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Grand China Buffet

2.5 (59 reviews)
ModerateChinese, Buffets
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 weeks ago

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Dogs allowed
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Excellent service and the best food experience that you can try here at the valley
Diego J.

Excellent food experience and great service. There's a lot of food options. It's a family and friendly place to eat.

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Cliff B.

I should have given more credit to the poor reviews on this one. Grand China Buffet at the Pharr Town Center has a nice new building but their buffet line food is yuck. "Hot" items were lukewarm or cool except for a couple of things they had just set out. So the buffet warmer wasn't working or the food was way too old. The General Tso chicken was gooey. The sweet and sour sauce was watered down and tasteless. Egg rolls were soft and lukewarm. Cheese wontons were nicely stuffed but, again, not hot nor crispy. Also, way too sweet. My son tried the crayfish and said it lacked seasoning as compared to other Chinese buffets. The fried calamari was overdone and way too rubbery. There were a few dishes like the chicken and broccoli which was OK, but nothing special. The cold boiled shrimp was served on ice and good. The fried rice and lo mein noodles were average. The dessert bar was unspectacular: banana with a red sauce, custard type pie, rice crispy treats, etc. :-/ The best thing was the ice cream, nothing special, but real. However the water in the pan the used scoops are kept in needed changing. Actually, nice places have continually running water to keep it fresh. The best food offered is the Mongolian Grill, and the cook does a great job of that. The raw items to select could use more variety but were fresh. You assemble what you desire cooked together, add the sauces, oils and seasoning and wait your turn. When he's done he hands it to you hot. I waited about ten minutes. With only one cook, I can only imagine the line had the restaurant been full. There are no vegetarian protein options on the buffet. We asked if they might add one. No. We had to insist all the way to the manager. Her first response was negative but we persisted and suggested some tofu from the kitchen be provided so my daughter could assemble a Mongolian grill plate. Again, the first response was negative but after both me and my wife insisting she did finally go and retrieve some tofu. By that time it was hard to keep a good feeling about the place. (That was before I even got to the actual buffet.) The server though not helpful regarding vegetarian protein option (he suggested "salad" which was chopped iceberg lettuce), was friendly and did a great job with drink refills. SUMMARY: The dining room looks nice and modern. Great parking and location. The lighting is great. The bathrooms needed attention. The server did well. The manager knows nothing about vegetarian food and lacks customer service skills. The prices are a little more than some other buffets. Overall the food was yuck to average. Mongolian grill is good if you have time to stand in line. No vegetarian protein options. I won't be back. Added note: There are rooms available for private parties.

Jonathan A.

The food is good just about any time of the day because this buffet has a regular turnaround of customers. While there the food on the buffet was regularly stirred and resupplied. There is a constant billow of steam coming from the heated serving islands and the heat lamps keep everything looking and smelling fresh. My wife and I enjoy this buffet just about every time we are in town. The two reasons I did not give them 5 stars are the horrible tasting fountain drinks and the level of noise that the bussing staff makes. Order water. The Pepsi and Sierra Mist taste nothing like the real thing. In fact, the fountain drinks taste like cleaning chemicals. It's really bad. Take my word for it. The bussing staff seams to make noise in purpose - throwing dirty dishes into kitchen carts and slamming freeze doors constantly. It's really annoying! Enjoy!

I am on vacation from Florida and my friend took me here for dinner, I must say, clean place and employees are friendly, polite and serviceable. because of Covid, mask is a must! And to choose your food you must use the gloves provide (it's a bit puzzling trying to open the gloves, but an added assurance of safety) we enjoyed the fresh food and dessert.

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Fuck this place cold food, and it tasted nasty I have been to this place twice hoping for better, but it was a disappointment both times.

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Newly renovated. Very clean and a wide variety. Just keep in mind that this is a $10.00 buffet. A definite come back to

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Based on that first review I was concerned, but they had only been open a month so we gave it a…read moretry. Soooo glad we did! Looks like the "just opening kinks" are worked out. ~ All their tortillas are homemade on site. ~ Lots of choices on the buffet from tacos, to salad, to fish, etc. ~ The staff is fantastic! All smiles, attentive and super helpful. ~ The cherry cobbler was wondermous! Great location and great food...We will definitely be back!

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