The BEST Asian buffet east of the Pacific Ocean! Food served HOT; great selection; attentive and friendly staff. Plus, the traditional music playing makes for a soothing atmosphere. VERY highly recommended! read more

This place is really good!! It's small but packs huge taste!! The place is authentic in terms of looks and the service is prompt and kind!! I would definitely recommend to anyone. By the way their red chicken curry and egg drop soup!?!? Some of the best I've had in a very long time. read more

Food was mid. Everything tasted the same. Very very little spice in anything. No garlic in the garlic chicken. The only interesting thing was the bottle of sanitizer at each table. So after using the communal spoons to dish out the food, I could sanitize my hands. read more

We were greeting quickly & seated, our drink order was taken right away & we enjoyed the quiet seating & great food selection. read more

Asian Golden Buffet - Great buffet many options - Chinese Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Small and not a lot to choose from great girls a mother and daughter family ran Restaurant I believe very nice. The food was delicious.

We are new homeowners in North Asheville. Last night we wanted some Chinese delivery for dinner. My spouse selected Asian Golden Buffet based on reviews. The food was great. The not fried fresh rolls with chicken were really good. The same for the shrimp mei fun and pork lo mien. I don't know for sure, but it appears that to/go orders are prepared fresh, and not off the buffet. Haven't tried the buffet yet. Any comments on it? Sounds good. Happy they have some Thai options as well. read more

STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW AND GO TO ASIAN GOLDEN BUFFET. Don't listen to any of the naysayer reviews - these people either have no idea how a buffet works or just think all Asian food is mediocre. Asian Golden Buffet has the highest quality of Asian food for the price anywhere in the country. I recommend going at peak hours of lunch and dinner time (11am to 1pm and 6pm to 8pm), and then keep an eye for what's being replaced. When each dish comes at of the kitchen it's at it's absolute peak point of culinary perfection. They do an amazing job of getting the texture right on those crispy, but saucy Chinese-American dishes we all love. And then there's so much tasty fried food (Sweet & Sour Chicken, Crab Rangoon, Chicken Wings) that comes fresh out the fryer hot and cooked to perfection. Use your judgment! If it looks like fried chicken has been out for a while, it won't be as crispy! I recommend exercising patience because everything they make is great, and getting all the variety makes it a one of a kind dining experience. And they don't have just Chinese food! They have a few Thai dishes too! The women who run the place are really sweet and do a great job of staying on top of refilling drinks and checking in with you as you eat. This isn't a buffet where the staff is totally MIA, they're lovely people and its a great local business to support. Evidentially I'm a superfan of this establishment. I no longer live in the area but I drove two hours out of my this summer TWICE, both on the way up and down the eastern shore, just to come here. It truly is quite special. Enjoy! read more

Altho a small and limited buffet, they also have a menu with many selections for take out or sit down dinners. I have enjoyed coming to this buffet for at least 3 years. The owner is very personable and service is always a pleasure. Even tho I had two separate to-go orders prepared incorrectly/unsatisfactorily, just a quick phone call and they made good on the meals. I recommend this quaint lil buffet and will continue to enjoy my visits there! read more

Yelp reviewers brought us here. The food & service brought us back here for dinner, several times during our visit to Asheville! All the food is tasty and prepared with care, like the way you would make food for your family. The service is friendly and prompt. Parking is easy. Bathrooms are clean. My dad & I highly recommend! Egg-drop soup & the seafood medley were our favorites. read more

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Sit down and go! Quick and easy meal. Food is better than average, which is pretty good considering most Chinese food in AVL is terrible. Service is friendly. Atmosphere is typical Chinese buffet restaurant. read more

I brought my two employees to eat here, we are from California working the clean up, and we were very impressed with the food big variety I think I tried it all and all was good, nice to find a quaint place with amazing food a must if you like Chinese food read more

We stopped in for an early lunch on a Monday. The space is small and pretty sure the building used to be an old Pizza Hut. The food was freshly made with a good amount of options but I would not say, "variety". That's where the buffet lacked. There were too many stir fry options which was a bit overwhelming for a buffet. The flavors were good, not too salty, and just the right amount of kick. After two plates, I was done. If you're looking to grab a quick lunch, for $10 a person, it's not a bad option. read more

Food was tasty, chicken wings were very hard and way over cooked. Service was great. Over priced for the options very friendly people.

Visiting from out of town and stopped here as it was near my hotel. 6PM on a Monday night. The restaurant is dark and divey. The buffet is small with about 2 dozen items. The hot and sour soup was pretty good and is usually an indication of how the rest of the food will be. There was only a few other diners at the time but the most of the items had been sitting a good while as they were sticking to the pans and were hard. Especially the chicken for the sweet and sour. Everything was old and hard and they were very slow to replace the items. I stuck around for about open hour and managed to vest s9me fresher food and it tasted good, I just wish they could keep up during a normal dinner hour. Drink not refilled until I was leaving and got a go cup. Price with tip was $20. Not great value. I'm sure there are better Asian buffets in Asheville. read more

This is a very good Chinese buffet. Everything on the buffet is fresh, the staff is friendly, and their COVID protocols are very good. We came based on the Yelp reviews are are not disappointed. read more

Asian Golden Buffet - Dining area with buffets in view. - Chinese Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

My coworker and I were on our way to the airport and needed a lunch spot. We tried to go to another place in downtown but the parking is horrible! So we did some searching and found this place. Reviews were good so I thought we should try it. Wow, I was sorely mistaken!!! This place is not good at all. The only dish I found appetizing was the ginger pork dish. I'd eat that again. Other than that, there wasn't much else to like. The vegetable egg roll was basically filled with just cabbage. Might as well call them deep fried cabbage rolls. Same story for the chicken spring rolls. All cabbage, no chicken or other veggies. The spring roll and egg roll were both soggy and tasted gross. I had to spit them out, and I am not one to waste food ever! Most of the dishes were drowned in a sauce. I've never seen it like this. Looked like a big goopy mess. This also made the food look very unappealing. My coworker agreed that the food was not good either. I really wish I could say something good here, but I really can't give much positives. I would say save your money and go somewhere else. 100% pass on this place. read more

What a hidden gem! This is my far the best Chinese food in Asheville. First, the ladies greeted us and were so kind. Service is a big deal to me and they were very welcoming. Their food is fresh! Wonderful flavors and plenty to choose from. This is a big 10/10 for me. read more

Great small buffet. Best buffet Chinese I've had in a while. They mix in some Thai dishes, very cool. Excellent service, very friendly. I highly recommend it. Try the red chicken curry, great flavor balance! Really good fried wings. The only negatives - they need soup spoons. And the hot and sour soup isn't spicy enough. read more

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As a traveler I don't typically care much for atmosphere because it's the food that will drive you home. Needless to say the food was dry as if stale or reused chicken blocks. Service was good, no refills until I left. The price is what got me, the lady in the front informed me that it's was gonna be $25 (didn't think about it) but what they didn't mention was a service. I understand small businesses have it hard right now. But minor improvements go a long way. Would I still recommend it: maybe - also there's no such I as this location. read more

The buffet was tasty and included all our traditional Chinese favorites. The service was very friendly and welcoming. The restaurant is clean and is a great place for good Chinese food at a fair price. read more

Went on a Monday around 5:30pm. Seated right away. Place is dimly lit and looks a little grimy. Service was wonderful.. glasses stayed full, plates were cleared quickly and she brought one scoop of ice cream out at the end of our meal. The food: what was there was hot, some of it wasn't fresh at all. The sweet & sour chicken was nothing but small clumps of batter with a pea size of chicken in it. Rice was reheated mush. Even the noodles weren't noodling. Long story short it was an expensive let down. We won't be back. read more

I was riding through Asheville and couldn't decide what to eat. I am so glad i ran into this place. The food was absolutely delicious. We wanted to stop by on the way home on Sunday but it was closed. If you're in the area this is an excellent lunch spot. read more

Flavor! In a buffet! I've eaten there many times. Why? Because although small, it is the most flavorful buffet around. Consistently good. The flavor keeps me coming back. read more

I wasn't expecting much when I walked in. It's a small place and the tables were very close to each other. The buffet tables were pushed up against the walls. They food was surprisingly tasty and hot. They had a good variety too. I'd eat there again. read more

To be honest I expected better based on other reviews. It was basically mediocre. On the positive side, even though small it has a decent enough selection and is reasonably priced. I did like the Thai chicken sticks. read more

Absolutely disgusting food the food looked and tasted like it had been sitting there for hours. Way over priced for what they call Chinese. Service was horrible. Food doesn't even seem like it's kept to temperature very very very disappointed and will never go back. Still have a disgusting taste in my mouth. Absolutely terrible!!!! read more

Really wonderful Buffay nice selection very clean the people owned the restaurant really want to try hard to please their customers lots of regular people come here very often. I go to a lot of different Chinese buffets I would highly recommend this one! read more

Quaint little Chinese spot. Has pretty much all the main entrees that most people would want. You can also order off the menu. Staff/owners very pleasant. The "Mrs" always takes the time to talk and rave about my nails when I dine :) Never a disappointment when I've been there. read more

It's been 8 years since our Asian Buffet went out of business, and I have so missed it. This place is very small, which means you won't have to walk a long distance to get another plateful. And a bunch of people won't be breathing on the food. The food is typical Chinese buffet, without all the dishes I wonder "who would eat that?" It's good, it's handy, They open every day at 11AM. If you don't recognize the street name it's on Tunnel in front of the Office Depot and Big Lots. I like to support small local restaurants but the food has to be good. read more

This is the best buffet food I've ever eaten. The egg rolls were fresh and Spot on the typical faire was represented and then they added chicken red curry. OMG! Delicious. I couldn't stop eating it. Had 5 plates with different add ons. Rice, wonton, egg roll. It was amazing. The place is quaint and vintage but the service was 5 star. read more

Staff very attentive. Constantly filling your glass. Constantly turning food so as to not look terrible. Not a huge selection like asiana. Refilling close to empty pans of food Today was first time. It's the old happy Jack's restaurant near olive garden. I was looking so forward to enjoying my meal. On some levels it was ok at best. But what stuck with me most was the amount of grease in spring rolls and egg rolls and chicken wings. Also the little cinnamon doughnut. Would I return possibly. I felt for the price asiana or yao beats them . But I guess if in the area give it a try. Today's experience with the grease may not be the case next time read more

You nearly would have to accidentally sky dive here to find the place if you weren't looking for it. I struggle with this particular review because there is just SO MUCH potential in this place. Since this is a buffet I'll skip a run down on reviewing each item and just say how I felt about everything in general. What bothered me the most is that I wanted to love all the food, and I could have!' BUT...something was off on almost everything I had. The BBQ ribs tastes amazing - but the meat was like chewing on a tire, should have been cooked much longer over time with less heat. The lo mein tasted of high quality but was sitting out too long and had many hard bits and pieces I had to pull out of my mouth while eating. Now the pineapple chicken I thought okay this is going to be bad - but it was better than most items and I might even say it should be their signature dish, I really enjoyed it! I didn't hit the salad bar, to be honest I did not even think of it till leaving when I noticed it (separate wall from main buffet, guess I got tunnel vision when I saw all the Chinese food) but I could just tell it looked good. All in all, the lady that assisted us was very pleasant, everything was VERY clean, I think that the logo of their restaurant is epic and cute. So, I am giving this restaurant three stars due to the food fluctuating between mediocre and great. I will come here again the next time I'm in town if I can to give it another go and I will update this review. Till next time, I hope they see this and add some sushi to the mix. read more

Asian Golden Buffet - Lo Mein - 2/5 stars - not fresh, chewy and hard bits - Chinese Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

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You will get the clean plater award here...its so good!! We ate everything we chose. The food was fresh and delicious! The garlic chicken was amazeballs!!! The pineapple chicken was yummy. The buffalo wings were spicy-hot, yum. I liked the egg drop soup and the spring rolls. Sesame chicken was also on point. My kiddo liked the mint chip ice cream and chicken/veggie soup. The lady who I believe is the owner was so sweet. She had a lovely smile as well. I could tell she took pride in the place and wanted us to enjoy. It was clean and we had a nice quiet meal. It is not a big as some places nor does it have tons of choices on the line but they had quality cooked proteins and 4 soups, a fried area with egg rolls and such, a salad bar, and ice cream and jello. I don't eat sushi so I didnt miss that. My hubs does but the convenience made up for it. We hate having to drive out towards Arden or almost to Candler for a Asian buffet...this place is right off Tunnel rd! Heading back this weekend!!! read more

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We were so pleasantly surprised with how wonderful this little hidden gem is! One of my favorite restaurants in Asheville. All of the food was fresh and delicious including freshly cut fruit, spareribs, and a red Thai curry. Our server was absolutely lovely and very attentive. The restaurant is pristinely clean with a pleasant atmosphere. We had a lovely experience and you cannot beat the price anywhere. Thank you! We will be back read more

Really good food with a really good price tag! The crab Rangoon's were not as "sweet" as I'm used too. Thai curry was on the buffet. That was really good. Sushi was fresh. Enjoyed that tremendously. Resturant and restrooms were clean. Overall...a good experience here! read more

Was refreshingly surprised with this quaint little establishment. The staff is super friendly, very attentive, and the food, wow! Small portions kept on the line means super fresh fare. The price is normal for Asheville. read more

Asian Golden Buffet - Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Asheville, North Carolina

Small, but mighty! The wings were fresh, hot and finger lickin' good! The baked plantains were tasty! Service was friendly and prompt!

We otdered food for 5 and got enough for 8! it was fresh and hot. The hot and sour soup was spicy but not peppery. Pad Thai was also well prepared. We are very happy to have this excellent take out food on the east side of Asheville. read more

Best Asain Buffet in Asheville! Fresh food and friendly service. They even have Yum yum sauce! Literally the only place i go to get chinese food, for eat in or take out. Love this place! read more

Food was delicious and good assortment to choose from. Service was very friendly. Reasonably priced.