We were on the road from AR to IL. A retirement road trip to check out an iconic place in the world of quilting. That's a story for another time. We looked for a place to scratch my Chinese buffet itch [had a chance for solo trip while she shopped...closed]. It would do us no good to wait until we got home. The Asian cuisine scene is a bit marginal in and around the town we retired to. This one had good ratings,and an interestingly simple name. That's a story for another time as well. It is a small place, it was clean, the owners were engaging. The food is average. While there seems to be a broad variety of offers it is mostly chicken and imitation crab. The taste is a bit lost in the same general taste profile, salt and sweet. This is a good average place to go for a buffet lunch at a reasonable price. It is popular with the locals. read more

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Variety of great Chinese dishes on the buffet. Desserts are also plentiful. Good price and good food!

We have been looking for some really good Chinese food since moving to Rolla from Long Island. Of course it was Sunday afternoon and lots of places were closed. Did a quick Yelp search and found East Sun about 20 mins away. Placed our order and headed out. The order was ready when we arrived. Everything was still hot by the time we got home. We order wonton soup, and egg rolls, chicken & broccoli, Moo goo Guy chicken & pepper steak. Everything was so flavorful and reminded us of the Chinese places on Long Island. We will definitely be back!! read more

I was in the middle of a cross country move and looking to eat something other than greasy fast food, so I was happy to see this restaurant pop up on the map. Upon pulling into the parking lot, one of the workers turned the open sign off and I walked back to my car utterly defeated. That same worker rushed to my car with bottles of soda, and when she saw tears in my eyes asked me what was wrong. I apologized and told her I was just so hungry and tired from driving the entire day and the last thing I wanted was Taco Bell. She rushed me into the restaurant, handed me two plates and told me to fill up whatever I wanted that was left from the buffet. I was sent away with those two plates, fresh cream cheese rangoons and two containers filled of their homemade desserts. Every single thing I ate was so delicious and truly just what I was looking for. The kindness and customer service of this place is unmatched. I am so grateful to the lady who decided to come check on me even though they had just closed. Cannot emphasize enough how amazing my experience here was. 10/10 will be back if I'm ever passing by again!! read more

Absolutely loved it here! We were craving Chinese food and this definitely hit the spot! The owners are very kind and welcoming, the service was nice, the restaurant is very clean and the food was fresh and delicious! I highly recommend! read more

Well, I said I would be back and here i am back for buffet lunch. all of the food on the buffet exceeded my expectations. there was great flavor and perfect amount of sauce on everything. Everything tasted very fresh. Will tell others and be back. read more

Awesome buffet with the sweetest people ever! The Crab Rangoon are so yummy, and they do a great job keeping the food fresh. The make the desserts homemade. Everything is just fantastic! read more

First time ever patronizing this restaurant. Friends of mine recommended it and it did not disappoint. To begin with, the customer service experience was wonderful from the greeting to the goodbyes. Secondly, the food tasted good and was piping hot even after PU and driving home 20 min later. It was even out earlier than I had selected when ordering online. I didn't know about the buffet but it looked terrific! The only I noted was that the steamed dumpling fell apart rather easy and the egg rolls were smaller than I am accustomed to. Both were great however! As a matter of fact, the woman that greeted me even told me about the dumplings and that she put in an extra 2 to the order of 6. I'm happy that I have a good choice for my Chinese food hankerings. read more

Great food and the owners are wonderful We have been going there for years. We make it our stop when we are in town read more

We were on our way to Chicago and needed a quick no hassle food stop. This fit the bill perfectly with exceptionally quick and friendly service on top of it. read more

They have TOFU!!! Omg and it was amazing! Delightful spot for take out/dine-in/buffet. We tried fried rice that was more just rice mixed with veg but still good. Sweet n Sour shrimp (decent but we were missing the peppers and onions that typically come in Sweet and Sour) that came with the sauce separately, and a wonderful general tofu. All in all a fantastic spot for Chinese-American favorites. We will go again for sure! The online ordering is a huge plus!! read more

This is an unsuspecting place in Cuba, most people don't think of Asian food being good away from the big citys but this place surprises everyone. Highly recommend! read more

The food tasted great. Wish the buffet table was a bit hotter so the food was hotter. But otherwise a great choice. I will return.

It was delicious and great service! Perfect place to eat on a trip, have a rest from driving and FEAST! read more

I did not have high hopes coming here. Not a big selection and the food did not look appealing. Most of the selections had a little left only. Surprisingly the taste of some of food was not bad. Actually had flavor. Some other stuff not so good. Definitely stay away from the sweet and sour chicken.....that chicken was so dry and tough.....bleh. Dessert selection looked old and dry. Overall, I wouldn't eat here again. The workers were nice and attentive though. read more

East Sun - a plate of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Cuba, Missouri

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East Sun is located on Franklin Street, the main drag in Cuba, MO. We had high hopes for this place when we heard that it changed owners this past spring. As things go when you hope for something it doesn't always come true. We have our favorite Chinese place but it is a 40 mile drive, so having a local go to place would be great. We went for an early dinner around 5 p.m. The previous owners offered buffet style dining with very limited options and the new owners took over the same set-up. Foods offered were General Tso's chicken (bland), Sesame chicken (also bland), broccoli beef (tough), cabbage (been there a while), something with pork (won't eat it if I can't identify what's in it) to fried potatoes (hard). Crab Rangoon and egg rolls are also available as is unseasoned batter dipped chicken next to that red sweet sauce that is offered as sweet and sour chicken in most places. White rice is available in a separate rice cooker, fried rice and lo-mein are on the buffet. The lo-mein was swimming in oil and the fried rice was dry and hard. There is no Sushi. None of it was fresh and nothing looked really appetizing. Sometimes things taste better than they look but in this case they tasted as bad as they looked. I've eaten some exceptional Chinese food in places that didn't look like much but this place is geared towards tourists that flood our town in the summer. We won't return and several family members that live locally won't either. The blandness of the food and the unappetizing presentation earns East Sun only two stars. Buffet prices vary between lunch and dinner times and if Crab legs are offered on the menu. We've seen a closed sign at this restaurant on Sundays but the sign in the window when we went there said they are now open Sundays. They are closed on Monday. read more

Glad we stumbled into this restaurant for a Chinese buffet dinner. It doesn't look like much in the outside but very clean on the inside. Service was excellent. Very attentive to our large group. Will be going back! read more

The food is fresh and well prepared. They keep the place clean and the service is good. Very good variety in the buffet.

When I moved from the city of St. Louis, I thought that I would never taste delicious Chinese food again. I was wrong. I've been ordering from and enjoying East Sun for the past three and half years now and they never disappoint. I'm vegetarian, so my immediate goto was the Hunan Style Tofu (which I emphasized I wanted painfully hot). The tofu is always perfectly cooked and paired with a sauce that is amazing. It's hot, but not too overbearing as to effect the flavor. It comes with very clean tasting, perfectly cooked, vegetable fried rice. You won't be disappointed if you decide to add crab Rangoon or vegetable egg rolls, either. The cream cheese sides savory as opposed to sweet, which I prefer. Many compliments to the chef. Finally, when you stop in to dine or pick up your order, you'll have the pleasure of meeting the sweet sweet lady up front! She is so friendly and nice! One of the best parts about dining at East Sun is talking to and seeing her! She makes you feel welcome. Do your taste buds a favor and stop by, or call and place an order. Carry out only but believe me, it's worth picking up. read more

East Sun - Hunan Style Tofu (painfully hot per my request :) Vegetable Fried Rice Crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Cuba, Missouri

If you catch this place when it's busy the food is really great. Although it has a smaller Buffet they do a really good job at keeping it as fresh as possible during their busier times. If you come into place isn't busy it's like all buffets it's not as fresh. read more

The best oriental restraint with in a 100 miles. Under new management. If you see something on the steam table empty just ask and they will bring it out in about 5 mins. read more

Jumping off I-44 in Cuba - and checking in to the H.I. Express - we ventured into town for somehting to eat and ran across this restaurant. Wow - i've never had such tough chicken in my life - it must have been cooking for days. In fact - everything on the buffet had been cooking for days. It was all inedible. The crab-meat rangoons were so sweet that they were really dessert - or crab-meat candy. Eggdrop soup - had been simmering so long I had to scrape off the inch-thick scum that covered the pot - Save yourselfs - go to the grocery store across the street and buy a can of chow mein. It'll be much better. The staff was friendly and the place was clean - that earned the star read more

Food tasted terrible and a low quality rundown small restaurant. It needs to be updated

They have a great Chinese buffet with a wide variety of food to choose from. The owner is a very pleasant person as are the workers.

Anyway...I like there...If you wanna taste what the really tasty cheesecake is , go and have a try... This buffet is pretty cheap and food is also not bad. Moreover, if you want, you can ask the cook for some special Chinese food, like sichuan ma po tofu... thin sliced potato in hot oil and soy sauce... really great for you guys to try. read more

It was good but not my favorite in the area. I heard they don't cook with MSG anymore so that's good. The desserts were very tasty. Some of the buffet food was cold but they were constantly adding new & trying to upkeep it. I gave it a try. Not sure if I will return. The owner lady was extremely nice & friendly. I might return just because she was so great!! read more

Good Food and good crab legs but only on friday diner service

I really like this place! Very friendly local Chinese restaraunt, I just love Ms. Ping, the owner of the restaraunt. The food is always great, never had a bad meal here! Very reasonably priced for all the good food you get. A 5 star restaraunt! read more

I have ate here a few times and really enjoyed there food. The staff is always really nice and they have a decent selection on the buffet. I'm definitely going back. read more

There is never much food in the pans on the buffet,the selection is poor. I have been here many times and then we just finally quit going! It is so sad this town needs a good really good buffet, they could pack them in if they would not be so cheap on their selection and amount of food they put out...if you have good food good selection....they will come...We are waiting to see if Yelp comments are going to do anything to improve them . We have not been there in about 6 months, as I said, last time was the final straw. But I do believe in second chances and reviews..if they are real. This is a small town read more

Despite the negative reviews I went there, and I have to say the food was really good. It had a decent selection on the buffet, and the cheese cake on the dessert bar was very yummy. The staff was nice and friendly. Overall, it was a good experience. I would definitely come back again.:) read more

wow I can say this is a bad place to eat i got there 11;30 am hoping there would be fresh made food the food was cold very cold like no heat on the bar to keep foot hot also I was afraid of getting sick i told lady she said well they made it to early i said will the bar is to have heat to keep food worm there is no heat very bad for business and not much in pans to even eat bad selection read more