What a great difference at The Great Wall Chinese Resturant in Tehachapi ,Ca. A huge improvement now that the new owner took over and you can really tell the difference in the quality of food that is being served here . I am happy we tried it again Valentines Day we really enjoyed the food and were very happy with the improvement over the previous owner , the new owner is doing quite a good job and we are happy to go here again . read more

We ordered takeout, it was ready when expected. Food was good. Staff hard to understand on the phone. Portions are large.

Went today (10/7/14, 12:15pm) for lunch and I absolutely CANNOT recommend this place. My mom and I had the lunch buffet. The "good": -The only veggies that didn't look dead were the sauteed string beans. They tasted fairly good, as did the so-called BBQ chicken (smothering something in BBQ sauce doesn't make it barbecue) and fried rice. Sushi was edible but not what I would consider to be good. Everything else: - Desserts: Lots of cheap canned fruit, dry crumbly cookies, soft serve that is too soft and a bit soupy. - Entrees: A number of dishes looked like they were mislabeled. Two of the three shrimp offerings were whole shrimp -head, eyes, legs and all. - Appetizers/sides: I tried some of the egg rolls -they were okay. - Avoid: Fried chicken pieces prepared for sweet and sour chicken -it was flavorless and dry. The cream cheese fried wontons might've been okay if they'd had more flavor and were fresher. Service / Preparation: - It was understandable that the staff service would be minimal given our choice was to have the lunch buffet. I saw a worker sit at a table with a large tray of egg roll filling and stuff/roll egg rolls while watching TV. It would not have drawn my attention so much if it weren't for a couple of things: 1) I did not see her sanitize the table surface she was preparing the egg rolls on. No tray, no mat -just rolled egg rolls on table surface. 2) I saw worker blow her nose in tissue, stuff it in her apron pocket, and continue to work without washing her hands! Cleanliness / Upkeep: - Bathroom smelled (as in like bleach) and looked clean but is in need of maintenance. The door doesn't align with frame and requires the user to lift the door in order to close and lock it. Also, the bathroom used to have two stalls but now it's two toilets -one with a full stall enclosure, one without. -The floors were absurdly sticky!!! I have no idea why. * EDIT * (in response to business owner): I have been to this place before multiple times (grandparents' choice) and the day I went, the buffet food was par with what I recall of previous visits. I acknowledge that I am a food enthusiast but I try to be specific and fair, with considerations for quality, quantity, value, logistics, and differences in taste preferences. Distinctions in flavor preferences do not explain overcooked and/or poorly prepared/served food. read more

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Some of the best freshest tasting food in all of Tehachapi the to go orders give you DAYS Of left overs great service thank you guys

The food here is dry and tasteless and forget about ever getting the fried rice from here!!! I will never return back

Great place Passing thru looking for Chinese food. Buffet was clean. had a good taste. Will go back next time in town. read more

I am giving this an average rating because it fluctuates so much. The food can be very good. But I have heard of people having issues. The price is great. When we are sick we always get the sizzling rice soup though. Just remember its like any Chinese buffet, look before you eat. Get the food when its fresh. Some times there is a language barrier. The inside is not pristine, so..... read more

I love this place so much. The food is incredible, the staff is so kind and the decor is simply lovely. Sometimes I cry at the thought of a humble Buffett dinner at Great Wall. read more

I'm in the restroom right now and I need toilet paper right now. Please hurry starting to itchy

We had a good experience. :) We had not been here for several years we just weren't that into the food quality. The Vietnamese place across the street was closed early ughhhh so we came here for dinner , what a nice experience , the staff is excellent and very attentive , the restaurant was clean and attractive , the thick cream cheese wontons were fabulous and so was the eggroll and the orange chicken and some glazed pork pieces were super super yummy !! we did not like the egg foo young ..... it had no bean sprouts or any thing crunchy in it , also it was very hard like a breaded egg biscuit. The almond cookies were fresh Every thing else was excellent read more

The Great Wall - Noodles egg roll orange chicken pictured - Chinese Near Me - Tehachapi, California

Nice Clean place and delicious food! Cheese wonton--crispy (my favorite) hot &sour soup ---very good(they said use whole chicken to cook whole night to make the soup,not the water) Beef broccoli---very good Fried shrimp--I like seafood. So many food all you can eat..Would definitely recommend! read more

I was recently enjoying a meal at The Great Wall and the food was good. The only point against the place in my opinion ( and I was the GM of a real nice bar a grill in Burbank for 10 years.......hint hint) was that they left the door to their ice machine wide open the whole hour I was there, and I'm sure it's regularly like that seeing the way it was tapped open for good or only the days the health department makes their visits. It may seem like a small thing to nit pick at but thats just completely unsanitary in my professional opinion. read more

I have gone back multiple times expecting The Great Wall to be Great again, just to be disappointed over and over. I mean yes they have some great food at times. I tend to skip any seafood after the first incident.. (hours and hours of discomfort) but to have the orange chicken be horribly dry or odd tasting is just plain sad. I understand this is no Panda express. But at least they realize it's necessary to rotate food.. pull old food off the line and toss it. Make less when the demand is low.. etc. Someone needs to get in there and really make the place better. Or maybe take out the buffet and make it a special weekend thing?? Until things change This place is no longer on my possible food places in town. I would rather head.out to Lancaster for Chinese food. read more

Ordered to-go. It was mid-afternoon, so they were not busy. Food was disappointing and bland. The kung pao chicken was made with soggy breaded chicken and zucchini instead of green peppers which did not add to the experience. The dumplings were ok. Typical thawed out and fried. The place looked very clean and she staff was personable. read more

First off let me say that my dislike for Chinese buffets remains steadfast, so that is a factor in this review. My wife, however loves them, hence the visit. There is a good variety to choose from and the food seemed to be fresh. We arrived at noon. The service was good considering we were two of the four diners at time. The restaurant was clean, so that's a plus. My hope was to find some different flavor profiles in the standard Chinese buffet staples such as the rice, chow mein in etc.... however they were almost exactly what you would expect in any typical CB. I understand that can be a good thing for most people, but I was looking for something that made them stand out from the rest. I always ask myself: Would I return? Yes I would, not for the buffet but for their regular My review would be 3.5 stars but I am rounding up on this one because of the service and cleanliness. read more

BLAH!!! Wish there was a puke face I could put up! This place is horrible. A buddy and I went there since we were extremely hungry. The food was nasty. We had a few bites and decided to leave. Lost our appetite from this place but still went over to McD's across the street. Hope that gives you a hint to how bad it was. Later on everyone at work laughed at us saying yeah we know. read more

Definently order off the menu .. I've had the buffet before and didn't love it , although they had a great selection . Ordered off the menu and difference was indeed night and day (as another reviewer put it ) Friendly and attentive waiters , reasonably priced. read more

First time here and was very disappointed. The food was not good at all. Mandarin chicken was salty. So was the calamari. The noodles had a strange flavor. Fried rice was good and so were the egg rolls and cheese wontons. That's probably all that was good. They didn't have ice cream or sodas. All they had to offer to drink was water and iced tea. There were flies flying around annoying while you're trying to eat. Probably my last time here. read more

Since writing my original review, I have been back many times. This restaurant has good food & has never made me sick. I often get their "buffet to go", but have also dined in a handful of times (in addition to getting the wonton soup togo). Yum! I am never disappointed when I come here, and the food is always fresh & tasty. My only complaint is that some of the staff aren't as friendly as I think they could/should be, but I think it's mostly a language barrier thing. If you want Chinese food & don't want to leave Tehachapi, check this place out for yourself & don't let bad reviews/rumors discourage you.... there's got to be a reason they have stayed in business for 20+ years! read more

My husband and I were craving Chinese food one afternoon and didn't want to drive out of town to our favorite place so we stopped into The Great Wall. We went around 2pm on a Thursday and were immediately put off by the dated furniture but decided to try it out anyway (don't judge a book by it's cover, right?). First off, their buffet is the smallest buffet I've ever been too. Between my husband and I, we tried a bit of everything. The only thing worth finishing was the broccoli beef (my 16 month old devoured it!). Everything else was soggy, bland, cold and just not good. They had basic sushi rolls out as well which tasted like gas station sushi and their desserts were stale. We paid almost $10 we each for our buffets and almost $3 for a soda. Definitely not worth that price. Other than the food, the staff was very friendly and seemed to enjoy talking to my daughter. The restaurant itself was fairly clean and they are in a fairly decent location. They are in dire need of updating (1970s tables and discolored melamine plates are a big turn off) and need to figure out how to make more appetizing buffet food. read more

I have eaten here quite a few times. I have never been disappointed in the service or the food. The employees have always been very nice towards me and my family/friends, and very efficient. The food has, sometimes, been left a little too long in their trays, but that is more of an exception than the rule, in my opinion. I stop in here a few times within a few months for take-out or a quick lunch with my sister. My only complaint that is worthy of voicing, is seeing an employee preparing spring rolls on an unsanitized surface of a table. That gave me pause. In conclusion, this is a fine place to get something quick to eat when you're running errands around town. read more

Review for the buffet. The food is edible, some dishes better than others. Noodles were mush. Pot stickers like rubber. Most things fried and oily. But, buffets are rarely about quality (think casinos; 25 bucks a plate, subsidized by gambling) Buffets are about quantity. Hiking the PCT, burning 5000+ calories a day makes one want to eat a lot of food. This place has an 'A' rating by thy way. What does not work for me: soft drinks are not included, like other buffets, An extra $2. When I asked I was told a drink is included, could be a language mixup. As far as quality and variety, the selection is no where near the Asian buffet in Lancaster. The decor is bland to tacky and the advertising on the placemats is beyond tacky. Otherwise, the tank on a hungry hiker can get full here. For the lunch price + drink w/tax 12.36...not including tip. read more

The service is absolutely top notch! From the owner or the young man greeting you when you walk in the door and to the Chefs or cleaning crews you meet in the hallway. The freshness of the food is great. Everything is made daily. They simmer 8-10 fresh chickens every day to use as the soup base. I like their seafood dishes. I recommend this place to everyone!! read more

Just tried this place and was pleasantly surprised. We rolled up at around 8 pm on a Saturday night and found the parking lot nearly full. We were greeted immediately upon arrival and drinks arrived before we even were seated. We decided to do the buffet, since we were hungry. Even though there were plenty of people in the place and it was quite a bit until closing time (9:30), they had either run out of some stuff or had stopped refilling it. Otherwise, they had a decent selection of hot dishes, like orange chicken, lemon chicken, potstickers, egg rolls, short ribs, sautéed shrimp, etc. The dishes were pretty fresh, but there were a few entrees that had sat out too long and were a little dry. Normally, buffets will change that out for a fresh batch, but I think given the late hour, they decided not to. Most desserts were boxed or canned, but they do have a sort serve machine. The staff was super nice, efficient, and attentive. They were always checking up on us, clearing the plates, refilling drinks. The price was decent for dinner. $10.75 for the buffet, but it doesn't include the drink. If the buffet was fully replenished, I would have given four stars. read more

I enjoy a good buffet. Always have. But no salad bar? That's why only 4 stars. Otherwise the food was really good. The low mein was to die for and the fried rice had a slightly sweet taste to it. Very unusual but quite tasty. The manderin chicken was wonderful. Not to much in the way of sushi but that's ok. The service was good. Very attentive. read more

ZERO STARS for the lady "boss"!!! Never going back there again! Going out with a baby is hard enough but taking out my sister and brother in law with their baby as well and having this lady yell at our server for making a mistake on our ticket 5 feet away from us pointing at us, mind us having our plates full, of course we lost or appetites! Oh but wait then she yells at us for leaving shrimp and telling us to pack it up cause she doesn't like to waste food and shrimp is expensive. I get that but to sit there and argue with us for what seemed like forever about wasting food and her server being new from China and he has to know that this is America?... our 6 and 10 month old babies looking at this crazy lady go on and on while we're just trying to have a good meal. ..omg im just so furious how dare you ruin our family outing like that!!! Not recommending this place to anyone. .ever! read more

We get take-out from here a couple of times a month. We get ours from the buffet table and they weigh it to determine the price, I don't know the exact price, but I think it's ~ $4.50.lb. It's usually about $5-7 per person for a take-out box full of food. We like the choices that they have. My family loves their broccoli beef, but I like my meat well-done and it's not, so I skip that entree. I like the pot stickers, mushrooms, korean bbq, s&s chicken, green beans. I think the rice and low mein is bland I usually don't get any of that. The orange chicken, which is my favorite at panda express, is just okay here. It has a kinda gritty coating and is fried hard in such large chunks that it's difficult to eat, I still get a few pieces for my take out box, but would love to see it improved :) read more

Used to be delicious. Today everything was bland, and my husband left feeling sick and three hours later is still feeling ill. Not worth 28.00 bucks for two for a rather small buffet. read more

Great service and good food. Been there twice with teenagers. We didn't order off the menu, we all had the buffet which was well stocked with a variety of Asian dishes. It is easy to overeat if you try everything that looks appetizing. read more

Nice clean and quiet. buffet well stocked selection. Had lunch from the buffet. The orange chicken was crispy and wonderful flavor not soggy at all. Also had several other items all were fresh and tasty. I did find the egg drop soup bland. The service staff was fast to seat us and returned with drinks quickly. There seemed to be a bit of a language barrier when asking about menu items. All around I give 5 stars for a great lunch clean restraint and friendly staff read more

Tried this place six years ago and it was awful...slightly cleaner this time but food was sub subpar... Even from the menu was bad... The buffet was poor with only a few selections that were not horrible... read more

Gross!! This place used to be so good but the past 5+ years it's been down hill. I always get sick after leaving here. Make sure u have a bathroom close by. You're going to need it!! read more

Hubby was craving Chinese, but as stated in my previous review, we don't care for the buffet because it doesn't taste fresh. We were hesitant to order off the menu for this reason but we are glad we did. The food we had tastes fresh and was very yummy!! No complaints here!! read more

Just ate there I have been there once before and both times they look at me funny like they never seen a Mexican before food sucked both times I was in a hurry so I got the buffet to go Mandarin chicken and beef and broccoli with rice and chow mein and it made me pretty sick do not go here read more

We discovered this place a few years ago and now we stop there every time we head south. To begin with, this is an above-average Chinese lunch buffet for a rural community -- and we have eaten at many of those. The people who work there are very nice. They bring more food out pretty often so things don't get too old and dry. It's spacious and clean, not rundown and not overdone. Not crazy cheap, but good value. However, what sets Great Wall apart is one word: kal-bi. This is a Chinese buffet that does kal-bi -- marinated, thinly sliced Korean beef ribs. Great Wall has lots of kal-bi. All-you-can-eat kal-bi. They never run out of kal-bi. And not only that, but it's *really good* kal-bi. Tender, sweet, salty, kal-bi-y kal-bi. All you can eat for ... less than $10, I think. What a gem. read more

Food was decent but service was horrible, rude to us right as we sat down ignored half of the drink order and walked away right in the middle of it... Also took forever to get a refill the waiter liked right at it multiple times and ignored me. another waiter finally walked by and got me a refill. Also we asked for extra napkins and he was rude when we asked... Won't be coming back... read more

I have been a few times, usually dragged by friends and family. I will say I have never gotten ill from eating here, but to me a lot of their food takes the same, and if you don't get their buffet the prices are outrageous. The food is okay, the atmosphere is okay, and the service is horrible. Buffet is always empty of one or two dishes and trying to get a drink refill is almost impossible.....I avoid this place as much as I can read more

WARNING!: When eating at The Great Wall, avoid the buffet at all costs! Sit down and order from the menu. The difference in the food is night and day. The first couple times I ate here, i was disappointed beyond belief. Then I was informed that I was doing it all wrong and decided to give it another shot and boy am I glad I did. The Egg Fu Young is particularly tasty (my mouth is watering just thinking about it) and the Moo Goo Gai Pan is another item you should try...Oh! AND the Sweet and Pungent Shrimp! Go, don't hesitate, ask for a menu and avoid the buffet. You'll thank me for it! read more

Go to this restaurant often, the sizzling rice soup is awesome! The things that we love to get is the green beans, black pepper chicken,kung pao chicken is really good!! Deanna and James are the owners there so nice!!! I love this place! read more

Went on a Saturday for their lunch buffet and the food tasted good and the service was good as well. I had my water filled at all times and they came and cleared the empty plates timely. read more