Went to Kwando's today for dinner, which is a craps shoot whether the food is fresh, fresh hot, fresh warm, fresh cold, old, or just old nasty! 85% of the time its just old nasty all of the time! well today the food was okay, would say it was fresh warm meaning it was fresh out of the kitchen as i watched them bring it out, but the temp was not hot, so okay, the food was good, the fried baby shrimp were dry as always, but im use to that, the dim sum were really salty, but the rest of the food was delicious. now here is where my friend and i got stressed and totally upset. we ordered 2 buffet dinners, 2 diet pepsi's, and 2 waters, the waiter walked by the table, took the empty plates, LOOKED at the empty glasses where the soda was and WALKED AWAY, a few minutes later, he walked by and grabbed another empty plate, and looked AGAIN at the empty glasses where the soda was. we were furious! so went up to the counter and asked for the manager, who came to the table with the waiter, WHO LIED TO HER! said that i had told him that we had water at the table and did not want any more soda... I WAS AT THE DAMN BUFFET GETTING FOOD AT THE TIME!!! when i go to a restaurant and order a soda, and its got FREE REFILLS, i expect a waiter to not look at the cup, and walk away never to refill it. I want soda with my food.i paid for it! and i don't want nasty looks from the staff to follow either! Kwando's is read more

If I could give negative stars I would . When walking in , the girl at the front was on her phone . She glanced up but went back to her phone . I was waiting to be seated , two other guys came up to pay and she looked up and helped them ...completely ignoring us still. When I spoke up she said she had to help them first . Horrible service . The food.... Completely disgusting. I don't know how long it sat there . The food tasted old and was chewy. The salad bar was browned and the fruit ....I couldn't even try it looked so spongy. I will not be coming back ! Horrible food and horrible service read more

This place is pretty good for a small town. I go for the sushi which is your basic but it is good . They also have a discount with student ID. read more

All you can eat sushi that is fresh with Mongolian BBQ. My family loves it here.

Tasty crab Rangoons! Loved the cheese oysters and aesthetic, wish they would let us Chong in here though. read more

Kwando Buffet - Cheers! - Chinese Near Me - Chico, California

Literally the best bang for your buck when it comes to buffet in Chico. Also have very cheap sushi rolls if you're wanting to order off the menu! read more

Well if you want to eat poor made food you should go there... it should be illegal to serve food like that! Everything taste plain! If you want to tread your family and youself well..please do your self a favor..don't go there...even a taco wagon taste better! read more

I'd heard great things about Kwando from years ago. My wife had eaten there when they were still relatively new and said it was fantastic! So, being in the mood for good Chinese buffet, we decided to have a late lunch there. I'm not entirely sure what caused the downfall of this establishment, but it has definitely fallen from grace... The hot food wasn't hot and the cold food wasn't cold. The dressings for salads were all gross (at best, tasted like light versions of generic brand dressings). The food was all sub-par, and just the feel of the buffet and the rest of the food made me nervous about eating any of the seafood and sushi. Even of we had been interested in the sushi, our questions regarding what was what were completely ignored by the attending "sushi chef." The service that I've read such great things about was nonexistent. It just sucked! Our servers kept asking us if we want wanted a high chair for our almost 3 year old. She's well behaved and well beyond the need for a high chair. She wouldn't even fit in a high chair! Stop asking!!! Almost nothing on the buffet was labelled. The pregnant woman dumping the industrial sized can of peaches into the salad bar should have been enough to change my mind about filling a plate. "plop, plop, plop." The sign posted near the hot food warning of an added 15% charge for unfinished food made me feel like I was a child being forced to eat boiled Brussels sprouts or be sent to my room. Well, Kwando, if this heaven on earth spare me the afterlife. read more

Kwando's has to be my favorite restaurant in the world. Not only because of the endless Sushi, but because everything always tastes great. The food is always fresh, and the minuet you step into the doors of the building, your mouth starts watering. I honestly don't understand the reviews below me, saying this about how nothing is fresh? They change the food right in front of you, always. Over and over. And they have ranges on how hot and spicy you want things, noting is TOO spicy if you don't want it to be! Over all, this place is amazing. Cant get any better, and I'll be going there till I'm old. read more

This is actually the first buffet I've been to in Chico and it was delicious! We went for a family member's birthday dinner, we had a party of 7 and were seated right away! They even took care of the birthday girl's meal for the night. My favorite part of the buffet was the make your own bowl for the Mongolian BBQ. I got the beef with jalapeños, noodles, onions, and spicy sauce. It was really good and they cooked the beef perfectly. Overall, it was a good buffet and there was self serve ice cream which is always a plus! Most importantly, their staff was very nice and attentive. Would go here again. read more

Food were not kept in appropriate temper and employees are lagging off, Manger who's put in charge was no where to be seen. Health inspector need to do their job as 'titled' and put this place on check ASAP. read more

Like any other Chinese buffet. If you're picky and expect a 5 star experience, you won't like it. If you're like any other person that just wants a place to eat and chat. This place will be okay for you. Food is kind of limited to options. But they do have fruits and other steamed food items along with sushi and their grill. Employees being more friendly would probably make it a 4 star. Overall, it's not bad but not over the top with experience either. read more

Went there to eat last night soon as you walk in the door the smell of fish and humidity blast you in the face it's disgusting.the place was filthy and run down food all over walls. I did not even eat I could barely drink the water it tastes of chlorine so bad .left and will never go back to that place again. Don't know how anyone could eat there. If I could give 0 stars I would. read more

My husband and I go to Kwando all the time.Just because there are no more all -you -can eat Chinese buffets anymore since New World shut down.Kwando has very nice staff, a good selection of foods with a reasonable price. Their hot and sour soup is worth the trip alone. The only complaint we have had so far is on weekends and when they offer their roasted prawns,well they seem to be a little on the dried out and tasteless side. But for the price, the vast array of food,and the overall atmosphere this place is definitely worth trying. read more

Pros: variety (hibachi, sushi, crab, chicken ft), friendly (relatively speaking), quick service, plenty of seating, reasonably priced, discount for students Cons: restrooms, menu stagnant (been there for years), noisy (expected), Recommend: YES Last words: Typically, I head to buffet when in the mood for a little bit of everything and only on rare occasions (once or twice a year). I have to admit Kwando is one of the best Chinese Buffet I've tried over the years, especially in this area. I've definitely had worse but not too many have done better than kwando in the area of buffet or at least affordably. I enjoy eating out at kwando & would recommend friends. read more

love this buffet been coming here since 2014. never disappoints me. the food choices are always amazing

ATTENTION VETERANS/MILITARY: this place offers a veterans discount on the veteran's or service person's meal only (dependents as well with ID). Kwando's is a decent buffet at a decent price. The variety of food is excellent and they keep the trays coming out regularly to keep the food fresh. The sushi bar is okay, not the highest quality sushi you will have in Chico by a long shot but most people don't come here for the sushi, they come here for the variety. You can have a dish prepared on the grill for you to your own taste as well. The wait staff has always been very hospitable, respectful, and helpful. I have never heard them speak a rude word to or about a customer. My three sons love coming here, it is their favorite place to eat when we come in to town. read more

Pick and choose wisely and a nice meal can be had here. The Duck was AMAZING!!! So affordable.

Take it from an Asian...absolutely fire! Amazing sushi for a cheap price. Does not disappoint at all.

What the hell? I don't understand how people can give Kwondo less than 5 stars. This is THEE buffet in Chico. The food here is Da BOMB! You get to choose from sushi, Korean BBQ, Chinese, dim sum, sea food, fruits, salad, sweets, soup, and even chicken feet! This is the real deal folks, that's when you know this is an authentic Asian restaurant. And all these for what? 10-13 bucks?! What more do you expect for this kind of price? I swear people these days have their expectation set way too high for everything. The sushi here is A grade. Says me, the Asian guy. Also they gave discounts to students. read more

Blargh. Awful food. The vegetables aren't fresh at all, and the meat has a strange texture. I recommend this place only to people looking to experience a fun night on the toilet. read more

first, it was delivered. On delivery it was a bit messy, not sure if it was the driver or the restaurant. The pricing was decent and portions very good. The food... I ordered two different dishes 1) the general Tso chicken dinner it came w/chow mein and fried rice both were bland and tasteless, the chicken was good though. 2) the velvet corn, shirmp and crab soup..yeah tried it again bland didn't finish it. 3) rice noodles and roast pork and huge amount of noodles with some pork. It needed a lot of soy sauce. I just couldn't get over how bland their food was. Even at the low price, I'm not sure if Ill give them another shot. read more

We eat at a lot of buffets and this is one of the best. A lot of different dishes. Sunday dinner seems to be the best and priced right. There are always a lot of people which means the food is always turned over and fresh. Eat here often. read more

Like all chinese food i've had in chico, kwando's is seriously lacking. The spring rolls were chewy. The teriyaki chicken just tasted like onion. Seriously like onion. The chicken on a stick tasted ok, but was tough, while the fried rice looked and tasted boring; white rice with a miniscule amount of vegetables thrown in. The chow mein was primarily extremely greasy, limp noodles with a little cabbage thrown in. The wonton soup was clear stock with wontons in it; which, while the wontons were decent, the soup lacked any concept of complexity. The miso soup tasted significantly off. I gave it an extra star, however, for good service. Good service wont save the terrible food though. read more

Its not the same as it used to be i have eaten here for years and was disgusted with what they had today the sushi was almost cooked it was so warm, rice was rock hard, shrimp tasted fresh out of the frost bitten freezer the pepsi was horrible but was forced to drink anyway because no matter how many times we tried to wave them over they ignored us and then the empty cups sat there 10 mins on the edge of the table then when she finally came over all she kept saying is ""aaaaahhhh you want more pepsi"" when i had thought we finally reached an understanding by me saying this pepsi is completely disgusting and i want a mountain dew and whats she return with was flippin sprite not trying to come off racist but how hard is it to find someone that speaks more than 10 words in English read more

This is your typical cruddy Chinese buffet. Nothing is like amazing to set it off but I ended up eating a lot of processed chicken dishes only. A lot of the clientele were gross too. I won't go back. read more

Great Buffet!! Awesome Place for a Birthday! Sushi is fresh, great selection, and relaxed atmosphere Wide variety of choices read more

I usually love Kwandos but tonight I brought my daughter for her birthday. They had NO ice! And all the sushi had gross sauce on it. Not happy at all. read more

Generally, Chinese buffets gross me out a little. The ones in Chico don't have the best history (I shudder to think about China Star), and they have seemed to be lacking in quality. Despite this, I tried Kwando for the first time about 2 years ago, after hearing that it was really good. My friend was right, and it is really good! I think the buffet is around $8 for lunch and $10-13 for dinner, depending on what night you go on. Friday night is what they call seafood night, and I believe that they charge dinner prices all day Sunday. Friday Night is the most expensive night, and I don't enjoy the extra seafood they put out, so we avoid Friday. Anyway, the buffet has a funky little salad bar, but I wouldn't go expecting to make a great salad. It does have lots of yummy fruit, though. There are lots of varieties of dim sum and the ones I have tried have been good. At dinner, there is always shrimp, some kind of roast, crab legs and I have seen lobster, too. On Fridays, there is lots of extra seafood, with things like mussels, oysters, baked salmon, lobster halves...just a lot of seafood. There is always fresh sushi, which is the only thing my husband eats while we are there. He especially enjoys sashimi, and is never disappointed. They don't have a HUGE variety, and I don't know the Japanese names for everything, but I do know there sushi is almost always some variety of tuna, salmon, eel, crab and they often use roe. When the restaurant is busy, the sushi goes fast, and you sometimes have to work for it. You have to keep one eye on the sushi section so you can run over and grab what you want. The Chinese food is good, better than average Chinese food. There is a lot of variety and they cover all the "typical" Chinese dishes. Some examples are crab and cream cheese wontons, egg rolls, spring rolls, sweet and sour chicken, chow mein, fried rice, pork ribs, almond chicken, coconut shrimp...and many more. The dessert is generally underwhelming, but I'll tell you our secret: We get a plate of the sugared biscuits from the dinner section, and then a dish of the ultra chocolate ice milk/soft serve-y dessert and eat the two together. Super yummy! Just a note- Drinks are NOT included in the price. We always get soda, and I think they're about $1.50 for unlimited refills by a waiter. They also have beer, wine and Sake (I think). We go here a lot. The staff is friendly and generally very quiet. The clientele are lots of groups and families. We bring our 18 month, who eats for free, and it is a great place for children. The staff is caring and attentive and always go out of their way to play with my daughter or talk to her. That means a lot, and makes us feel very welcome. The waiter once followed us outside to return a dropped toy, which was very appreciated. read more

MSG infused frozen food, cheap, tons of it and all you can eat. Pretty simple, I've been coming here for along time, I don't think I've ever been sober though and have definitely had some questionable dishes here. You're taking your bowels into your own hands eating here read more

Never again. And I used to love this place Never again. Where to start. The decor or the food? With a place with as much variety and sea food I would expect fresh ingredients, well as fresh as buffet possible. I bit into and egg roll and tried with all my might to pull a piece with my teeth. It was so tough I spit it back out. I tried more than 15 different things and they all had an old taste. When it came to the sea food everything which was intended to be hot was cold like refrigerator cold. Even the fruit was sad. The hibachi grill was cool but all that raw meat sitting out made me wonder how long it had been there as it was close to 10pm. The sushi was okay but the ginger is bright pink. Now for the decor. The seat are so warn down you can see what might be a gross regulars bottom indent and since the seats dip so far down you can see where the paint was started 20 years ago. Most of the booth seats are ripped and everything looks old with sticky table and dirty cups. To top it all off there was a family there with a few screaming children which is obviously the parents' fault but the associates let's them climb on top of the tables over and over and didn't say a word although they clearly could injure themselves and/or ensure a one way ticket out the door for the rest of their guests. After my fiance and I left we were so upset and worst kind of full you could possibly imagine. We're really surprised we didn't get food poisoning cause oh my word. Yuck. read more

delicious! everything i ate was good, never been disappointed at kwando there hibachi grill is awesome as well.. the best chinese buffet around. read more

I have been here a couple of times. The food is not very fresh and the majority looks very unhealthy (who comes here just for some fruit?). Granted, lots of dishes I like at other restaurants aren't 'healthy' but are much tastier and the quality is there. This place has odd music, a tv on with goofy tv shows and lack luster decor and booths that are broken and ripped. They have a 'hibachi' grill they call it but it lacks in comparison to Hula's. Chico is full of other choices that should be looked at first. read more

Kwando has a wide variety of food. Great soups, sushi, and coconut shrimp but it also has some food that will literally make your stomach turn. I recommend it if you have a strong stomach, but would not if you can't handle it's strange variety. read more

One of my favorite places in Chico so far! I've come here a couple of times. Service is pretty good. They always made sure to come get the plates after a while which I really liked. I also really enjoy their food. My favorite foods would be the seafood and sushi! Although I love their food, i wish they had more desserts. Other than that, I really enjoy coming here! read more

I never ever leave reviews but I had to do it for Kwando's man. Best buffet place there is in Chico hands down . It's cheap and you get to eat all the sushi you want, like what more could one possibly ask for? The reviews definitely don't do it justice, people are just haters lol read more

My family and I have been going here for several years now, and just love it! I have seen reviews from those people who may have somewhat weak stomachs, but am not sure what they could have eaten that made them sick? I have been relatively pleased with the quality, variety, and quantity of the food. To be honest, I have had better sushi, but not at these low prices. Also, with the addition of the grill, this place is a real bargain! My children also love the fish and turtle pond in the entrance, lots of fun to watch. :) read more

Definitely, this place has great sushi. All foods are fresh and worth the money. My family and I are big fans of this buffet.

Decided to try again with a couple of friends at lunch time. Our drinks took so long to arrive and we had to remind them twice, but other than that it was enjoyable. read more

Havnt been disappointed from this place yet. The food is good. Obviously dont expect a 5 star meal, but for the price I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. No complaints. Lots of variety read more