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Happy Buffet

3.5 (36 reviews)
InexpensiveChinese, Buffets, Seafood
Closed 11:15 am - 9:00 pm

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Casual
Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Joanne P.

Good buffet, lots of options and $12.80 for dinner. Plenty of chicken, shrimp and beef. Chow mein was delicious.

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Jay F.

I entered Happy Buffet at 7:15pm on a Wednesday evening. I was surprised to find it nearly deserted. I went and had a look at the buffet to decide whether or not to stay. Things looked pretty good, and there was a pretty good variety of dishes in spite of what I had read in other reviews, so I decided to stay. The first bowl I picked up for soup was dirty. Not off to a good start. I later discovered the pepper shaker was quite sticky. I was not impressed with the level of cleanliness. I was looking forward to trying the peanut butter chicken as I had read positive comments about it. I was informed that it is a lunch only item. I ordered ice water for my drink, then was surprised to find they had no lemons. I was also disappointed to find they had no spring rolls. They did have egg rolls, but the wrappers had an odd texture-chewy, not crispy. On the positive side, they did have more beef than I usually see on a Chinese buffet. The price was fair for the food, and the quality was mostly decent. I probably won't visit again, but it certainly wasn't the worst I've ever had.

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Food was fair. Service was ok. Place was dirty, which turned us off. Another couple couple and us was a indication.

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1 year ago

Love this place I go here often I especially love the crab ragoon it's amazing . The price is decent as well .

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3 years ago

Good food, clean and good service. Can park your 18 wheeler at Walmart is on the same lot

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Best Chinese buffet in the Youngstown/Warren area! The Crab Bake is spectacular. The best bang for the buck of any buffet I know of

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8 years ago

Food here is always good. They restock often and have great takeout service. I eat here all the time. Would recommend.

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9 years ago

Nice place friendly staff. Food came out pretty quick good thing cuz I am in a rush lol. I'll give them a thumbs up for that one.

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11 years ago

High quality taste, very low price for the quality! The seafood casserole is outstanding, I'd come here just to fill up.my plate with it

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My daughter loves their "spaghetti" (really, it's lo mein), my son loves the sweet and sour chicken, and I love their coconut chicken.

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I wish I could do zero stars. My son and a group of his friends, 15-16 yrs old, go get dinner…read moretogether once a month. Yesterday they went to this place. Their entire bill came to $221, $27 of which is the mandatory tip. They all hand their cash to one boy to pay the bill and he inadvertantly put all of the cash in the bill folder. They gave the waitress a total of $310 dollars. She took the money, left and came back with the receipt, but no change. The kids didn't know what to do when and were reluctant to confront the waitress so they came to the parking lot to get me. I spoke with the manager, explained what happened and asked how to fix the problem. The waitress automatically goes off in Chinese for six solid minutes, yelling at the manger. He then looked at me and said she claimed the kids gave her exact change. I can tell you she was lying because she got the exact total wrong then corrected herself. Then she quoted the next amount which ended in an odd number, saying that's what the kids gave her. All the kids gave big bills, no $1 were given. That's the second lie. The manager said he would review the camera footage and get back to me. He didn't. I called him the next day and 430pm and he said he was too busy to look at it. I got him to look at it while I was on the phone. He did. Twenty minutes on hold and he came back and told me that the cameras stopped working at 604, which happened to be right before the kids paid the bill (odd), and he didn't see the kids transaction or what the waitress did with it. Either the waitress went all oceans 11 on the $87 overage, or she split it with the manager I say. Bottom line. At best their wait staff takes advantage of people, at worst they're theives. Either way, they'll never get a another dime out of me or the parents of the 9 other kids families. Seems to me like it would not be worth $87 but I guess it is to them.

Needs improvement: * Food is always good, aside from the…read moreoccasional normal buffet issues. * They do post a sign about possible nut allergens in some of their foods, but they should mark which ones contain the possible allergen instead of a broad warning. *The bathrooms used to be much cleaner than they have been this year. * The sashimi could use a slight quality upgrade, never had to question it until recently, now I'm a bit more cautious. * squid lately has been seasoned a bit to heavy. Satisfactory: * Great selection of food and it always seems fresh, and be consistent in flavor. * Great service, very polite and always timely. * Warm and welcoming atmosphere * sushi is on a nice rotation and never empty * Always a large variety to choose from

Happy Buffet - chinese - Updated May 2026

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