This food is horrible, the selection is horrible. The service is horrible very dirty.read more

OVERALL Buffet Time in Hobbs, NM, is great for those friends…read moreor family who don't know what the h*** they want to eat. Lol. RATING BREAKDOWN Food: 3 | Service: 4 | Ambiance: 2 | Price: 3 PARKING At dinner (aka lunch for non-cowboys) time on Sunday, this place is typically packed. Nonetheless, there was still free, ample space for the mini van in their private lot on 8/13/2023. LOCATION/AMBIANCE This place has changed significantly within the past few years for the better. That being said, there were many nuisances for me personally that will not being me back as often as I had hoped. The floors are dirty. Super dirty. The wheels on the carts they use to bus the tables and bring out the food squeak and are loud rolling across the tile. The place gets loud in general so much that it was difficult to have a conversation with the other three members of my lunch group. THE GRUB This is strictly buffet food. Most of it is Asian-inspired, however, there were options like spaghetti and pizza. My favorites were the orange chicken and spicy shrimp with the veggie rice. The spring rolls were good, but the egg rolls tasted strange. Also, there was a wok station and a self-serve ice cream station with 6 different flavors! LITTLE YELPER'S CLUBThey charge based on the child's age. SERVICE Our waitress was the hardest hustler in our dining area. MY FAVORITE PART... There were SO many buffet items! NOT SO FAVORITE PART... Rude patrons who don't look at on-coming walkers and screaming kids! TIPS + Bottled beer is served here. + Pay before you get seated at the front entrance. They give you a ticket with your assigned seats. Wait for the waiters to take your drink order. You may ask for to-go cups. Then help yourself at the buffet!

OVERALL I'm old enough to remember when Rancher's was…read moreWestern Sizzler. The concept is still the same. Order western style cuisine or gorge on the buffet. On an ordinary basis, this place probably would get a solid 3 stars. Our waitress made up for our visit. RATING BREAKDOWN Food: 3 | Service: 4 | Ambiance: 4 | Price: 3 PARKING Private lot. Free. LOCATION/AMBIANCE Ranch decor. A variety of table sizes. THE GRUB They have a regular menu, but my cowboy & I settled on the Tuesday "steak & shrimp" buffet ($15.99 per adult). The steak was way overcooked for my liking. The fried shrimp was good, but I couldn't find cocktail sauce. LITTLE YELPER'S CLUB They have options for kiddos. Sadly, I didn't take note of it or photos. SERVICE Christine was our waitress who checked on us quite often. MY FAVORITE PART... The salad bar was good. Mostly fresh. NOT SO FAVORITE PART... Not knowing what to do or where to go when we walked in because no one was at the front at about 12:45PM. TIP When you enter, you're supposed to head to the right around the buffet islands then make your way to the menus towards the back. They'll take your order. Give you a ticket. When you're done with your meal, take the ticket up to the register near the entrance to pay.

their saturday and Sunday breakfast buffet hits the spot. good bacon. eggs made to order.read more

S/O the amazing ownership, Skoo!!! So welcoming, humble and he has great energy! The buffet is…read morealways filled up, per my experiences. They have a little bit of everything for everyone, from sushi, Chinese dining, America food and desserts. Great local spot with friendly service and plenty of seating. A must every time I'm in town!

It's ok there is probably more traditional food than Chinese food on the buffet. And please change…read moreyour fryer greese every fryer taste like burnt greese.

Nice overnight in Hobbs since we sometimes enjoy a little casino time while roadtripping…read more Staff was friendly and helpful and room was nice. Brewery in the casino complex serves great and reasonably priced brick oven pizza. Casino was fun for a little diversion. The most pleasant surprise was the free continental breakfast. Never found one of those at a casino hotel.

Clean hotel rooms and decent casino. Friendly staff. Casino can be warm at times, so dress…read moreappropriately. Some machines aren't operational at times. Kind of frustrating. A much bigger casino floor is needed at this time in my opinion. Good hours of operation. A 4 o'clock hotel check-in is too late.

I just love their salad bar. As much as I want something else how do you fight a great thing?…read more Service was outstanding and the locale is great. I just wish we had them in Fort Worth!

Second time there wasn't near as good. I had the ribs and was very disappointed. They were very dry…read moreand flavorless. It seems that they didn't add the bbq sauce until right before serving. The green chile stew on the other hand was very tasty. Had I known it was that good, I would have had the bowl instead of the cup and skipped the ribs all together. Oh well , on to the next.

Very good service, nicely decorated…read more Ordered their pineapple Paloma. I'm not into too sweet of a drink and this was it. Usually these are really refreshing but the pineapple made it really sweet. Order the hot and sour soup. Had great flavor with the little amount of spiciness and sourness but was not very warm. Calamari with the perfect amount of breading, cooked perfectly and not chewy. Great with the marinara dipping sauce. Spicy tuna roll was very good, very fresh with the right amount of kick. Green chili roll. I personally did not try it, I do not like cream cheese in my sushi roll but others at the table loved it. They stated this is the best roll on the menu ......... if you like cream cheese in your rolls. I ordered the panzit with chicken, it was very salty. If it had less salt I think this dish would have been very good. The noodles and chicken cooked perfectly. Sizzling beef & Shrimp - the beef and shrimp was cooked well but the house brown sauce had a very weird flavor. Hobbs is our hometown but we have lived in California and Las Vegas for a long time and this restaurant did not meet our expectations of Asian food.

Great menu options for something different in town. Staff was great and environment was nice. Will…read moredefinitely return.

Empire Buffet of Hobbs, NM…read more.. It's decent buffet-only Chinese food. This restaurant sits in a plaza adjacent to Albertsons Market grocery store. Parking can be a hassle during peak hours. I miss this place when it used to be Peking Restaurant way back in the day. That place had some wonderful ambiance that made me want to return. Empire... not so much. It's very generic & boring. The staff members back on 8/25/22 were no nonsense. Not particularly friendly or welcoming. It's basically the only place in town for your Chinese food fix, though. Don't forget an ice cream on a cone before you walk out!

The best word for the food here is grotesque. The buffet dishes are underheated and tasteless…read more Very greasy.

We drove from Lubbock just to eat here and it did not disappoint!! Salad was fresh with so many…read morechoices on toppings. Restaurant was clean, servers were quick and attentive. Dylan, the manager, went above and beyond with customer service.

Food & Service were awesome. I highly recommend them to everyone…read more And their dessert pizzas are yummy too

Great food and hospitality. Food was hot and fresh. Walked in and sat right away. Steak and chicken…read moreis always a good choice.

Family of 4 ordered hibachi to go. 2 of the 4 orders had hair in the food upon opening. Sushi rolls…read morebelow mid in taste. Very bland as well. Dont waste your money here.

Took a chance on Bovine & Swine's to cater for my mom's 70th surprise birthday party…read more.. They're located in the same area as Big Cheese Pizza on the west end of the Albertson's Market plaza in Hobbs, NM. Their BBQ may not be everyone's absolute favorite, but it's good to me. No one at our party complained! Here's what my brothers and I ordered from the catering menu for 4/20/2024: COMPLETE DINNER PLANS - SERVED BUFFET STYLE, MINIMUM 10 PEOPLE. We had approximately 50 people. + "EXECUTIVE" plan - Includes three meats, two sides, bread, pickles, sauce (3 variations: mild, sweet & sour, & spicy) and place settings. + We chose ribs, brisket, turkey, scalloped potatoes, mac n cheese... + this package also came with sliced jalapeños & onions + Additionally we ordered 50 dinner rolls (everyone loved these) + 20 corn cobbettes + 1 ranch broccoli super spud (I mean they are HUGE potatoes LOL) + large plain cheese pizza (separate charge from BCP but same delivery) Our delivery went great by one solo employee. My significant other helped him. Our bill came out to $1,055.14. No deposit was required. They simply asked that I call in on the day of the delivery to provide a card number over the phone. Our guests were pleasantly surprised & some even took home leftovers! Yes, I recommend them & would do it all over again. The most difficult part was ordering with a newbie over the phone. Lol.

Not much of a place to look at, but we came for the ribs to take out. Got the full slab dinner…read morecombo that includes 2 pint sizes for $40. Ribs are pul off the bone flavorful fry rubbed. They have a sweet and zesty or a mild sauce that you put on. Sides were ok but the pork and beans were excellent with some meat in the mix.