The food was stocked, yet the area around the food was dirty. No one cleaned up or wiped anything down. It's questionable if I'd come back. Disappointed on how the area is not over all cleaned frequently being a buffet. Workers are on their cell phones with ear buds talking. I had to ask twice to 1 worker where the sauce was. Not one server smile or was welcoming. read more

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We were long time diners years ago. Over the years, we have noticed a decline, sadly. It was always a great place to get great food, not anymore. The food was mediocre but edible, at least. Cleanliness is a loss. Open hot sauce bottles with dried goop on a table where, apparently, you get your own sauces. My husband had to locate utensils on his own with no suggestions from staff. And two sushi lovers in the family only ate a few pieces as they tasted not real fresh! We wanted it to be better, but this was the last time unless they completely revamp the whole place! read more

This place is just not good. There is a "A" on the door, but it's a solid "D" in my book. The food is not hot, and only warm. The food is edible, but barely. There is absolutely no ambiance or atmosphere, unless you like the smell of grease. Do yourself a favor and hard pass on this one. read more

I'm new to Aiken and decided to try this Buffett out. I was very happy with this place and will definitely return. It is located in the parking lot of the Aiken mall and has plenty of parking. There is a lot of seating and I didn't experience a wait. The service was quick and attentive. The restaurant was clean and decorated as you would expect for a Asian Buffett in the US. A major bonus for me is that they have Pepsi products rather than Coca-Cola! Everything I tried was delicious, fresh, and just plain good. The price is low. If you are in Aiken and looking for a buffet or Asian food, give this place a try. read more

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Remodeled recently, good food all around great value. Can't wait to come back! Thanks!

Dirty, the food looked like it was sitting around a bit too long, and nothing really tasted very good. On the upside, it was as an inexpensive meal so not much was lost on trying it out. Hard pass on returning for us. read more

Not fine dining, but great food at a reasonable price. We keep going back. The only complaint is that the jello always runs out and when I ask for more, the lady who gets it is slow, and acts like she's annoyed. read more

The food was so bad me and my people threw it up , the sweet tea wasn't sweet at all . They said they have " steak " but when we went in there was no steak in the buffet . how does that look ?! read more

First of all, I am rating this place in reference to other Chinese buffets. Chinese buffets are sort of a sub-group of Chinese restaurants. It would be unfair to rate them in reference to restaurants with white cotton table cloths and laminated menus. That having been said, here are my thoughts. #1 variety. They offer a wide variety of dishes. The salad bar is stocked with plenty of fresh ingredients. There are far too many dishes available to name. Mostly all are "Chinese". The point being they don't try to cover all the bases by tossing out some tacos. #2 flavor. Every dish I have tried has been flavourful. Having eaten here several times, I have sampled many of their dishes and have only had a few stinkers. The pork roast in au jus is particularly good. Pair it with the fresh rolls and one of the several veggie offerings you have a meal. The fried Rangoon's are crisp and very flavorful. #3 Atmosphere. It's a Chinese buffet. There aren't many suits here. Clientele is mainly blue collar and families. That is by no means to say "lower class". I have seen more smiles and nods from other customers here, than most other places. Good manners are everywhere. The two most common words you hear are "excuse me". #4 Prices. The cost for the buffet is very reasonable, for what you are getting. #5. Convenience. Few places offer a hot meal immediately. Walk in, order your drink, fix your plate, sit down and eat. In short, a wide variety of good food in a friendly atmosphere for a reasonable price. How is this not worthy of a try? read more

Went there with the family today May 31, 2023. Saw some sort of bug floating in my sisters drink and she immediately spit out the drink. We notified the waitress and she didn't even look in the drink and said nothing. She just stared at us and snatched the drink from my grandma. My grandma immediately got frustrated and told the waitress to get a manager. The manager came and asked to see the drink that the waitress already took and threw out. Luckily my sister took pictures of the bug which are attached below. We showed her the pictures and she went to the back to speak to the other waitress. She came back and proceeded to say "we didn't see a bug in the drink" they never apologized for calling us liars and still disregarded the fact that they have bugs floating around in drinks. Terrible experience and extremely rude staff. read more

Eastern Buffet - Bug - Chinese Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

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Sorry but it's just not that great of food. I'm from other states where most Asian buffets are da BOMB. I think Eastern Buffet is trying? but they're falling short. Most of the hot buffet dishes are just barely warm except for new food they refill pans with. Please tell me they're not trying to save money on skimping health codes *eye roll*. It wouldn't surprise me. This aint my first rodeo. Even the food that's appropriately hot is mostly bland. Because of a different market - the South? I personally vote for chintzy. The staff is mostly wearing masks and gloves but the tables and buffet floors are dirty. Man I hope this wasn't just an expensive trip to the toilet. Ugh and the sushi is old, tired, not fresh or covered in orange sauce. The ginger has no flavor. And the soy sauce is the cheap brown water kind. I know stinginess and greed when I see it. read more

Eastern Buffet - Some stuff that's pretty good - Chinese Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

When I go for oriental food I don't expect mexican and american food. except for the sushi thats pretty much the whole buffet anymore. I hadn't been here in a couple of years and was very dissapointed. While trying to decide what I was going to eat I was almost run over by a cart twice. The people putting out the food are very rude. The lady that sat me was nice enough. everything is deep fried and the same thing over and over just with different sauces. A lot of it was empty or cold. just not a good experience read more

I've enjoyed this buffet each time we've went, typically no issues with food being fresh. I suggest going on Sunday afternoons. The black pepper chicken is hands down the best I've ever had! read more

Food was good. Nice selection. Service was nice. Clean and peaceful environment. Will definitely come back again

The food is great, my family was very satisfied with what they got from the buffet, especially getting some dessert afterwards. Would highly recommend eating here. read more

The servers are rude things are floating in the drinks dishes are dirty. But the food is pretty good and service is okay. I don't think I would recommend this restaurant to a friend just because of the first bit but that's just my opinion. read more

It's an all you can eat Chinese buffet. So I think you know what to expect. I've tried the others around Aiken and this is my preferred one. There are likely a few things you'll like more than other offered items, like me, and there why I return to this one. Wait staff is nice. Aiken doesn't have much in the way of Chinese food and this is one of the better ones. read more

Place is nice. Customer service is good. But food isn't always good .had pick out from bad food..undercooked chicken spoiled bananas salad n broccoli some food taste old n nasty. They need really make sure food is done right cause alot people will get food poison cause of the way the chefs are make the food. read more

Eastern Buffet - Undercooked chicken ..happens alot here ..unproper cooking..food poison - Chinese Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

First off, I judge a restaurant by the cleanliness of their bathrooms. This restaurants was absolutely gross. It just makes me think of what standards they have in the kitchen. For a buffet, the restaurant has a large selection of items from Asian and some American. There is also a large made to order sushi station. A lot of the food was overcooked or over sauced, so I wasn't poised to want to try a lot of it. The things I did try were touch, chewy and not very delicious. Their desserts sections was messy and the fruit was old and soggy. It's sad that the highlight of an Asian restaurant was the American pizza and Ice Cream machine. The price is extremely cheap and there are coupons on their website for more discounts. read more

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I'm giving this place 4 out of 5 stars because I loved the food, the waitress we had was very nice. The some of the plates for the food were not clean and there was a baby crying . When I walked in it screamed Chinese (not the baby) so I expected some eggrolls with crab. Turns out they didn't even have any eggrolls. I had to deduct 1 star for the nasty plate and for them not having eggrolls. I ALSO had to deduct that one star because of the nasty bathroom, I know they are making a profit off of me and my family so at least have a clean bathroom. I hope they take my review into consideration and by the time I go back Eastern Buffet will have SOME things changed. Thank youuu read more

Well. The place is clean. That's the best thing I can say. Worst Chinese buffet ever. How do you screw up fried shrimp? Over cook them and serve them Luke warm. Nothing was hot. Spring rolls - sought and cold. Died zucchini was crunchy but cold. Honey chicken had good flavor but was cold/Luke warm. Won't be back. Bleh. read more

Eastern Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Aiken, South Carolina

Best buffet I've been to in South Carolina or Georgia. The buffet is a Chinese/American inspired selection of multiple selections of various dishes. There's something to eat here for every age person. From pizza, French fries, crab legs, crab ragoon, beef and broccoli, spicy chicken, soups etc. There has to be 50 or more selections to choose from. Nice decor when you enter. The food is always fresh. The staff is continuously bringing out fresh hot dishes. The staff is friendly and the price of the adult buffet is a steal for the price. I eat here whenever I'm in Aiken. I'll continue to frequent this buffet read more

On my visit out to Aiken, SC I went to this place with a feeling that it would end up being just as "blah" as all the other Chinese buffets I've been to on the west coast. All the memories of feeling sick and disgusted started to come back as I pulled up to the restaurant. I did know ahead of time that my meal would be paid for, so I wasn't dreading it too much. However, once I walked in I was greeted warmly and promptly helped. My first impression was that the place was laid out nicely. The food was all organized in one location and I didn't have to walk a lot to get back to my seat. Food presentation was good and I wasn't scared to eat what they were serving. I surprisingly didn't eat a whole lot here. What I did eat was really good and blew restaurants of similar style that I've been to out of the water. I liked the wide range of food they had there ( it is "eastern" after all ) and they even had ice cream. I enjoyed the delicious fried rice and chow mein. The soups were delish as well. Yay for egg tarts cause they had them too. This place also gets an A for service. Very friendly and personable. The waitresses were prompt and cleared plates in a timely manner. This is important to me as I hate when my plates pile up. The only negative thing I could say about Eastern Buffet is that the food at times was a little greasy and lacking some flavor. Not a bad amount of grease...but just enough for me to notice and be a little turned off. 4 stars * * * * read more

Love this place, the staff are always friendly, the food is good, and the restaurant is clean and the decor is nice. All the people giving bad reviews needa realize that you shouldn't expect top quality when you go to a cheap Chinese buffet it's not suppose to be the best it's a cheap buffet so stop complaining read more

It is what is: Americanized Chinese comfort food. This is your typical buffet: the "Chinese" standards plus American foods (ribs, pizza, fries, chicken wings, etc.). What makes this place stand out is the sushi, hibachi grill, and the occasional specialty food. My wife and I like to go on Sunday after church. I don't know if they usually have these things, but on Sundays they have grilled shrimp, crawfish, and frog legs. The sushi is quite good for a buffet. I don't care for much of the syrupy chicken entrees but I love the jalapeño chicken. They also tend to have these seashells that are stuffed with some kind of seafood dressing. Delicious. The only drawback for me is the price. On Sundays during lunch, the buffet is $11. Two people, plus drinks, plus tip equals around $30. Usually if I'm going to pay this, I'd rather go to a nicer place like Red Bowl on Whiskey Rd. Don't come here expecting a five star restaurant . . . But if you want decent Chinese buffet food, this is the best in town. Just be prepared to hear Auld Lang Syne a few times . . . read more

The last thing you'd expect to find in small town South Carolina is good Chinese food, but this place was damn good! The decor is nice and walking in you feel very welcome. The buffet is reasonably sized and all of the food was hot, fresh, and being constantly refilled. As with all buffets, my first round is testing small pieces of everything to see what I'll be back for on round 2. Round one was a success! I don't remember trying anything I didn't want to go back for and we definitely left stuffed! This is one of my grandfather's favorite places to go and now I see why. It was a winner in my book and if we're back in town, we'll be back for more! read more

This used to be a decent place. Now I would give negative stars if I could. When you enter they tell you there is no service. Can't even get water & have to put your own plates in the garbage. As for the food Publix has a better sushi selection. What little is still on the buffet is so so at best. The A/C was either off or not working. Ladies room stunk like dead fish. Needless to say I doubt that we will be returning read more

Just okay buffet but I have to say it was one of the best and most authentic Hot and Sour soups.. wow. I should have skipped everything else and had 3 bowls of soup. My companion enjoyed her meal and has been before and loves it.. I'm a snob, I fear. read more

I absolutely love this place! When you first walk in you are greeted you taken to your table. Food is great, especially the Chinese donuts and Crab cheese wontons! The only thing is the waiters kind of kiss up to you for bigger tips. Overall great restaurant! read more

This is the first and last time I will come to this buffet. The food was old the stirfry area was not manned and the server tryed to rush me out the door by bringing the check with out being asked and then asking if I wanted to pay at the table. In addition I question the cleanliness of the establishment in general read more

Typical Chinese buffet. If you don't expect much, you will be happy. They had a reasonably large selection on the buffet table and they do hibachi. The ingredients for the hibachi seemed a little skimpy however. The buffet food was reasonably warm and seemed fairly fresh. There was a reasonable crowd for a Monday night. That helps with the food turnover keeping it good. I didn't see any problems with the cleanliness of the facility as mentioned in other posts. They did have an A health rating listed. I've had better Chinese buffet and I've had worse. read more

I've been here a lot and I'm not a fan. I'm only here if my friends suggest it. The food is OK, the sushi isn't that good. I would much rather spend the money and go somewhere else. The service downright stinks. I had to ask for more water and it was a chore to get it after 5 minutes and I had to go get my own chopsticks from the service bar. This is a regular occurrence at this restaurant. read more

Not very good at all. I've been here a few times, but the food is just not very good and many times it seems like it's been sitting a while. I just do not like this place at all, and I do not plan to go back. read more

We had a party of 9, finishing out meal around 9:30. Although they didn't close until 10:30, and still had customers coming in, they decided to clean the ice cream machine, so that the kids we had with us weren't able to have any (which was the highlight of their meal). No apologies, no discount. Pretty sorry, if you ask me. read more

Decent Chinese Buffet. Reasonable price. Very good cheese wonton. Very good Watergate Salad. Good peal your own shrimp. Good deviled crab. read more

Yuck... Nothing was good here. Had to finish the meal with fruit and a bread roll to wipe out the flavor. Pretty much no healthy options. About what you would expect from a cheap all you can eat joint. Should have known better... read more

I started coming to this restaurant about 5 years ago, initially it was not exciting and not well kept up, many foods mixed together at the buffett with no effort to keep it clean. I was dragged back a few times with a friend and my wife and each time they seem to get better. I'm not sure if the management changed or they simply started trying harder, but they have become the best chinese buffet in the area. They easily demolish the selection of any other in Aiken, and their choice of chicken used in the dishes has improved dramatically. It is now a treat to go there, and I shall continue going in the future. The survey asked me for a price range, It's a 1 $ for lunch on a weekday, and a 2 $ for dinner or weekend service. read more

November 2016 Quality has improved and I have been enjoying take-outs again. Courteous service is a normal characteristic of this business. The offerings are a good value; two of us can eat well for two days for about $20. read more

They sushi buffet here used to be on point, with a variety of rolls and salmon, white tail, and shrimp sushi. Now during the week all they have appears to be a variety of rolls all made with imitation crab. Not worth the effort to go for the sushi. Chinese food here is average. read more

Very good for a buffet. When it's busy, food is always fresh, off times it sits a while, but what do you expect? What's good? Sushi! And I am picky! Seafood selections is a bit blah, but it's a buffet, that is the normal case. Salad is always fresh. And of-course the Chinese style food is always good. Service yourself Breyers icecream is best for desert, the rest if the out of the box cake type stuff,kinda boring. Service is always good. It's always clean. And nice atmosphere for a buffett, read more