It's losing ground. It was just barely a 3/5 score the last 2 visits. Wait Staff is great. The Hispanic Cooks do a good job. See too many empty food trays out on the buffet line. Always either out of Chocolate or Vanilla Ice Cream. Have lots and lots of strange flavored Cream Bars. Hibachi cook does a great job. Just the buffet foods are tasting different each time like no constant preparation is being followed. read more

4/25/2026 Went to Great Chow in Augusta, Ga today. Buffet is now $20.00 for one person plus they took money from my debit card that I did not approve. WARNING: If you use your debit card you might get ripped off too so check your bank statement closely. Never will I go back there, ever. read more

Expansive buffet options and delicious! Food was fresh and hot, and being constantly replenished. Service was excellent also, which I think is unusual for a buffet. The ambiance was functional, bright, super clean, and well laid out. We accidentally found this place, but it is now marked in my favorites and we will be back. This was the best Chinese food I have had in a long time! They even have a full sushi bar and hibachi grill in addition to the 9 buffet islands. Fantastic! read more

Service was good and food was good except for the lo mein, we were one of the first customers to enter and that lo mein reeked awfully, my baby threw up 3x. Green beans were also going bad, literally had brown on the ends. Floor was super slippery, anyone could slip. read more

Great Chow - Green beans - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Love the fried crabs!!! Wait staff are excellent! Big buffet! This is the second time I've been here. I love this place! read more

Great Chow - Fried crab and salt & pepper shrimp - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Very friendly and the food was super fresh even though it was close to closing. Music playing was also a nice vibe. Family friendly as well

The service was good, but the food was not. The food was not fresh. Seemed to be reheated. My stomach was really upset for the rest of the day. read more

The selection of food is decent and most of it is good. The price is a little high for a buffet, but what isn't. The waitresses are nice and attentive but it is a buffet, you know pour the tea and bring the check. read more

Pros: lots of food options, including expansive seafood options, delicious food overall.. it's hard to beat the number of options and for price, lots of space I. Restaurant and it was not crowded at 7pm on a Thursday Cons: service (front of house and at the buffet) was far below par, dessert table left a lot to be desired (even the desserts freezer featuring popsicles and ice cream sandwiches seemed to have all second tier flavors and some ice cream was freezer burned), limited greens available for salad bar read more

Great Chow - a plate of food on a table - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Very good food at a decent price with good service. There are lots of options and lots of seating. read more

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It's a Buffett. You already know the vibes. However, the price is not the vibe. I think it may be a little over priced but the food wasn't that bad but it wasn't enough to make me highlight here for a return visit. If you're in the area, check them out to see if it fits your needs. Service wasn't bad either. The server collection your empty plates in a reasonable time frame. read more

Took my boys here since it had been years since we stopped by a buffet (COVID kind of put a stop to those) and we showed up with out appetites. The place seemed packed but we got seated immediately and we're attended to promptly by our very nice waitress who kept our drinks full the whole time. The food variety was great, I got small portions of each item so I could see what I really wanted to feast on and I got full after 2 plates with still food left I wanted to try. I had to stop at 2 plates to leave room for dessert since I always get full by the time I even look at the dessert bar. For the most part the food was great, but a good portion lacked flavor despite the appearance of looking amazing. Regardless, there is plenty of food for any type of food you are craving and I didn't even touch the hibachi bar which is a nice addition for the price of admission. With the holiday season coming up, if you don't want to eat at the crowded mall food court this is a great option to please all your picky eaters in a nice sit down environment with waiter be service. Plenty of parking outside and space on the inside for any party size. read more

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This is my mom's favorite buffet place and this is our first time coming since COVID. I've eaten here several times and never had a bad experience. There are plenty of options and even a hibachi grill if you want. They place gloves all around so you aren't handling the shared utensils and you mask up while getting your food. We kept our server busy clearing plates(5 of us) and we never ran out of drinks. Our lunch for 5 was $50 and some change. I highly recommend this place. read more

Great Chow - Hot and sour soup/various sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

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Went there since I was in the area and hungry for lunch couple of days ago,since I Have not been there for a while. I've got two plates of food right of way , one for the cold food and one for hot. Right away I've noticed that all the (hot food) where lukewarm which is a source for bacteria, they all tasted the same, and the meats where ruberry also there whe either re-heated or left out too long.I All the shrimp was over cooked and ruberry.I also noticed that kitchen help was nowhere visible and that they did NOT wear gloves . while eating I actually felt like throwing up so I asked the server ( I had to flag her out twice since she haven't come to my table once) explaining my predicament and Asked since of the situation if I could take the rest of the food home since it was half eaten and I Was paying for. After she consulted the owner/casher they both came back with an attitude telling me that that that was Not not possible, to get my food I;ll have to pay for the boxes by charging me by the pound. They brought me the check for $36 something dollars instead the $14.99 for lunch. that's that was they rulle. Needless to say I left still hungry paid $15. dollars for food I have Not eaten. I came down with diarrhea for two days now. I would NEVER recommend this place to my worse enemy . read more

Pros: Lots of options. The rangoons were perfect - packed full and fried awesome, love the way they were folded as well. The food was pretty similar to most buffets like this. Sushi bar was impressive, couldn't speak on taste since I dont eat it. Dumplings, mei fun noodles, seafood delight and plain rains were also super yummy. My daughter loved the ice cream box! Cons: the egg rolls were pretty bland and had a lot more wrap than filling. Slightly disappointed to not find spring rolls as an option. The lo mein noodles were more like spaghetti noodles and my husband was pretty let down about that since their usually his favorite at a Chinese buffet. read more

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Lying Hostess needs to be fired. She said 2 hour eating window or I could be charged extra. She told the owner I was with a group of people yesterday. They should check their video. Check your checks for extra charges. The owner told me to leave, So we left. There is other places we can go. Golden Corral, Harvest Table And chinese buffets within 5-15 minutes from my home. I believe the hostess got mad because I insisted on sitting in a waitress section I knew for years that's why she lied about me. Shame on you. read more

For all honesty, this place isn't what it used to be when it first opened about 7-8 years ago, or even during pre-COVID times. There's no more udon noodle bar and the quality of food has taken a pretty big tumble. There's also an increase of filler items and I found a lot of their food to be overly salty. Now would I still come here for lunch every once in a while? Yes, because for $11.99 it's still not a bad value, but I probably wouldn't be willing to pay the dinner price even if with the added seafood items. Unfortunately, it doesn't help that Augusta just doesn't have other comparable places that are better than here. read more

Food was excellent, service exceptional and the price is affordable. I will definitely be returning back.

This experience was not great I left out hungry n had to go get some food.. sad all the food was cooked way to long...n it was 12.99 lunch special. No good. read more

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The food that I chose was great except for the fried peeled shrimp. Staff was friendly. read more

Great Chow - Food was delicious!!! I will be back!!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Ambience. B Service. A Food. A Price. A Found in strip mall across from augusta mall! Lots of parking. It's a buffet people!!! They do a good job with so many options. Clean dining room. Checking in with hostess there are signs everywhere being safe during Covid19 and the variants. Hand sanitizer, gloves and masks are stipulated when not sitting at table. I like that they are very conscious and concerned about Covid19 and also want to stay open for clientele. Checking in with hostess , you just need to give number in the party and also preorder your drinks before showing to your table. I think that's very efficient s c one less hassle for server and quicker getting drinks while you can go ahead and start at the multiple Buffett sections. Today was a holiday Labor Day. And they made dinner options fir ALL day. So, buffet cost was $13.99 and drink was $1.99. Total with tax. $17.26. I like that they always have crawfish (hot and cold) salt and pepper crab (my mom would have been in crab heaven!) and lots of fish options. I don't care how finicky a eater you are or someone on your party. There is something for everyone. Even fried chicken and pizza. Lots of dessert and ice cream options. I'm a fan!!! read more

Great Chow - I like that they have a policy to wear mask and use gloves when feeding at the human troughs! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

This was by far the worst buffet I've ever had. The only seafood that was tasteful was the crab delight and the catfish, which was salty. I came just for the seafood and all of it was disappointing. My 7 year old went for fruit and dessert and the grapes were rotted, the jello tasted like paper and well as the cheesecake. I was too disappointed. The waitress was cleaning and sweeping with the same bare hands see serve refills and anything else the customers needed. No sanitary procedures at all. read more

Great Chow - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

Food was amazing and the staff were nice the nice noodles were amazing and yummy. Not noisy very homie and very very relaxing.

Let's talk customer service - food quality - overall experience. 1. The food is good but I'm not sure... For those who have eaten here might know what I'm talking about: was the food seasoned differently? I know restaurant's have certain seasonings for each of their recipes but I feel like each of these dishes were under seasoned, each thing was missing 4-6 different flavors that was supposed to exist? I'm not sure but to be honest, this buffet would be better off with half of the food that it provides if it provided TOP QUALITY recipes. I mean (to the owner) don't take my advice, see how other businesses sell certain dishes so often because restaurants provide value by delivering TASTE. If it tastes amazing, people come back (I.E: Chick-Fil-A, Miyabi's, First Watch, Metro Diner, Five Guys, etc) 2. Customer service, it's there, it's good enough for what it is. I see the waitresses doing a variety of things & if I may recommend this for the sake of everyone else, every patron in the restaurant sees where the waiters & waitresses are, (especially when they're sorting out dishes & silverware) please wash your hands after your secondary duties. 3. Overall experience, the buffet has a really good layout, I can definitely see myself coming back a lot more often after some changes. BIG changes. It lacked A LOT of potential great experiences which I definitely believe it affects business. Augusta has a lot of younger folks who are looking for good food for cheap, serve them half of the buffet with better recipes, you can see $1M in yearly "PROFITS". Don't believe me? There's more seats here than there is at First Watch except the line is packed only on the weekends. This buffet's top hours would be Lunch & Dinners. Let that sink in if you've experienced First Watch & the wait time. read more

The options were a lot more limited than you'd expect, and I'd say overpriced too compared to other buffets

We had not been to Great Chow for at least a year. But, when we did go for dinner in the past we thought it was pretty good. The first thing I noticed last night was price increase. We did ask for the senior discount which, I advise that your take AARP's advice and ask. The food was as ample as before but I was taken back by how tasteless most of it was. The chicken was like saw dust and, where was the pork in the egg rolls? I did like the crab Rangoon and sesame chicken. I stopped there because I could not eat anymore. It was just bland. In all fairness, I did not try the sushi and the stir fry. The service was just ok but it was a buffet. Our drinks were refilled and the dirty dishes were removed. The sound level was not uncomfortable. Tables could accommodate a family of 4-5 including babies. Booths and table were evenly spaced but the cushions need repair and the chairs are uneven. I did not check out the restrooms. Even though I was not thrilled with dinner last night, I plan to try it again. Let's hope they can spice it up a bit, fix the cushions, even up the chairs and make the over all experience a little better. read more

Food is great. There is a slightly off-putting fish smell when you enter the front door, but if you can get past that the buffet is great. Best chicken wings too! read more

It's a pretty decent spot to stop by and grab a to-go container. I've never stayed in and eating but I've gotten take out many times. I'm not especially happy about the prices but the food's pretty delicious. I live a low carb life and they do have a fair amount of things that I can eat which makes me very happy. They have a pepper chicken that I like to get and sauteed mushrooms which I'm a huge fan of. read more

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Service was perfectly fine. Food wasn't to good, most of it was not freshly cooked and they did not have as much selection as advertised!

Service was nice, just seat me and I got my food,the food was plenty and good and the ambiance was fine. read more

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The service was good, the host needs an attitude check but the wait staff were very friendly. Some parts of the food options were okay but the dumplings were mushy and everything looks like it needed to be replaced and or thrown out. read more

Kind of on the disgusting side. I decided to give Great Chow one more chance. It's been about 6 months since I ate there last. I think some of the food from then was still on the buffet. The octopus was way over cooked. Kind of akin to chewing on an inner tube. Sauce was not bad. The peel and eat boiled shrimp had not been cleaned properly. They still had their mud vein. They were chewy. Bland. And they didn't have any containers for the cocktail sauce, which was actually edible. The sushi was downright nasty! The rice was gummy. Mucilage. The texture and taste made me think the rice is stored in some homeless guy's shoe. Maybe in a chicken coop. The one thing on the sushi bar I could stomach was the wasabi. They had a very large tub of that. The one edible thing is the Hibachi. Those ingredients were fresh, and the guy knows how to cook them. I had shrimp as my protein, but they also had beef and what I think was chicken. The bathroom has the best ambience of the whole place. read more

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Horrible food, horrible customer service, filthy and is not clean. With all those freaking workers you would think that the place would be cleaner. A lot of tables still had dirty plates, cups and napkins everywhere. The server with her snide remarks after 4 out of the party of 6 had black stuff floating on drinks. Two chances eere made for her to make it right, however, she chose to be a clown instead. I will never go back! The very first time I went about 10 years ago was good. I know time has changed but my goodness. Deserve 0 stars! read more

I have eaten hear two nights in a row. Staying in Augusta for work this week. Both nights I found the food hot and fresh. The variety was very large so I had no problems finding what I wanted. I am diabetic so I tend to eat as carb free as possible and had no problem meeting healthy food goals either. If your into all you can eat Chinese Buffets I wouldn't hesitate recommend this restaurant. Enjoy ! read more

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Tons of food options from the buffet, to the hibachi grill, to the sushi bar! The food is really good. read more

Great Chow - Sushi Bar - Sushi Bars Near Me - Augusta, Georgia

I love coming here for their lunch on the weekends. The price is around $9 or 10 a person all day. I was pleasantly surprised when I came this time their sushi and raw fish were pretty good quality. I also love that this place has a hibachi section where the chefs cook whatever you put on a plate made to order as well as a noodle place. There's a lot of seafood here including salmon, mussels, shrimp, and crab legs. They have a huge selection of ice cream too and I always love ending with a popsicle. It's a great place to eat when you're hungry or when you can't decide what type of food you want! read more

This place doesn't need to be rated because it one of the worse places I ever ate, if the food wasn't greasy it was hard as a rock, very over cooked, sure want be going back read more

15.99 no senior discount....no child discount and THEY CHARGE FOR DRINKS. They have downsized their selections and food looks old. Walked in and walked right out. Overpriced and rude rude staff. They have priced themselves out of the senior market. The buffet in N Augusta is so much better...reasonably priced and hot and delicious food. Go to New China Buffet for great hot food..and drinks included. GREAT CHOW IS A RIP OFF...STAY AWAY read more

There's nothing wrong with a standard buffet when the food in that buffet is pretty good! A coworker of mine and I came here to dinner on a random week night, and were seated immediately. Standards of any asian buffet include fried sweet things, like sweet and sour chicken, sesame chicken, orange chicken, (insert different style) chicken. There are other meats, fried rice, noodle dishes, and "american" section, that includes fried chicken wings, pizza, etc. I like their hibachi area the best, which gives you plenty of selection to make your own fried rice or fried noodle dish. You do have to worry sometimes about cross contamination if you're allergic to something (seafood in my case), because they'll use the same utensils with shrim dishes if you don't say anything. Fortunately I was the only one using the hibachi grill at the time so this wasn't a concern. The buffet costs about $11, give or take, which is pretty good for the amount of food you get access to. If you don't have time to dine in, they will allow for to go plates, but they charge by the pound. Sadly I didn't get the price for their by the pound prices. Located in a strip anchored by kroger, parking here is pretty easy considering it's shared between multiple stores. Customer service pretty much leaves you alone. They will fill your water, and dirty plates magically disappear as you get up and peruse the buffet again. You can and will get full here. I mean, it's a buffet, and for the price and flavors, it's not bad. Go to dinner spot? Probably not. But it's not bad to swing by every now and again. read more

This is a buffet style Chinese restaurant. Our first time trying this place and it was great. Prices are better than other similar places and the selection of foods was outstanding. Great flavors in everything my wife and I tried. It is a very very busy place and we now understand why. It is also very large and can seat lots of customers. The staff were very attentive as well. read more