Why is this categorized as American? Just because it has International in the name doesn't make it any less of a cheap Chinese buffet. Yes, this place is fairly cheap, but I've had better food for cheap, especially in the area where there is Chinese cafes with cheap food aplenty. I mean this is the city where you can get a decent 8 oz steak for under $10 with soup, rice, and steamed veggies, or you can get 3 8 inch bahn mi sandwiches for under $5. I came for lunch, and there were a few items which made it seem like a good value, initially. There was a sushi bar which actually had salmon sashimi sitting on small mounds of rice. I liked how they didn't overload the rice. Then I realized how paper thin the sashimi was. How do they get it so thin?? It was like deli meat, only deli meat is salty and more flavorful than raw fish. The cooks were making dumplings and taking the ends of the green beans out in the open, so I thought how could they go wrong? They are Chinese food staples, and they aren't expensive. Usually the tactic of these buffets is to make the cheap food tasty, and the expensive food mediocre tasting, so that you get full on the cheap stuff, right? The dumplings were worse than frozen market dumplings. The skin was thick and flavorless. The dough was tough. The stuffing didn't taste good, either. Although it looked like they put a lot of veggies when they were stuffing them, the veggies didn't compliment the meat or tenderize it at all. The green beans were okay-- typical and waxy. The white fish tasted okay, but it was submerged in yellow oil. I had to pick it up and pour the grease out before I put the fish onto my plate. The salmon was over cooked, and a bit on the bland side, even when it just came out. The shrimp was pretty good. You can't really go wrong with boiled shrimp. The clams were standard, as well, although half of mine were a bit sandy. The mussel with the mayo sauce was gross, because the mayo was packed on and didn't have anything like herbs to flavor it up. The mussel without mayo sauce was too salty. A lot of the bread goods were old and hard, and not very tasty. The soups were good. I liked how they had a fruit dessert bar. They had kiwi and pineapples and melons. They were good. They also have a frozen yogurt machine and Ghiradelli chocolate sauce. I wouldn't be surprised if the chocolate sauce was watered down and refilled with generic sauce, though. The vanilla fro yo was way too sweet. What really gives this place a 2 rather than a 3, though, is the fact they can't even get cheap Asian staples right. It doesn't cost much money or effort to make a decent mango pudding, or chicken skewers, or Chinese take out food, does it? Why does it taste so substandard? read more

This place is horrible cause there are rats and cockroaches in the place. It has bad service. They don't Clean the tables. There a lot of ants under the table. To make it worst there are some foods that taste bad and are even spoiled. Never come here again. read more

DO NOT GO HERE!!!!!!! this was our first time going here and it was disgusting. not only the food but everything looked like it had been out all day the sushi was warm the "buffalo wings" had FEATHERS the chowmeign looked like it was cooked in a dirty pan. the egg rolls were soggy. everything just looked as bad as it tasted. after a long day and telling your self "hey maybe i'll treat my family today and take them out to dinner" and getting that. a real disappointment. they have everyone sitting right next to each other when i asked for a table further than anyone else bc ummm COVID the waitress got mad and gave me a dirty look. when i wanted a refund it was a big deal and the waitress and cashier were rude and kept talking under their breath and not speaking english and laughing. i was in every way very disappointed in this establishment. read more

I LOVE CHEAP CHINESE BUFFETS, i normally dont give a lot of place 5, but i absolutely enjoyed my food, it is very cheap and i get a taste of sort off everything, if i wanted a gourmet meal then i for sure wouldnt go here, but i like chinese food and for the price, come on! coconut shrimp yummm, fried fish and shrimp yummm, bbq ribs i liked a bit chewy but i have teeth, philly sushi, loved how much cheese they put on it, the sweet and sour soup was good, surprisingly i liked the prime rib too service they were not the greatest, but again what do i expect but a place like this you get what you pay for, it is a buffet in the neighborhood, we are not in vegas! read more

The staff is horrible and disrespectful. The food is mediocre. Honestly this place is just not worth the visit. There's sushi so that's a plus, but I'm about to get my family's meal comp'd because we've dealt with so much bullshit. My mother needed to use the restroom and she ended up setting herself because their employees sit on the toilet just talking on their phones. They act like they don't speak English to excuse their being rude. They're possibly racist because they were more rude to Hispanic customers than the oriental ones. Also, they bring the check quickly to rush the customers out. It's ridiculous. Never wasting my time or money here again. Is also $2 a drink. read more

I've been to this establishment during lunch $7.99 (11-3:30pm) and dinner $10.99 (3:30-10pm) a few times and I've enjoyed it. Its a small Asian buffet with a variety of food. It has 8 small stations (soups, sushi, desserts, american, salads, etc). For an ayce buffet that serves BEER its good. I mean its an inexpensive restaurant people. You cant expect high quality food! You get what you paid for. The servers are a hit & miss but whether they smile at you or not they are attentive. They are always coming to the table to get our refills and take the empty plates. When it comes to parking there's sufficient space because the parking lot is in a shopping center. I will be coming back. . . read more

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First time here. I love the Big selections of the food. For being a Fathers Day, only had to wait 15mins. Friendly, fast waiter that we had. read more

International Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

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This place is honestly appalling. First, I grab some salad noodles and once I started eating it, I bite on some plastic. Next, I find a piece of hair in the salmon. After, I find a piece of fabric in the beans. Also the California rolls didn't taste like California rolls. I just wanted to throw up after that. The sushi bar has flies all over it. Then I go use the restroom and it was the worst. I wanted to throw up. The service is also terrible, the waiter told us to get our own water. And they never picked up our plates unless we told them to. I do not recommend anyone to come. It is disgusting and I feel sick. read more

This food is disgusting I will never ever eat here again the food looked old and when I went to go eat I saw the lady pull out a box and pour out pre made disgusting pasta salad it was one of the things that I will never forget I am amused that this place is not shut down right after eating this I felt so sick and my family felt the same I read more

Food was terrible! I hate to say this but, I have never been to a buffet so bad and the customer service was terrible. They would roll their eyes and literally stare at us eating, waiting for us to leave. There was hair in my food as well as my friend Ed. I DO NOT recommend anyone eating here at this buffet. Unbelievable. read more

As I'm walking in I saw the LA county department of Health grade and I saw a B. ( anything less than a B to me is no bueno). As the lady who greeted us escorted us to our seats I was scanning around since it was our first time there. Before, I grabbed my plate there were a few things I didn't like, #1 walls were dirty full of lint, #2 some seats were ripped, and #3 we sat by a window facing the 60fwy, man that window was full of mosquitoes. Anyway the food!, all were salty!! Ribs were cold!! Everything tasted nasty...also when I asked the waitress for a nice warm towel to take away the stickiness off my hands she tried to give me the knee she was using to clean the tables!!! Heck no that is the last time we go there!! Hometown is 10x better! read more

Dont come here this place sucks ass . first and last tims coming. Place was flooding with water (it wasnt raining) food trays were empty. Only fried rice and cold ass fries were there. And i swear to god there was moldy Sushi. This place is disgusting staff was kicikng us out after 35 min. And $41 for 2 people who didnt even eat. Would even give this place half a star read more

Their food is pretty good, but I have to say that the place is dirty. Their restrooms are horrible! I'm not sure how their food can be good, and their place be so dirty. I'm not sure if i'll be coming back again. Someone needs to speak to management. read more

So I went for my birthday around September and you know I got my food, my noodles, my shrimp, etc. and enjoyed my meal. But my friend noticed that the restaurant did not have a letter up. So as my mom goes up to pay, she asked what letter the restaurant had. They said they had it in the back. THAT WAS A LIE. My mom discovered the mysterious letter hiding behind the cashiers little plant and guess the letter. A MOTHERFREAKING C!!!!!! YES A C. So that's my story food is good but they have a C. for all I know remy from ratatouille is in the kitchen read more

Subpar from the typical Asian buffets with this similar style. The fried rice reminded me of rice pilaf, which was weird, but got even weirder when I tasted the sushi and it tasted like the same kind of rice. The one thing these kind of buffets I thought could never ruin were the obligatory almond cookies, because they're supposed to come from a package, but even this buffet managed to ruin them by serving them stale. I did think the chili chicken was pretty good though, and that was about the only thing worth getting a second serving of. read more

Worst Experience ever, the food was bad I took the option of getting some fruit instead because I thought it was the most tasting out of all and let me tell you that melon looked so good but when I took a bite of it, it was the most disgusting thing I tasted, and they don't have many options. Dumplings were hard, it's just a bad buffet no wonder it's grade a B. read more

Last month my 16 year old son and I decided to stop by this restaurant after stopping by our local supermarket, Albertsons. My son wanted to know if I tried this place before and I told him about 25 plus years ago with your mother. Not to be too rude the roast beef was a little dry and you had to cut it yourself. I think the best thing on this buffet was the Sushi California Rolls. We each had only one serving and left the restaurant. I also didn't care for the odor around us. read more

I don't think I'm going to come back I got a hair in my food I told the waiter they just said okay let me get you a new plate then I got another one then I went to the counter and I told them to give me my money back because I alright got two hair they said I'll give the half of one then we where going back and forth then we agreed to give us 2 persons then the waiter was nice the one we got and then we gave here 25$ bucks because she was nice then the person on the counter told Here to give her all here tips and they took all the tips from the waiter read more

Not the first time I come here.... but first time I come and it's this horrifically dirty... I lost my appetite as soon as I got here. The food tasted old and to top it off a teenager had the nerve to grab a bunch of the marshmallows from the chocolate fountain bar with her hands and toss them back! All while those buffet guards that stand around looking at you while you eat saw her and did nothing about it gross... I should've gone with my gut feeling and gone with pizza at home for dinner tonight. Wouldn't hurt to sweep a little either the floor was just sad read more

International Buffet - I think the cleaning ppl are on strike - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

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I got so sick from this place. I'm guessing it was some kind of seafood (I had eel, faux crabmeat, and salmon) or maybe a kid sneezed on something, I dunno, but I spent much time ridding myself of whatever caused my entire body to shake, sweat, and just plain HURT. The almond cookies were the best part and I can get those from the dollar store... so... Never coming back. read more

Worst buffet ever. Their food is extremely greasy, without flavor, and bland overall!! When I came here they had one tong for four trays of food so we all had to wait for one person to finish getting their food. Also keep in mind it's completely disgusting using the same tong for different foods. I had to call over the waiters like 3 times to take my food and refill my drink. Additionally the place is so unclean. It's obvious dusting isn't done, and the areas around the food are just so filthy. I was hoping the vanilla ice cream would atleast be good but it felt like eating frozen pig lard. Anyways, trust me my family and I will never come here again and I definitely DO NOT recommend you come here either. Also for those who care about inspector rates, this place received a "B" which in my opinion no restaurant should have, much less a place that serves seafood!!!! read more

I liked coming here once in awhile, until today . Food was awful . Looked old taste old , soda was flat and over priced . Only good thing here was their bottled Sapporo Two thumbs DOWN! read more

This is a go to asian restaurant for my family, and if you know buffets, you know exactly what you're getting. In case the place gets full (as it usually does especially on weekends) there are nearby stores to entertain oneself with while waiting, just make sure you have some family member send a text when the seats are really. Tip: the washrooms are terrible, so make sure you wabble your way onto the BestBuy next-door The atmosphere is nice what with the entrance and music playing, but the seating is quite cramp. So make sure you stock pile on dishes before seating, because you may be stuck the for awhile, which is a good thing because the food is quite delectable read more

Over charging customers. Chaw main lacking in flavor. Poor service. Won't come back Floor dirty. Cooks eating out back. Near dumpster. :( read more

I have been Coming herE with my family WEEKLY preferably Friday or Sunday for dinner the last 10 years!!!! And today i cut ties because THE WAITER MIKE said my son ate (when he didn't) and they wanted to charge me $10 bucks for him. I disputed and still paid $5 because there was 2 stories, mine and the waiters. IVE BEEN PAYING YOUR ASS's $60 a week for the last 10 years you think i wanna get away with $10? I'm offended! Fuck your $10! read more

Never come to this ass place there no food and the food that they have is all disgusting. They charged us 90$ for what there's no food

We Used to Visit This place Before The Pandemic and It was good, It's Was a Great Place and the Service was good and The Food Is Delicious, I'm Glad that they are still keeping Business During the Pandemic. 5 Stars Perfect read more

Great service, good food, and best of all delicious desserts! I definitely recommend this place.

Quality of the food is not great. It might look good, but once you sit down to eat, it either lacks flavor, or you bite into nasty meat fat. Also, if you're seated on chairs you're literally fitting the person behind you for some space! Personally I don't think they have many options as other buffets. I found Kami Buffet across the Montebello mall and fwy, to have way more options, and it's bigger! For around the same price! read more

International Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

I thought I'd give this place a try since the buffet price seemed like a pretty good deal, and thinking to myself, "ok, it's your typical Japanese-wanna be cheap Chinese buffet". I thought the food was going to be "ok" or at least a little below average (for a Chinese buffet). Boy was I wrong. The moment I took I bite, I already knew what the rest of my lunch was going to be like, and honestly, it was not very enjoyable having to force yourself to eat cheap food. 1/2 way through my lunch, I couldn't handle it anymore. Virginia is exactly right when she said the price is cheap, and that is exactly what you get...CHEAP FOOD. Oh no.....I'm having flash backs. Just so that you can read this review and not have to experience what I've experienced. Oh the love I have for you guys. read more

Though my grampa loves this place and I'm forced to take him here and eat at least once a month, I have only one word for you: yuck. The only thing I enjoy here is the fried banana and the orange chicken. Another thing, you'd think a buffet couldn't do a salad wrong, but even their veggie selection sucks. As for the sushi, you could probably go home and make the exact same thing, maybe even better (given that you have the ingredients). All the other foods may look good, but please don't be fooled! Being in there gives you that icky feeling and that's not a good thing especially at a restaurant. The restaurant just has a dirty vibe that I can't explain. It's not in the nicer area of Montebello (no offense to those who eat there regularly) and I'm not too fond of the atmosphere. If you ever drive on the 60 fwy heading west, you could probably catch a glimpse of it on the right as you pass by. And just keep driving, don't stop... The price to eat here is very affordable but probably not worth your money anyway. So, International Buffet gets a big no-no from me. Oh and BTW, the first time I ever tried this place I ended up with food poisoning later that night. Yuck, again. read more

For all the cheap people that reviewed this place! you get what you pay for. If it was cheap it will not be the best. Its a buffet. I ate here and I dont care. Its cheap. So what? nuff said. As for the customers, how can a restaurant limit loud, funky people? They can't. So not only you got the cheap, you got the ugly, and the loud. So what else? its montebello. what you expect? Eat it fool! Server stood next to our table and cleaned instantly. read more

The food has always been good here and the service fine they don't rush you like at other asian buffet places everything's good except for today while I was eating I felt something on my leg and it was a cockroach crawling up my pants i killed it but I was so grossed out and immediately traumatized for life. It was disgusting it was crawling under our feet in plain light of day that is beyond gross. read more

International Buffet - Cockroach that crawled up my leg while I was eating - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

Even with the low stars on yelp this place is packed....almost every table is taken. This is my local go to place for some breakfast. Fast for the most part, even when busy and you can have breakfast 24/7. When I need some eggs and bacon this is my place. Did I mention 24/7? Yes breakfast at midnight, yum. read more

Why it deserves a ONE: low quality food, dirty bathrooms, mildly run-down place Why I gave it a TWO: very cheap, a few of the items are decent, your plates get cleared and water filled fast Ok to eat: honey shrimp, orange chicken, baked mussels/clam thingies, some desserts Not ok to eat: runny froyo, cheese spinach, WARM sushi Good for: Anyone who has a big appetite, small wallet, and defective tastebuds Bad for: Everyone else. read more

I did not like the service I was bearly on my second plate and the waiter brought the check without me asking for it Also the food was not that great read more

I will never ever ever ever will set my eyes even in the sign , i think the chef is amateur ... the food isn't great at all..... Que lugar mas cacaso! Pero al menos es amigable! read more

Horrible service. They always try to charge you more on your bill. Eventhough you arrive for lunch, they attempt to charge you for dinner. I ordered an ice tea and it really tasted disgusting. I asked for a coke instead and they had the audacity to charge me for another drink. I asked why if its free refills and they said because I switched drinks they had to charge me again. Ridiculous. Find another Asian buffet. There's many in the area. This one is pathetic. read more

MEH... This place is so-so. I didn't choose to come ti this restaurant. I only came because a bunch of family was coming here for lunch. I didn't have high hopes so therefore I wasn't disappointed when I actually started to dig in. +1 Food is mediocre. Of course, since it's a buffet, a majority of the food is extremely oily and bland. I had a little bit of everything; the coconut shrimp (rubbery), chow mein (bland and greasy), a few of their sushis (tasted old), some macaroni pasta (meh, too much mayo), sweet and sour spicy soup (can't say, too spicy for me to continue eating), dumpings (very greasy), etc. -1 The atmosphere isn't the best either, again, since its a buffet. It's very loud. The people eating there are VERY rude. People run into and don't even care but when you get in THEIR way theu give you mad attitude without even trying to say excuse me. There are children screaming. I'm honestly surprised the workers there can stand working there. Shit job, but hey, money is money. 1/-1 Cleaniness. The restaurant itself is okay. The little fountain is pretty. The bathrooms are a mess. Everything is old and run down. A few items were broken and there was trash everywhere. Overall, I wouldn't come back. No matter how cheap it was... Food isn't worth it and people who eat here are unpleasant. read more

Don't expect everyone to love this place, but I can't believe this place's average rating is so low. Took my grandmother here for lunch, and starting out, for lunch, 2 adults with 2 beverages was less than $20. For a cheap ass price in terms of buffets, they had a huge selection. I have been to other buffets where their selection pales in comparison. The taste of the food was enjoyable as well. For a Chinese buffet, their teriyaki chicken was surprisingly good.....not too salty, not too sweet, but good balance. My grandmother enjoyed the seafood selection, as well as the whole dessert area. I sincerely hope I did not come off sounding like a commercial, but as I am used to crappy Sacramento Chinese food, this place was a pleasant surprise. Whenever I go to down to Los Angeles again, I would not mind a return visit. read more