Prices are up, selections poor, some food cold, dinner not worth it over lunch selections.

I went to Cheng's for a late lunch/early dinner about 2:30pm. There was a lot to eat, despite it being a quiet time. I made three trips to the buffet and generally kept to my ketodiet by selecting dishes that were strong in protein and low in carbs. I did not eat any rice or noodles or anything that was heavily battered or sauced. The restaurant was clean, and my waiter did an excellent job of taking away the trash and replenishing my drink. My lunch was great. [Review 18247 overall - 122 in New Jersey - 1769 of 2022.] read more

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This place is horrible. never refill anything they actually took the food away from the buffet super dirty using chemicals around all of the food. waited 20 mins not one refill on my water or any food on the buffet your better off going to McDonald's atleast there foods warm never eating here again plus the amount of mold all over the walls read more

This place is filthy from the moment you walk in the door! Can no one hose down the doors/handles, windows?! Not a good sign of how hygienic these folks are.... read more

This is one of my favorite lunch spots. The price is very affordable, it's $9 for lunch. The selection is smaller than most other Chinese buffets, they are lacking sushi and crab legs. I don't necessarily count the sushi against them since most buffet sushi isn't good anyway. What they do have is all very good though and very fresh! The food is changed often enough that you're not eating anything more than a few minutes old for the most part. My favorite dishes there are the dumplings, crispy chicken, and the skewers. The staff is attentive and polite too. So I would recommend coming to this place for a quick bite! read more

Nothing fancy. Local place. Pay before you eat. Food fresh, decent selection. Great for a quick bite.

Food has gone downhill and prices have skyrocket. Very disappointed - it used to be wonderful. Also needs to be cleaned up. Very tired looking read more

Food is great, and typically stocked up unless super busy. Staff is nice and waiters are quick to seat you and get your plates. Cheap and a great go to if you want Chinese but not just once meal in particular. read more

Absolutely disgusting.... initially noticed the dirty walls and yellow sagging sheet rock. Should have left then but we already called in a order. So we get our food and leave. We sat down to eat and as my co worker begins eating, he finds a F*****G bug in his food. This place needs to be inspected by a health inspector and shut down until it is sanitary. Should be a no star but Yelp didn't give me the option read more

Cheng's Chinese Restaurant - Bug In food - Chinese Near Me - Rio Grande, New Jersey

Some of our neighbors that we haven't seen in awhile wanted to go out to dinner to catch up. Since Joy Buffet, our first pick had mysteriously closed, we ended up here. You pay first before sitting and they bring over your drinks (order when you pay). Compared to buffets in pa, this place has a very limited selection. (Only 4 carts vs the 8+ in Pa). Lots of seafood options although some of them didn't come out until 1/2 way through our meal. Plus there was no salad bar; to me, that's a basic buffet must! Also, while the girls came over constantly to take plates, everyone's glasses were empty and not a single glass was refilled! I'd say the place is pretty average; the broccoli and chicken and egg drop soup I got was good, but the fried rice was a bit dry. Also, dessert selections were a bit scarce; they did have jello, pudding, and ice cream, and cookies (?). It's okay if you are nearby; don't go out of your way though! read more

We've dined here several times on different occasions. They are cheaper than the other buffet restaurant in town. You can either order off the menu or eat the buffet. My hubby enjoys coming here for their crawfish BC he's a huge crawfish lover. The food is decent and their General Tso chicken is my favorite. Not traditional Chinese dish, but hey it's crispy and seasoned perfectly. Their wonton soup is also good. They have 4 different buffet stations: a cold station with fruits, salad, desserts, and you peel shrimp and 3 hot buffet stations. There's a little bit of everything for everyone. I wish they had more vegetable options and changed up some of their items every so often. The main guy that rings you up for the bill is friendly and so are most of the staff. If there's an item on the buffet that needs to be refilled or you would like a fresh batch just let them know and they will happily call in a new order for you. The restaurant can get a little steamy/muggy. There's only 2 restrooms which are tiny. Ample parking. The restaurant itself is large and accommodating. read more

Cheng's Chinese Restaurant - Chinese combo veggie + general Tso chicken - Chinese Near Me - Rio Grande, New Jersey

Excellence service & quality food for a VERY affordable price! The staff is extremely friendly as well as attentive. Highly recommend!!! read more

Cheng's Chinese Restaurant - Chicken & Broccoli with White Rice - Chinese Near Me - Rio Grande, New Jersey

Have been a patron of Changs for literally 35 years , have been away from the area for 17 and just moved back . Chang's is under new ownership over the last few years and has gone downhill . You can go in there at 6:00 or 6:30 on a Saturday night and wait 15 minutes to get fresh food brought out to you . If you ask for fresh food they may absolutely deny you because they do not want to waste the food that may be in a tray even if that food happens to be stale and cold . Even during Prime dinner hours the food is not hot , and some of it it's borderline cold . Not because I choose to go there but because it's the only place like this down south here I wind up there with people so yes I have been there about 4 or 5 times in the last 3 months . If you can avoid eating here and find another place I would suggest doing so . They are not refilling their dishes like they used to , there is cold food many of nights and there is also drug addicts from the nearby bushes and tree areas that will come in there intoxicated and falling asleep at the table . And you can sometimes watch these intoxicated individuals washing their hands in their drink cups . If you're lucky enough to get fresh hot food it's not terrible , but change has gone way down the tubes . read more

The guy that seated us didn't speak English, and communicated using hand signals. The buffet was depressing. Very little variety, coming from someone who loves Chinese food and the food was subpar. I am currently writing this from my toilet where I am pissing out of my asshole, it's been this way for nearly 12 hours.... My 3 friends were the same... 2/10 read more

I've been sampling Cheng's more often as of late and they have once again, "stepped up their game". No doubt owing to the recent opening of "19 Buffet" where the late, great "Joy Buffet" once was. The new food offerings are tasty as are the "standard classics"... Such as their lo mein, which I still assert, is {when fresh}, the absolute best I've ever had anywhere. And I've been to many places. read more

At $8 a person for an all you can eat buffet how can you go wrong? There is a plentiful assortment of healthy options such as steamed broccoli and string beans in garlic sauce as well as a smorgasbord of fried delights. Top it all off with a trip to the desert table which includes an assortment of ice cream and fresh fruit. It's somewhat lacking on ambiance but what can you expect. read more

extraordinary, exquisite, fantastic, mouth-dazzling... there are not enough words to describe how truly incredible this place is. the staff is always friendly, the food is so good i just want to eat it all. by far my most favorite place in town. read more

The food, great. The service, great. The ice cream was especially remarkable. All in all, a fine Chinese buffet dining experience.

If I could give 0 stars I would. They were rude to our child and even yelled at him. We first asked the woman who was rude for our money back and she said no. It wasn't until I said either give us our money back or let us speak to the owner did she finally give it back. We then called to talk to the owner because the woman working the cash register wouldn't let us and she hung up the phone the first time we called. It's not worth your time or the money. They have also been seen dumping there food out back door and have had mice. read more

Messed up our drink as soon as we got here. There's barely any food left and there not refilling anything. Seems dirty. And waking out was an exterminator. Don't ask why we stayed. read more

If I could give 2.5 stars I would so I rounded it up. Food is as average as average can be. Worth $7.50 yeah I guess. That do a good job of catering to the local year round clientele in this area but this is no destination place. read more

Ehh, what can I say but it's alright. I may be spoiled in Chinese buffets, so I put this one right in the middle of the road. Had just enough for a decent variety, flavor was ok. The onion and cabbage pancake things were pretty good. Hard to find if not used to the area, because the location on Yelp was way off. I suggested correction. Had it not been for one of my kids seeing it, I wouldn't have ever found it. It's located on the backside of a strip mall, well off the main roadways. read more

My family of 25 went here for our annual buffet night at wildwood. This used to be our annual spot but then we found out Joy's had better and more selection so we chose to go there instead. Unfortunately when we tried to go back this year we saw it was closed and had to choose to go to our original spot instead. It went wrong since the beginning with the seating. They did not display even any satisfactory customer service considering we brought in a big group. Also the pic I posted is not the only plate where we found hair. We found 1 more plate with more hair. When we told the lady at the cash register she said "it must be the dishwasher". She did not even offer any means of compensation either when I asked if there was going to be one. She just lightly apologized. They also added tip on the bill without letting us know in advance. I guess they deserve 1 star for the fact that we actually ate something with who knows what was in it. Also yelp does not allow to put no stars. We do not recommend this buffet to anyone unless you are ok with eating hair in your plates with your food. We will not return to this establishment and we will take our business with a group of 25 elsewhere. read more

Cheng's Chinese Restaurant - We found 1 more plate with multiple hairs - Chinese Near Me - Rio Grande, New Jersey

Very good Chinese food! Good service and excellent selections of food, from seafood to ice cream.

Very clean, what can you say about a rest stop it's a rest stop you have a few restaurants enjoy your meal keep on moving along.

Reminded me of buffets from 1990s. Maybe our expectations were set too high. Part of the dessert bar was a package of Fudge Stripes. Egg drop soup was more like egg dropped in jello. On the positive: the staff was quick to remove empty plates, fill water and provide napkins. read more

Cheng's isn't the fanciest when it comes to Chinese buffets, but they get the job done. The place is usually not that crowded and the food is better on average than your usual Chinese buffet. Cheng's isn't perfect (may take a bit to get new food, small, $11 when should be $9) but it's a heck of a lot better and cheaper than it's fancier buffet counterpart, Joy Buffet. If you've got a group of people who are starving and craving Chinese, Cheng's is your best bet for the area. And if you have a group that wants microwaved pizza and questionable sushi, go to Joy Buffet. read more

Food was a bit dry like it has been under the heat lamps a but to long. Towards the end of our meal a few larg parties were seated ans fresh food was being brought to the buffet line-up it was very good and fresh once they did suggest going around 6 630 at peak hours should be a solid 4 stars around then read more

I come here once in a while whenever I go on a trip to Cape May. The food here is good overall, but I always like to order a few dishes rather than eating whatever is served in the buffet since it is expensive. I wished that they offered coupons so that I can eat what is served rather than ordering a few dishes, because the selection here is good. read more

typical Chinese buffet fair, mostly fried stuff and in general quite generic stuff .. the few dishes that are something with vegetables such as shrimp and vegetables or meat with vegetables have a very limited quantity of vegetables .. there are very few vegetables to be seen here, which was a disappointment for me because I walk into a chinese restaurant precisely when I am craving vegetables... they just have food in warmers (no sushi, mongolian bbq or other such perks ).. this is a modest place with a modest price.. wonton soup was uninspired.. dessert selection is canned fruit such as peaches and pineapples , soft serve, a brand of cookies found in every grocery store, some pudding... but price is reasonable.. staff are reasonably attentive, they refilled my water, quickly cleared emptied plates, were polite . read more

Cheng's Chinese Restaurant - tables and booths - Chinese Near Me - Rio Grande, New Jersey

The food there was terrible and everything was empty with limited options. It was around dinner time and we were extremely disappointed. The ice cream was nasty please go somewhere else because you'll be wasting your money and time! read more

It's a pretty decent Chinese buffet. Standard selection with fairly good taste. Was a little worried when at just after 5 p.m. we were only one of two groups there, but it soon filled more. Price wasn't bad either. We'll be back if we're in the area. read more

I grew up spending my summers in cape may and wildwood. I honestly have been going here for about 15 years and I have never had a bad experience. I saw the same guy at the front desk for years and always had a good conversation with him more in depth as I continued to grow. I have since relocated to Los Angeles but when I go back to the east coast Cheng's buffet is a must go to for me! read more

No. Just. No. Only thing edible was the honey chicken. I had a full plate of food and tasted a little of everything and wanted to walk out and leave the plate there. Don't waste ur money. read more

Bathrooms are dirty. Mold on the ceiling tile. If you like crab legs...they cook 10 legs at a time, every 1/2hr. So only 1 person can eat crab legs until the next batch comes out. Food is OK. read more

Great selection, food was fresh and very good especially for a buffet. Restaurant was clean and staff was friendly. Kids loved it and was cheap at about $10.00 each. Definitely recommend. read more

Picked up order tonight. Basically fair tasting Chinese food. Would not rush back!

Although there were a few dishes that tasted good, most of them did not. They had crab legs, peel and eat shrimp and mussels. The tasted was boiled out of all of them. I gave it 2 stars because of a few good dishes and the cheap prices but we will not be going back. read more