** Update: I've contacted the email provided below more than a week ago. I wonder if their response is just for show to make one believe they're showing interest. As of yet, no response back to my email.** We came here on 7/25 and the inside seemed nice and clean. It took our waitress more than 10mins to get our drink order and the place wasn't even busy. Other customers were actually getting up and asking the busboy for their drinks. The buffet seemed pretty well stocked which was nice. As we served ourselves and ate, I must say the food wasn't great. The shrimp and fried fish were very mushy and the chicken entrees were extremely salty and seasoned bad. I served myself twice being that they brought out "fresh food" but it was just as bad. The almond cookies, which I've had at other Chinese restaurants are usually crispy. These seemed as if they were left out and stale. Overall, it was a bad experience and will not return. It definitely wasn't worth the $42.00 for 2 people. read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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Food was terrible the worst part was the seafood as you can see by the picture. Crawfish looked like a bad case of food poisoning. On top of that, they stop making more food 2 hours before they close. Most trays were empty. read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - Bad crawfish - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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Awful experience at lyns i remember they used to have better quality of food back in the day. The food it seems they use the same food left over from days and put it back on the next day zero fresh quality. All the sodas have no gas they just taste like water with flavor for 4 follars that they charge they should at least taste good. I also think its over priced per person at 17.99 per person and the to gos are also over priced. Service by the waiters and waitreses are not profesional and zero welcoming. At the grill the guy doing the stakes took like 20 mintues to grill a stake longest wait in history. They need better managemnet and somebody that will love to be able to give out and serve good food and high quality service. read more

It was good for me and my company. No issues, just flies flying around, but who can prevent that! Anyhow, I will go again, I loved the mangolian food, and everything else. The place was clean, and the food looked fresh. read more

We came for lunch and the food was COLD. The service was great and the place was clean and quiet. I really wish they would put small portions out to keep it fresh and hot. :/ definitely was a waste of $50.00 read more

Excellent! Seafood! Our family loves it. We've been to both locations in El Paso. Quality is excellent! Wide variety! It's our seafood go to. They're peel and eat shrimp is awesome. read more

Food looks like it's been sitting there all day. nasty service was horrible. Food was cold.

Food looked like it was leftover from noon and I got there at 4. Food was bland and wasn't a big selection for a buffet read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - Pizza - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Cold food should be cold NOT lukewarm, such as Fruit! Service is great! The young girls are very attentive. The atmosphere is spacious and clean. I wouldn't be back to pay above $16.00 for this buffet. read more

This place is awful! I paid $15.99 and realized once in that it's gross. I showed up around 4:30 and a lot of the food looked like it was sitting in their tray for a long while. The wings were in sauce but "dry". Lots of food was out but no one was in a rush to put food out. The pot stickers were dry and glazed over from just sitting. The last thing I noticed was a lady wiping down the metal surfaces with a. "Sour" rag..... That was enough for me to put everything down and leave. Never again. read more

One of few Asian buffets in El Paso. I like to give this place a better rating but the mostly fried food, heavy sauce makes & quite a few with jalapenos makes it a little disappointing for me. That's because I prefer Grand China Buffet, which have some Dim Sum. read more

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A few years back I really enjoyed eating at Lin's regardless of how crowded it can be. Back then the food tasted good and the choices were plenty. Today I was greatly disappointed. We arrived to eat at Lin's buffet on gateway about 20 minutes before noon on a Sunday. Then, it was not crowded but for some reason all of the food did not taste right. Seafood tasted like it had gone bad. Pork was dry and old. Not even the sugar buns had enough sugar. The sushi was lame. There were no pot stickers. Many other choices were present, but everything tasted odd. Everyone in my party felt the same way. The price was good, customer service was okay but I will definitely not be coming back to this location. read more

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I wish I had a better review but I just can't do it. The server was outstanding and the manager was very professional and kind. So much so that she comped our meals. We visited on a Friday night after a long day of traveling. We were staying at a hotel nearby and opted for the buffet, which had a huge selection of seafood. I picked a broiled fillet of fish and some fried fish. After taking the first bite I pushed my plate away. Everything that was supposed to be hot was only lukewarm and the cold crab salad wirh mayo in it was very warm. Perhaps because it was so very warm inside. We were fanning ourselves with our napkins while we ate, lol. The worst thing about this restaurant is the fact that they've known about these issues for years and still haven't done anything at all to fix them. We were in a hurry to eat and get some rest so we didn't take the time to look at the reviews before we went out to eat but we won't make that mistake again. The long list of reviews made mention of the same problems that we did and the dates go back several years. Despite that, they were fairly busy which we thought was strange but hey, maybe the other patrons didn't check Yelp beforehand either. Enter at your own peril people! You've been warned, again, lol. read more

If you like excessive fat (think brisket without meat) and flour in everything in an attempt to fill a person without nutrition, this is the place for you. Beautiful environment, but the food. I should They should have paid Me to eat here. ...actually I would quit that job. read more

little over priced for family dinning. Food was ok, young lady at front not very customer ordained or maybe didn't understand English will not return anytime soon. read more

Food is always hot, good comfortable seats, and clean! The price is reasonable and their is a good selection of food.

It's a buffet, it's has Chinese food. Don't come to close to closing time cause they won't bring out any more food. I wish there was more seafood option but what they have is good enough. It's good, not great, but still get a 5* from me. read more

Came from out of state and was my first time trying them out. Loved the service and many food options to choose from. Will definitely be back when I visit again. read more

Love this place! Sure missed it during Covid. Fresh delicious choices. Spare ribs my favorite. Pansit noodles and Mexican shrimp cocktail excellent! Wish it was closer to home. read more

So I ordered the steak that steak was just seared it really wasn't cooked all the way through it's basically blood coming out I really tried to eat the steak read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Variety of food, excellent. Quality of food. Excellent. Service, very good. Would go again. Ambiance, quiet & casual.

I've been to Lin's quite a bit and I can say, it stays pretty consistent. My last trip was actually on the most stereotypical day for an American to go...Christmas. On a day like Christmas I don't have high expectations for service, you know I really don't even care if the staff smiles at me...I'm part of the reason they can't spend the day with their family so I think they're entitled to this one day out of the entire year where they can frown and not work their fastest. Strangely enough, most of the staff at Lin's was all smiles. They weren't fast, but one out of two ain't bad. We waited a few minutes to be seated, but once we were our drink orders were taken. There were actually more people at Lin's then I expected so most of the food was fresh. The buffet isn't as big as say Hong Kong Buffet, but it is still pretty sizable. Overall experience was good, no complaints with the staff or food. I did have one moment where I was extremely embarrassed to be among the a-holes eating at a buffet when an extremely rude, elderly lady was so impatient for her steak that she started banging on metal with a knife for about 3 minutes. She was totally out of line, Lin's had just opened and you could quite audibly here the staff in the back getting a pep talk. It's fricken Christmas lady, give them a break! Throughout my trip to Lin's, I had other unpleasant encounters with this lady, but the staff handled her perfectly with a smile. read more

You can order sushi the way you want it and all they ask is to leave a tip in the jar They have american and all sorts of different foods They received a 98/100 score for the health inspection, have good service, nice wait staff and as you walk in you will notice that the place is clean Give the place a chance, make your own judgement than I suggest leave a review because I love this place. read more

I got food poisoning eating here. I went there on October 28, around 8:30pm and the food looked old. I asked the chef if he would make mor fried and his response was no the kitchen was closed. I already had 2 to-go containers in my hand so I Felt bad to leave, which actually would have been the best choice for me. Long story short I spent $16 bucks on food that made me sick enough to be rushed to the ER the next morning. I was sick and out of work for 3 days. They should not have let me walk out with that food. Never again. The hospital diagnosed me with food poisoning. Think twice. I'm sticking with Grand China Buffet off of Viscount. Never had issues with grand China.... read more

Not going to be wordy on this one, going to get straight to the point... The cleanest, most well stocked, diverse Chinese buffet i have ever been in... Everything was clean.. the floors, tables, no sauces slopped over the pans of food... immaculate! And $9 bucks for lunch??!! WOW!!!! I have included a couple pictures.. keep in mind... I am a much better eater than I am photographer.. but hopefully it gives you an idea... (OHH and remember that very nice server I had at another asian restaurant in very close proximity to the place a few days ago?.. She was my server here as well... and was spectacular as always!!) read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - DESERTS DESERTS DESERTS!! - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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Place was busy. Lots to choose from. Food is fresh snice its a busy place. Most of the food tasted alot better than the last buffet I ate at. I only really like a few things out of their selections. Steak,ribs and ses chicken. Same Dessert like every other chinese buffets and ice cream was melted Sushi: look like crap taste like crap : x Server: where do I begin. Young and pretty. Limited in english. Look kinda of lost. Had to ask for refill a few times. Overall the food was ok. Server was nice but felt like she couldnt handle the crowd.. read more

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Ok so I've heard good very good reviews about this place so I decided to give a try. We went there during lunch time and in my opinion it was a little too pricey. The food is not that great. They have a section where you can choose the raw meat and they cook it for you. The service is not bad, the waiter was attentive to us, but the food is so-so. The only thing I really enjoyed was the bread, it tased very fresh and it comes with melted cheese inside. If I were to ever go back to this place is probably because of their bread. Other than that I will probably choose another place. read more

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This restaurant had a COVID-19 set up. As a traditional buffet is self-served, we were served our dishes like a regular Chinese take-out (as opposed to Dim Sum). We had to form a line and wait for our server to serve each plate, which was kind of stressful because of the huge counter clear acrylic that divided the server from the customer's breath. Definitely appreciated the sanitary service I received. Food was well cooked, fresh and hot. Definitely recommend. read more

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Good food and amazing value. Was down south to visit a friend and we passed by LINS on our way to a movie theater. My favorite was the Mongolian grill and desert selection, easily worth the money I paid for lunch. read more

If you enjoy eating Chinese food ( Ex. Panda Express) this place can be for you. But if you want freshly made authentic Chinese food, I would not recommend coming in here. There are a lot of food options, and they're all ok but after having been in other Chinese restaurants that offer fresher ingredients, this place definitely doesn't compare. On the other hand, the server was very kind and attentive to our table. We were glad that he was attentive because we were so many. read more

Only went here because my favorite Chinese buffet is currently closed due to Covid. I'm sorry but food was disgusting., bland and cheap. $30 for 2 lunch buffets and one drink ? We should have just gone to Rudy's which is right next door. Even the plates were so cheap that the girl serving you had to use about 3 to keep it from not flipping over. Sushi was tasteless as well as ALL " baked" desserts seems old and stale. read more

Not my favorite. I was not too thrilled neither to see their lack of sushi selection. Almost all of the rolls and handrolls had cream cheese in it which gets pretty gross after awhile. The rest of their food selection was good, typical selection of course. I think i didnt like this place as much since just down the road is Teppanyaki which is AMAZING in their food selection! So i kind of regret going here when i could have enjoyed a better meal there for the same price. read more

ZERO STARS DO NOT EAT HERE, AFTER SPENDING 30.00 the thanks we get is feeling sick & throwing up and using the bathroom all morning. Being that it was the only we never ate before that's what caused it. The best thing there was the sugar biscuits.. I'm convinced we were eating someone's cat or dog read more

Me and my girlfriend went here for lunch on June 1st, we went at around 1230, thinking the lunch menu would be fine, 1st off this place is expensive 30 something dollars for two people, the sprite was flat, the food was literally disappointing old and all the trays on the buffet was empty the only thing being refilled was the general tso chicken and rice.The bathroom was sketchy the lights flicker on and off. The fruit wasn't fresh at all, the jello wasn't good, idk how you mess up jello, the restaurant was really dirty looking up at the air vents will make you not hungry anymore. Very disappointing that there was no fresh food the sushi looked very old and smelled bad. The ice cream is in these tubs in a freezer it looks like it was melted then refrozen. The staff isn't really helpful the waiter didn't talk at all barely asked us what to drink. Me and my girlfriend ended up getting food poisoning from this place. As soon we walked in I instantly wanted my money back. I would honestly give this place 0 stars if I can this place should be closed down all it does is takes peoples money, serve garbage food that's not even hot, and get people sick. read more

This is my favorite sushi place..great food..price a little bit high on weekends. Jasmin tea is good could be better. read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

Not too much to say about this place, the food is pretty much flavorless muck... scratch that there are two flavors if you so choose you can get your muck in sweet or salty. It's always packed don't ask me why but alot of the people there seem to be regulars, you can tell just by looking at them if you know what I mean. Brass tacks avoid this place if you care about flavor, or if you are just looking to stuff your face there are better nearby options. read more

My brother loves Chinese Food! Whenever he comes to SoCal, we go out and have Chinese because it's his favorite. When I went to visit him, he said he was going to take me to have some Chinese food. El Paso is not known for their cuisine but I was hanging with my bro right? When we got to this place, I was kinda surprised to see that it was a buffet. I thought 'where the hell is my brother bringing me?' The host was Mexican, the waiters and waitresses were Mexican and I am pretty sure the cooks were Mexican. I thought I was heading down an unpleasant dive into mediocrity. Was I wrong! The food here is above par for a buffet joint. They had a couple of dishes which I had never seen at an Asian buffet (which this wasn't, this was a Chinese buffet, big difference). I love to eat, it's one of my favorite things to do and I have had my share of buffet and promptly 'pigged' out but trust me, I have never, ever had 5 plates in one sitting. I wanted to eat everything, some of it twice (or thrice). Put it to you another way...this was the day before Thanksgiving and I couldn't have much on Thanksgiving because of the fabulous buffet at Lin's. From now on, my stops will include a stop at Lin's. Sorry Chico's Tacos, you may not see me as much anymore... The last thing I wanted to say is that I gave this place 5 stars because it is the best Chinese (or Asian) buffet I have ever had...if I was comparing it to most sit-down Chinese restaurants that I love to go to, this would not have rated that high. My review is based on the fact that it is a buffet, not a Chinese food establishment. If you are looking for some serious Chinese food dining, this would not be it. If you want a good buffet where everyone, including the kids (they had pizza and chicken nuggets and some other kid-friendly items too), then this is the place. read more

Came here on a weekday. The food was okey. Our server was very attentive which was awesome. The big downside is that in order to get ice cream during the weekdays you gotta ask your server. Not happy about asking for something when your in a buffet setting, especially ice cream.. I love ice cream and i want to be able to enjoy more than one serving without having to ask the server for it. read more

Lin's Grand Buffet - Good food options. - Buffets Near Me - El Paso, Texas

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if u like chinese food, and u are asian, this is not the place for u lol. if you aren't asian, u will probly like this place just fine. lots of dishes on the line but the only fresh things when i went were 4 very subtly different versions of sweet fried chicken.. a part of me dies every time i have to eat soul-less asian in ep. read more

The food here is good, price is really exspensive, for just my brother, grandma, grandpa, aunt ( she is 3 years old) and I, it was $58, a little over price for only 5 people I would say. read more