I love this place. Me and my friend always go every 4 months. Food is good. I like the fish dishes and the chicken/beef.

I really enjoyed the buffet, I filled my plate three times. There's good food selection. This is a better Chinese buffet in the area. This is probably a three star, but since I haven't found a buffet as T compared to the rest, I gave it a four. If you are a buffet type of a person. And are looking for a Chinese buffet, I would recommend you try this before you try the others. I'm still waiting for a real good buffet in the area. But I don't think there are any. read more

This is going to be the 16th review that mentions the food being cold, but let me add that it being cold also makes it dry and hard/chewy. Not much else to add on service and ambience; you know what you're getting at a Chinese buffet. You don't come for the service, you just want to eat your money's worth. Can't do that here because half the food trays are empty and the other half has cold hard dried food on them. read more

Service was ok. Food was average but there was a glue on nail in the ice cream will not go again. Update lot of stomach pain. read more

Nuevo China Buffet - Green and pink glue on nail - Chinese Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

I have gone to a lot of chinese buffets. Some really bad and some that I would rate edible. Some I would rate good. What I look for is cleanliness, selection and if they replenish the food to keep it fresh. Honestly this place had a good selection of dishes. The workers were constantly replenishing the food and it was clean. I will go again in the next few days to see if this was only happening because it was a busy Saturday or if the selection service and food is always treated this way. But for my first time I rate this place 4 stars. Hopefully it stays the same on my next visit. read more

The food was terrible, the rice and soup smelled horrendous almost rancid. The selection was minimal the shrimp literally disintegrated into my hands. The french fries and potstickers were harder than the rock of Gibraltar. I can see why you must pay before you eat, I was very surprised to see others dining in the restaurant. We will not be returning, and we will never speak of our experience here ever again. read more

We had the buffet, it was awesome. Something for everyone. If you haven't tried it, it's a must do. Was a good price

They have a good food and diverse options for all ages. Especially chicken nuggets and fried for those young picky kids. Bathrooms are not nice at all. Stall doors are filled with graffiti and leaks leaks on floors are common. They have very nice workers there that check up on you and refill your drink. Some of the heat laps may not be fully working as some of the food is cold. I wouldn't come here again, but it was not a bad experience. read more

Nuevo China Buffet - some shrimp taken by my daughter - Chinese Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

Love this place. They got the ribs right. Also half crabs at the buffet I like. My fave buffet

This place is soooo digustingly dirty, why hasnt the health department shut down this place. It breathes all kinds of bacteria everywhere!!!!!! The bathroom look like they are clearned once per year!!!! read more

This place is the worst buffett I have ever been to. Old rancid food. Zero quality or clenliness, Little selection, meat trays are always empty, people standing around waiting for food to be replenished, staff begs for tips. They get mad and give you dirty looks and mean Comments under their breaths for not leaving a tip even though it's a self serve pre pay place. read more

This is by far one of Northlake's little gems. I've read plenty of reviews and I had to check it out for myself and let me tell you I enjoyed my meal I was still full almost 2.5 hours later. I tried everything on the menu and even the hibachi. The price for dinner is affordable and has its perks. I am a very picky eater so I took my time , trying out each item. The only drawback that I could see was the lack of passion from staff when it came to changing the trays. Items like the Mac and cheese , teriyaki chicken on a stick , and fried fish portions all looked a little bleak. The only negatives I have for this place were the portions were made not according to amount of diners thus having a lot of colder or non eatable items. The bathroom faucet fell out when I washing my hands. Overall I appreciate the service and welcoming atmosphere of the restaurant and hope it can only improve. To management: my only suggestion would be to help your cooks to make smaller portions to keep food cost low. It may require them to cook more often if business picks up but they can get more bonuses by saving on food waste. ENJOY!!!!!!! read more

Lots of choices to pick from however I noticed a lot of the food isn't hot. I'm not sure if the heat lamps aren't working well as most of the food seemed to be room temperature or even cold. Because of this some of the food items didn't taste as good in my opinion. I tried as many items as possible the only food that seemed best was a spicy chicken dish which was slightly warm in temperature though I'm not sure what it was called as nothing is labeled. They do have friendly staff but I'm not sure if I'll be back as I didn't enjoy the food as much as I was hoping to :( read more

First thing I noticed was this establishment is clean. When entering, you pay before you sit and or grab food. Keep in mind this place is All You Can Eat! Establishment has food for everyone. The Food: the biggest and only thing I took from this afternoons feeding was, there is a lot of food that was cold. It seems like they didn't have enough food for the rush. They hoped that their steam tables would get the food warmed up quicker than people coming to grab. I'm sure this is a huge No, No. I don't work for the food and health department, but I personally know cold food that supposed to be hot is a huge No, No. Moving on, I'd highly recommend you attacking the Teppenyaki station. Everything is made on a big griddle. Takes about 5 minutes to fully cook. Note: everything was tasty for what was hot. Cold food was cooked, just seemed like they had it sitting prior to it being transferred to the steam table. read more

Nuevo China Buffet - Front entrance! - Chinese Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

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Tremendous value for just under $20; some of the Asian ladies there are really nice, others seem like they've encountered had a lot of trouble. Luckily, I asked nicely about a few select items, & they helped me out. Just take 3-4 $1s with you & reward good service across the host & plate clearers. It's an interesting location between some of the few Walmarts/Sams in the same shopping plaza where there plenty of options to burn off them grunt-grunt oink-oink nuevo & viejo cerdo calories. Luckily it's peace & quiet for the most part & none of that bizarre & sappy mariachi music. But let me tell you want is amazing about this place, granted they just have to go dine themselves at Royal Schaumburg/Downers Grove, Elgin Bufett, & China House in De Kalb, so they can compare & contrast & enhance & improve further or just see my other reviews & pix. It's the prepared seafood - large pieces of fish, oysters/sauce with rice, & sour bamboo/mushroom soup, plus the calamari, crawfish, & crab/shrimp 's ok; I didn't even have to worry about the fresh hibachi (probably too oily & overcooked), other waddle carbs, or non-seafood gristle items, or even jello dessert, though picking at it when I'm super hungry wasn't necessarily terrible. Sorry I didn't have pictures, yet; on weekends when it's crowded, it gets cramped & messy, but I doubt it's filthy & grimy, much easier on weekdays to relax except this one middle eastern couple decided to have a loud conversation on their speakerphone in arabic & I couldn't figure out how to diffuse the situation so they got the point, but what are you going to do? I haven't figured out others' bad reviews, I'll have to check, but if one asks nicely & are reasonable, they seem like they care to do a decent job. I think sometimes the exasperation in tone may be related to culture difference, I mean what are you going to do when 2 in 3 people are hispanic, but I digress. read more

Literally do not come here. I got up to go get myself a drink after 5 mins of being there one of the ladies who was watching everyone serve themselves food came up to me running for a tip.. I was confused since I was just filling up my cup... why would she need a tip for something I'm doing? I told her in a confused look " I'm just grabbing soda. Do I need to tip you for that?" She proceeded to pull out a bunch of receipts and was like " which one is yours?" And pointing on the stack of receipts in her hand... I said " I paid cash." Then she kept pointing on the tip line of the receipt expecting me to write something on someone else's receipt. When I said no she kept asking for a tip. I filled up my cup and ignored her. Finished my food and left. If you want a tip please don't harass your customers. It's so uncomfortable. Never coming back. read more

I don't know what happened to this place in just a few short years! Food cold and congealed. Bizarre sushi combinations. Staff doesn't keep stations clean. Gave them numerous chances to get back to the place we were once so happy to find. We're done coming here. read more

Do not come here, these owners do not care about your health or safety only the money. I came with my parents and these waiters thought it was okay to serve us in the same cup that someone else drinked from. If it wasnt for me getting up to go to the bathroom I would have not noticed at all. Please be cautious with your food and beverages...they could be using the same contaminated plate or cup. The environment is usually packed but as someone who loves to come here, I will not be coming back. Disgusting and disappointed. read more

Notice the cooking utensils stored in stagnant dirty water. Notice the tongs stored dirty on the unclean grill. Notice the dirty grill. Notice the buildup of food debris, oil, and filth in the crevices. Notice the dirty hand sink that employees are using to "clean" utensils. Utensils are supposed to be washed, rinsed, and sanitized at least every 4 hours...you can't do that at a hand sink. Notice there are no paper towels in the paper towel dispenser. Notice the dirty mop and broom handles that employees are touching, and then not washing their hands because they stored dirty dishes in the hand sink that is solely for handwashing and also have no paper towels. Notice the pile of dirty dishes, why aren't they stored in the kitchen near the three compartment sink or dishwasher. Notice the bleach and vinegar bottles stored on bottom shelf that is a chlorine gas emitting reaction waiting to happen. Notice the food that is stored in the metal multi-use bin, it is not under refrigeration...how much listeria, salmonella, etc is growing in there....and this is JUST the hibachi area...this place makes you PREPAY..so please take this as a warning DO NOT COME HERE!... read more

Nuevo China Buffet - a dirty counter with dishes on it - Chinese Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

I agree with another poster that the food is not hot enough temperature wise unless you get food made at the grill. This is the only reason I only gave 4 stars. Good selection of foods, good prices, clean all around. Friendly staff. If you are there between hours you might be able to get the dinner items which included a shrimp dish that looked good with some veggies. I would try again but really don't understand why the food is not maintained hot. It did stay busy while we were there. read more

Waitress was a little aggressive. Food was mediocre. Dessert selection left much to be desired. Restrooms were sketchy asf...if you like small spaces and graffiti then you're cool. Messages on the walls of the bathrooms of people looking to "hook up." read more

On a Saturday @2 the place is pretty empty for a fam of 4 we paid $70 bucks. Food is under cooked and had no flavor/seasoning. Definitely not coming here again.Sorry read more

Food was mild and the service was not great at all. We paid before sitting down and eating and after I was done eating, I was chased down by the workers on the floor yelling that we needed to tip. For customers that aren't financially good and already paid $40 for two at the door, it was quite rude and uncalled for to be chased out and scolded. Tipping is great when you have extra to give but it shouldn't be expected. I would not be eating here again after that rude encounter, and I will definitely look elsewhere to eat. read more

I had not gone to a buffet since before covid and was really in the mood for Chinese. The dishes were your typical Chinese and a few American items. It was good not the best but not the worse. Service was fine and the decor was your typical buffet. read more

Good price for good food loved the service there was a waitress so nice and always checked on us and loved the judgment free zone and kind service loved the habachi great place to eat with family friends the food is desecant overall great can't wait to go again hopefully to and eat more food lol had like 4 plates loved it read more

5 stars for the service and the staff - it doesn't get much friendlier than this - 3 stars for the food, which is cheap and filling but a little bit on the oily and bland side. The sushi is low quality but fresh. There are better sushi places. read more

I understand that it's still pretty new, so please keep this in mind for my review ... Firstly, it's a good value. You pay at the door, around $10 a person, and then you can go in. You swat yourself, and drink are included in entrance price. The selection of food was a bit strange. Nothing I had was bad though. (Note: the picture I attached is not necessarily representative of the food there. I was having a weird day for what I wanted to eat.) the buffalo wings were amazing. Hot and sour soup was standard. All of the stir fries were fairly standard. They had nearly whole sections of deep fried tilapia, a sushi arrangement with vegetarian rolls included, spicy seafood soup with whole shrimp, mashed potatoes, fried dumplings-- it was an array. Drinks included Pepsi products, horchata, mango juice, fruit punch, hot tea, and possibly coffee. It's really an experience. And since you paid when you came in, when you are done you can just leave. No fuss. That being said, it is in kind of a weird location for me coming from Lombard/Oak Brook Terrance area. Driving there is somewhat awkward. I would be willing to go again if I was in the area, but I'm not sure it would be worth it to me to navigate that area on a regular basis. read more

Nuevo China Buffet - Hot and sour soup. Clockwise on the plate: fried rice noodles, ham steak with gravy, spring roll, buffalo wings, and fried plantains. - Chinese Near Me - Northlake, Illinois

Food was cold and tasted like soap. Waste of money!!! The Dirty bathrooms should have been my sign to leave, but I decided to give it a change. This was honestly the worst Chinese buffet. The servers asked for a tip, even though they never came to our table to check up on us. Don't eat here!!!! Your stomach will thank me. read more

Great buffet. We usually go on the weekends, the food is fresh and area is kept clean. Like most buffets, I wouldn't recommend going on the weekdays because the food won't be as fresh. The staff was nice and attentive. read more

I would not recommend Nuevo, the Food served is cold and when called out the staff will fight back and create drama over it but won't do anything about it. The staff is VERY rude and will always give you dirty looks and the second you get up to leave they will chase you for tips and I have seen them force others to tip. The ambiance is just average and the restrooms are dirty,filthy and smell awful like they have never been cleaned. For this high price buffet I would NOT recommend going here. read more

I went on a Sunday when the buffet was VERY well-stocked with seafood. If you're the kind of person who feels no shame in loading your plate with nothing but peel-n-eat shrimp and mussels, you'll fit in here. If you want more of a traditional buffet, go during the week where it's probably cheaper. Really good selection of food, with plenty of choices. There's even a raw food section where they'll cook your food to order like a Mongolian grill, but the selection is kinda limited. Avoid the egg rolls - they're completely plain with only cabbage inside. Really good chicken dishes, gyoza, lo mein, and garlic green beans more than made up for that, however. The dining room is very big, I went when it was busy (100+ people) so while the buffet area was crowdes, the dining area was not. read more

The food was ok but there was flies and the bathrooms was disgusting and so was the smell and they didn't even clean the ice creams scooper the water was very dirty and at the end the lady kept asking for a tip but she did not serve us or anything she just picked up are plates and the habachi man was very mad and kinda threw the food of noodles at me read more

Dude. Raw meat in bins left to patrons to select and then walk over to another station for prep? Uh. No.

I've tried to eat here twice.The first time I looked at the buffet before paying the buffet fee. The dinner price did not warrant the asking price...everything on the bar was CHEAP. The second time I went I told the woman behind the register that I wanted to see what's on the lunch bar before paying, and she responded with an obvious attitude! Her demeanor was nasty! These people come to this country hoping to get rich off our dollars. But show obvious signs of hatred. Avoid this place! read more

Not worth it hella stomach pain after eating and the girl runs up to you asking for tips when she knows your about to leave

The food is ok I guess. Some of it is cold. The big thing here is the staff. The service was good at the cashier but the waitresses were RUDE. My toddler is autistic and she was yelling at him because he had dropped a few oranges. Then she brooms the dirty carpet while you are eating and brooms your feet with the dirty broom. And as we were leaving she started yelling "NO TIP???GIVE ME TIP" WHERE THE TIP?" Really loudly. And she started to yell at me because she wanted me to put the baby chair back. She blocked me from leaving and was yelling! 0/10 DO NOT RECOMMEND. She yells at everyone if they don't leave a tip. I had already paid $70 for me and my husband. read more

The staff were so friendly! We went this past Sunday and all the food was fresh and kept coming!

Not a great selection Food wasn't hot Waitress was hovering over as we ate! Very uncomfortable read more

NEVER AGAIN... $17 and some change for cold, mediocre food!!! I sttod perplexed as I fixed my plate, because there was no signage (descriptions). I was determined to get my money's worth and tried to select healthy options; veggies, fish, and anything that wasn't drenched in sweet sticky sauce, but that's next to impossible at a Chinese buffet! Even though I knew I couldn't consume that much, I was okay as long as the food was tasty & hot... IT WAS NOT!!! read more

Pretty good food, staff is v nice, typical Chinese fare, if in the area and super hungry, try it