First, it says Kin's on the outside. Maybe it's changed recently? Let's get straight to it. Let's get the negatives out of the way. The price. It's a little expensive, even for a weekend. You would expect more and better choices for the prices we paid. About $80 for two adults and a midget. They had your typical fare. The least favs-ribs(tough/dry and no flavor), steak(tough and under seasoned), steam buns(the filling just no), bourbon chicken(dry chicken and not enough sauce), and the consensus least fav were all the desserts. There was flying bugs, and everything was super dry and tasted old. I get it, what do expect for a Chinese buffet in San Antonio? Well I expect no flying insects in the desserts for the price I paid. Also, 75 % of the fruit we got was as tough as the steak. Oh, and the cold shrimp, either overcooked or thawed the wrong way. The shell was practically glued on. The positives-all the rice and noodle dishes were good to ok. The hot and sour soup was really good! The teriyaki chicken was actually good. The bigger sauced rib was good. The kimchi was some of the better we've had recently. The spring rolls with peanut were good. The two fish dishes we had(fried and not fried) were actually quite nice. All the breads were good. The waitress was very nice and attentive. Almost forgot, the bathrooms were kinda gross. They need to be kept clean. Will not come back again. read more

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I love coming here for the crawfish :) you can definitely get your money's worth from just that alone. The buffet options are good, but their general tso's chicken is not the best (and I judge how good overall Chinese buffets on this lol). A surprise hit is the sautéed green beans, which are perfectly cooked and garlicky--just like how you'd find it traditionally cooked in Chinese cuisine. I also think they're deep fried (salt and pepper?) shrimp (next to the crawfish) is very delicious. Plates are cleared pretty quickly and the buffet space is kept orderly and decently clean. read more

Best buffet I had food was even fresh during night time , had a blast with the family best buffet I've been to They all enjoyed it ! read more

Great food! Customer service is about what to be expected in a buffet environment. Very clean main area.

Ok this place is great. So says my wife I'm just ok with it (to be honest in not a fan of this type of fast Chinese food) but my wife loves it here. This is ger go to spot. The staff is always friendly and quick. If your a fan of these buffets then this place wont disappoint . We went on a couple times during the middle of the day on a week day and thr menu was the same. I dont k ow if they change anything for the weekends. So thats why only 4 stars read more

Love this buffet! Lots of different options ranging from pizza to sushi and seafood! It is a large facility with a ton of indoor seating. Large tables that can seat large group; very family friendly!! Personally, I went to the sushi center and enjoyed the variety of nigiri! The the fish was pretty fresh too, which is not common at buffet places. The other food choices were great too! The serving utensils and spaces were clean, and everyone was respecful of the rules read more

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Dusty was our server tonight to help me celebrate my bday. She was wonderful and I love the wide variety of food they had. It's a buffet so I never expect Amazing food - but it was tasty and hot. The Sushi variety they had was better than most! And I loved the ice cream spot! They do help celebrate your bday too! If it's your BIRTHDAY your meal is free with 2 adult meals. Plus they give Military discounts! read more

We came here on a Friday evening, just to check it out. We kinda weren't expecting much because we know how buffet food can be. We were sat right away and our waitress was very nice, that's why I'm giving the three stars. The food was ehhh. I wouldn't come back, but I also wasn't expecting greatness. read more

In general food was cold and was missing flavor. Restaurant was clean. Restrooms were absolutely horrendous. Service was good. read more

Pretty much has everything you want. Wish we had more vegetarian options like Tofu, but you will def find something to eat here. Senior discounts and reasonable meals, lots of meats, sushi, soups, desserts. Service is good and environment is clean, inviting read more

Came here as we are new to the neighborhood. I don't mind paying before we eat, after all, it's a buffet, but I don't like tipping before we even eat. My wife and I like to tip our servers direct and in cash. Being that we didn't add the tip before our meal, our table wasn't serviced. This is uncalled for and unprofessional. I had to refill our drinks myself at the server's station. I didn't mind doing so either and I'll do it again if I have to. The food was good, overpriced IMO compared to Asia Star, where we don't have a problem with service. Highly unlikely we will be going back to Lin's anytime soon. I will say the staff I did have interaction with were very nice. read more

Food: 2/5 Seats: 2/5 Music: 2/5 Service: 3/5 At 5 pm, food was already dried up. Lack of flavor on most of the entrees. read more

Cleanly, good food, decent service, reasonably priced. I was pleasantly surpeised at Lin's amd the experience.

Service is good, the staff is friendly, they have a good variety of Asian food, plus some steaks, sausage and pizza. The place is family friendly with a good atmosphere to take the family. read more

The food was good especially the lo mein ! Service is good too. Lots of food choices and desserts. read more

As a person who has studied Cantonese and Szechuan and Hunan cooking in China, this food is severely Americanized. Pretty much the same throughout the city. Only thing I don't care about this place is that it has too many seafood items. The ambience is standard and the service Picking up our dirty tableware is good. Most of the items were replenished on a timely schedule. When it comes to Mongolian Grill, I still like my HuHot. Nothing out there beats it, except my own kitchen. read more

Went today for lunch and they didn't have much selection on the line also they do not have any won ton soup.

For this place not being that old, it's already so run down. The food wasn't that bad, I never saw my waiter in the time I was there. But the biggest thing was how dirty the booths were, seats torn, wobbly tables, stained booths, food on the blinds and that's that I moved tables 3 times until I found something I was willing to sit in. read more

Last time I was there, because my son likes this place, I found a dead roach in the restroom room that looked like it had been there for awhile. Their restroom is always dirty. read more

Lin's International Buffet - Roach dessert - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I have been looking for a great Asian Buffet and I was so happy to come across this place. We recently just moved from Hawaii and I was so happy to see a bunch of my favorites. I must say that I'm he brisket was delicious! We went around 7:30pm and I was happy we were able to get seated right away. Everything tasted pretty fresh and they were still bringing out food. Our waiter was sweet and everyone was friendly. I can't wait to come back and bring my friends. The cost for two adults and two drinks were $41. It's a little on the pricy side, but was worth it! read more

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Great atmosphere, would definitely recommend for others to try. Restroom are always clean. Employees are very helpful.

The buffet had a large selection of food but the selections were not good. Me and my teenagers were not satisfied. My son didn't even eat anything. The sesame chicken was okay. The egg drop soup was good. The salmon was dry. I will not go back. Overall the food was barely okay. read more

Great food you get to sit wherever you want to once you walk in. It's kind of noisy but we were able to sit in the back where there were not many people. $15.99 for adult dinner buffet. They have a large assortment of food. Traditional buffet. It's what you would expect. Took a while to get our drinks and they give you plastic silverware. Server was very nice. Accepted Apple Pay. read more

Had such a pleasant visit. The food was really good. Had been to the location in Alamo ranch and their selection and quality has gone down. Was afraid the same would be true here, but it was not. Everything from the sushi rolls to the cookies was delish and plentiful. read more

Lin's International Buffet - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Great food clean restaurant and pricing is good . Staff is courteous. The ambiance is relaxing . Just a great place

OK, I went to Lin's international buffet as yelp and Google maps says, however, looking for the place the actual sign says kins ...KINS! So that threw me off yeah you should get that fixed ! We were a party of 10 to celebrate the granddaughters 14th birthday! It's her favorite restaurant! she's been coming there since she was a little girl three years old and now she's 14! The birthday girl got to eat, free.,but that's the only gratuity they gave for the birthday girl, no song no cake! Sad face! Other than that, the food is good ! There is a lot of variety to choose from ! However, that steak is chewy and y'all need to get some tenderizer or higher quality steak ! I'm just keeping it real. However, I really did enjoy the sushi, the shrimp and the muscles . It was nice to see everybody choosing different food and getting the young teenagers to try different foods! Some of the faces they made were classic. I was laughing so hard. My fiancé really enjoyed the fresh salad and kept going back for more and more ! Crispy! There is plenty handicapped parking. The ambience was good. The bathrooms were clean. The service was weak because the dirty plates were not removed when we were ready to go get another plate of food! Our server was not attentive. And lastly it's quite pricey per person! read more

Horrible place. Did a Doordarshan order and specifically stated on my order no mushrooms as I'm alert. Well they didn't care and 3 bites in found mushrooms. My tongue is still a little swollen and the manager was so rude. She demanding I take the food back and told her I had no transportation for one and that it should have been taken care of before it left the restaurant to assure it didn't contain mushrooms. It's clearly written on the order receipt but yet they did whatever they wanted at the costumers health. Never again will I order from these people. read more

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Bad Business ! said one price on line .Get there and it was 40 percent higher 52.00 Dollars for 2 and that's with the discount of 10 percent Plus they ask for a 20 percent tip ! This is a no go for me .the food was the same as any other Chinese buffet I wish I would had gone to the Golden Wok across the street. read more

Ate here on the recommendation of a colleague who touted it as being the "best Chinese buffet" he had ever eaten at. He's obviously doesn't get out much. For what it is, it's expensive and gross!!! That's all I'm going to say. If you think about eating here, think again and keep going. You've been warned. read more

Good variety of food, but personally I didn't feel some of the food had flavor, the sushi, I tried different types and the taste was the same for all of them, It was only plain. The rice it was really good! I personally love chinese food but here I found some foods that tasted really good, and others just plain. The servers are really nice and friendly. It is in a great location, in front of the freeway so basically you will see it if you pass by. read more

Lin's International Buffet - chinese - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

I travel quite a bit for work and love the variety of an international buffet. This one far exceeds most! The correct (or updated) name is Kim's Buffet. The food at lunch is abundant and fresh. The seating area is clean and the booth walls are appealing with a variety of music playing softly overhead. I will definitely stop back when in town. read more

Lin's International Buffet - Seating ambiance is very inviting - Chinese Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Best buffet ever and all you can eat buffet of Chinese food count me in I got the lo main with orange chicken and sushi and crab ragons and some more stuff but it was all you can eat buffet and I got 18 plates 18 it was awesome read more

I have been here three times and I have to admit for being a buffet everything is pretty fresh and actually taste really good. Some of my favorite thing so far would have to be the teriyaki chicken, the hot wings, the pepper steak, the fried rice and the general TSO chicken. Oddly enough they make you pay before you sit down which is not good for their servers because if you are paying with A credit card or debit card and not using Cash how are you able to tip your server or waitress before you even meet them. That's kind of like getting married to somebody before even meet them. So attention management if I was you all I would somehow allow us clients to be able to tip the server or wait staff after we eat and then we pay. Everything is very clean, huge restaurant. They have many tables that can accommodate so many people. Also the desserts are very good as well. read more

Love, love Lin's and especially the new one on 410 Access. Been three times and they've only been open a week!! lol I always have shrimp and get a small bowl of the cocktail sauce (ketchup/horse radish.) Anytime I've gone I ask my server if she would please go to the kitchen and get me some extra horse radish. They've always got me some but today they said they didn't have horse radish. I told them they had to have some as they had some on the buffet. I just prefer it hotter. I only ask for maybe a good tablespoon of it. Server talked to kitchen and management and they all said they didn't have any horse radish! I even got some the day before and you could see the horse radish on the buffet today. I will continue to go to Lin's as it is so good but I was just so disappointed today. Guess I'll have to take my own!!! read more

I came here to eat with my family and everything seemed fine. Nice flooring & decor. It looked like a really nice place. We picked a table , took turns getting up to get our food. Then as soon as we sat down to eat , a roach came crawling out from under the table!! It was a small roach & where there is small roaches , there are mama roaches. We immediately left! So disgusting. Never coming back. read more

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Opening weekend and it's as busy as I expected. There's a line out the door, but moving pretty quickly. Who would have thought a buffet would be so popular? The restaurant is big and there is plenty of seating. One set fee will get you all the Chinese, Pho, seafood, sushi, pizza, steak and dessert. You can eat it or take it to go. You should expect the typical buffet food. Do expect a better seafood selection than any buffet in town. They have raw oysters, crab legs, baked salmon, grilled fish. Bring your wet wipes if you plan to eat oysters and crab legs. Ask your waiter for the crab cracker. The sushi bar is pretty good too. They have the typical rolls and then some. If you like fresh salmon or tuna, you can find that in the sushi bar. I was disappointed their seaweed salad had lettuce. Pho is made to order. You pick your ingredients and you'll have a fresh dish within minutes. They have dim sum. It's just not labeled. It's like playing Russian roulette. Some are sweet and some are savory. I would totally skip dessert. They don't have anything that stands out. The line for the ice cream is ridiculous. read more

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Honestly I've been wanting to give Lins a try but there's some hits and some miss Like the meat is good 9/10 Noodles not so much 4/10 Macaroni is so watery 0/10 Sushi is good 6/10 Wontons are so plain 2/10 Fruit was stale 4/10 Icecream was gooey 2/10 Egg drop soup is so oily 1/10 Wouldn't go again if I'm being honestly I'd give this place Like a 4.8/10 just because of the meat read more

I stopped for lunch Yuck. And on top of that it was almost $20. And no Mongolia grill for that price you think they would have that

This place unfortunately was disgusting and filthy...take the extra drive to Lin's on the Northside Alamo Ranch. The food was def not hot enough and seafood was not cold enough. The booths were filthy. My grandkids wouldn't touch the food even the icecream was not edible!! read more

I give Lin's international buffet a one star review because the workers wouldn't let my father enjoy the free meal due to advertise the free meal event and tell him that he needed two adults to get a free meal. I think the manager should advertise but with the honest truth so the public can know what are the recommendations are required to enter the building and if not the manager can tell the public the truth they deserve. The public will get the truth one way or another, it's only a matter of time. read more