This is one of the better buffets in Hialeah. I feel it use to be better before but still good and the service is always good and fast. I have not been there in months and got a craving today. I usually go straight for the noodles, shrimp, and maduros/plantains (big fan!) For my first plate. This time I added little fried shrimp pieces which surprisingly were really good. My second round today was the fried rice, some nuggets, more maduros (lol) and then oreo ice cream. The rice I have noticed is never really good in any buffet but I wanted to give it a shot. It was average, I wouldnt get it again. The ice cream waa good as usual. Well, can ice cream ever be bad? Overall, I do like this buffet. I cant say it is the worst place or the best. But it is a good spot and has good variation of chinese, latin, and american food. Ps: they now serve sushi and do hibachi! Plus! read more

Happy Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Being a Florida native there's been many Chinese Buffet's I've been to. This little gem in Hialeah, Fl is a great place to go to. Not only is their staff nice and well attentive but the staff is always bringing out fresh food. Unlike other places I've gone to, Happy Buffet is my number one choice for your money. Sushi, Salmon, Chicken, Beef, and since there located in the heart of a Spanish community they even have Lechoń! Fresh steamed white rice, several kinds of soups my favorite is the hot and sour soup. They have a Hibachi in the back, so you can select your chicken, steak, or shrimps to have them cook it to your liking. Don't forget to leave space for some ice cream or fresh cut fruits.... read more

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I didn't like it, it's more a Cuban buffet than a Chinese buffet. The only Chinese food in there was the poorly made uncle Ben fried rice, soggy honey garlic chicken and extremely greasy spring rolls. Everything else was practically Cuban food. And most of the food was not pleasing to the eye. We had to ask for them to make honey garlic chicken without the honey garlic so the kids could eat it. The hibachi raw meat was not well chilled nor covered. We ordered water and we had green things floating in our water cups. And the restrooms were disgusting. I told my child to "hold it" and we left to use the restroom at Publix. I can honestly say we are never going there again. read more

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This rest it's average, the service was basic, just to take the plates off, sushi dry, just the hibachi was good and fresh

Dreadful food. My family and I went on a slow day and, even so, there were many items not on display, had to wait a long time for things like bourbon chicken and the fried rice. The fried rice itself tasted like greasy plain pale parboiled rice with bits of chopped spam; the "honey" chicken a soggy mess; even the pizza looked unappetizing. There are marginally better buffet places in Miami. read more

Not many people are comfortable with buffets in this wasn't the exception, nevertheless, I ended up here while looking for a place to grab a quick lunch. The place is packed at lunch time, not only by sitting customers but also take out and food by the pound. This Chinese buffet with a Cuban touch will give you all kind of options from pulled pork to orange chicken. I like to try a little bit of everything and I need to admit most of the staff I tried was pretty good. From the meats to the veggies, everything looked and tasted very fresh. I was only disappointed for the dessert but it was more of my choice; I had several options and I guess chose wrong. The price was under $9 bucks including tip which makes it a great option for lunch of you are on this area. I would defenelty come back to this restaurant and recomend it. read more

This is great I go here every weekend I love this place if we think of food we think of happy buffet the variety is great you get so many options it's kind of overwhelming but a good overwhelming this place is amazing read more

Hibachi is the worse that you can tryin your life...I think the cooker is the worse in this land...I think they should employ a Chinese cooker if they want it a good raiting read more

The worse buffet i have ever come to . It's dirty, the foods cold, they force you to wear a mask but majority of the workers don't wear it. Nobody is using gloves that's a high red flag for restaurants. I got a stomach ache after the few bites I had from here. Never again. Even the hibachi food was undercooked. Manager really needs to enforce rules and proper hygiene in this place. read more

Horrible food and service. The food was cold and very bland. Also it had no variation

I actually love coming to eat here, the food is great and the price is cheap. The staff is amazing, the waiters actually keep an eye on your drinks to refill them, most restaurant you have to call the waiter for more drinks but not there , they actually care for their customers. I don't know why it has any bad review I would never say nothing bad about this place. I enjoy eating here read more

Good food, good service, good price!!!

Copy of the email sent to the health department in tallahassee I am writing to you to leave a complaint, a situation in the place called "Happy Buffet" 1533 west 49th st, Hialeah, fl, 33012. On Saturday 22 I started to eat at this restaurant with my girlfriend and her daughter, a child under 10 years of age, while we ate, I noticed that the glass of soda girl the straw white, had "something stuck", looking more closely I saw a black slime along, I had a viscous, sticky consistency, (my experience working kitchen allows me to distinguish which is a type of fungus from the machine soda that was not cleaned for a long time or ice machine) to keep looking I also found spots black on the ice which would have to be clear almost transparent, talk to the employee, who offered me talk to the manager, while waiting and taking photos, a waiter claim me , I could not take pictures and had to go ... to get the manager asked only apologize, charging me and asked me to remove my site. That day we were all gastrointestinal problems, from stomach pains even vomiting., Delay in sending me this email did not know where to turn. Thanks for your time I am available for whatever you need, attached photos. read more

Happy Buffet - Fungus from soda machine and ice machine - Buffets Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

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I mainly visited this place because they had sushi but to be honest it wasn't that good and there wasn't that much to choose from but the other foods I tried were good. The service was average. We were seated as soon as we walked in tho when paying the lady stood there and just watched as we payed and waited for us to tip her. She wasn't bad I just think that makes a lot of people uncomfortable and she shouldn't do that. read more

The food there is amazing , great service and there is discount going on. Coming here for 9 times, enjoy 1 free meal!!! read more

Happy Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

The four star review is merely for the great customer service that was provided. The server Vicky was awesome and very sweet. I saw how she attended the huge party sitting in front of us as well as how she attends our group. The food is great but the plantains could be better (FYI just in case you want plantains). The location could offer more variety of food. I was upset they did not have orange chicken and a few other things I usually get at other buffets. Overall not so bad. read more

I was vacationing and found this place through yelp online. And decided to try it! I really love this place. It has a lot of great choices of fresh food. The thing struck me that back home we don't have buffets, so Im not use too so much food at one time. My favorite was the sushi anyway. I had 3 plates and got full so it was good for me. The place is very clean and the waiter is nice too. He ask often if I needed anything thought that was nice of him. read more

This is the most disgusting place ever. I will never ever go back to this buffet. I was there yesterday with my husband. We went to go grab our food and noticed that everything looked not so appealing but we gave it a chance anyway. my husband's rice was mushy and all the food was cold. I like chicken teriyaki and I had grabbed one from the buffet when I bit into it it was completely and utterly raw. I stopped eating and called my server and asked to speak to the manager so that we can leave. At least they weren't rude when I showed them.they let us go and we obviously didn't pay for the check. Please save your money and go elsewhere this place is just gross. read more

Happy Buffet - Chicken was raw!!! Do not... I repeat: do not eat here. - Buffets Near Me - Hialeah, Florida

Recently ate here and I was disgusted with the sanitation. Very dirty and unclean practices. One of the attendants changed a rice pan and to not waste the bit left in the remaining pan pushed it out with his own hands. The food is awful and greasy. It's cheap to eat here but come on, the food has to be at least tolerable. I see someone else's review states that their glad the place embraces their in a Latin community and they also serve plantains and papa rellena in the buffet, basically the easiest, greasiest things they can add to a menu and make it look good. It's unfortunate that here in Miami Pretty much all Chinese buffets are half Asian half Hispanic. If I wanted that I would go to a Latin restaurant. It's already Latin food everywhere I turn, I don't need more when I go into what's meant to be an Asian buffet. While checking the other reviews I agree that the place needs to be checked by the state for sanitation. And the service sucked. We got our drinks after a few minutes and never got a refill again. The place was empty when we went! At the end when I signed the receipt and didn't leave a tip the waitress slid the receipt back to me and started stabbing her finger at the tip line like I owed her something. Yeah right. DO NOT EAT HERE! read more

I love coming here because the location is great and the food is fresh and cooked with care. The staff is friendly enough but once I came with a group of fat friends and they kept eyeballing them. Haha Anyway, this is my joint and I love it. read more

So rude , if you earn most your earnings in tips, at least pretend to be nice. Cash ready in hand to leave tip and the lady tapped 5 times on receipt for a tip on the table aggressively . It's rude. So I put my money right back in my pocket. You want a tip? Don't be needy and rude. read more

the food is horrible the food is really cold I don't like it I don't recommend stay away from this place you will die

Not sure if all the other reviewers were at the same place.. But I had a pretty bad experience here. Unfortunately, it was my bright idea to choose a Chinese buffet for family dinner. I was hungry at the time and decided, what better place to get your meal for your buck than at a buffet? It was only when I sat down to eat that I realized "what was I thinking?" The first beautiful sight upon walking in was a homeless man asking for money. Now, I'm not an overtly mean person, but what on Earth is a homeless man doing asking for spare change in front of a Chinese buffet in the middle of 49th street? I just want to eat my food and not feel guilty, sir, please, don't do this to me. The place was pretty busy but I'm not exactly sure why. Our "waitress" (kind of mean and didn't smile once) pointed at a dirty table (which was clambered right next to another occupied dirty table). Before I could even sit down and realize what a mistake I made in coming in here she was already asking my my drink order. That was strike 1. The only positive thing was their huge array of food. They had a lot of options and I give props to the overworked cooks that have to keep up with the mob of hungry customers. However, I'm assuming because there were a mob of hungry customers, flavor and sanitation was thrown out the window. My chicken was soggy (is that even possible?) and the rice was beyond hard. I took a chance on the sushi and was unsurprised by the chewy lump of crab that was probably fished out of a can. Back at my communal table, I was graced with the good fortune in sitting directly behind a fussy toddler. And by "directly behind" I mean, our pull out chairs were practically glued to each other. I had to slide across my brother' lap to get into my side of the table. Now, if anyone is still reading this morbidly long review, then I salute you, and ask if you're brave enough to go here... Don't. Our party consisted of myself, my parents, and my brother. Guess how much our check was? 50$ not including tip. FIFTY DOLLARS. And for what?! Three lumps of canned chicken and a spoon of rice. Oh my God. If there was an award for worst Buffet's ever, this one would take the Oscar. read more

Pretty cheap but the quality is great for price you are paying . Very clean it's just busy all the time but worth it especially if you want to take your entire fAmily. It's in the heArt is f hialeah so you get lechon and chícharos as options read more

Always a nice spot to visit in Hialeah. Very extensive selection, and the fact that they don't deny they are in a latin community and add some latin flavor in their chinese buffet is huge! Even though the server's job is not complicated there since people get their own food they still have plenty to go around and refill drinks and keep tables clean which shows the management care about their guests. The only thing that could make this place just a tad better is if they had a few custimizable item's where there could be a cook to toss up some special custimizable fried rice for example. Will definately be back! read more

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This buffet is better than the Chinese buffets here in Vegas...its very clean, food is very tasty and what like a lot is they serve maduros, wow! Another great memory with my late mom! She loved this place, we know good food when we see it...great indulgence. Highly recommend it read more

Tried this restaurant today, it is worth. Amazing service and excellent selection of chinese food and sushi etc. The quality of food is top of line. I really enjoy it read more

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Excellent selection of chinese and Cuban food. You really can not beat the price for such array of quality under $8. read more

Did not like it at all, stopped here because my son wanted to eat and it was the worst mistake ever! Almost no selections, food was cold and without flavor. Will never come here again. read more

The food there is amazing although the place smells a little. I don't recommend going there after showering. I have to say my favorite part there is the mashed potatoes. They are amazing. The minute I walk in I find myself heading straight for them. Their chicken nuggets and pizza is just as good. Their service is pretty good. The waitress was really friendly and welcoming. They always look happy and excited to work. Finding people who do want to work is really hard these days but I think they have done a good job. read more

food is cold not fresh atmosphere uncomfortable

Food was very good, but the most excellent thing was the service, MINI -the waitress was the most remarkable waitress ever, outstanding!

Minnie was our excellent server! She's beyond the best at her job. I wish Minnie the best!

No complaints about this buffet great prices good food and clean, brought my mom here and we both enjoyed ourselves

The food was cold as if it was sitting there all day. Service was okay but could've been better.

Not impressed at all. I did find something to eat but I won't be back anytime soon. Very limited selection on entrees. Big salad and dessert bar. Hate to gripe actually but did want to warn. This is definitely a 2star at best. read more

The fried rice always smells funny and doesn't taste right. EVERY SINGLE TIME. It's like they reuse the same leftover rice from days before and recook it. I had to leave In a well mannered way to not embarrass them or cause a scene infront of other customers read more

The most disgusting place and food I've ever tried to eat in south Fl, I hope someone from the health department reads this, they should stop by, before someone becomes ill. The workers around the food where filthy and all the food was cold! read more

The most disgusting place I've ever eaten. I literally took a couple bites and I couldn't stop thinking "I hope I don't get sick from this" i literally got grossed out by just looking at my food. I honestly don't know understand the volume of people who were there. Never again read more

this place is disgusting dont go there. the food is cold and the drinks are watery.the plates are not clean and the bathrooms are close to the kitchen and it stinks i wish i could give it a negative five rating but sadly i can't for your own benefit please do not go to this buffet hands down by far the worst buffet. read more