Well, the food here is meh. They've got a small selection of just average chicken dishes, bland flavors, one beef dish, and dry appetizers. Smallest fried chicken wings I've ever seen at a Chinese buffet. They have a few cut up fruits and other typical Chinese desserts, none of which were anything special. But then again, what should you expect for only $11 lunch price. The workers are polite, and they have a small dining room with maybe 10 tables. If you're looking for a cheap Chinese lunch spot, it will do the trick. read more

Me and some friends went there last Thursday and here's my honest review (This is my first review by the way!) Price: Surprisingly affordable, for Twelve Dollars, You get an all you can eat buffet? It's a steal Service: The service was decent, although you can't expect much from 2 guys in the main area. Friendly and easy to talk to. 8.5/10 Ambiance: All in all, it was a nice quiet place to eat and relax, a perfect place after a days work if you will. 8.7/10 Food: Appearance: 9.2/10(the lights displaying the food worked its magic, allowing customers to view the food, with the smell luring in hungry people) Taste: 7.9/10(nailed the flavor of some of the food(teriyaki chicken on a stick was good)however some of the food lacked flavor or just tasted a bit too salty(or overwhelming) Preparation: 6.3/10(some of the food was either over cooked or undercooked, some of it was also cold, indicating that it's been there for quite a while.) Final thoughts: To me, it seems like the Buffet has some room for improvement, everything is there, however, I feel like there could be some improvement on the food, keeping it hot and fresh and all. End of Review. read more

Today, I came for the lunch buffet. There were plenty of options. I sampled many items from the buffet, and all of the food was fresh and hot. Everything was cooked perfectly and tasted excellent! It was a first class culinary experience, and I really enjoyed it! Highly recommended! read more

Nope. Used to be the go to in NE Mpls but now it's crap Soup was bland , wontons and egg rolls fried in oil that tastes like it should have been changed weeks ago. Beef was suspect, very poor and stringy. Will never go to this place again. Better off going to Leann Chin, avoid this dump read more

My dishes were all greasy. Steamed rice should not be greasy. The beef dish had a few small pieces of meat and vegetables way too much noodle. we will not order from here again. read more

Ordered take out and really loved the food. The sesame chicken was all white meat and I liked the sauce a lot. I would order from here again as we got 3 appetizers as well and loved it all. read more

VERY Few people speak English. Server didn't even know what a Pepsi was. Kept taking my utensils every time I went to re-fill. I walked around trying to find someone who spoke English to get a new fork and it was a challenge. Food is very good, so hopefully they'll work on the service. I'll give it a try in a month or so. read more

Great value. I recommend this location for a cheap meal with lots of variety. Buffet is only $7+

This shit was so ass. Genuinely never eating here again. The chicken was so buns I wouldn't be shocked if this was rubber chicken . The egg roll was super good though I will admit. But the crunch of that chicken ruined it for me. The service was good but who cares when the food is bad. Calm little restaurant. read more

This isn't a fancy place, but worth checking out. The price is very reasonable. The food options are limited; however, what they do offer is quite good. Unlike most Chinese buffets, I liked a majority of the this buffet's food entrées. I really liked the self-serve tea, coffee, and milk bar. Based on the crowd, this establishment is a neighborhood favorite. I recommend trying this establishment. read more

Great Dragon Buffet - the dining area of a restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Found tucked away in a small strip mall, this buffet restaurant has a lot of room for improvement. I arrived around 6:30pm which I figure is the usual time that people have dinner. I was the only one in the restaurant - not a good sign. The buffet has nothing spectacular. Sesame chicken, egg rolls, cream cheese wontons, breaded shrimp, lo mein, fried rice, fried chicken, fries, pork/mushroom, egg drop soup, and fried biscuit. Nothing was amazing. read more

I have not tried the buffet so I can't speak for that. But when you order carry out (regular menu) it's really quite good. You get a lot of food for a good price. I love their chicken wings! I've gotten a catering order of wings for a party and everyone raved about them. You can get 12 pieces of wings for only $6.65 and I think that it us an extremely good deal. Some dishes I wasn't a fan of because it didn't have much flavor to them like the Moo Goo Gai Pan or Hot and Spicy Beef. However, their General Tso Chicken is very tasty (my bf go to dish) and I love getting the Szechuan Chicken with extra veggies- it has great flavor and also has a good kick of heat to it. I usually go for the combo since it's only $7.25 you get an entree, fried rice, and eggroll. I usually will opt out of the fried rice and go for extra veggies. What's nice is you can order online for pick up or delivery and they make sure to call you, just in case you accidently chose pick up versus delivery and vice versa. I always add extra instructions and they've never missed anything on them. Like extra sweet sour sauce or no rice and add these specific veggies. If you order like 6 hours in advance they always have the food done at the correct chosen time so it's hot and ready for you. I saw that it had some bad ratings, but I thought I'd give it a try and I'm glad I did. Again, I can't speak for any buffet, but their carryout or regular menu is very good. And they have great service! I will continue to eat there as long as I live close by. :) read more

Great Dragon Buffet - Szechuan Chicken with extra veggies, eggroll, wonton, and wings! - Chinese Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

The good thing about this restaurant is the price. I was there on a weekday dinner, and there were only two tables occupied at 5:30 pm. I wish I had looked at the buffet before paying for it, I would have walked out. The food was very limited, what was there was very picked over. My spouse has a seafood allergy, but the buffet trays were not separated enough to ensure non-cross contaminated. The broccoli and beef had no beef in it. The chicken wings were chicken jerky, and most of the food including the rice was cold. I tried several dishes and most had no taste at all. The beef, pork, and chicken all tasted the same-- very bland. It was quite a learning experience, I will not be returning. read more

The staff at the Great Dragon Buffet are very friendly, and helpful with questions about the menu. Food was mediocre American Chinese food, not a lot of options, most of the buffet was empty pans. Lots of drink options, which was included with the decent pricing. Overall, I don't think I will visit this place again. read more

Meeeh. We've desperately been trying to find a decent chinese/american place near us for when the mood strikes us, and have yet to do so after come to Great Dragon Buffet. We ordered take out, and had a small struggle to locate the actual building because it is in a strip mall, but has no signs identifying the place. We both ordered lo mein, roast pork and shrimp, 2 egg rolls, and chicken fried rice. The lo mein had a weird smell and taste. I wouldn't say it smelled like a barnyard like Andy G. said, but more of a sweet spice? We couldn't put our finger on it. Luke said it smelled and tasted like a shoe store. I thought mine was more of a nutmeg or something, which was strange for my lo mein. The shrimp was over cooked and mushy, so i avoided those. My cat liked it though. The egg rolls were not very good. Probably something that came out of the freezer and sat in the buffet pan all day. The fried rice was actually the better item we got, even though it was that weird yellow "fried" rice. I think it is extremely strange that my fried rice would be yellow, but it did taste okay. All and all, we won't be back again. The portions were generous and we had a little coupon that came in the mail, so our bill was only $20, but the strangeness to everything turned us off and was pretty disappointing, even for a low grade chinese buffet from the strip mall. read more

Great Dragon Buffet - No sign entrance - Chinese Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Order food from work, I used online ordering. Easy. Food were coming on time. Food were fresh and hot. Their jasmine rice is super, very good quality rice, their fried rice are super duper good. I heard this place from my coworker, she said the place always busy during lunch time for people did take out. Plenty of food for the price 30% lower than average Chinese restaurant. Oh, do I said it is free delivery within certain range of area with min purchase of $15? read more

Had a hankering for low grade Chinese this morning after perusing Yelp, so I grabbed a couple coworkers and we checked this place out for lunch. Seven bucks a person with beverage and the oh so authentic soft serve ice cream. Not a bad deal. Variety was pretty good and it gave me heartburn per usual. What made we want to immediately Yelp this place after returning to the office is something I've never experienced before. I'm a huge fan of hot and sour soup so obviously I tried their version of it. The taste was alright (I've had better) but the smell is what got me. I shit you not, it smelled like the cow barn at the state fair. I sniffed it several times and even had the rest at my table smell it and they agreed. Nothing says yummy like soup that smells like cow shit! read more

Pork Fried Rice - Yum!! I went to Great Dragon for years, but haven't been there in a while. Now, I realize what has been missing from my life - more pork fried rice!! The buffet is reasonable priced at both lunch and dinner. I would not call my self a Chinese buffet aficionado, but I've eaten my share of Chinese at buffets, and I realize how good this place really is. I love the egg rolls, coconut chicken, szechuan chicken, and obviously the pork fried rice. I've gotten take out in the past and I do not recommend it. It's not made to order, it's just taken from the buffet. Great Dragon = great food! read more

So disappointed. At 11:30 for lunch, several pans on the buffet were empty. Most food was lukewarm. Chicken dishes all low-taste, stringy, with dubious sauces. No milk, just warm soft drinks that you could get modestly chilled with the ice they - eventually - brought out. I hate giving bad reviews to small local places, but this was just depressing. For workmen coming in to fill up, though, it's a lot of calories for $7.25. read more

So Yelp calls 2 stars "Meh. I've experienced better" and that pretty much sums it up. It's tempting to round up to 3 because the staff there is friendly but meh. I tried them for the first time tonight. Got the Kung Pao Chicken, Beef & Broccoli, and House Special Fried Rice, all to go. You get a TON of food. Considering the chicken and the beef both come with their own steamed rice...this is probably enough for at least 4 meals. The food quality is just 'ok' though. Nothing special about it. The Beef & Broccoli was the best of the 3, but even it was just ok. The beef wasn't especially good or especially bad. The broccoli was probably the highlight of this meal. I live closeby, so I may go back again if I really feel like Chinese food one night, but I don't see myself going out of my way to visit this place again. read more

I really liked the fact that you paid before instead of on the way out. It makes thibgs so much simpler. From the moment I walled in to the time I left, they had almost any selection you would find at a Panda Express and it was almost the same price, but with more food too. The people were really friendly and took great care with their food to make sure it was still fresh. I think it would be worth a stop again in the near future. read more

Lunch counter vibe. Lots of old folks and work crews. Reasonable with drink and dessert included but entrees are limited and unspectacular. It'll fill you up but thats about it. read more

Alright, I'm no chinese food master but I was VERY happy with the Buddhist Delight. The sauce wasn't too heavy or sweet. The vegetables were crisp and large and very identifiable. I would have given it a five but not being a chinese food master I don't feel qualified. My family and I always celebrate with delivered food from Great Dragon. In the past I have eaten buffet there and it is clean, humble, almost crisp. The staff is always polite and professional, neither too friendly nor stuck up. Comfortable, quiet and peaceful. Oh the food was excellent and memorable enough to bring me back as a return customer over the years. read more

- Website says "limited delivery area," doesn't specify how limited. - Takes my money anyway. - Food never shows. - Called restaurant, number leads to a broken mailbox. Wouldn't order from this place again even if you paid me. read more

I've been ordering food from The Great Dragon Buffet for over 15 years. They have great food, always friendly, and prices are good. When I get delivery they tell me it will take 45min to 1hr, but they are always to my house in under 30min. Delivery drivers are great too. I definitely recommend this restaurant to everyone! read more

Super cheap and exactly what you want when craving that sticky chicken nugget kind of Chinese food. On the weekends they buffet is ~$5, all you can eat. If you live near by, this is a great place to get your fix on that kind of Chinese food we all love but are ashamed to admit. read more

great food with descent price. not so many options but enough for me. maybe more vegetables will be better. The beverage and ice cream were really good too. You can't ask for much more with the price. Besides, people there are really friendly and help. Will come again sometimes. read more

Reviewing the Great Dragon poses a question or two for the reviewer. First why a review at all. You pretty much know what you will get - cheap faux Chinese food which bears almost no resemblance to what you would get in a good or even modest Chinese restaurant. Second what should you compare the Great Dragon to - other similar establishments or more upscale restaurants. I am going to pass on the first question but I will hold the Great Dragon to some absolute if not well defined standard of excellence and give it only one star. It is cheap and you can eat as much as you want and from their girth it appears that some of the clientele have consumed a lot. It is clean so far as I could tell and they are very conscientious about keeping fresh food coming out from the kitchen. On the other hand, the food is mostly deep fried with sugary sauces and not very tasty nor good for your health. Lots of msg and salt and later in the afternoon you will regret you ate anything at all while drinking gallons of water. I would try and avoid returning. read more

We have been going there for years. It's definitely a bargain, since beverage is included. Is it great Chinese food? Well, it's good enough. I like the salt and pepper shrimp when it's available and the crab legs on the weekend are usually reliable. The family that runs the place are very kind. Figure on less than $10 for dinner and enough variety to make it worth a stop. read more

It's too bad all the food was lukewarm to cold. It probably would have tasted ok. The price is very good and they have hot tea on tap. That's the best I can say. They told us the food was not hot because their water under the chafing pans had not heated up yet. When they came over to our table later to say more, I told them that some of the food was cold in the middle, so it obviously was not heated enough in the first place. The cream cheese wontons have a nice flavor. read more

Chinese buffets are never bastions of exellent food, but this place gets the price right. The food is what it is... cheap Chinese food, but this place gets pretty packed. read more

Great service! Delivery is always prompt. Exactly what I expected. Can eat for two days for 20.00.

Run of the mill Chinese/Anmerican buffet. Reasonable prices. Take out is OK.

Wow, what a bad buffet. I went in there at 5:30 on a weeknight and there was hardly anything on offer, and much of it had been sitting around. The price is low, so I guess you get what you pay for, but this was probably the most depressing, bland, lame Asian buffet I've ever experienced. Not only that, the environment is sad and the workers can't even be bothered to look you in the eye. read more

Cheap, chinese buffet. It's everything you'd expect. Faded glowing, Chinese landscapes, a desert buffet and a Chinese buffet, all the typical selections, strip mall location. $7 all-you-can-eat lunches until 3 PM. Nasty heartburn afterward. read more

I have been here several times in the past and had an good experience, however, I stopped in for lunch March 26th and it was a bad experience. Not much taste for anything, the worst was the Sesame Chicken, I tried one bite on one piece and it was terrible, I tried another and it was bad also, so I did not eat the 4 pieces I took, it seemed like these may have been frozen from another day possibly and reheated for serving as they were very dry and the meat inside the coating did not look good to me. The other items I took were not very good either, so they have lost me as a customer it looks like. read more

My family has been coming here for years, but that tradition has come to an end. The food used to be okay for the value and the family that runs the business seems nice. Our last experience was horrible. Bad bad food and we were there at a time when the food should have been relatively fresh. Poor quality food and even the cashier actually yelled at us when we asked how much our dinner would cost. No excuses we will not be back. read more

Flavor was ok but the sesame chicken was soggy. Texture of the chicken was unusual- more like a ground up chicken nugget than the crispy chicken chunks you normally get. Cream cheese wontons are good, egg rolls are good, pork fried is questionable. read more

Food is great and always hot and ready to eat. My family and I eat there when we are craving Chinese food.

I wanted something different for lunch, and while I enjoy American Chinese food and I have rarely not liked a buffet, I did not like this one at all. I am glad I only spent the 7ish dollars for it instead of more. There wasn't that much choice on the 2 buffet tables. I started with appetizers. The cream cheese won tons were passable but the egg roll was unedible! I hardly ate anything on that plate. The only thing that was ok was the sugared bun. Then I tried the main meal foods. I ended up casually spitting the first bite into a napkin. It was grissly, greasy and I wasn't sure what food that was supposed to be! The same went for the other dishes like the sweet.sour chicken, the sesame chicken and the beef dishes. I decided that it was enough and I just left without having eaten hardly anything. I do not recommend this place at all. read more