Stopped here on our roadtrip. It was really busy, which is a good sign! It is a decently small…read morebuffet but they have a good selection. My favorite was the Hong Kong chicken. We have had better Chinese buffets before so we cooperate it higher but there is nothing you should be scared of here! The waitress Amanda is very nice and attentive.

If you're looking for rapid weight loss, look no further! The odds of getting violent food…read morepoisoning here are pretty good. But, if you'd rather get fat and sassy... Go to the Chinese restaurant in the town square, much better. Bring a friend!! ... to hold your hair later when you're puking your guts out in the toilet of your 2 star hotel room across the street.

If you haven't tried the Crazy Salmon Roll from China King, you haven't lived yet. Seriously --…read moreit's that good. Fresh, rich salmon wrapped in a perfect balance of flavor and texture that hits every craving you didn't even know you had. The place itself is always clean, the staff is friendly, and the food comes out fast and piping hot. You can tell they care about quality -- everything from the sushi to the moo goo gai pan is spot-on. But that Crazy Salmon Roll? That's next-level. I've eaten sushi all over, and somehow this little spot in Vandalia nailed it better than most big-city places. Do yourself a favor: skip the usual, order the Crazy Salmon Roll, and thank me later. You haven't truly lived until you've had one.

We decided to stop in China King for a sitdown meal on a recent road trip and are happy we did…read more There's a good amount of seating both tables and booths. We sat down and a waitress came to us for our drink orders and our food order. She was friendly, helpful and attentive throughout the meal, refilling drinks, and asking if we needed anything. Our food came out quickly. It was hot. It was fresh and it tasted good. Two people in our family ordered the general Tao and we really liked the sauce. The crab Rangoon's were a nice size with a good amount of filling. Overall we were very happy with our meal and left satisfied.

Everything that we ate Ended up not eating any of it and…read morethrew it in the garbage. The sweet and sour sauce had a taste of fish which did not go well with the rest of the meal. The pork was frozen and deep fried. Was looking for authentic Chinese food.. definitely did not find it here. TERRIBLE

Not a buffet!!! Cook-to-order with a few tables to sit at inside, but, sadly, no buffet.read more

Service was good. We did carry out and it was hot. The crab Rangoon was okay but tasted as if it…read morewas fried and had been sitting awhile. The general tso chicken was a good serving of chicken but again tasted as if it had been sitting and simply reheated. Not the best Chinese I've had, but not the worst either.

Nothing special about it but the Crab Rangoon…read more Little over priced for amount/quality. Sorry for the short review but the meal was so easily forgettable.

Excellent service and a great variety. Never had a bad meal there . Give this place a try.read more

Great place to eat! Lots of selection and attentive service! Very clean and lots of tasty…read moreselections. Only thing I would ding them on is food is not always really hot! Today was good but, times the food has just slightly over warm. Good food at a good price! Very nice place for dinner!

I wanted to be fair, so I have intentionally waited until we have been here three visits. We have…read moregone for lunch each time. The first was while in a hotel when we first arrived in June to move into our "forever home" in Staunton (about 10 miles away). We went again a month or so after moving in. We went today (Sunday lunch) because we wanted to pick up a few things at Walmart. Understand where I (we) are coming from. My wife spent her childhood in Hawaii, and her father is Japanese. I am an Army veteran, and have been to plenty of Asian restaurants around the world. I do have a tough standard. I am sincerely not trying to punch down. I want this place to be good, it would be better for my retirement years for it to be good. It is the closest option for buffet. Our Staunton option is a menu only, and it is also not a good option, at all. I understand that a place needs to cater to its patrons to be profitable. I am not saying they don't try, I'm not saying they don't care. I do understand that americanized and (bland) is what they need to lean into. Our lunch today was $40 and we both left unsatisfied. I am willing to eat anything and have the girth to prove it. My wife is a bit more particular, but certainly has the ability to provide a decent value judgement on the things she chooses. There just are not consistently good choices to be had here. The "sushi" for example is marginal at best. There are more breaded/fried items than truly exist in Asian menus at other places I have been. The other items almost always have a sauce that is salt and sugar forward. There are very few spices/textures that I would expect from a Chinese menu. It is relatively clean, the people working here do try to do a good job. I appreciate the effort required to put all this together for us. It has the standard Chinese restaurant decorations (I think there is a kit that can be ordered from somewhere), but they haven't overdone it. I do understand and accept that people like this place, and appreciate the offerings. I am in no way looking down on their preference, [To each their Own] and please continue to enjoy it. If you are however, just passing through, it may not be the best stop for good Chinese food, okay "food" sure, but not on par with other options I have enjoyed.

The food is awesome, the servers who work there are the best, place it has service is fast the…read moreambiance is queit and they come by a few times to see if you have what you want. I love to go there I like the sweet and sour shrimp or chicken and the combo rices are delicious

Good rdlirble food and service. Would try again. People were nice. Could use a fish tank upgraderead more

Excellent service from start to finish. The food was fresh and flavorful and the gentleman who…read moreseated us was especially welcoming and attentive.

This is now called Tony's. The buffet is always well stocked with hot fresh food. The staff are…read morealways friendly and quick to ensure ur experience is pleasurable. Would definitely recommend.

Stopped off here on my way down south. I picked up some combination fried rice and some spring…read morerolls. Everything was great. The combination fried rice had big pieces of meat, carrots, and huge shrimp. I also noticed that they put in some orange peppers, which was a really good addition . My favorite though was the bean sprouts, they mixed in. Bean sprouts are great in fried rice. I will definitely stop here again, the next time I'm passing through.

Always good food. We normally get take out. Never been disappointed…read more It's fresh and tasty. It's no buffet so it may take some time to get your food ready but it's worth the wait

Very plain fried rice. Had it twice and it only had rice and chicken. No veggies or egg…read more Crab Rangoon is very good.

Good: Crab ragoon was good, hot and fresh. The steamed shrimp with vegetables was good. Shrimp…read morewere nice sized and cooked well. Bad: Egg roll was cold but tasted ok. Fried rice was yellow rice with some onions, very sad rice with no flavor at all. Hardly traditional fried rice. Was given a 25 minute estimate. Got there at 20 minutes and waited almost 30 more for my order. The huge tub of brown gravy they give you is ridiculously large for the amount needed for the entree and scalding hot temperature. The container it comes in has a lid that is impossible to remove without spilling the full sauce all over. There are no sauce packets out for you to grab like most Chinese take out places have and when the bag was handed to me all sealed up I assumed (wrongly) that they had thrown some sauces in. My bad for assuming. They did throw fortune cookies in. Ugly: The General Tso chicken was inedible. The unrecognizable chunks of "chicken" were so stringy and tough and full of cartridge more than half of them could not be eaten and had to be spit out. The sauce also had no heat (menu shows a spicy symbol) and really no flavor like traditional General Chicken you would expect. Our total order exceeded the amount ($21 before tax) listed on the menu for 3 free crab rangoon which I asked for when I ordered. When I got there they charged me for the rangoon but I didn't notice that until I got home. This is our 3rd disappointing visit in a row. I realize it's the only Chinese in town and everyone in Bethalto loves it but it's really sad that it doesn't live up to the hype.