland and just really lacking in flavor. I felt like I needed to add hot sauce to the rice and noodles to give them a kick. It just didn't seem like they used much seasoning at all. Another disappointment is the crab Rangoon. Such a staple at most Asian restaurants, but here it felt too sweet. They do have crab legs, which almost run out as soon as they are put out and unless you soak them in butter they aren't the greatest. The dessert is filled with what looks like fake foods. I preferred the chocolate pudding out of all the items. They charge a little on the high side for buffet (probably because of the variety). But I would rather eat a meal somewhere else for that price and be satisfied read more

Food not good. Plastic fork can't cut food. Sweet and sour sauce not good. Not good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do not recommend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

We were VERY happy with the huge selection and impressed with the quality. We have many all you can eat buffets in Ohio but the food quality is never great, just tolerable. Thank you! read more

One time I ate here with my family and I hated it I got a piece of sushi and I put the tongs in a different plate and the guy working at the sushi bar looked at me if it was serious 1 STAR!!!! read more

I need to start this by saying I don't eat at buffets. You pretty much have to force me in a buffet to eat there. Chow Town has had a lot of mixed reviews. Some people swear this is the only place they'll eat lunch, and some have said it was dirty. It being a buffet, there is a lot more chances for a less than sanitary dining room, but this was surprisingly clean! The dining room was simple and clean. Our waiter was very friendly. If my tea got anywhere close to half empty, he was quick to fill it. The buffet line had the selection I've come to expect from Chinese Buffets in the South, plenty of Chinese options and just as many American. The green beans were crisp and well seasoned. The Chicken and broccoli was great. However some of the American options looked a bit greasy. The dessert line was populated with mostly pre-made desserts you can get from Sysco or Restaurant Depot, but that is part of the nostalgia for me! Overall, for what it is, it's the best around. read more

Chow Town - Coconut Roll, good flavor but slightly overcooked - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

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Good Food tastes better than King Buffet for sure! Service was good and enjoy going there

Let me start from beginning, the Sushi is not fresh. The hibachi isn't great ether dry and burnt. Don't have that many options to choose from. It's been few months since I been here but this will be the last time I visit them. It's not worth paying even $5 to be seated. read more

Pretty typical buffet. Good selection but several items were only lukewarm. Pro: Mongolian BBQ / Hibachi grill, wide variety, buffet kept full, very reasonable price Con: Lukewarm entrees read more

I'm a local here at this restaurant but this last time made me write this review your reading. Hands down, I can't think of another Chinese restaurant that satisfies what I need. The buffet is always stocked and they're pretty good about rotating pans in and out. My waitress checked on me appropriately and even went the extra mile to give me the knowledge on one of the dishes. They're open on major holidays and the environment is suitable for family and friends. I couldn't have had a better experience. 10/10! read more

This place is absolutely terrible ! There was literally maggots inside of my mushrooms ! The owner tried to convince me that this is rice!! RICE DO NOT HAVE LINES ACROSS IT! And the manager still tried me make me pay ! He would not let me leave until I paid 2.50 for a half drunken sweet tea read more

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This has to be the worst Chinese food we've ever ate . Lukewarm food and all the food tasted the same like The shrimp tasted like the chicken and very bland rice . This is not the place to go if you like Chinese food ! The hibachi was alright but the atmosphere and the dirtiness of the restaurant made me lose my appetite . Take my word and skip this place unless you want E-Coli or a stomach ailment ! I can say everyone had a mask on but sure doesn't help when you let a kid dip his hands in the jello ! So wear your mask but go ahead and put your dirty hands in the jello but honestly the place is very dirty not sure how they are still open . read more

This just a step above your typical Chinese buffet. There is a wide variety of food that will please children and adults. The lunch food is always fresh as far as I can see. I'm not sure what people talk about when they say the food is old. The main course selections are replenished in small batches and often. The sushi is good, but I'd like item to be labeled so I know what I'm getting. They offer Spring Rolls as well as Egg Rolls. It's also priced right for what you get. read more