The food is decent, but they take too long to replace the food when it runs out. I was waiting about 15 minutes for the banana lumpia to come out and they only brought out about a dozen so it ran out again. Waiting for the food, I got full so stopped eating. In addition, many trays were empty so I don't think I saw the full selection of what was available. Not sure I'd come back. read more

Great service extremely nice staff. Made us very comfortable and checked on us often. Great price for all you can eat & clean restaurant. Lots of parking. My favorite was the banana lumpia & battered fish. My aunt enjoyed the eggplant. read more

Poly Feng Yuan - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I recently had the luncheon buffet at Poly Feng Yuan for a Senior Christmas Luncheon. To be honest, because I primarily live on Oahu where there are so many good Chinese Restaurants, I didn't know what to expect. The buffet is very limited but adequate and overall decent! No dish IMO was outstanding! Many of the fried items, were ready made and heated (fried dumplings, sesame balls, lumpia, fried fish). Hot items were lukewarm at best. If they could keep the hot dishes at a better temperature, the food would definitely be more enjoyable. They had Shrimp and Clams on the buffet, which was a nice addition. Service is very good. Water and Hot tea refilled and dishes cleared as you ate. Although I won't be rushing back, if you like "all you can eat" buffets you may enjoy the one here! read more

Poly Feng Yuan - 2nd plate - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Poly Feng Yuan now has a lunch buffet. Nice selection to be able to try at least 10 different dishes. The Broccoli Beef and the Sesame Duy Balls are delicious! Other favorites are the General's Chicken and the Grilled Fish! Nice additional selection for kids too, like French fries, green salad, and chicken nuggets, and surely the kids would love the tasty sesame duy balls too. Kids are also more fairly charged - by height, not age. read more

Poly Feng Yuan - Satisfying Lunch Buffet: Egg Fu Yong, Crispy Garlic Shrimp, Broccoli Chicken, Chicken Wings, Veggie Fish, tasty homemade Mac Salad! - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Good food. Buffet line always replenished. Nice and friendly staff and always inviting. Nice and spacious inside. Easy to get up and make a plate when there is space to move and walk around the tables. read more

Super nice servers! Took a photo of the pricing for next time. Love the variety of options! read more

Poly Feng Yuan - Buffet pricing - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

While they were closure over a year because they got fired and remodeling. After reopening they started serving lunch buffet. First time we had lunch buffet there and pretty much enjoyed. Food was I would say "decent" but not terrible like a P- express. Lunch only served buffet and dinner served only from menu. Buffet selection is not big just about 10-12 items. I miss Chinese buffet in Seattle we used to live there. So much selection including oysters, crab and huge dessert section, but this is Hilo so I can't compare with them. Waitress says few things changed everyday but mostly very basic stuff. I loved Ginger Chicken ( chilled ) and Salt & Pepper Shrimp da best. All server are friendly and considerate. If I had to say few things, I'd say would be better if there were more soup and desserts. I really want to try their "Duck" next time when I go to dinner. read more

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It's been awhile since I had lunch at Poly Feng...returning today was the right decision..the friendly waitress greeted us as we walked in...the buffet was excellent.. very tasty! Try their Ginger Chicken (to die for)lots of choices...We're Stuffed!! Thank You Poly Feng n Staff! Good Job...Also CLEAN DINING RESTAURANT read more

Atmosphere clean restaurant, bathrooms. Delicious food, kept replenishing food in trays, bowls, friendly service, enough parking.

What should I say Poly feng Yuan restaurant it is super friendly there and great customer service and employees are very excited too. I would come back to this restaurant again. It is excellent too.. read more

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We enjoyed my wife's birthday dinner here and were very impressed by the service, delicious food, atmosphere & renovation. read more

Poly Feng Yuan - My plate which was everything served on the turntable. - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

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Waited 50 minutes for food. I asked for a refund, ok refund done. Then ask if I still wanted food, said if it's almost done. Oh the. We need to charge you again. After all that people that had ordered after us. And and went. Terrible service read more

Didn't taste any different than our local Chinese food places. Service was ok. Ambiiance was ok. Outside of restaurant needs cleaning and window frames need cleaning read more

I hate giving bad reviews but we were really disappointed. We went here based on reviews and the lunch buffet. The food was very limited and not very good when we visited. May have been an off day, but we barely finished anything we got. The placement of the lights and fans create a dizzying effect at a couple of the tables so we had to move a couple times. Service was fine. Overall, just not worth the price of the buffet and we ended up getting food a few hours later somewhere else. read more

Poly Feng is open again! They have an awesome lunch buffet AYCE lunch special daily from 10-3 pm. $20.99/person. Lots of different buffet options from Chow Mein, Fried Rice, Korean Chicken, Shrimp, Shoyu Pork, Teriyaki Chicken, Gyoza, Banana Lumpia and more. They are also open again for lunch and dinner dine-in options as well. read more

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Ordered from express waiters. Won tons weren't cooked through and the food was just OK. Not necessarily the 'quench your chinese food craving' type. Will give it another chance and try the buffet one day. read more

Anti-Climatic. Best way to describe it. Food was average. The Chow Fun we order was better than the last place we went to. The food wasn't overly seasoned. The egg rolls were standard. Bok Choy was good, but not great. The biggest disappointment was the Sizzling beef Platter. When the dish is called 'Sizzling' you expect the dish to come out sizzling. It wasn't. It was the biggest let down, because you're expecting for a show. The beef was chunky. The tendons and fat between the meat was chewy and the vegetables weren't even sizzling. They were pretty much raw. It wasn't a terrible place. The staff was nice, but I don't think I'll go out of my way to drive all the way here again. Parking was crowded, meaning narrow spaces. It was a bit tight driving through the parking lot too. read more

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The buffet selections of food is small, about ten or so choices. The taste of the food is fair. eatable, not the best, small selection of seafood, shrimp, and the clams is tiny! No fruits like watermelons or oranges, no desserts only one I saw. read more

servings (per order) smaller each time ! ( for the high prices, not worth ! have had take-out orders each week. and o " orders getting worst !! read more

Great place, but from the street it looks like it's empty. Looked at their menu and said I've got to try it. What a surprise! Their general chicken was delicious and appetizers were very pleasing. The staff are friendly family ran and operated. I would have all the employees park on the front so it looks like it's busy during the day. At night the parking lot looks active. It's a surprise and delightful to eat here. Bathrooms are clean and accessible for handicap. My new favorite Chinese food destinations. read more

Poly Feng Yuan - General chicken! Mmmmmm - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Delicious meal at Poly Feng Yuan in Hilo- pictures says it all. We've been looking for a good chinese restaurant and this place hit the spot. For apps, we had the potstickers/steam dumplings, fried dumplings, egg roll and banana egg rolls. The potstickers had a thin delicate skin filled with a delicious filling. The fried dumplings were crispy but not greasy. Same with the egg rolls. we also ordered wonton mein, duck noodle soup, crispy roast duck, clams with black beans and a side of salted duck eggs. plus a to go order of orange chicken. Everything was delicious- clams were perfectly cooked in a delicious black bean sauce. Roast duck was juicy and the price was so low- $15 for this whole plate! Service was outstanding! Super friendly and fast. Definitely will return for their big portions, delicious food and friendly service. (I'm not the best photographer) read more

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Simple menu. Portions Ok. Décor refreshing. Turn around time 10 to 15 minutes to table above average.

Sorry to say but the food leaves a lot to be desired. It's slim pickings for Chinese restaurants in Hilo, and we had hoped PFY would make the cut, offering a viable option when the hankering for Chinese food pops up. Our most recent order was the worst. Veggie dishes largely lacked in vegetables and the few pieces present were overcooked. Roast pork with tofu and snow peas saw the pork stale tasting, snow peas I counted totaled 12 pieces, and tofu was bland - the sauce itself lacked any discernible taste. Just a stale taste is what lingered. The char siu in the fried rice also tasted stale. Beef chow fun was bland, pale and lacked the slight char you'd expect from a proper toss in the wok. Other than the almond cookies and the ginger chicken (served cold or room temperature, steamed, heavily peppered with a green onion and ginger chutney, which serves as the chicken's main seasoning and source of flavor), It's been hit or miss on each of the 1/2 dozen times we've been - both dining in and taking out. The prices for the mediocre taste and sub par quality of food make me doubt if my family and I will allow ourselves to give it another shot - in case the bad experiences were off days - but dropping $80-$125 each time is a lot to warrant for rolling the dice on dishes that fail to make the cut, much less, be palatable... Maybe when we get desperate and don't feel like cooking at home. Maybe read more

Will never be going to this place ever again. Order takeout, cost us over $90. Got three meals did not come with any rice, said we need to pay extra for the rice. Absolutely ridiculous.! Food average, just go Panda Express and save yourself some money. read more

Their lunch buffet is very good. They have a wide selection of Chinese dishes including a dessert for a very reasonable price.

Decent Buffett for a decent price; fried shrimp was ʻono; so were the baby quiches. Overall, food was good.

Their buffet seems to be a hit, but I wasn't that impressed with the food. Staff was very courteous and pleasant which made my experience enjoyable. They keep the food hot and fresh and they do a great lunch. Maybe I'll try their sit down dinner. read more

Lunch Buffet was good and flavorful. The banana lumpia with cinnamon was da bomb! Just needed vanilla ice cream and all pau! Moe moe time

I really like this place for its honest local charm. The food is delicious and unpretentious, with generous portions, and good value. You can also get combination plates which are great for a quick meal or if you are dining solo. read more

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Chinese takeout: $11.77. Price of gas to get there: $1.90. Making it all the way home and realizing that you forgot one of the containers: Riceless... Just above the Kawailani/Kinoole Pizza Hut, Poly Feng Yuan is very conveniently located if you live in or near the Waiakea area. Poly Feng Yuan serves authentic Chinese food, and boy do they do it well! Everything here is made per each order, so it's always hot and fresh when you get it. This does up the wait time a little bit, but be patient, it's worth it in the long run! If I were to hand out a pro-tip for picking up from Poly Feng Yuan, it'd be to call your order in 20-30 minutes ahead of time. Your food will almost definitely be ready by the time you arrive, depending on how much you order, and it'll certainly still be warm. That'll actually allow for your food to be the prefect temperature for eating anyway. I've picked up and gotten the food right when it came out of the kitchen and it was so hot there was no way you could eat it yet anyway. If you want to sit down to eat, there's plenty of seating in their very large dining room. The restaurant's interior as a whole is nice and the staff are very friendly. If I were to pin down one thing that could *potentially* be an issue, it would really only be parking. There are a few parking spaces in front of the building and a small parking lot behind it, but other than that not a lot. You could always park in one of the lots nearby and walk over, though, so it's not a huge deal. Overall, I've really enjoyed my meal any time I've eaten at Poly Feng Yuan, and would definitely recommend them to anyone that's looking to try a new Chinese spot. read more

Poly Feng Yuan - Orange chicken combination plate. - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Good food and services. Glad to see that they are still open for dining out. I appreciate their menu options too. read more

Poly Feng Yuan - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

Food was great and the servers even checked in, but I wish they had a website to send a message as my cell is currently not working to call. Just noticed I was double charged for a gratuity tip - $70 dollars read more

Review #23 for 2019. Called to order a tray of noodles for a party. Order wasn't ready when I went to pick it up, and I had to wait 15 minutes after the stated pickup time. Small tray of noodles costed way too much for the amount of food given. The redemptive piece, though, is that the woman up front helping me was really nice. I miss Kow's. read more

Wow wow wow Amazing authentic Chinese cuisine in Hilo. We discovered through a friend and quickly did a yelp search and found a 4 stars Chinese restaurant. As most Chinese restaurant in Hilo are both Vietnamese and Chinese cuisine. Which are crazy! Anyhow, Poly Feng Yuan!!! It's amazing... Hilo People, explore and be adventurous, try new things. Make food fun!!! read more

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I'm giving a bit higher rating but can't give 1/2 stars, but I'd say 3 1/2. Online their website isn't in English and the most recent one on Yelp was 2020. I called in an order based on that info/prices. We chose the combo plates that come 1 entree choice, a scoop of white rice and streamed pork & sweet/sour pork riblets...Fried rice $1 extra. We chose General Tso's and Orange chicken. I also ordered Mongolian Beef and wanted to see what Cake Noodle/gravy was like. I knew it was too much food but really wanted to give their food a try. When I picked up the food it was hot and ready on time. But must say I was a bit shocked by the bill, $58. I had based off the 2yr. old Yelp menu thinking in my head it would be roughly $45, the items have gone up basically $4 per item. Ok, we'll I could see it would be at least two meals, was just hoping this pricey lunch would impress. Upon opening the containers at home I must say the portion and look of everything was impressive! Very large servings for the combo plates especially which were $15/16 each. The steamed pork tasty, slightly sweet and tender, the sweet/sour pork really sweet and flavored with/Chinese 5 spice, good but be cautious as it had bits of bone/cartilage and a lot of fat, more like pork belly. I think we'd probably just get the entrees next time with side of rice and soup. We both really enjoyed our chicken dishes, crisp, tender and plenty of flavorful sauce. Although we both agreed we ate a sodium bomb and it was really rich being fried with concentrated sauce... but yes we were happy to get our Chinese craving satisfied. Can't understand why so few pics on Yelp. The restaurant has plenty of seating and parking. The Mongolian Beef $16 was very thin slices of fork tender beef smothered in sautéed onions. Again rich and on salty side. I think I'll request low sodium soy sauce in the future as that's what we switched to few years back. The Cake noodle wasn't what I expected, I love all noodles but this was spongy and bland, not a fan but now I know. Sadly $9 and couldn't eat. Look forward to trying seafood, duck etc. Only wish we'd known it was this good and portions make it worth the added cost. read more

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I rarely give a 1 star review, but felt compelled to after our awful experience last night - one star is one star too many, unfortunately. We decided to check out a new (to us) place instead of going with a tried and true favorite. We'd driven by this place several times and were intrigued by the fact that it really looks like it used to be a house. On the positive side we have: Plenty of off-street parking. In Hawaii that's always a plus. We went in for an early dinner, so didn't expect it to be packed, but it wasn't THAT early, and the place was empty other than one other table. The place is so dated and a little... dumpy. We walked in through the side entrance, and the waitresses looked at us a little funny, so right away we got a sort of uncomfortable vibe from them (hey, it's a door and we parked right next to it - what was the issue?) They asked how many were in our party and just sort of indicated the other side of the room to sit. After we sat, it seemed like we didn't choose the table we were supposed to choose, so there was another weird moment where we were made to feel like we were imposing or something. The menus were scribbled on and a little sticky. However, the table and settings were nice and clean, and when water glasses were brought to us they were sparkling clean and filled with icy cold water. That's probably the second-to-last positive thing you're going to read in this review, so brace yourself. First, our waitress asked if we both wanted tea. I wasn't sure if it was included, but I said yes because I always like tea with Chinese food. The pot of tea was brought to the table and I started to pour it - it clearly wasn't fully brewed so I waited a while and then poured some more. It looked like water from a mop bucket. I opened the pot to see what the deal was and realize it wasn't steeping, because they'd just poured weak, almost flavorless, under-brewed tea into the pot. It wasn't getting any better. Then we ordered - we got shrimp egg foo yung, honey/walnut shrimp and an order of crispy gao gee. I was asked if I wanted spicy mustard, and said yes. I can not explain how disappointing every single part of the meal was. The gao gee, which was a pupu, came out last. First delivered was the egg foo yung, which was full of weirdly unevenly cut and cooked veg. The gravy was... well, it was a flavorless, gelatinous mess. The shrimp were clearly just tossed on with no additional cooking or flavoring. Next, the honey/walnut shrimp. This dish is usually a "safe" bet. Even Panda Express gets it right. But here? The sauce was almost inedible (think melted beef candy - and I'm not exaggerating.) The shrimp were the same as the ones on the egg foo yung - boiled (maybe precooked, frozen, who knows?) that were just plain. I've never had honey/walnut shrimp where the shrimp weren't battered and fried, but this was just plain shrimp thrown into the sauce with some walnuts that were also just tossed in, not coated and flavored with the sauce. It was inedible. Then the gao gee. First, despite saying that I did, indeed, want hot mustard, none was brought to me. So then I asked for it again and that earned me a grimace from the young waitress before she brought it to me. The gao gee were definitely crispy. So crispy, in fact, that they were burned, and I could taste every other item that had been burned in that same deep fryer for the last week/month/who knows. You could -smell- the old cooking oil from the kitchen, and you could taste it on the gao geel. It's a shame, because the filling in them was the one tasty thing on the table. Usually I like to give a place at least 2 tries before writing them off, but I can say with completely confidence that there is absolutely no reason for us to ever go back to this place. Nothing. It was awful, and while the service was adequate, it was -just- adequate. The food came out promptly, but when there are only 2 populated tables, that should be a given. I would have had a better meal at Zippy's and I hate Zippy's. read more

By far THE worst Chinese in Hilo!! They have considerable went down over the last couple years. Cake noodle gravy was like brown gravy packets. Overpriced and low quality You have to do better!!! read more

Poly Feng Yuan - Chinese Near Me - Hilo, Hawaii

I was surprised how empty the restaurant was on a Sunday evening. It appears that they do a fair amount of takeout business. The food was very good Chinese food. There was no fusion type, just good Chinese. We had the house fried noodles (combination chow mein), pot sticker, wor wonton soup and general Tsos chicken. All were well done. Service was great, this could be because it was basically us in the restaurant. Helpful hint for handicap there is an entrance at the back that is ground level ( no stairs) read more

I don't know how this place got 5 star reviews unless from friends and family. We went there on a Friday night and ordered pot stickers, beef with ginger and green onion, sweet and sour pork, and orange chicken. The waitress forgot the pot stickers and remembered after she checked our order when everything else was out. Ok that happens sometimes. But she forgot our tea two times and we never got it. Of the dishes, the orange chicken and sweet and sour pork were good. The beef was really bad. That was a shame since the sauce and onions were good. The pot stickers were not fresh either. They must have been sitting in a cooler to get that taste. The service was spotty, with our waitress disappearing for the other end of the restaurant and the only other waitress portering to-go orders from the kitchen to the pickup area. I could see that this was a family restaurant and it did look like some of the other orders might be good. read more

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The cake noodle and vegetables dish was delicious. The servers were quick and accommodating. We spilled a glass of water and with no hesitation the waitress cleaned it up. The ambiance was like any Chinese restaurant. The prices were pretty reasonable too. read more