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Ho Ho Gourmet

3.5 (159 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Casual
Quiet
Good for kids
Good for groups

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Nycole M.

Ho Ho Gourmet is one of the best Chinese restaurants on this side of Saint Paul. They have a buffet which is worth it and great food options. Ambiance 4/5 It's a regular regular Chinese spot with great space. Could use an upgrade but I rarely eat in. Could use an upgrade on the bathroom as well. I don't think this place has been updated since I've first visited in the 2000's. Service 3/5 Great customer service and never rush you. Always polite. I've never had a bad experience even when they've had unruly customers, they're calm. Customer service is excellent compared to most Chinese food places in my experience. They take their time and don't rush you or aren't abrupt. Unfortunately they're just as stingy with soy sauce like most Chinese places. I have no idea why I order a family size order and they give me 2 soy sauces. How can you be stingy with soy sauce when you have paying customers? Advice: hole the hot mustard and provide adequate soy sauce. I've definitely had an order where it was missing and I was . Now I always check which is unreasonable in my opinion. Food 5/5 Food is great, they've added a little meat to their egg rolls however it still holds nothin to other places which provide shrimp in the egg rolls. Egg rolls are the best in my opinion in addition to Egg Foo Young w/gravy, shrimp fried rice and chicken is extra crispy. Overall 4/5 Food and service is great, ready in 10 minutes tops, but they are super stingy with soy sauce. Let's do better. Still my spot, just be sure to check the soy sauce

Maddison C.

The service is good accompanied by the food such as the ho ho wings, cream cheese wontons, and pot stickers

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Matthew H.

Fresh, well priced and high quality Chinese food. Been here quite a few times to enjoy their roasted duck and pea tips! Probably my favorite dish on the menu are their pea tips! Go during the week for little to no wait and fast service. Construction is making it a pain to get their so follow the "hudson road" detour signs! I am not aware of a buffet here (I think there was one before the vid) A la carte it is! Enjoy!

How they want us to pay this big as tip? Would u leave this?

I have kids with autism and did not even eat!!! They didn't care ...... she was very rude and did not care how she speak because of the high tip

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Phoushai Y.

Best chicken wings in St. Paul. I haven't tried everything on the menu because it's quite vast but a perfect dinner spot for Chinese cuisine.

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Tiffany V.

I gave them five star for their fried chicken wings. it was good and some may be a bit dry, but the crispy and the flavor are always there and consistent. I haven't tried other foods on the menu. I love the chicken wings and often order a party tray. Very good customer service and I can call to order and pick up and pay at the time of pick up. The restaurant is nice and clean with lots of parking space.

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Michelle Y.

This is a family owned business and their food is delicious! From what I heard is they've been around for a very long time and is well known for their chicken wings! I had to try it for myself to believe it so I ordered a small tray (50 wings) and boy am I glad I did! I could've ordered double because it was such a huge hit! The lady in the front was really nice and people here work really fast! The wings didn't take long (15 mins) considering I didn't order ahead of time. When I was there, they did have their dinner buffet serving so I must go back and check that out. Parking lot is huge with about 3 to 4 handicap spaces.

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The wings were great and the beef lo mein with thin noodles was amazing. Will be back to try their mei fun

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staff is so nice and the food is so so good and you have to try the chicken wings. It's a very affordable. Also I just love this place.

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We hit Ho Ho again after work, but this time just to take some chicken wings home! So glad we did. Their wings are delicious!!!

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Old style chow mein very good! Waiter very good kept water filled asked if we needed anything else. Yellow mustard very good.

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3.4(255 reviews)
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Happy 2026 yelp community! We came to this buffet to celebrate the new year with sushi but we're…read morepleasantly surprised with a specially curated buffet for the holiday. The price was more expensive than the initial buffet, but it was well worth it with the choices that were served. Soft shell crab, frog legs, snow crab, and many more seafood dishes we're served alongside traditional buffet dishes. You can also pick up items from the sushi counter, the hibachi grill, pho station, or dim sum station. You will not be wanting for variety here. Service was very friendly and the staff were very quick to remove plates, trash, and any items to keep the tables nice and clean. Stafford also very friendly and chatty and really brought the experience together. A great way to kick off the year. We will have to make note of this special buffet for years to come. Regardless, this buffet always receives high marks from the locals and has been enjoyed by us when we've come in the past during their non-holiday buffet days.

TLDR: Food 3.5 (most buffets are 2.5 to 3), Service 3, Ambiance 3. Overall, I'm glad we stopped by…read morefor Thanksgiving buffet. It's the perfect excuse to eat too much food and try new things. I did not expect to see the lobby filled with people lined up to pay for their meal or to get seated. The Thanksgiving rush seems to be between 5 and 6 PM. I enjoyed trying things like squid salad and fried sushi. The squid salad was a little tough, but tasty. The fried sushi had melty avocado and cream cheese inside. Thanksgiving featured turkey that seemed to be seasoned with ginger, which was a nice change. I was pleasantly surprised by the fried frog legs, and I wish I knew how to get more meat from the fried tilapia with the tongs they provided. The tiny chunk I got was very good. As I hoped, the Chinese restaurant standards like baby bok choy, beef broccoli, and dry-fried beans were pretty good. Thanksgiving dinner had a Black Friday sale vibe about it, with people walking swiftly back to their tables, plates piled high with oysters or crab legs. My spouse thought the oysters smelled fishy so I'm glad I just got one for each of us. Given the busy-ness, the staff kept the buffet area reasonably clean and pleasant to use, but I still ended up with stray seafood stuck on the bottom of my shoe. The staff I interacted with were pleasant and helpful, but I was disappointed that I got no response from the management after asking about the Thanksgiving buffet through their website form on Monday. I thought three days was a decent response window. Like Tokyo itself, there was not much Japanese food at Tokyo 23, but I knew not to expect it. The bathrooms were decorated with images of women dressed in Japanese kimono, but they looked like knockoff copies of Japanese art. I did like the Chinese decorations in the entryway and the kitschy selfie-ready fountain and fiberglass figures.

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My lady took me here for date night and it was quite the let down. She tried making reservations…read moreonline and there was some issues so she called in and said we would be there between 745-8 and they said they could accommodate us. What we didnt know at the time was that they closed at 830. I believe this was a big part of what went wrong that night. At Bullvinos, you pay one fee and you get salad bar access and they come to your table with cuts meat until you're full. So many things went wrong this night. The waiter came over and asked what we wanted to drink, we asked for water and he poured us water from a bottle and he never came back to the table after that. We didnt know that the water cost money until someone later asked if we wanted another bottle or just tap water and the bottle was on the bill. They usually bring over bread and mashed potatoes and after being there a while, I had to ask for this and the bread wasnt fresh. The salad bar was closing shortly after we got there and staff made an announcement "the salad bar will be closing in 5 minutes so if you want something, go get it". I understood, but it just came off rude. They did come over with the meat very quickly, like almost lining up at our table and thats when I checked to see what time they closed. They didnt technically rush us and they asked if we had any requests for meat before they closed. For this type of restaurant, you probably want to have more than 30 minutes and I wish they had mentioned it over the phone when we called. I only had cuts of meat and it was all pretty good, didn't really get a chance for the salad bar though. For my first time there, this was a terrible experience and I had high hopes for them.

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