Low supply of food, salmon and shrimp was spoiled, service was horrible, ambience was none existent. Would not recommend this restaurant

This service was the worst , playlist buns, food stale, and all the food was dry. And why the hell is the buffalo wings taste like vinegar?! AND PAY ATTENTION TO UR CHECKS THAT ARE PLACING A 10% TIP ON YOUR CHECK WITHOUT ASKING!! They needs to do better fr bc I'm disappointed. (And puts some air freshener in dat men's bathroom moe!) read more

Totally the worst experience. First walking into the restaurant, I witness the host throw the change on the counter to a guest. Then me and my kids sat down to eat lunch on 8/2 at 1pm. My child noticed something in the food and asked me is this a bug I had to look really close and take a fork and pluck it up and yes, it was a dead roach that was cooked into the pizza. I took the whole pizza To the front desk and showed her, she said She refund me one free person. Then I sit down two more minutes, the customers beside notice crawling roaches On the table on Tuesday food I wish I could've taken a video or picture of it, but I got so disgusted and walked out. But I forgot To mention my daughter ate fruit and she said it was sour. Taste of fruit started to ferment . I will never come here again. Food is not fresh at all. I will be reporting this to the health department Monday morning read more

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Of course I've been here a few times before in my life. However it's been a very longtime since I've been back here and my first time doing a review on this place. I will say the quality of the food is still good! The price is fair! You can dine in or get your food to go. They also have a bar area and u can sit down and have a drink. The only thing is customer service is a little dry or it could've been the time of day I visited... read more

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I go there almost every other day to get food and your manager is disrespectful. She don't speak a lick of English she's forgetful and blames it on you You will yell in your face at 3:00 to call the police or you for asking to pay for a bag read more

I sat at the bar here. I was told not to go to the buffet but order off the menu. It took forever for my little order of wings. When the bar is packed they sit your food on the side of the bar in hopes that the busy bartender will eventually see it. Mind you, it's people everywhere breathing over your food. You have to go to the buffet side to get condiments and Napkins. When you do that, you will see random kids playing in the fruit at the fruit station. (Where are their parents???) It was in that moment I asked for my tab. I'll go for the music and drinks...food, never again. 1 star for the music and drinks. Oh wait, then you have to put deposits down on drinks!! What in the entire....nevermind. read more

Rio Buffet & Bar - A deposit for a drink? Wtf? - Gastropubs Near Me - Temple Hills, Maryland

Actual worst place i've ever dined in my whole life. Me, my mother and my two little sisters went, first of all, we were greeted to what very seemed like shit talk in Mandarin. Secondly, every single plate were dirty and had old dry food particles from people who previously used it. EVERY plate. Third of all, the service was awful. The entire time we were there our server would just come to collect plates every 15 minutes and not offer any refills. All of this backed up by the servers just constantly laughing and talking about customers instead of giving good service. Absolutely would not recommend going with your family or even just by yourself. read more

No Stars! This Rio buffet was the worst!!! We got sick after eating here!! I thought I was doing something for me and the girls & we got caught up! Food not cooked well old and cold the outside words gone off of the sign, I ain't know where I was going into! And the seats all messed and sunk in. I would not recommend for a dog or cat shut this mf down!!! .... read more

My son and i ate there tonight for the last time. Food- they never switch their menu up. If you eat there today they're going to have the exact same stuff if you come back next month and the month after. The lo mein noodles aren't shortened at all when they're prepared which leaves them all over the place and hanging out of the container laying on the counter. The chicken and beef dishes are tough. They advertised that they had horchata. It was flavorless with suspicious froth on top. I switched to sprite. None of their condiment bottles are kept cold. They sit out on the counter all day. The bottle labeled "mustard" was an off orangish yellow. I got the stuffed crab. The shell broke in half in my hand when i picked it up to eat it and it tasted off. Like spoiled off. I spit it out and put the remainder in the shell bucket on the table. The chocolate cake and carrot cake were from Costco and delicious. Service- the young lady that greeted us and took our payment was very polite and warm. The server didn't greet us. She was quite rude. The only time she spoke was right before we left. She never smiled or seemed happy to be there or happy that we were there. She literally tossed a stack of napkins on the table. Wouldn't say a word but stood there staring my son and I down until i realized she wanted to know what we wanted to drink. First telepathic waitress I've ever had. She consistently would carry the drinks back a little to high with her finger close to the brim for my liking. The staff doesn't care that the patrons chose to come there when they could have gone elsewhere. They don't care about the experience. They just don't care. Atmosphere- the men's restroom was atrocious. An overwhelming smell of sewage and excrement hit you as soon as you walk in. The middle stall had feces smeared all over the front of it. My son used the bathroom before we left and he noticed the stall and was even more disgusted than i was. We had been there for an hour at that point. Which says to me the bathrooms aren't being properly maintained. I was suspicious about the rags they use to clean the table. They're reusable. Not disposable. Soaking wet with lord knows what (they don't use a disinfecting spray like everywhere else). Dishes are always streaky. They have a good dj on friday nights. The chairs are ripped. The tables are wobbly. The ownership and the staff have no respect for their own establishment or the community they're serving. For what you pay to eat there($20 per person) isn't worth it. As soon as i got home i felt ill. My stomach was upset and i felt hot and lethargic. That's the last time i gamble with my life at Rio Buffet. The servers don't care about the food, cleanliness, or the patrons that spend their money there. The bathroom is unhygienic. God only knows where your soft drinks are coming from. The health department absolutely needs to give this place a long visit. read more

The food tasted old rice was borderline rancid and the egg rolls were horrible. I don't see how they have stayed in business so long. The bathroom was disgusting also. read more

The place is like ghetto with a bar playing loud music with bad words. Crab is so small you have to chew the shells and the meat to get a taste. read more

This was a good spot for the price. It's an all you can eat buffet which is great for a family.

This restaurant is the worst. I visited the restaurant with 3 kids (6, 7 & 9) because I did not want to eat there, they told me that I could not sit at the table with my kids while they ate. The waitress told me it's their policy " that all gatherings are not allowed to come in without a buffet order". I said we are not a gathering. I'm a parent with three kids. A gathering is defined as "an assembly or meeting. especially a social or festive one or one held for a specific purpose". She told me I could wait in the lobby but I could not enter with my kids unless I paid. This is totally unacceptable for me to leave my kids unattended not say illegal for kids under 13 to be unsupervised while in a public setting. Never will I patronize this establishment and I hope that others won't either. The establishment is not the cleanest and the staff is very rude. If I could give them a minus rating it would be -100. On 100!!! read more

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I saw a roach beside my table and the chicken on a stick was some what raw and The male employee was so rude and I strongly disagree if your gonna eat here read more

I was at Rio buffet today and I was waiting for the fried salt and pepper crabs to come out. While I was waiting a kid went to get some Lo-Main noodles and he couldn't get them fully with the serving utensil so the child took the noodles by the hand and added more to the plate and threw the rest in the bowl pan. The cook and another employee seen it and they knew I was watching she turn to me and say it's coming it's coming (talking about the crabs) so I'm like no no no! She tried to throw me off but see me I don't cause a scene so when she came back with the fried crabs I said to her y'all need to remove that pan of noodles she had this confused look and said ok I said it's so sad that you and your coworker was going leave those pan of noodles for someone else to eat off knowing this child just took the noodles by the hand and toss them back in; I said that's nasty and not right not only do I eat here but others as well. Smh. I NEED RIO BUFFET TO DO BETTER AND CHANGE THEIR FOOD OUT OFTEN BECAUSE WHAT I WITNESS TONIGHT I WILL NOT BE GOING BACK TO EAT AND SOEND MY MONEY read more

The food itself was fine, however two staff members had disgusting energy. We came in with a church group but was fine with sitting separately, we paid separately so why not sit where we want? The staff however thought different and was trying to force us to sit together. They kept coming over and arguing with us. They slammed our forks and bowls on the table and walked away and talked about us the entire time. They gave us disgusting looks and everything. We had already paid almost $70 for only 3 people so you'd think we'd be able to just sit wherever (you seat yourself, and the other table had more people coming anyway so once everyone came it was full) read more

I would give it zero stars but I can't. food was terrible, service was terrible, everything was ass. Don't ever eat here, I am trying to save your money read more

My sister ate the shrimp here on 12/9/2023 , got sick on 12/10/2023. Had to go to the hospital to find out she had food poisoning and an inflamed appendix. On 12/11/2023, the DR informed her that she had appendicitis and has to have appendectomy today. Very very sad situation ....a one star isn't even deserved . The person on the phone said no one else complained . read more

Drinks are great food was ok mainly went for the crabs an drinks nicely priced customer service could use a little bit of work other than that it was ok read more

Please shut this place down! Years ago when they first opened, operating under a different name, the food was excellent, the establishment was clean and well maintained, and the service was on point. I have no clue what happened but, the name has since changed, as well as the staff, the food went waaay down hill, and the service is more like "why are you here" type of attitude. There are much better options in the surrounding area so please do yourself a favor and think twice about patronizing this place for the sake of your money and your tastebuds! read more

Pretty much like Crazy Grill Buffet in Forestville, but this one is in Temple Hills. I will say that I prefer this location, simply because they have a bar and customer service is better. It's a few dollars more than Crazy Grill, but I don't mind because of access to liquor. Now I don't want anyone to get the wrong impression about the 4 stars, this is not fine dining. Think of it as a boughetto carry out. Steak & Cheese and fries, with a server and style. I only got $15, but I want to feel special. This is that place. (I really wish yall would stop treating the buffet like SEI, you know dang on well the sushi goin be a little dry. Comes with the territory.) Anyway I look at it like this, the price I would pay for Lo mein, shrimp & broccoli can be taken to this buffet for unlimited Lo mein, shrimp & broccoli, plus some extra. The drinks are good and it's a cool environment. They also do karaoke. Best of all, kids love buffets! Six of us went and I only spent $60-70 including soft drinks. (price ranges on age) read more

Rio Buffet & Bar - Gastropubs Near Me - Temple Hills, Maryland

Not gonna hold you, some of the servers have bad customer service. they don't know how to talk to people or even know how to treat the customers, especially if you're being nice and coming from an understanding place. Correction is also something they can't take well, the person that we paid told them that it's alright and that we can sit where we are because we came with a group and it still was an issue. Their attitudes are differen, they're not people persons. Don't recommend at all. find somewhere else read more

Roach infestation in the booth section behind the cashier. Pretty healthy roaches a that. Complained to the waitress, she moved a few chairs to get them to retract into hiding spaces and whiped off the table. That's about as much as I can report because I left the establishment. Near the front entrance outside is a storage that reeks of human urine. I'll be notifying the health department!!! read more

They have roaches and the food had hair fried into it. They also said they don't do refunds for there restaurant being this nasty. I talked to someone that said they're a Manager and the results we're the same. read more

They just reopen , only for to go they do chitterlings ,steam crab ,lobster ,crab leg ,crawfish let's go to try read more

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THE POLICE OFFICER DRIVING Marlow Heights Patrol Car NO, 916 arrived on the scene at the Rio Buffet on " Graduation Afternoon August 15, 2019", once of several of the patrons suddenly noticed that there Vehicles where either stolen or towed. Like it just vanished in mid air! The Patrions were very alarmed .. partially because it was all-you-could eat! Not All you can look for you Car! The Food was cold , no soap was in the bathroom dispenser...and urine sprayed the bathroom floors. One of patron that I was with had just paid for four people including himself! The High Cost of Low living! How Sad! Now he was looking for his whip! Wow!!!! The Officer that arrived was not in awe... in the lease bit, about the car whereabouts situation. He told them that their car "must have been towed". That it has" happened on many occasions and more than likely "Bumper to Bumper" has been there!" Clealy.. the name "Bumper to Bumper" did not ring a bell with any of our eaters. The officer also said that " many accidents have accrued in that same spot in the parking lot " where two customer's cars had accidentally parked... He said that "the Mall Management had just recently painted the parking lot and that they apparently seemed to have forgotten to paint indicator lines showing a road crossing , where the lines were before, that they did not put a stop sign either. He said that it was the Mall Management's Fault.. and yes that it was not fair about the cars being towed the marking in the parking lot are not clear. And "people never know where to park their cars or when to stop or go." Apparently that parking lot is set up as a cash cow to the towing company and the restaurant. Even when the customers went in to tell the story to the owners and worker of Rio , they started laughing speaking in their own language. They sat down in a booth across and continued on as if we were not even speaking to them about our car. Each car was 175.00 to pick up. We asked the tow Man when we got there ... "Your in ca hooks with the Rio people aren't you ? You have a deal set up with them ???.. the Man at the window replied.. " Yes! We are...(lol) he said " Rio is mostly the ones that makes the calls to us, when a car is not parked right, or in their fire lane!" And "They call us alot!!" They need to fix the parking and street lines...in their parking lot and clean that nasty bathroom! Rio Buffet All you can eat no concerned about the best intrest of their patrons of Color! THEY THINK THIS IS A JOKE! BOYCOTT... and STAY WOKE! If they do that to your car... imagine what they do to your food! ??? WOW read more

I'm giving 2 because the lady at the front desk was nice, but my food had hair in it (The damn hibachi), I asked for the manager , she said idk, and pointed somewhere near the desk. read more

Rio Buffet & Bar - Gastropubs Near Me - Temple Hills, Maryland

do not eat here!!! i made the mistake of coming back here after a few years, and it was the worst food decision i've ever made! i'm a foodie, and very open minded about food.. but this again - is by far the worst restaurant ever!!! * seafood smelled rotten * soups were cold * crab was tiny & smelled ammoniated * fruits looked shriveled & dry * staff were super rude!!! * unreasonably priced garbage!!! save your money, order cheap chinese delivery instead!!! read more

we've frequented here a few times and they were rude each time. As we parked behind the restaurant in the garage area, we saw an employee who worked there walk towards a gate in the garage and put a bucket there. when we finished at the restaurant we looked in the bucket and saw a bunch of fish he let dry out in the sun that was sat upon garbage and had flies all over it. as we were driving out the garage we saw another employee take the bucket back inside. be careful eating here read more

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I thought I have seen it all....when it comes to "Living in DC!" I say this in quotes because the things you see living in this city is an action flick and comedy show in itself!! This place has opened me up to a whole new world of "things to do" and night life on Friday nights in the DMV. Scene of the Crime: A birthday party celebration, last Friday, for a good friend at the Rio Grande Buffet and Bar. Up until this night, I had never heard of this place nor did I know what I was getting myself into. What I encountered was one of the most bizarre, fun, ratchet, crazy "Friday Nights" that I have experienced in a long time! I mean if there is a place with decent food, fun or the happening place to be in the DC area....you can bet I have been there. Well, this time I was proven wrong. I clearly was the odd ball outside looking in! From the moment stepping into this place, I had a blast! Tell me where in this area can you find a buffet, club, bar, karaoke room with a stage and dance floor with an in-house photographer!?.....ALL IN ONE PLACE! Again..."Tell me where they do that at!?" LOL. In a buffet restaurant.....Folks were dancing, drinking and feasting on a full smorgasbord...at midnight at that! For roughly $10 per adult --I'm talking crab legs, seafood galore, American-Asian food, select comfort food, desserts and hibachi eats all under one roof! In addition, there was a separate bar area serving up the strongest drinks I have ever had! The bartenders were pouring drinks freely.....no 10 second count, measuring shot glass, or apparatus in sight. In this room there was even a dance floor in which folks seemed to definitely be twerking, decompressing and releasing the work week stresses. In a separate room, there is a Karaoke room equipped with a mini-stage, dance floor area and photographer section to capture the nights moment. Not sure if that is a profitable thing anymore these days, especially since everyone's cell phones are equipped with a camera that's probably more advanced than the camera equipment the photographer was using! But, for some odd reason, all of the crazy activity in this one place seemingly fit and served its purpose. Needless to say, a fun time for all! I thoroughly enjoyed my night, the DUI award winning drinks, customer service, and vibe of this place. Unfortunately, I can't speak to the food because I am sort of a "buffet-germ-phobe" and don't like eating food being picked over by everyone else. But....it did at least look okay! And based on my friends comments, they all said that it was good. If your looking for decent buffet eating spot during the week or a place...for that Friday "date night one stop shop"....for food, hard drinks, and some dancing....this is your place! HONORABLE MENTION: Try the "Scorpion Bowl!" This drink will knock you off your feet and bound to give you DUI...on the house! The serving is large enough in that at least three people can drink off this thing. Thanks Rio Grande for making one of the most memorable Friday nights in a long time!.....And, shutting me down the next day afterwards where I spent half-a-day in bed recuperating from only one drink! read more

I actually enjoyed this restaurant, there was a variety of food for and affordable price. I especially love when they serve the whole crab and crawfish which had people forming a group at the buffet and hard to get. Their employees who aren't the waitstaff are rude and just walk by people as they are trying to get help or ask a question. There food is fresh and constantly being refilled and on the weekend there restaurant is always packed. I will continue to go when they have the crabs and crawfish and they would have 5 stars if their staff wasn't insanely rude! I haven't seen any roaches yet like the other reviews have claimed but the rudeness is definitely REAL! read more

OK, I raved about the Exotic Long Island in my last review but, I tried the "Scorpion Bowl" tonight for the first time tonight.... WOW. It is HUGE, Strong and has a sweet taste. It also comes with 151 in the middle and they light it with fire to give it a cool effect. I think it takes 3 people to drink it all. It's definitely my new favorite. The food was also good tonight. You can't beat it for the price you pay. read more

Rio Buffet & Bar - This is my new favorite drink! The scorpion bowl.... Wow! 151 in the middle and they light it with fire. - Gastropubs Near Me - Temple Hills, Maryland

This is a sad excuse for a buffet place. Please closed them down and staff had no customer service or manners

Do Not Come Here. Service was awful. When arriving at the restaurant and stood in front of the hostess stand no one greeted us or told us what we needed to do to get a table. They just kept passing us until we had to ask where to sit. Not even 15 min into being there we got our food, sat at the table and I went to grab some soy sauce from the table and jumped back. There was a roach just chilling on the bottle. I immediately got up and told them I couldn't eat there and needed a refund. The cashier didn't ask questions and just refunded my money. This place should be shut down. read more

10.99 for dinner buffet!! Cant go wrong there. Its basically your standard chinese american buffet smorgasbord. They have a small sushi selection in the back, unfortunately I was not able to try that since im pregnant and can't eat anything raw at the moment. They have a good selection of seafood from raw oysters, to shrimp in different variations, crabs, clams, and crawfish. I was pleasantly surprised that the crawfish was fresh and not frozen. A definite plus. This place us definitely worth a try for thier price especially if you like seafood. They also do all you can eat fried lobster on sundays for 11.99. read more

Rio Buffet & Bar - Gastropubs Near Me - Temple Hills, Maryland

Ahhh so I was right. The best time to patronize is before 730pm. I went again at 6pm and there were very few customers inside. The place looked a lot cleaner, and definitely unintruded dining was a plus. The one drawback is that the food trays are what they 1st put out when opening. They don't rotate as much food in and out freshly until true dinner time of 8pm. When they do most of their business. read more

NO! NO! NO!! My family has visited this place a number of times; however, I will NEVER go there again after today. If negative stars could be awarded, they would receive a negative five stars. Please let me say that Kendi (our server) is amazing. We have always had a great experience with her; however, the woman at the register (who said her name was Chan...I doubt that is true) was rude and disrespectful! I approached her to ask if she could ask the bartender to turn down the music. She stated, "The customers are responsible for that. If it's too loud you can move to the other side." I let her know that it wasn't just loud, it was offensive. The language was vulgar and not fitting for a family restaurant. I asked her, "Do they pay to play that?" assuming that it must be a jukebox of some sort. She said, "Yes." Feeling like I had just been blown off, I asked Kendi who informed me that the customers are allowed to plug their phones into the sound system which plays loud enough for all to hear. The genre today included everything form Nickie Minaj to Lil Wayne, and was rittled with F bombs, genital references, and lots of information about sexual activity. This is not the type music that should be played in family restaurant with ages ranging from 0 - 100! In addition to that, "Chan" didn't have to lie. It would seem to me that they would not allow that kind of music to be played for everyone's listening pleasure! Chan is a liar and rude. The lack of professionalism was nauseating and I left with a headache. While I understand the saying, "You get what you pay for." I do not recall paying for the full on ear assault and blatant disrespect that my husband and I received today. I will not be returning and would not recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy! read more

WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER GOING BACK ! I wish there's 0 star I can choose ! 1 star is for : (Waiter is nice, sushi is good . I pay 72$ for 5 adults 1 kid (2drinks). Price is fair. ) .We were so tired and hungry. Because we were at 6 flags had so much fun and catch Pokemon , we didn't have chance to eat . We want to have meal before we go to the skating place at Temple Hill. So we use Google search the most nearby the restaurant. Rio buffet it is . ( Rio buffet this name I thought is Latino food restaurant ) so this was how me and my friends first time coming to this restaurant .(7/19/2016 at 5:56pm) After pay the money and a waiter lead us to the table . Not many people there at this time and this is not good for eating at the buffet.(buffet tips: more people eating more fresh food coming) Just as I thought most food are dry , slimy and not to fresh . With a few more people coming in, the bartender start bring out the fresh( I mean better looking and not dry food) .one of Fish is good . And it all start with one of my friend say he tummy not feel well , we were thinking maybe he was to tired with 7hours playing at 6 flags and this hot weather . We told him just drink some water and don't eating any seafood or anything anymore. ( he end up vomit at the restaurant park lot when we left from the restaurant ) My wife find out my 8 year old daughter dessert plate have a cake ( this cake is totally Latino homemade cake , one of my family favorite, not many place have that , in Spanish we call that "Budin De Pan" . My family made that sometimes, one of ingredients is bread, special leftover bread , it is hard to keep it fresh in this weather so always keep inside the refrigerator) my daughter has 2pcs on the plate one of cake top very slip (my wife use her finger touch) and other one has White Fluffy Hairly Moldy thing on the top ( I wish I can upload the picture), I call the waiter and show it to her I say :" hi, miss , this cake is not fresh, old, and had moldy white hair thing on the top " she told the cake ( cake was never return back to the table , I took the photo before they took away ) . So we decided not touch the dessert. We eat fruit ( I pay 72$ gonna eat something right) . Few minutes later same waiter come and say we remove all the cake away already. When we go get the fruit there are no cake on the bar anymore, before we leaving one lady coming and say to us there are not the Moldy or White Fluffy things on the cake , the white thing are other type of cake frosting maybe just a little touch or what ever. This is what they say . We are 6 people all got bad vision . I didn't tell her we took a photo. We just say ok this is what your explanation . We just left with 10% tips for the waiter. She did her job . When we left before the cake was back on the bar , it only 30% amount left not like when we just come in it was full of cake on the big plate. PS My wife stomach diarrhea all day (7/20/2016) She love seafood and she eat most is seafood that day (7/19/2016) I just have a couple time extra other regular day(7/20/2016) Tips for eating at buffet: When more crowded food more fresh When you try to complain something always take the photo before showing to them If somethings on your plate is bad or hair, or anything you ask new one PLEASE remember keep the not good one until they bring you a new one and than give it the bad one to them . You really don't know is the same one or not . THEY NEED A NEW MANAGER! read more

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went there today to get a try on there buffets was very disappointed there are closed by health department for some reason read more

Rio Buffet & Bar - store closed by health department - Gastropubs Near Me - Temple Hills, Maryland

This review won't be long but must be told. As soon as we step inside the restaurant and went to the counter to get seated we saw two roaches crawling on the wall. We immediately left. read more