I was hesitant to try this based off of the terrible reviews, but I'm thought I went in. For one the lunch buffet is huge and only cost $13. I enjoyed everything I hate, all the food was tasty, the only complaint I had is that a few of the chicken items were not hot. They really need to do a better job of keeping track of the temperatures. For buffet the place is clean, and the service is really good, they kept my drink filled and removed the dirty plates almost immediately. I would definitely go back if I'm ever in Sanford again. And I would give them five stars if every food item was at the proper temperature. read more

King Chinese Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Sanford, North Carolina

King Chinese buffet has amazing service. The food is what you'd expect from a small buffet, but quite delicious the lo mein was the entire restaurant is filled with beautiful art that set the ambience just right read more

Insanely dirty and grimy inside, food undercooked or overcooked never "cooked". The staff is just there. This place has been infested with bugs several times over. read more

The Service was so kind and the Chinese food was so yummy I can eat here every Sunday or Saturday. Keep doing the hard work Chinese buffet read more

King Chinese Buffet - Me in the Chinese buffet - Chinese Near Me - Sanford, North Carolina

We drove almost an hour from Granite Falls, NC to try out this newly opened buffet. The hot sour soup was cold and tasted funny. Noodles for the soup were very stale. Most of the food was not warm and tasted bad. Told the waitress, she could barely speak English. Oh so sorry is all she said instead of offering to fix the issues. Asked about it when we paid. Told them and they did nothing. Charged me 34.00 and my wife was only able to eat 3 bites of the nasty cold food. I really had high hopes for this new buffet and it really was terrible. Just sad... read more

The food is usually wonderful and tasty. The server this time was rude. She stood over me waiting for a tip. I stopped digging out money (credit card machine was broke) out of my pocket. The whole time she is standing over me waiting for a tip. She did very little but I still tip. Very rude...will think twice before going back. read more

quality gets worse every time my family goes there was a literal roach egg in the rice , rice was also burnt and dry . the place is very clean and a good looking ambiance . the servife is pretty ok but the food is actually sad and the food was pretty cold read more

King Chinese Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Sanford, North Carolina

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when you enter it stinks so bad as if you were by the ocean. Smells like fish. the food was cold and not good. the server at the end got mad and said something in her language because we didn't tip a lot. don't waste your time. read more

The food is good. Not the best chinese buffet i have evervhad probably the best restaurant in sanford. Today the zucchini was cut too thick so it was still hard on the inside i should be difficult for them to add a boittle more variety also. read more

insects found on food and bad manager. waitress continues to ask for a tip after poor service read more

King Chinese Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Sanford, North Carolina

My family is from the area around this restaurant and it was pretty good! My Aunt and Uncle frequent it often! The food was good, hot and mostly fresh. The staff was extremely friendly and they give Military discount!! That's always nice to know when military town isn't far! The resturant is Amin a good location and the surrounding stores are good too!! I would recommend going because I would go again! read more

They kicked me out and said you eat to much and no pay and we only had ate 2 plates and then one time the lady said we didn't pay but we did and she accused us of eating and then not paying when we did and then when we asked for the cameras where we didn't pay they refused to do that and then they told us to leave read more

The service is trash. They are rude when it comes to etiquette on the phone and in person ambience is trashy as well and the food is mediocre. read more

I give this restaurant a 2 because the restaurant manager was very rude to my specific server.

only place in 20 miles to eat buffett but love it hot sour soup is delish we enjoy this place and the wait staff is great too they know us when they see us very sweet girls beef and broccoli is best ive eaten and chinese is my no 1 food so many dishes to chose from read more

These people are full of smack these horrible reviews. I have never once got sick from eating here and I lived in Sanford, for over 7yrs and have been to this restaurant over 20x never have I got sick. read more

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This is by far the worst Chinese buffet I've been to. They should've known once I remembered the name of their buffet that it was over for them and their establishment. I'm mad that I even have to rate it. The bathrooms were filthy, the toilet seats were dirty and there were rings around the toilet. I don't understand how hard it is to keep a bathroom CLEAN for their guest. The food was disgusting. There was poop in the shrimp and dirt in the clams. When we told the manager about these issues she did nothing. Im sure she's trying her best and I hope it gets better but this is unacceptable. Do better please. I'm surprised I even made it out alive. Still counting my days. . read more

Arrived right when they opened (11am on Sunday) in hopes of getting hot and fresh food, but nearly every single item we had was cold to luke warm at best. This was our first visit and we were incredibly disappointed with both temperature and taste. The service was fantastic though. read more

A good place to get your fix for American-Chinese food. You can either eat in, get a to-go plate or order takeout. The place is pretty clean and service is friendly enough. It's honestly the best place for being in the middle of nowhere. read more

I'm not even sure why we went here. We were driving back from Jordan Lake around 8ish, and spotted this buffet and though, hmmm...it's worth a try (even though we don't like to frequent buffets). Well, there was a Chinese family running the show, which was a good sign... but that's about it. The workers were recovering from dinner service, because there were buckets of cleaning materials everywhere, but I can't say that it was really 'clean'. The seats were still sticky from the previous customers, though our booth was just recently cleaned. The food selection was nothing to be ecstatic about. There was Italion Chicken, yes...Italian Chicken...in a Chinese restaurant. There was a plethora of fried dumplings, breads, chicken, and 'seafood', which was expected. My sister said that the egg drop soup was more 'cornstarchy' than most. So of you're really hungry and have nowhere else to eat (like the Ruby Tuesdays or Cracker Barrel) a few doors away, then have at it! Don't forget to write your reviews about that "Italian Chicken" though ;-) read more

King Chinese Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Sanford, North Carolina

Our go to Chinese Buffet in the area. This rating is based on what's available close to me (I had to travel 30 min for a decent all you can eat Chinese - reminding me why I'm def not a country girl I need to live closer to a major city). We always bring our guest here. Family friendly and the food is consistently good with a wide variety. Lots of good family memories spent over Chinese and fortunes written by someone drunk. Asian people come off rude but it's just the culture & a lot of them don't speak English well. We'll definitely be back. read more

Would have given a 5 star if they had sushi and music playing in the background but the place is great and friendly staff! Food is fresh and they have a good selection. read more

worst place to come and eat with your family!!!!!!!! they will give you a bad attitude. they added themselves a $8 tip without asking. i found a cockroach crawing up the walls . WON'T RECOMMEND!!!!! They gmfu read more

Great place to eat nice atmosphere food is fresh and hot good variety service is great

Horrible horrible service! There was something floating in my glass and I asked for another one. I was given a styrofoam cup which the waitress put my sweet tea into the cup right in front me. Depleting the whole purpose on why I needed a new glass! Food was bland. Choices were plenty but no taste. read more

What can I say? They're close to our house and sometimes we're just too lazy to cook dinner and still want something marginally healthy (non-fast food). King has bok choy, stir fried green beans and tons of broccoli on the buffet. Meat favorites include the pepper chicken, Jindu pork and dumplings. We tend to like it because we can eat a meal almost entirely comprised of meat, veggies and fruit with little filler or starch. Though, I usually do pick up a little lo mein, so hard to resist. :) If you're looking for a quick dinner and it's getting on the late side, they're open until 10pm...something we've been grateful for a few times. I could really do without the pizza and American standards on the bar, but them's the brakes, I guess. And skip the soup, theirs isn't the best. read more

I don't understand the bad reviews! Everything was fine when I went, food was warm and they kept bringing out fresh ones every 5minutes. And the pricing wasn't bad compared to other buffets I have been to in NYC. Plus the bathroom was kept in decent conditions. I liked the atmosphere and the food. read more

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We've visited this place a few times and again was taken back by the bad reviews on yelp. But as usual I like to make my own judgement. It's always packed so they must be doing something right. To start off the buffet has a lot to offer, from seafood to chicken to beef and lots of sweet treats. The food tastes ok, again you will get what you pay for. Don't expect PF Chang's flavors or a Japanese steakhouse. This is a place to have a quick and cheap dinner. I would say the booths could use some work since in both visits our booths had holes. But when you live in a small town and you don't wish to drive 45min this is a good option. read more

Lunch is great but close to closing time the food was not fresh. Some items they were out of. If you aren't going to have the food then u should close early Won't return late at night read more

I wrote one for Trip Advisor --all I can say is look for that review of 9/3/19 by GAC This place is the worst ever - save your money and go anywhere MCD's or Bojangles ---at least you know whats in it . All the food was greasy and tasted terrible -- nothing appealing . A aste of my fine taste buds --they will take a week to recover ---- need a pepto bismol yuk GAC read more

Very kid friendly and the food is always great. We have also taken take out on several occasions and have never had a problem. Great prices and service. read more

This used to be one of our favorite chinese place in town, but lately the food has gone really down hill. Last time I ordered Moo Goo Gai Pan, it had chicken amd mushrooms only, no other veggies. Tonight we ordered pork fried rice and it was so bland and almost tasted like cheap chinese food from the freezer section. Very disappointing. I guess we will be in the market for a new place now. You lost a weekly order. read more

For the most part, I really like the restaurant. However, while here, we witnessed a waitress drop a bundle of napkins while filling the dispensers. She picked them up from the floor, organized them, and continued using them to fill the dispensers. read more

I've never been so appalled by a restaurant. This evening we went into the king chinese buffet, our waitress got our drink orders and my husband and I took turns going to the buffet. We had our 6 year old son and 8 month old daughter, she was in a high chair. Once we sat down with our food, the waitresscame over and picked up our baby and walked several feet away with her, without saying a word to us. She then proceeded to give her a fortune cookie to "play" with. Even my 8 month old had more sense than to take it from her. We watched as she walked around, again away from our table, talking to her coworkers and showing her off. We actually thought she was going to take her in the kitchen, she was awfully close. After a few minutes, we were watching the whole time, I went and took my baby from her. The entire experience made us lose our appetite, we couldn't finish our dinner. It was just so inappropriate to take someone's child, anywhere, without asking. Keeping her at the table would have been one thing, but caring her off and giving her things was completely unacceptable. I went and asked to speak to management and a guy at the front said it was him but he had such an uncaring attitude. We left and told them we wouldn't be back. read more

It's not the best Chinese food in town. The last time I went, I noticed roaches near the buffet, and some of the food must have been left over from the day before. The food just wasn't fresh. Haven't been back since. The only positive thing I can say is that it's all you can eat. read more

Food is delicious especially the spicy chicken soup, nice ambience. Well decorated and furnished with friendly staff

Whenever we come to Sanford, we always have the chance to choose something different. When neither of us can decide, we go here. We love Chinese and it's a good place for it. The food is good and there's a lot of variety, from different styles of chicken, rice, beef, and even American foods as well. Be cautious with the salad stuff though, as sometimes it might not be fresh. Everything's good though and the staff are friendly. The restaurant isn't dirty, but can be if there's unsupervised children around. Also, some of the booths have wear on them--it shouldn't matter though since you're there to eat! Make sure not to eat too much though! read more

It was average! Some food was cold and some were empty for quite awhile without refreshing!

It's just gone down hill so fast. The food used to be good now it's just warmed up, found a hair in the spare ribs and that just killed it for me. Waitress kept pacing our table even though there were plates there she didn't take them till we were ready to leave. Needs a remodel or something. read more

Horrible customer service!!! We came in and the lady up front just looked at us. Didn't bring us to a table, ask us what we wanted to drink or anything. Nasty food, bad customer service read more