Tbh I was going to do two stars but going to give it an extra star based off price. $15 lunch including soda. That being said be prepared for the most meh buffet in this area.... And Montgomery County has a lot of not amazing buffets. I came here once a few years ago and was hoping well maybe it improved. It had not. There's a section with your noodles, rice, and veggies. They're all pretty flavorless but not the worst. There's a handul of chicken options. Most are meh. The buffalo wings were surprisingly a step above meh. The sweet and sour chicken would have been pretty good except I didn't see sweet and sour sauce anyway. Then there is a BBQ section that is actually probably where you're going to want to go. The baked chicken was actually the best thing they had here. It was well seasoned and not dried out. The pork chops were decent too and the "honey ham" was not bad but seemed more like a pork roast than ham. Avoid the fried chicken. The breading tasted like old oil. Sushi looked meh and was mostly veggies and cream cheese. The fresh fruit was actually good tho, and the very small dessert section was kinda passable. The biggest win here is going to be the made to order noodle soups. The broth had decent flavor. Skip the beef tho it is chewy, but maybe the chicken is better otherwise they have fish balls and crab. Or just lost up on veggies. They also have an option for you to get the soup to go. So overall a very meh option. But if you're looking for a fairly cheap lunch In downtown silver spring and something that can hold you over for awhile, it's here at the bottom level of the Ellsworth place mall. read more

The food is very lack luster. Tbh, it's substandard takeout, most things were overcooked. The dessert selection was very sad. I wouldn't go back. Service was okay read more

No, no, and no. I ate at this place last week and everything I ate was overcooked and underwhelming. This place is a haven for homeless people to hang out. If you suffer from food allergies do not eat at this place. The staff absolutely cannot tell you what's in the sauce of food with sauce and nor can they say with any certainty if the food was exposed to peanuts. Lastly, instead of answering your food questions, the manager is more inclined to ask you to leave and not "make trouble". I took that to mean, if you don't like the food leave and stop complaining. Oh, and forget about a refund. read more

Food was surprisingly good. As for even just paying I was already completely thrown off. We got charged for a group of 5 adults including my 12 year old sister. After waiting in a line going out the door, came out to 92$ absolutely not worth it and the blatant disregard for me saying that they were scamming me. We only stayed because it had been somewhat of a tradition to go to this buffet whenever we'd be in silver spring. Will never return again. read more

The food was great they just need a little more suggestions. The service was almost about out to Sidney!!! She is the best!! Everyone was actually nice and sweet!! read more

Standard but not special. Taste of mostly foods were ok, standard for American, Asian/Chinese Style Buffet (I mean simple and easy to eat for everyone) but some foods were better/more flavorful than I expected. Hot food looks fresh and were refilled all the time. (When I was there) Clean and organized spacious dining room at convenient location. Service was so so. Overall was acceptable, I paid for dinner about $17 per person. p.s. I am sure most people who want to go to buffet that because they would like to enjoy many kinds of food unlimited in one place (from appetizer, entree, to dessert) without hurting your wallet. Taste and service, they might not be the main points. At least if the food don't taste very very worst, and they keep serving fresh food and keep the bar station clean all the time, that's not too bad for buffet. I think Blue Pearl Buffet and Grill, they are that level. As for their waitresses, yeah they were not great if you compare to general restaurants or even premium buffet restaurants. read more

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This place has an excellent buffet selection, and since it's a buffet of course you practically do everything yourself but all of the folks that provide the soft drinks and nice. The food is good! It's a must try for the price! read more

This was the worse buffet I've ever been to. I felt sick to my stomach after eating this. The food was cold, bland and tough. My kids said they didn't want any, now that says a lot. Please save your money and go somewhere else! I took the risk so you don't have to. read more

The buffet is very clean and the food is great value for the price, staff is prompt to refill plates of food and drinks. Location is convenient and inviting and easily accessible from metro. Give it a try if you're in silver spring read more

This was the worst Chinese buffet I've ever been to, and we go to Chinese buffets a lot. The food was not warm and just didn't taste right. It didn't even look good. It was dry and looked like it had been sitting out for a long time. To make things even worse, the guy at the pho station discriminated against us because we didn't speak to him in Spanish like everyone else did. He made the pho of the people after us before he made ours, even though we ordered first! And they only had 1 ice cream scoop for all of the ice cream, and it was sitting in disgusting water. Don't go here. You will regret it if you do. read more

everything was good but they need to have food that is not spicy for people who cannot eat spicy food

the food, the drinks, the waiters. Everything is amazing. i highly recommend for an affordable family lunch or dinner

For the price and the amount of food, you really can't beat Blue Pearl. Conveniently located in downtown Silver Spring, I find myself gravitating to Blue Pearl after an afternoon of shopping. If you have any trouble finding it, look for Kung Fu Tea and take the escalator down from there. Most everything is delicious! I also love to take food to go when I don't have time to dine-in. My favorite thing to order to go are the red bean and mochi with sesame balls. There not labeled at Blue Pearl, but I'm Filipino cuisine we call it buchi. So delicious! And I can fill up a to go container and it will cost roughly $5. Keep in mind that the weighing price for taking seafood to go is slightly higher than the other food. read more

For typical chinese buffet this place is a standard spot at downtown silver spring mall. They have a lot of selection for lunch and dinner but we did try lunch time. The price is decent for lunch buffet, but food quality and taste is not bad but can make some improvement in seasoning my personal opinion. The silverware is not wrap and just place on top of a napkin but not a big deal. I tried a lot of chinese buffet in the past so i think i can honestly say that they got good number of choice but with a little compromise on food quality or taste. read more

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The womens bathroom hand dryer closest to the door causes the lights in the bathroom to dim. They have an electrical circuit problem. Big restaurant, crowded, lots of choices. Food is pretty good. order drinks from waitstaff, otherwise self-serve. Weekends about $1 higher than weedkay dinner. lunch is cheaper than dinner. Mix of asian and american food. very filling. they should label everything, they don't. Knives would be helpful. read more

Man there food and service went completely down hill. Take the extra drive and go to another buffet. NOT WORTH IT AT ALL!

Blue Pearl Buffet & Grill is a prime example of quantity over quality. The food isn't that great, but it's economical - $15 for a weekend dinner and all you can eat (soda included) is a good deal to me. It's also great for groups. The "Happy Birthday" song was played multiple times over the speakers, so if you want to host a birthday party, Blue Pearl Buffet is a popular option. We were seated immediately and our drink orders were taken care of promptly. Then it was off to the AYCE extravaganza. Most of the food is not labeled, but the questionable items are, so that's good. Decent fried rice, lo mein, and chow mein. Egg drop soup was oily and bland. The soup station also has a set-up that's difficult to serve the soup without spilling it. Macaroni and cheese was watery and bland. Other American food that they served but I didn't try: fried chicken, chicken skewer, chicken nuggets (lots of chicken options), mashed potatoes, french fries, garlic bread, cheese pizza. They didn't have a lot of vegetable selections other than what was at their basic salad bar and then whatever was thrown into the stir-fry dishes. I recall corn. They had several seafood options: clams, big mussels, crab, shrimp, crayfish, and some steamed. I liked the shrimp in cream sauce. I think they do their fried food pretty well; they had fried squid, fried shrimp, and fried fish to choose from. There was also a stuffed crab offering which is served in a deceivingly large crab shell. It's mostly filled with imitation crab, celery, and lots of mayo. Standard buffet sushi selection (this isn't Sushi On in Fairfax), but no complaints. They have a noodle bar station where you can pick and choose your ingredients or select a bowl off the menu board, all made to order. This is probably the best value and it's a generous serving size. I recommend starting with this. I foolishly decided to go here last, and while waiting in line, I suddenly felt very full and couldn't bring myself to order the giant bowl. Next time. I was surprised at how much I liked their desserts. They had a vanilla cake with chocolate mousse icing, jello, cupcakes, cookies, chocolate and vanilla pudding, roll cake, and the Chinese doughnuts. Although the Chinese doughnut wasn't fresh, I enjoyed the cakes that I chose. They also have an ice cream machine (only serves vanilla) but they had no bowls, no cones, and no toppings. The ice cream was definitely a watered down version - not very vanilla-y - and they had small sample-size plastic cups to put your ice cream in, but really, after a big buffet meal, it's all you need. I wish they had more fruit selection. Every time I went up to get more food, my plates were cleared by the time I returned. They even refilled my drink and gave us extra napkins without prompting. I won't be frequenting this place, but it's okay every once in a while. read more

Food was ok, wait staff was attentive, dessert was pretty good, patrons were nice, and the environment was clean

I am giving it a 4 stars i was there last week from California my friend paid for it and the waitress jams me up for a tip how rude i didnt pay for the meal. She then started talking shet in chineese. Ill go there again but never give them a tip. The food was good no complaints. read more

My husband and I went there to try the place because we were really craving some asian food. First off I didn't like the fact that the staff were standing in front of us and were always looking at us. It made us uncomfortable we couldn't even eat peacefully and enjoy our meal. When I was full I grab some fruits as desert but my husband wasn't done eating and they brought the bill and their biscuit like we were done. I really didn't appreciate that because they were just standing there like it was only us in the whole restaurant. I regretted choosing that sit and when we were done and about to leave, the server directly came and ask for tips. My husband was pissed because tips is for when you are satisfy about the service the place or the food but none of those were satisfying, the food was pretty oily, dry and not even seasoned (specially the salt was missing in most of the things we ate), we didn't even stay 30minutes. It was a waste of money and time. read more

Worse buffet I ever been, they need to find a new chef for sure, food tastes bad, i drove 20 mins bc I found the place on yelp but over all wouldn't recommend the place to anyone sorry but that is the ugly truth. read more

This place closed for a while but I don't notice any spectacular changes. There is a large selection of meat items. The low mein is decent. Most items are just so-so. The location is conveniently located in a mall. read more

$12 lunch prices and $15 dinner prices includes a drink and an all you can eat buffet. The buffet has good selections, which includes deserts, pizza, sushi, and a bbq grill. But the food was cold and lacked flavor. The fried food was cooked in old grease. The server was not observant on refills. I did like how they had sanitizer at the buffet--which you don't see often. The manager also made sure to greet us all. The bathrooms need to be checked more frequently. There was urine on the seats and floor and bunches of toilet paper on the ground. On top of that, the dryers didn't work. Overall, I didn't leave feeling satisfied. Not worth $15. read more

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I swear I wrote this review! There's definitely something nefarious afoot!!! Either way the lines are ridiculously long and the food is just barley palatable. I paid over 100 for 7 of my friends and family and I can honestly say they should have given me 52.67 back. The crabs were fried beyond belief (who in the world fries crabs) and the pho took an eternity to cook. The staff is truly doing there best, but on a Sunday afternoon this place is just filthy. Like food on the floors and grease everywhere. I don't particularly like buffets, but everyone wanted the pearl and honestly 3/ 7 enjoyed there food. I think my palate is just a little more elevated. I hadn't been here in 4 year and I'll try to make it another 4 if at all possible! read more

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Visited this location on 08/26/23 around 4pm-ish. it was very spacious, enough tables and chairs to go around, etc. Food was good, not spectacular but enough to get you full for a good amount of hours. Service was okay, very different compared to other buffets I went to. We weren't seated, which was fine because my family and I prefer to select our own tables instead of one being appointed to us. Here's the part where I didn't like the service. The people who pick up your finished plates were roaming my table like vultures. Forcing my family and I to bring us drinks and what not. If that's their job, then I personally do not like that. I would've agreed to them to bring us our drink but they were very aggressive and forcing, so I had to put my foot down so they'd leave us alone for awhile. And they've been aggressive since the minute we stepped in. And I'm sure helping customers out was a way to earn their tip which I understand but being very hostile isn't the way to go. They picked up our finished plates, which was very nice and I was appreciative about that. And as it was time to go, I was getting ready to leave a tip ( though they were very hostile in the beginning, they were decent near the end) they legit "forced" me to leave them a tip. And it wasn't one "waiter" , it was two! Who both point to the table and said, leave a tip. Like I mentioned because, I was going to leave a tip. But being forced like that by TWO waitresses, did not seem right and rude. If you want some okay food, while also being hunted down, sure come to this place. read more

Listen. I don't know where to begin other tha. Avoid at all cost. The food is terrible and I would recommend getting lots of water because the food overly salty. Not to mention that the place is in the basement...and the light goes on and off in the bathroom. It's just a mess read more

I am very surprised this place has the stars it does... my first visit there I was not impressed. The food was terrible... even the pizza. Soggy and not fresh. Barely any flavor. Here's the best part. As we were leaving, the person who only got us our drinks got into my friends face persisting we added a tip to our ticket and made us get out our receipts and WATCHED us add it. I did not add a tip myself. We paid at the host stand like a normal buffet and the hostess didn't mention anything. I will never come back. Don't waste your money! read more

after reading the reviews and seeing what people had to say, I'm not even gonna sit up here and let you a lot like this for all the ones who left great reviews. This place is absolutely garbage from the food down to the service down to the atmosphere.. I can start with so many things but let's start here for one all the food that they're serving is recycled food so what don't get served today Will get served the next day, its clear as day, everyone knows what old food taste like and if not clearly these people haven't been anywhere nice before and they life for them to even say one thing nice about this place They're just basically putting out old food from the previous day, let's also talk about the waiters, the waiters were literally standing by our table, demanding a tip, a big turn off now you get nothing. The muscles taste like they've been dipped in toilet water and set out to dry. The lasagna I don't even know what the heck that was, like literally everything was disgusting. The only thing that was right was the fresh fruit. I will never step foot back in that place. They call a buffet. you just have to be there to know what I'm talking about and I'm a foodie. I love to eat, but I couldn't eat not one thing out of there. I literally spat everything back out in the napkin. You guys should really consider shutting this place down somebody's gonna get horribly sick or poisoned. And I know they ain't passed the health department like it's just disgusting in there. never again!!!! I just want all my money back read more

I've been meaning to check this out since I noticed it on a previous trip to DTSS, and it was a night when my appetite wasn't craving anything in particular. It's a U-shaped space in the basement of Ellsworth Place, wrapped around the down escalator. There are quite a few things to like compared to other Asian buffets, and very few misses. Top of the list has to be the cordial service. I got the senior discount without having to ask, my beverage was refilled as soon as I got halfway down, and when I was fumbling with a spoon to debone the whole grilled mackerel, my server showed up and offered me a knife. The next big item was the fact that none of the seafood was overcooked. The only item that was way too well done was the pork rib - I could have used a hacksaw. Crayfish, baby clams, salmon, all quite good. The have several items you won't see on most such places. Tucked away near the ice cream machine are edamame, pickled daikon radish, szechuan cabbage, and decent (I'm a fan of Korean food and know what I like) kimchee. The noodle soup station was open, offering several options with your choice of additions to Vietnamese and Chinese broth - see photo. The stuffed crab was a bit strange, with vegetables and what tasted like a bit of cheese, but fairly tasty. They had a few buffet grade sushi rolls, no nigiri. The crispy duck had tender meat and crunchy skin, but a layer of fat in between. For dessert, some nice ripe fruit and one of my favorites, bite size coconut macaroons. There were more tasty looking baked goods, but I was out of stomach space. Hidden gem doesn't quite fit - zircon maybe? But it's a step up from most such buffets and not bad to fill up after a hard day's shopping or build a base for a night of bar hopping. Oh, and cell coverage somehow penetrates, so you cna check in and post pictures of your own favorites. read more

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Meh. It's ok. Hadn't been here in several years and stopped in Friday night before a concert at the Fillmore because we knew we could get in and out quickly. First clue should have been that the price seems to not have changed from our last visit years ago. The offerings and quality on the buffet are meh. Ok, not great. Pretty much standard fair. A little light on the appetizer/finger food options, and I'd recommend skipping the meager sushi offerings completely. The one highlight is the made-to-order noodle soup station. Two of us opted for that and it was just the thing for a nice light meal to fill your stomach before a concert. read more

Catching the Excitement of DownTown SilverSpring one evening: I chose the Buffet hidden inside the shopping center building on the basement floor. Plenty of Fish Chinese Japanese style with some casual food. Great Soup single bowls served by cook in minutes. Furthermore, soup on the menu board (Beef Brisket) I wanted to taste was removed by 8:PM. Wrap-around buffet bar though no real desserts. read more

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We came here Saturday about 5pm. The cost per person was about $14 with beverage included. It was pretty full, but at least we did not have to wait in line. The buffet includes the regular Chinese selection, such as lo mein, sweet/sour chicken, fried rice, sushi, etc. They also have a small section of American food such as chicken nuggets, pizza, fries, etc. A soup section was also included which lets you pick out anything you want to add to your soup. Of course dessert and salad was included. Overall, the food was good, they were putting out hot, fresh food out every couple minutes and had enough seats for everyone coming in. Not a bad place. read more

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Ew. Dirty. Dirty. Dirty. Horrible customer service. I only went because my family was in town, it was late and we wanted a quick, filling meal. I was very nervous to eat anything from this buffet. I understand it is a cheap buffet located in the mall, but my goodness! Clean it up! The bathrooms were also disgusting. Toilets did not flush, zero toilet paper, no paper towels, smelled disgusting. Which makes you scared to try the food even more. read more

What's in the pepper shaker scares me. I saw on TV news program a long time ago that some Chinese companies uses dirt to emulate pepper among their exports. The Blue Pearl Buffet & Grill (Blue Pearl) may be one of those accepting this import. When I saw the pepper shaker there the content looked so finely ground it was like no other pepper from other restaurants I've experienced. I shook a little "pepper" onto my hand and tasted it. The powder had no taste at all. So I asked my wife to try it for herself, since she has finer-tuned taste buds than I. I then asked if she tasted anything and she said "no", so I advised her to not use the stuff on her food. Other than that, the food is mediocre overall. I understand that cooking for a large mass and a ready-to-seve menu isn't catering to individual taste, thus a middle-ground, thus mediocre, is the status quo, but that middle ground can have a more tastier appeal. Even a middle ground have a range. The land animal meats are well-cooked and soaking in its grease to maintain "moisture", the sea and fresh water meats are consumed quickly so they are replaced often enough to be fresh, and the variety of foul (chicken) preparations is about the same. But the salad is basic with the anemic, low nutrition, iceberg lettuce, thickly cut carrots, bland pinkish tomatos, etc... . read more

I have been to this restaurant about 3 times and I've never had a problem like I did today. Today I went here to eat lunch with my boyfriend, we paid 29$ for the both of us, and one of the male waiters who served us drinks was very kind to us. As we are getting up to leave, another waitress who has NOT been serving us runs up to us and starts harassing my boyfriend for a tip. "Where's your money for the tip? Do you have cash? Did you pay with cash or card? Take your receipt out." My boyfriend takes his receipt out and she forces him to write in a tip on the receipt. Now, I don't have issues tipping, I just think it's very rude to ask (let alone INSISIT) for a tip. I will NOT be back to this place and I don't think you should either. read more

Food was bad, went with a friend for lunch and while we were getting up to leave a woman practically harassed us into tipping when the only "service" that was provided was a man pouring us water when we first sat down?? She seemed ungreatful at the small tip amount we left too. Staff was overall pretty rude aside from the young man that helped us read more

I wish I could give this place zero stars. Terrible from start to finish. First of all, the staff is rude & the entire place is filthy. Nobody is wearing nor enforcing masks even though there are signs everywhere. There was hair in multiple food items & probably a lot more since no one is wearing their masks. Everything was either over cooked or under cooked. The general Tso's chicken was pink on the inside. I don't know how this place is still in business, the health department needs to take a look at this place ASAP! read more

food was dry , the service was bad they ignored me and my brother , they didn't sit us down , they didn't even ask us what drinks we wanted to order , we started eating but when we finished our plates they picked them up and we thought we were getting our drinks but they never came in another 30 minutes. we never received our drinks and how come we were thirsty we left and right when we was leaving they were looking at us and ran to us just to ask us to tip like they were just ignoring us the whole entire time and only saw us when we was leaving ‍ read more

Came here with another friend for lunch. I think if you had the time for a long lunch, this wouldn't be a bad place. You definitely get what you pay for. In terms of buffets, I will try to evaluate to see if you can eat your moneys worth. In terms of this place, it would be hard to do so. You would have to eat TONS of clams and fried shrimp. The noodle bar is not bad. Takes about 5-10 min to cook whatever you want. Funny thing is that I think the broth is more for pho than wonton noodles. I assume they use the same broth for whatever noodles you want. The desserts are ok. The egg tarts are edible. Definitely dry and not straight from the oven fresh. Service was fine. As expected service from a place like this. I wouldn't be able to recommend this place so come on your own volition. read more

This place is beyond gross. Food and trash litter the tables and the floors at all times. The servers are usually found chitchatting when they should be at least be taking the used plates off of tables. The food selection is not that great and everything taste like it's been out for several hours. The third time I came was the last, I ended up getting food poisoning and didn't want to subject myself to any more of the torture. Be careful of this place. read more