Had an Awesome lunch there. All you can eat buffet- food…read moretasty - people mighty nice- Had a hard time finding it because it's INSIDE a small strip shopping center that was mostly vacant. Food was worth the search !

The food was really good, and fresh. The food was very very wonderful. It was wonderfully cooked.read more

Very good southern food. I never had real southern food for a long time and it leads me to good…read moreexpectations. Very hospitable service , we were treated well. Maybe someday they will renovate the pace especially the floor but other than that. It's totally good and really reasonable price.highly recommended

Food is good! Not over crowded. Clean and not pricey! Neat…read morelittle buffet! Can't believe it's making me write so many words in order to post

Went to Lackeys as part of a BBQ challenge Put on by the Arkansas times. Found the place locked…read moreup. No one around. The building is falling apart. Literally. Sign on the door and drive thru said New Hours. Closed Mon-Tues. open at 8 Wed-Sun. I was there in the middle of the day on Wed. Anyway. Don't waste your time traveling to Newport for Lackeys. They closed up shop and bailed on the challenge.

Well, people. Let me tell you a story. My family and I are on our way through Arkansas to Texas. On…read morethe way we wanted to experiment with ChatGPT to give us some good ideas for some amazing Arkansas Cuisine. ChatGPT recommended this place. Let me tell you, when ChatGPT says it can be wrong, it can be very wrong! You pull up to this red shack and notice the sign to tell you "This is the place" is 80% gone with missing lettering. The shack it self looks like it's ac window units are about to shatter and fall out of the window seals. Anyways, so you pull up, open your car doors, and the family is excited for some good ol' fashion family bbq. You walk into the door and... your feet are sticking to the floor. Well okay maybe someone spilled something, then you walk and realize, you were right! Someone did spill something, over the entire floor! Some of the floor is missing sections as well. Also, the atmosphere does not smell like bbq, grilling, frying, or anything else. It smells like urine. No other way to describe it. The ceiling above our head by our round table looked like it wanted to collapse on our heads. The bathroom... the bathroom should tell you all you need to know about this place. I know you're thinking, "why did we stay and order food". Well, we thought maybe, just maybe, it's a diamond in the rough. It's not a diamond, it's just in the rough. We ordered our food, grilled catfish, hush puppies, beef bbq plate, pulled pork sandwich, Tamala's, etc. Let me break these down for you piece by piece. Grilled Catfish - edible, small, expensive, and sad. Hushpuppies - Burnt and about as hard as marbles. Beef bbq plate - beef is decent, props. However, the coleslaw, flavorless, the beans, sad, and the Texas Toast, just toast, oh well. Pulled pork sandwich with Cajun fries - sandwich, absolutely flavorless, Cajun fries, fries with salt and pepper. Tamales - Good, but not worth the price. Presented poorly, and with the atmosphere, scary. Did I mention the food was served one-person at a time? Every single person had time to finish their plate before the next person got their plate. Also, the containers of Tartar sauce and ranch were grimy and spotted with black specks. I tried to squeeze out some ranch, but only a thin white liquid came out. What does this tell you about how this place cleans and stores their condiments? The people are kind, it's not the workers personality. It's the condition of the establishment that do a number on this place. Why do I want to eat food from a place that doesn't take care of itself? Does that mean it doesn't take care of their food? I will not always give places chances, and I don't know if you, reader, will either. However, if you do, do not give this place your chance. This place needs work, and a lot of it. However, ChatGPT did say this was authentic Arkansas cuisine, so maybe that is exactly what we got.

Got me general tso chicken and lo mein for pick up the food has very little taste and noodles taste…read morelike nothing but portions are huge enough for 2 people at the price of one

We ate here for dinner on a busy evening. But a lot of the food trays remained empty for long…read moreperiods. The egg rolls were greasy as were the crab ragoons. Beef and broccoli was extremely salty. The chicken kabobs were way over cooked. But the worst was that six of our group of nine got sick that night. Called the next morning but they respond sorry that happens! Won't return!

This is without a doubt the best Catfish that I have eaten. Very fresh and not greasy. The buffet…read moreis always well stocked with salads, veggies, and sides. The dessert bar offers a very good selection of pies and cake. But you should go for the Catfish!

I was taken there to celebrate my birthday. Their catfish was excellent and what sides I could…read morefill on my plate were great also. Wish I could have tried more of them. The servers were attentive and so nice, could not ask for better. Everything was clean and very nice. I plan on going back many time. Thank you Ron's Catfish for making a birthday so special.

Worst Chinese food I have ever had. I am not from the state have had Chinese food at many places…read morethis place is so subpar that if someone paid for my meal there I wouldn't want to go back Chinese places generally all have the green beans, these green beans are unlike any other Chinese place I've ever seen they have some red peppers on it it is really hot they are overcooked they are supposed to be crispy everything else just does not taste good

Hunan has long been a family favorite. The service is always friendly and prompt. The buffet is top…read morenotch. If you happen to come in well past lunch but not quite dinner, they are happy to whip up a fresh batch of whatever you may be looking for.

Very friendly people serving delicious food with a smile. You just can't beat Chef's In.read more

I love this place!! Everything is delicious. I would recommend it to anyone who loves country home…read morestyle cooking.

Absolute worst food i've ever had it wasn't eatable chicken was pink and chewy and chips were wet…read moreand stale like they had been sitting for weeks, found a eye lash in my mashed potatoes.Waitresses never came to the table. Food that was warm should've been cold and food that was cold should've been warm. I highly recommend to not go there unless you want a horrible case of food poisoning!

The food is bland. Terribly bland. Paid 79.00 for food that's really barely edible. And the steak…read moremy husband said it tastes like it was cooked in an old skillet. Had a weird taste. Can't wait to get back to TEXAS

We arrived an hour before closing. We walked around to see what was being served. There was still a…read moregood variety of options available so we grabbed a booth. Food was decent. The broccoli chicken was delicious and the broccoli was perfectly cooked. Everything we had for dinner was piping hot with the exception of the breaded fried zucchini (barely lukewarm but perfectly crispy). All selections we tried were delicious. The ONE middle-aged lady collecting dirty plates & filling drinks for the entire restaurant was phenomenal. I found her and handed her a nice cash tip before we left. She is definitely overworked and under appreciated. The man at the register was talking to a young male employee in another language -- across the restaurant. As in one guy was up by the front door and the other guy was at the furthest buffet table (desserts), so we got to listen to them holler back & forth at each for almost our entire meal. THAT was weird... and rude. We were exhausted and famished after 10 hours on the road, a peaceful meal would've been nice. As I said, the food was good so at least there was that. The variety of ice cream for dessert was great, but the 2 available scoops were soaking in a cloudy container of gray water. I just used an ice cream teaspoon to dig down deep & dish up. Pocahontas is a halfway point for us on many travels, this was our first time visiting China Star. Their hours are perfect for when we roll in at the end of a long day - I'd much rather have fresh stir fry than fast food. We'll be back.

Small town restaurant, very clean, food always hot. Great selection. Service was excellent as far…read moreas drinks.

what is not to like here? True local customer base drives the largely fried menu - but try to find…read morea problem w that!!

Absolutely fantabulous meal I must have every time in Arkansas nothing like some southern fried…read morecatfish