For fans of inexpensive buffets, this place has decent but limited offerings. They have sushi, shrimp, salmon, mussels & imitation crab as seafood options even for lunch including the meat in their Mongolian-style stir fry section & the usual orange chicken. Also, some dimsum like siomai, potsticker dumplings & chicken feet. I would rather go here than Golden Corral for lunch. The one dish that I have not seen in other buffets is their Black Pepper Chicken which was excellent with its crunchiness, sweetness & peppery taste. This dish reminded me of the Panda Beef in the high-end Panda Inn (parent of Panda Express chain). The service was quick & friendly. And for the price of $15.99 per person, it is so much value. But if you are looking for a wider variety of selections & better quality meats, spending an extra $9-$12 at places like Umi Sushi & Shiki might do it for you. You get what you pay for. As for me, I do not wish to pay more and would rather settle for something that gives me value for the money especially if you have someone in your party who does not eat that much to begin with. read more

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Came in on a Wednesday at 10:30 AM. 3.5/5 For the price, this buffet is definitely worth it. The food wasn't the best I've ever had, but they had a huge variety, and most of it was pretty good. My favorites were the crispy cheese Rangoon, sushi rolls, shrimp with mushrooms, garlic bread, egg rolls better than Panda Express, green beans, mushrooms, and the egg drop soup. I was also surprised that the imitation crab and small crab plate tasted good--they weren't fishy like they can be at some buffets. The orange chicken and jalapeño chicken were both crispy and tasted very similar. The fried rice was just okay by itself, but it paired well with everything else. There were plenty more dishes, desserts, and even a Mongolian BBQ station, but I was already too full to try everything. I didn't check the kitchen or restrooms, but the dining area looked clean. The staff quickly cleared plates and wiped down tables as soon as guests left. Overall, it's a good value buffet with lots of choices. I'd come back. read more

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Cockroach on their buffet line. Ewwww!!!! And food is terrible!!!! Food are stale and cold. read more

First time at Flaming Buffet. The decor is nice with plenty of comfy seating. The buffet is average with a Mongolian grill and sushi, but shines in the variety of seafood including full crabs and huge crab legs. The service is great, courteous, and friendly. I am torn because the seafood is great but some of the regular food was a tad overcooked and the rice crispy treats were super dry. I rate them 3.5 stars. read more

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Everything was dirty including the floor and chairs. The food was cold and it looked it had been sitting there for a long time.

This food is actually a biohazard do not come here. Food was extremely cold and taste like it has been sitting out for a whole 24 hours. The food was disgustingly cold and everything tasted like it is growing an unexplainable virus on it. This is actually the worst food in the IE. I seen also in the reviews that they say you might have given a review to the wrong restaurant but I am reviewing about the right restaurant flaming buffet in chino.The restroom was also very dirty and smelly like sewer water. Floors were also very dirty and looked like they have not been clean since the restaurant was established. Please save ur time and dont come here food is also expensive for the worst food I have ever had not even Gordon Ramsey can save this place read more

Flaming Buffet - The mushroom taste like fungi has been growing on them and the noodles are the worst noodles ever like how can u mess up noodles - Seafood Near Me - Chino, California

Good food clean fresh good seafood two thumbs up good Mongolian barbecue and sushi always putting out fresh food totally recommend Flaming buffet a good eating experience you won't be disappointed read more

I love the pie it's amazing the crust and its not too sweet just enough to enjoy , ido recommend to come pretty calmly during the week tank you so much read more

Went for lunch Friday 2 PM, not too many clients, only 8 others. This place is fairly large, nice, clean, bright but the food selection is very poor, about half at the Fullerton branch. The Mongolian cook way over cook the beef and vegetables, beef so tough inedible, vegetables all mushy, and I told him again and again to cook it rare. Mexicans always over cook. Unless these buffets can hire cooks who can do proper stir fry, they should get rid of the Mongolian section. This place is not worth coming back. read more

Another buffet review. 3rd one we've gone to in a week's time. Second time at a Flaming Buffet, 1st time at this Chino location. The picture of short ribs is very misleading bc there were NO short ribs at the Whittier location nor this one!! I'm glad I know now for sure that Flaming Buffets don't serve short ribs. [I'm trying to see if there is another buffet that can match Asia Buffet in Lake Forest] However, if you love seafood then this place is definitely for you! My sweetheart and I had early dinner here. The hubby sure knows how to make my heart happy by spoiling me w food :) Thank you bebi ko!! I did enjoy the hibachi steak grill. Got 3 thin steaks w jalapeños and all sauces. It was very flavorful. Hubby says the sushi is good as well as the mussels. They had ice cream in a cup which was good too! I enjoyed the food here, despite there being a prodigious amount of seafood and the fact that there were no short ribs. Service here stands out bc our server was charming and smiling everytime she refilled our drinks and collected dirty plates. I would've given 4 stars since they don't serve what I was mainly looking for (the food was very good, overall), but then the server's pleasant smile was very uplifting and that's enough to add 1 more star, rating this place 5 stars. read more

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Very affordable and decent buffet when you're in a pinch, don't want to cook, and are hungry. Even on weekdays, they serve sashimi, grilled meats and noodle to your liking, and variety of food items. I love their cocktail shrimp and their crab legs. Sashimi are fresh, sushi is decent, and seafood is not bad. Wait staff are friendly and they help clear your table after every plate you clear. They'll also check in on your party once a in a while to get refill for beverages. The ambiance is casual, they can easily accommodate larger party as well. read more

Flaming Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Chino, California

I love the service here and honestly this location is underrated and super legit! We go to this buffet whenever we have all the cravings! It's always packed here too. I always bring my own Tabasco sauce though. They have cold crab legs. Don't expect too much it's basic for buffet but I like it here. read more

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Had dinner with my sweetheart. Not crowded, quiet and relaxing. Warm welcome and super good service. Learned a couple of chinese words from our server. Ni hao ma, xeixei for how are you and thank you. Food was good. Went for my crabs and shrimps as usual. Mushrooms was so delicious. Had fresh pineapples and papayas after and finish with cookies and cakes. Nice enjoyable dining experience. read more

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The grill is horrible! But the buffet was decent. Some items looked old , like from the past weekend

If you're looking for something cheap, then Flaming is the buffet for you. Is it the greatest buffet ever? No. But for the price point, you might be risking some stomach problems afterwards, but it's worth it. The staff mean all business. They not the most warm people but they're professional through and through. The ambiance is low key dingy but what do you expect from a cheap buffet? If you have an iron stomach, certainly check out flaming buffet. read more

This is one of the most outdated buffets I've ever been to! Like 1982 outdated!!! You could tell everything was bottom tier from the discount seafood freezer because crabs were skinny/small, same goes for the shrimps and crayfish. Honestly, I could let the sizes pass and flavor wasn't bad but everything was so overcooked that it was hard to get out any of the meat on the shells. Despite everything being overcooked, items were either lukewarm or cold ... even freshly brought out items were slightly warmer than lukewarm. My husband barely taste tested a few things and somehow still got food poisoning. Smh. I gave it 2 stars simply because the staff was nice and the food under the heat lamps did stay consistently filled. read more

Came for lunch around 12:30 service was poor . The food exceptionally poor ,many of their dishes were cold and only few dishes tasted fresh. Don't waste your time and money go somewhere else. Will not be coming back read more

Food was horrendously bad. All of the hot dishes are lukewarm, and all of the cold dishes are lukewarm. No matter what you order, your food is served to you lukewarm. This is discomforting considering the raw fish they are serving. The facility was reasonably clean, but when you walk past the kitchen and use the bathroom and the spectre of food poisoning is ever present. It's not a matter of what dish do you want to eat, it's a question of what dish can you eat and avoid botulism. They don't even label the food at the buffet line...just roll the dice. This has got to be one of the absolute worst food experiences I've ever had. Would highly recommend against this location. read more

Dinner price $21.99. Restaurant was 84 degrees inside. Not comfortable at all. How in the world is this allowed? Price was too much for the setting, food quality, and taste. There was variety of meats and seafood, including soft shell crab, and lobster claw. The sautéed stuff. That was ok. Tuna sushi was browning...did not look fresh. Every sushi had cream cheese inside. Not my thing. Our server was nice. Safe to say, probably won't be making a return. read more

AYCE favorite seafood Buffett! Great price and love the teppan mangolian food option included in the price. I loved all the different shrimp options. Garlic shrimp, coconut shrimp, deep fried shrimp. Shrimp with cocktail sauce and crab legs. Lots of side and all Chinese dishes are basically available. My favorite garlic and onion friend shrimps! Dinner For 2 $45 can't beat it! read more

Flaming Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Chino, California

I should have read the reviews before coming here, super disappointed on the food quality. Food was NOT good, it was cold. Would not recommend at all. read more

extremely rude worker and staff - my aunt Kiki and I went there 8 years ago and when we asked for our drink they think that we are speaking in a different languages and when we going to pay for our food they were probably just ignoring us! read more

Price was reasonable and the food was tasty enough. Nothing fancy but good eats at a decent price.

This buffet is located in the Chino Promenade. It was a treat from cousin from Chino and I was so delighted to see fried crabs. Very busy on a Friday night but got seated at table for 6. We were famished and so we head straight to the buffet line. Got a plateful of crabs and another plate for my other dishes. All dishes are flavorful. Servers are constantly picking up empty plates and sanitizing tables after customers leave. read more

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Really generous offerings of cooked Chinese food, sushi (rolls and sashimi), hibachi meats and stir fries cooked to order, and child friendly pizza, fries etc. really spacious dining area - we had a big family gathering of over 30 people and they were always kind, courteous and prompt. Was very clean too. Highly recommend if you want a plentiful seafood / meat / Chinese buffet! read more

Limited choices on food. Service is rushed. Food taste is okay typically Chinese food.

Nasty food went on a friday for dinner time its seafood for dinner man that food was nasty the egg rolls were sour like getting spoil the beef broclli was soggy nasty the food was a 1 star nasty idk lf they dont actually taste there food or they do it purposly but man it was the worst food ive had wouldnt recomend it to anyone save ur bucks n go to a better buffet read more

I haven't been to a lot of buffets for the longest time. I came here for my nephew's birthday. Wasn't disappointed with the selection, and it completely filled me up. The servers were great as well, constantly picking up empty plates and filling up the water. It was a delicious experience, I had at least 4 plates of delicious sushi and Mongolian BBQ. Definitely recommend this place! read more

Flaming Buffet - Seafood Near Me - Chino, California

Good food good customer service big selection in food and very clean establishment prices are reasonable i will go back again soon..Make sure you bring your appetite read more

My family and I went on my sons birthday and we let the host know this and he asked us to provide proof of my 12 years birthday. I'm sorry, but no one's carrying around a birth certificate for a child. I'm pretty sure school IDs don't even state their date of birth either. I'm not sure why they claim to have a birthday deal on the window when they ask you to provide proof, mainly for a child. It didn't matter too much because we can afford to pay for his food. I just found it really weird since this was the first time I've been to a restaurant that asked for proof for a child's date of birth. They don't really have a large selection but it was good. Mainly giving a low rating for the unprofessionalism. Some of the employees were just sitting around on the phones and no one was really checking on their tables. Maybe take down the sign that offers a birthday deal if you're not going to honor it because you assume people are lying. read more

Run from this place. I kept having to throw away everything it was all old. It was empty of customers. Ownership is trying to save money by serving old food, that is how you lose customers. read more

Not many buffets have survived the pandemic. With that said, we were excited to finally try this buffet! Wednesday night dinner is the seafood buffet while the weekends have prime rib all day. We went on Wednesday during seafood night and there was no line. They had steamed snow crab, salt and pepper fried soft shell crab, crawfish, snails, baked oysters, etc. All the food was on point with flavor. The seasoning was perfect for me. Not too bland, not too salty. The soups taste like what they should taste like! Which is not always the case in a lot of buffets. The salmon sashimi tasted fresh but the slices were pretty big. The beef from the broccoli beef was surprisingly tender and flavorful. When you get the Mongolian bbq though, ribeye is not recommended. It was kinda tough. But the seasoning was perfect! We tried the spicy sauce and it was decently spicy! Might try garlic next time. For ice cream, they only had these ice cream cups that looked a little sketch. But it was actually pretty good, like neopolitan ice cream but each flavor was put in a different ice cream cup. Selection is not as massive as other buffets but I think the quality and taste is worth it. Overall would definitely be back to try the rest of the food. Ps: My only concern was that the bathrooms were not cleaned recently. There was trash all over the floor and it stank! read more

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3 stars because it's all you can eat, edible for the most part, and I didn't get sick. 2.5 sums it up. Here's why.... The place is ok. Clean enough, but it smells a little funky. Saw a couple other complaints about dirty silverware, and we had a couple dirty forks in our roll ups. The staff did not smile....at all. Looked unhappy to be there.... The food.... There was this chicken on a stick looking thing.., it was pretty good, as was the rice.., that's pretty much it... everything else I selected, ESPECIALLY the finger foods (egg rolls, cream cheese wontons, etc) were COLD.. no exaggeration.. other things were just quite tasteless. Wasn't horrible, but definitely will not be back. Has a lot of potential. Maybe if the reviews warrant we'll reassess in a year. read more

I really enjoyed this buffet , good pricing for the ayce, and the service is great they always checked on us and bussed our plates. I personally liked the decor and how the restaurant was not too noisy but still felt lively. My favorite part is the creating your own bowl with noodles and meat ! Fire !! read more

Meh. Just like any other typical Chinese Buffet. You get good value, but all these Chinese buffets more or less taste the same lol. All the dishes are the same, just cooked maybe slightly different. Same soups, same fried shrimps, same grill, same sushi, same corn, same clams, etc.... Same supplier. The ice cream though is a little lackluster. They only have ice cream in a cup. Wish they had the soft serve. Don't forget google their restaurant for a coupon. It doesn't work on weekends on Wednesdays though. read more

Finally it was open!!! This has to be the cleanest buffet in the I.E. Gloves and hand sanitizers at all of the stations. Everything was fresh and constantly refilled during our visit. The variety was slightly disappointing, however, we made the best of it. The staff were quickly responding to the seated guests. The overall atmosphere was nice and pleasant. Two things I wasn't impressed with: the Sushi and the Fried Rice. The sushi/California rolls were bland and the fried rice was hard and dry. Everything else...Kudos!!! Oh and most importantly, 2 adult lunch buffets and 1 soda= $25! Can't beat that! Can't wait to see what dinner is like. read more

Flaming Buffet - I'm stuffed! What was left half way through the 2nd plate! - Seafood Near Me - Chino, California

I love a buffet situation. I for sure thought the pandemic would obliterate buffets, but here we are - Flaming is up and going with all the greatest hits in tow. Like all respectable buffets, Flaming covers all the buffet station staples: Chinese food, sushi, fried goodies, a salad bar, a Mongolian grill, etc. What I like about buffets like this one is the freedom to consume 2 pounds of orange chicken, 15 cream cheese wontons, and a dozen or so fried shrimp with a side of fries and a slice of pizza. Basically just eating all that my heart desires. Do as you please, Flaming has something for all of your needs. The food at Flaming is average at best on any given day - I've been twice on separate days. The food is replaced often so you're getting a fresh batch if you wait a little. While the stations are a little tight, workers bee line in between to keep it from feeling dirty or unkempt. For $13.99 for lunch, it's pretty damn affordable for what it offers. read more

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Came here randomly to check it out. off the bat the service was shit. i had to dry my own table while waiter watched me and took my drink order. dude looks like he hates life. the restaurant is hot . really uncomfortable. if you give them any reason to piss them off they stop running plates off the table. waiter was rude and dropped many plates on the floor. her area was the main entrance and theirs food on the floor food was good. but a little concerning cause there was flies around the sushi and raw meats for the hot plate. only good thing is the price. the waiters and manager are rude . read more

This is a relatively-new buffet and I already stopped by twice (10/23/22 and 10/30/22)! $16.99 per person (dinner price all day on weekends) - so worth it especially since this place serves CRAB! A bunch of seafood options: crab, mussels, shrimp (peeled and unpeeled), clam, sushi, etc. There's also a mongolian BBQ place. Great customer service and the workers are extremely quick when it comes to picking up your plates. Can be super crowded but it's a buffet! Very clean restrooms and latex gloves are provided (located next to the plates) so that you can touch the public tongs to grab your meal. Overall 5/5 and I HIGHLY recommend this place! read more

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I came here with my mom after seeing that it opened up recently. I had received a coupon in the mail announcing their grand opening. They do have the egg fried rice, steamed rice, and chow mein. Soups were miso, egg drop, hot and sour, and wonton soup. They were not salty and had a good taste, the hot and sour soup was my favorite. They had plenty of chicken and fish based dishes. They had fried whole shrimp, chicken skewers, cream cheese wontons, sausages, baked mussels, baked salmon. They also had various types of sushi and a Mongolian bbq section near the salad bar. They have single serve cups ice cream and slices of fruit. Food was not labelled correctly, plates were clean. Lunch is $11.99 and dinner is $16.99. They have a discount for seniors. The staff is nice and the place can get packed. read more

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