The servers are very sweet and remember you even if you've been gone for a long time ^^ The food is good as always, even for the Lunch Hours they have (ginger) Crab & some Calamari! It's so good! That said since the TARIFFS they've had to start using paper plates, plastic silverware & cups, but honestly, I do not blame them one bit! It's so hard keeping a BUFFET open (especially an Asian one) in this economy. I'm genuinely grateful they're here and hope they'll remain here for many years to come! Oh also try the Matcha Ice Cream!! So good! Especially paired with anything chocolate! Really good! read more

Peking Buffet - Shrimp, Steamed bun, rice, CALAMARI & green peppers - Chinese Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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Place needs a good upgrade, new facelift. The disposal cups, plates, and utensils are ok, just hoping they aren't reused. Recently had lunch there and the fork they gave me was dirty. Cleanliness: 3.5 Food: 4 read more

The conditions here are disgusting. We were brought to an unclean table and the food was unsatisfactory. I do not recommend coming here

PAPER PLATES... PLASTIC UTENSILS... FILTHY CARPET and TILE... DISGUSTING BATHROOMS...(no towels for hands). What the heck. This place needs an inspection! The food was really not bad and the attendant cleared plates and refilled drinks, it was just not a great experience. We will not return unless they do a major makeover! read more

How does this restaurant pass safety standards? Genuinely wondering. Paper cups and plates, so many stains on the carpet, walls, and ceiling, and the buffet itself feels dirty and unsanitary. read more

bro ts place so ass do NOT go here. the food tasted like it was reheated and put back 10 different times. service was good tho read more

GREAT food, almost always fresh, good service, simple. The plates and utensils are plastic - no biggy. The food is amazing and there is a LOT of it. I like going here and try to take friends along. They're often amazed at how good the food is. read more

Worst Chinese food I ever had no hot tea served plastic fork and spoon 1napkin paper plate

Stopped by for dinner. Yuck the food was satisfactory. But the place was filthy. The walls are dirty floors need scrubbed. Why is it so hard to find a good clean place to eat. They had plenty of help make them clean and do something rather then stand around and do nothing. read more

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We have been coming here for years and we were extremely disappointed this time!! It has been probably a year since we were here last. You have to eat from paper plates and plastic forks/spoons. Sushi bar was not fully stocked and the rice was dried out and crispy... I could not tell if there was a difference between the honey or sesame chicken. All of the food was "chewy" and seemed very old. We will unfortunately not be back again... read more

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Service was ok for a buffet meal. The buffet is large with many varieties of food. Some of the items seemed frozen / heated and not actually prepared. The building looks old and dated with cracked upholstery on the seats. The big negative is the paper plates, plastic flatware, and plastic drink cups. This place needs a major upgrade. read more

Disappointing is an understatement. Tried this place for the first time with my family. I should have came alone and saved a lot of money to find out that I will never be here again. I could not believe they offered paper plates for you to get your food. Then they bring your drinks in plastic cups. This is ridiculous,... oh and to make it better over 50% of the food pans were either out of food or had just enough for one scraping of food. We took our time eating in hopes that they would bring more food out. They did not! With more than an hour left before they closed they just stopped. Yet they charged full price for less than half of the options. What a waste of money! read more

Good price and quality for a buffet! The sweet and sour chicken was great, everything I tried was great. Also loved the ice cream!

For a buffet choice its one of the best I have been too. The staff seem to care about their patrons. They are often right there taking your plates and refilling your pop. I highly recomend this place read more

This place is a joke. They serve everything off of flimsy paper plates and bowls. The food looks and tastes as if it's been on the buffet since this time last year. Gross, on so many le read more

Peking Buffet - It looks like I'm at a neighborhood pot luck, not a restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

My daughters and I have eaten at this buffet many times over the years when we have gone to Iowa City. Sadly it is not the place it used to be. Today my daughter and I went and I was shocked to see plastic silverware on the table. Then we realized they no longer use proper plates or bowls - it's all paper. Red solo cups for your beverages. The food? Well what wasn't dry and over cooked was cold. None of it had particularly good flavor. Imagine my surprise when the bill came to $30 for 2 buffets and water. This will be our last visit . read more

Yes, where can I start, I came here about 3 years ago and I was very shocked at how different this Is now. I came here because it was my brother birthday. I could give this a 0 star if I could yelp please put this in. back to topic, they had the audacity to bring paper plates, plastic red cup, plastic silverware. on to food , they barley restock those cold old ahh food, they removed most of the stuff I loved back then. if you send the picture of the food they will ask if you need financial help. on to looks, I sat where the seats where ripped my upper body was moving back and forth, barley anyone came, they made good choice. those mini lobster had nothing in them. no wifi, like, Food Inspection.. HELLOOO??? they need to wreck that place down and make a new one hope they feel ashamed. I don't think they wash the things people use to scoop up that nasty garbage.. read more

I want to start this off by saying I am an easy "critic". This is the first one star review I've ever left a restaurant. The main reason being that the $15 for this dinner buffet was disappointing. everything is served on paper plates, plastic cutlery, and red solo cups. A lot of the food trays were never re-stocked (I love hot and sour soup and it was empty my entire visit) and several trays that were stocked were lukewarm and visibly old. the Mongolian stir fry chef was rarely visible, and i wasn't even sure if it was open. Normally I try to give places the benefit of the doubt, but this establishment has two stars on yelp for a reason. read more

My friend wanted to peeking buffet for dinner for her birthday. Hi however, have had several negative experiences going there. Basically I went up to the buffet and hardly anything is up there. It's like it's dried up and there's maybe one serving of that there so I decided not to take a plate and just not eat food like it wouldn't be good to eat, the lady brought us our drinks, sparkly. I took a sip and it was warm and flat, no carbonation so I went up to let them know and they argued with me telling me the machine was fine. My friend had eaten a piece of watermelon and decided she did not want to eat there because nothing looks good, we went up to the front and the girl demanded that I pay for my drink even though was flat and I only had one sip. All they had to drink it and they could tell it was bad but they didn't. They argued about it she demanded that my friend pay for her meal, even though she had just a piece of watermelon. I think that place should have the health department go in there. I wouldn't recommend it to anybody save your money because they will demand you pay even if their food is not fresh! read more

First of all - not closed. Ate there today. That being said - their food has never been great, but they've swapped out some palatable options to make room for more inedible seafood. No more General Tso's chicken, for starters. The buffet now comes complete with paper plates, red (I can't believe they're not) Solo cups, and plastic tableware. No kids price. Hard to track anyone down for a refill on a drink, which was odd given that it's one of two primary responsibilities for anyone checking on tables at a buffet. None of this touches on the fact the food that was on the buffet was often out. Some was replaced fairly quickly, other times were out when we arrived and never refilled. All of this comes on top of the fact their price is significantly higher than it was previously. When it was time for ice cream at the end and I was putting it in the supplied styrofoam coffee cup I knew I'd never be back. I hate to shred a restaurant, but this place was never great. Now? It's a shell of what it used to be. It can't all be COVID. read more

Haven't been here since 2021 so here's the review for that, we had to eat with plastic utensils, plastic cups and paper plates now I understand it was the pandemic but I hear they're still doing that now. The food was obviously old and a little gross, the dessert was really the only good thing. The service was ok at best and the bathrooms were better than what I see now which is apparently gross and rat infested after seeing the review where someone's spouse DIED from the food definitely will not go here again!! EAT AT YOUR OWN RISK read more

This place was decently good the cali rolls were good but it was weird with the fish eggs on it but the chocolate ice cream was AMAZING! Over goood place to eat! read more

I should never have stepped foot in this place . It's disgusting! The food looks like they reheated it from lunch time, which was reheated from the previous night's dinner. They also have you eating off paper plates and drinking from red cups. If you're thinking about eating here... Don't! read more

I wish I could give this place 0 stars. There were very few selections and the selections that were available were either stale, cold, or tasteless. The place itself is dirty and has no aesthetic appeal. There were only 2 staff members available. The service itself wasn't terrible, but considering the price of $15 per person, this restaurant needs to undergo some serious adjustments. read more

When I first walked in I thought it was okay than I quickly realized the cups were plastic, silverware was plastic, and plates were paper, once I realized that I thought the price would be cheaper maybe $20 for 2, NO it was $30 for two people. Y'all would have better luck just going to hyvee and getting the food and cooking it at home, WITH REAL SILVERWARE! NOT SATISFIED AT ALL! read more

Nasty dirty will be reporting to all government officials. Rude and disrespectful. No food in the buffet was told need to ask for what you want read more

Hot authentic food! Everything was filled and delicious. The steamed flounder was very tasty. Hibachi you pick they cook. Plenty of seafood. And for only 13.99$ wow! Must visit. Awesome service read more

This place is just awful. Serving raw chicken and everything was inedible. So embarrassing. read more

Peking Buffet - Raw chicken - Chinese Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

4:30pm on a Monday hardly any food set out and was not filled during visit. Will not return.

Food was poor quality and not kept at proper temperature . Bathrooms were gross. The overall condition of the restaurant was low quality. Don't eat here! read more

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Horrible, horrible, horrible. First it is HOT inside the restaurant, about 80-85 degrees. I asked someone if the A/C was broken and the person said "No it's just hot". The food was not fresh and not replenished frequently. The sushi bar was not filled out at all and not attended as with the hibachi. When I informed the hostess that the sushi bar was completely empty she replied "Tell me which one you want and I will have it made for you." Well the idea of a buffet is to have a selection of choices, not to order a specific item. I told her no thank you and went back to the buff but did not select anything. I am guessing their dishwasher mush of been broken or they were understaffed because to make matters worse we were eating on paper plates, drinking out of red solo cups, and using plastic utensils. The best thing that happened was the waitress noticed I didn't eat and did not charge me. None at my table went back for seconds except my wife who just got soup. Management/ Owners need to step up because it seemed they did not care about quality. Our waitress was very good and I was happy to have her but management and kitchen staff...Ugh!! read more

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Typical buffet options with several non-Chinese options available for those who prefer other cuisines. American Chinese all the way--sesame chicken, chicken with broccoli, egg rolls, etc. They do offer a seafood soup on the dinner buffet. In the sushi section, there were about three different variation of California Rolls sitting out. What did stand out was the service we received during the evening of December 4, 2017. They must have had their 'A-Team' working that night, as we had a server who was very attentive and even took our checks to the register for us (have never had that happen before). We were also thanked for our business on the way out the door. This may not seem like a big deal to most people reading this review, but when said service is unexpected, it stands out. read more

So terribly disappointed. This place is a Coralville staple and I have been coming here since I was little. It was simply awful. Starting with one of my favorites here, the peanut butter chicken. It was there, but was minus the peanut butter. It was just fried chicken. The white rice was so over cooked that it was almost like watered down rice pudding. The sushi bar was pretty much empty. The green beans had been out there waaaay too long. The only thing that was OK was the fish and meat on a stick. 90% sure it was chicken another one of my Chinese buffet favorites. The service was equally as terrible. I had to beg for a drink, was never brought silverware or napkins and the waiter seemed annoyed that I asked. Aside from a slight acknowledgement when I asked for a refill of water I didn't get much out of the guy. Just got my bill. Glad it is over. read more

The food was lukewarm. The pop tasted awful. Almost $ 13.00 for the meal. I used the restroom and was shocked by how bad it was. Both the divider to the urinal and the toilet divders were very rusty. The urinal one had rust flaking on the floor and grafitti on it. read more

I definitely wouldn't even give them a one I brought the food back to the table it was cold and hard I refused to eat it in fear of getting sick so I got up to leave and the manager told me I had to pay or she would call the cops and was super rude. I told her I shouldn't have to pay for food I didn't eat and I asked for a refund she told me to come back and call the cops I ended calling my bank if you want cold hard food and rude customer service this would be the place for you read more

My family and I have not been here since the pandemic. We always enjoyed the place and thought we would give it a try for lunch. I should have looked at the reviews before going. I was not expecting to be eating out of paper plates with plastic silverware for $13.99 per person. A large percentage of the options were over cooked and dried out. The fried rice was very salty and did not taste homemade. Many of the dishes we used to enjoy were no longer on the menu. The egg rolls were over cooked and half the size they used to be. My wife used the restroom and could not believe how dirty it was. Hopefully the kitchen is not as dirty. It is unfortunate that this place has gone so far down hill. We will not be back. read more

For those who are in love with the food here, I think we need to have a talk. Having grown up in the buffet line, I'm a fan of places that serve food in hog trough style, but it's gotta be comida that's at least worth what you pay for. This was unfortunately not that case when we visited the Peking buffet. I've got nothing against places that have some grime going on or that are busy enough that some things are out, but when the food is truly not worth eating, that's my limit. We wandered in for a late dinner this past week after seeing 6 days of lines coming out of the place after the grand opening. The decor inside is actually very authentic and the servers were fantastic (they kept the place open late for a number of us who came in 20 minutes before closing) - extra star for service. That's where the good stuff ended. The buffets were nicely stocked, the chandelier (with a rotating colored light above it no less) adorned said buffets, and the place smelled of Chinese buffet. We counted about 12 different types of chicken and to be fair, these were decent - our favorite was the peanut butter chicken. Crab rangoons were solid as well. At that point however, things got rough. Our first hint that things may go south was when we saw the frog legs...yes frog legs at a Chinese buffet. They were interesting, not gross. The egg drop soup was pretty bad - may have been because it's made with Coralville water, but either way, I didn't finish it. The dim sum offerings were a chicken rice and a red bean roll - these were unfortunately sub par. The sushi bar was exciting until we tasted the sushi. Again, I'm glad the attempts are being made, but the sushi needs to be fresh - these tastes like old fish. Didn't have any of the Mongolian BBQ, but suspect it's okay as it's hard to mess up. The desserts were iced cream and a number of rolls. The ice cream was not real high quality (I know, it's a buffet) and left much to be desired. Getting a big bunch of store brand would be a step up. They do the standard fried Americanized Chinese food really well here, but you can grab that at a grocery store. The "real" Chinese dishes were really cheaply done and left way to much to be desired for even the $12 that the buffet cost. The positives included the service and the decor - you can tell they're excited about the place! Based on the lines, we were expecting to be blown away, but aside from the "insert location or ingredient here" chicken and other fried goods, the food was really sub-par. If we want fake Chinese (which we often do) we'll grab it at Hy-vee. read more

I hate this place. Don't eat here. The food is horrible. The experience was horrible. The staff sucks

i took my 2 teenage boys here for lunch and hardly any food on the buffet. The food that was on the buffet looked old. We waited with everyone else for more food to come out and it never came. I told the lady at the register who told me it's so busy it goes as soon as they put it out. The place was not busy at all. We will definitely never return to this dump of a restaurant. read more