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    Jake's Chinese Buffet

    3.2 (129 reviews)
    ModerateBuffets, Chinese
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    JAKE'S CHINESE BUFFET ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Cristal D.

    The staff was very nice and friendly but the quality and variety of food was very poor. Paying $10.95 for the 2 items I actually enjoyed was not worth the visit. The bbq ribs, chicken wings and baked custard were delicious but only found on my second trip to find good food. The general Taos chicken was soggy and the chow mien tasted like spaghetti noodles in a vegetable broth, not much flavor at all. The egg drop soup was pale white and did not have flavor either.

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    The food is excellent. Service was very professional and friendly. And the restaurant was very clean.

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    This is not Chinese food. The staff was wonderful but the food is gross. I do not recommend eating here.

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    Brought our family from out of town was fresh and best around the area for buffet. Can feel the love in the food.

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    Too cramped food doesn't seem fresh. Small selection. Service leaves something to be desired.

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    Ask the Community - Jake's Chinese Buffet

    Review Highlights - Jake's Chinese Buffet

    I do prefer jalapeño chicken and green beans at Dynasty in Temple but I think Chinese food is all palate preference anyway.

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    Stopped in with our church group right after services soon after the restaurant had opened…read more Pleanty of cars in the parking lot when we arrived. We opted for the buffet and there was plenty of food to select from. Loved the Egg Rolls being they are very hard to find now a days. All of the Chicken and shrimp fried rice was excellent. Loved the fish and the fresh shrimp to peel. Only down side was that they did not have Low-Sodium Soy Sauce. There were 8 of us and did not hear any one complain about any of the meal at the table. Out waitress was excellent and kept the table clean as we went up for more courses and drinks were kept full. They only serve Pepsi products and do not have Zero Sugar Pepsi. We will be back that is for sure.

    Perfect lunch spot if you want something more than burgers/pizza, or have kids in tow. Plenty of…read moreoptions for most any kind of picky eater, everything is hot and fresh tasting. Even with the lunch rush, the buffet table is kept well stocked, and if you order off the menu, it isn't a long wait for the menu items (prepared fresh, not poached off the buffet). All the servers hustle and do a good job keeping up with drink refills, our regular server Nancy and others remember repeat customers, and add the extra touch of friendliness that makes places welcoming.

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    Egg Drop Soup and fried Fish and Chicken.   Lots of Choices!
    Egg Drop Soup and fried Fish and Chicken. Lots of Choices!
    Sushi Bar! Good variety of sushi!
    Sushi Bar! Good variety of sushi!
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    Saigon Cafe

    Saigon Cafe

    3.8
    (292 reviews)
    5.9 mi
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    So this is a hidden gem in Temple!!! For the central Texas area this is my first time trying…read moreMalaysian food and it was called the Mala Delight on the lunch special and it was sweet and spicy!!! Their lunch special comes with fried rice and soup and I got the hot and sour soup and the best one I had in a LONG TIME!! Even their sweet and sour sauce was good but u have to ask for it for your egg roll and the chili oil is upon request which I get it!!! Times are hard and everything isn't cheap so I wouldn't want people wasting it. My uncle got the won ton soup and he said it tastes fresh also!!! I got the schezuan chicken which was good too but if I had to pick I would have just got what my uncle got and that's the Mala delights!!! The jalapeños in it were cooked good and spicy and fresh which I love also!!! I hate undercooked jalapeños!!! They have Chinese food and Vietnamese food also but next time I'm gonna try another Malaysian dish maybe the chili crabs that I seen they look good too!!! The service was great they stayed on top of everything!!! Food came out fast and everything was hot!! Don't let the older building turn u away cause it's clean and u will miss out on good food and service!!!!

    6/10 Steamed dumplings 5/10 Orange chicken…read more7/10 Egg roll 4/10 fried shrimp 5/10 cheese puffs I'm in town for work and saw a recent review about the orange chicken. They also said anyone who doesn't try it is missing out... wish I would have gone with the Vietnamese dishes. Everything tasted fresh. The sauce for the orange chicken had little to no flavor. The cheese puffs were ok, I wouldn't order them again. The egg roll was a little better. Fresh, crunchy and good flavor. The dipping sauce, not so good. The shrimp were super over cooked. Barely had any flavor and the texture was very tough. Crunchy outside shell though. The dumplings were not the best and the dipping sauce also not good. Since my hotel is minutes away, I will come back for some pho and spring rolls

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    Saigon Cafe! Excellent Food!
    Saigon Cafe! Excellent Food!
    Saigon Cafe! Great place to eat!
    Saigon Cafe! Great place to eat!
    Garlic Chicken.  Great flavor and tender pieces of chicken. Served with fried rice!

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    Garlic Chicken. Great flavor and tender pieces of chicken. Served with fried rice!
    En Fu Express

    En Fu Express

    3.9
    (12 reviews)
    5.4 mi

    This was one of my go-to lunch delivery places, but I am afraid that I can no longer pay the prices…read morecharged for shrinking food servings. The cardboard to-go container has shrunk to the point that only a couple bites of each entree I buy are served. The quality of the food is suffering as well. Stop shrinking your servings guys.

    Oh Yah. 5-stars. Food here is pretty good, solid, and you get bang for the buck here too. So in…read moremy book that's a great combination. Our co-worker - named Bama DC, just loves En Fu. He has been going here weekly for the past few years. He is a dedicated and loyal En Fu Fan. He always says the same thing - that it's consistently good here. And he usually gets the same thing - fried rice + noodles + teriyaki chicken (a staple) and mixes it up with another chicken dish. He's never complained about this place or their food. Always good. So after a few years we finally got the itch to try it with him, and En Fu came through. I got the same as his dish, plus added veggies (streamed / stir-fry cabbage) on the side. The teriyaki chicken is really good here - I could eat more than I should with that stuff. The fried rice tastes great - they do it right here, not over-soy-sauced at all. The noodles are good too, they are not too salty or sweet or over-sauced like some places - they are really good, and mixes well with the fried rice. We usually get 2 meat dishes + half fried rice and half noodles and it comes to less than 9 bucks, and I think that's pretty good. Bama DC got us all hooked now and we go every week. Hot diggity damn, it's all good in the En Fu Hood.

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    Bell peppers Chicken
    Bell peppers Chicken
    Roasted Chicken

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    Jake's Chinese Buffet - buffets - Updated July 2026

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