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    China 1 Buffet

    2.8 (58 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Buffets
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Tony Y.

    I wouldn't really recommend this place if you're looking for a decent buffet or a tourist like me. But if you're looking for a budget lunch option and you don' tmind the qwuality of food, this place is ok. A mom an d pop buffet, offers very few options compared to other buffets in the area but it is cheap. Saturday lunch was $3.99. Half of the dishes were mainly begeatbales. I cam elatye in the lunch shift, around 3pm, food overcooked uunder the heat lamp. Only two lines of food, one for desserts including fruits and desserts, one for hot entrees. Food lacked flavor, nothing specular. I probably wouldn't come again if I was in town. Business was mediocre, mianly local coming inand the place wasn't full.

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    Raya S.

    This was my first time going. The first thing I noticed was how small it was. I don't know why, but I expected it too be much bigger. I wasn't a fan of the layout and think it could use some remodeling. The food was fine along with the service. I appreciate how they keep up with the dirty plates, which made it easier to bring back more food(: The ice cream was ok. Didn't like the texture. Bathroom was ok.

    Pork rib, green beans, chow main, vegetable fried rice, and kung poa chicken.
    Yvonne C.

    Okay, so I have to say that I hesitated coming to this place for a while. I was hesitant because of how it looked from the outside! However, looks can be deceiving! This is my 4th time eating here and I have to say that they are pretty consistent in their food quality and consistent in the food flavors! I love love the chow main and orange chicken. The staff are very friendly and quick to great you and serve you. They always have a smile on their faces! The only recommendation I have is for them to switch menu up for dinner with more specialty dinner menu options. The lunch and dinner are the same except for one add dish. Other wise I would give them a try.

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    I love this buffet this was the first buffet i have ever came to since 2009 and its still good its reccomend

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    14 years ago

    I had the shrimp, when I got home I was fine, but this morning I was puking, and I am still puking, the shrimp was gross! Clean up the place

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    2.9
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    Kobe Sushi has all your favorites and delivers a true buffet experience. I went for lunch and tried…read moretheir sushi, buffet items, and some desserts. The sushi was delicious, with favorites like dragon rolls and plenty of sashimi options. The spice levels were good, and the unagi sauce was not overly sweet. The buffet offered some great options, including fried rice, noodles, orange chicken, broccoli beef, and even some decent cuts of steak. The pork buns were a surprise and were really tasty. Dessert is mostly Jell-O, pudding, and some mini spongy cakes. The mango pudding was a great refresher. Overall, it's a great lunch spot at a decent price!

    Came here on a Saturday afternoon craving AYCE plus it had "sushi". We were in Modesto and thought,…read morewhy tf not... there's no KBBQ or specialty AYCE sushi around. I feel like I've upgraded from typical Chinese buffets with the weird gelatin cakes from that one specific bakery that distributes said cakes to all these low-level Chinese buffets. But sometimes I gotta return to the trenches! The inside is cute with a lot of booths and Japanese decorations. The center consists of a sushi bar with a functioning boat, chefs making rolls and putting jello onto the little floaties. The back has the standard Americanized Chinese fare. Bonus: there is a "Mongolian BBQ" station where a cook will stir fry your creation. Pricing is pretty decent considering there is more than just the hot trays of Chinese. The food itself was pretty OK. Sushi is basic to below average with huge 65-35 rice proportions, so get ready to be full fast. The sushi chefs also focused on saucy rolls vs nigiri. Because there is seating around the sushi boat, it was funny witnessing socially-unaware people go up behind people sitting there to grab a plate even though there was a huge space at the end of the island without seating to avoid this. Anyways, we ate a bunch to get our money's worth and could cross this off the list to never have to go again.

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    (139 reviews)
    38.8 mi
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    It was getting on lunch time and my crew needed some lunch. My GPS and Yelp, showed there was this…read moreChinese buffet here in Modesto and I know these buffets usually have enough stuff to keep everyone on my crew happy. Heck, they all usually even have pizza and French fries if you don't want Chinese food! No hamburgers though, like Mexican places. This New King Buffet, (super common name for Chinese buffets for some reason), is located way in the back of a shopping area off East Hatch Road. Look for the Cost Less Foods store, it's back and to the right of that. Glad we had the GPS to get us here. It sort of looks a little run down and older, not one of these new fancy Chinese buffets with tons of Chinese people in line, eating strange food from tide pools, nope, more or less American Chinese here. We go in and it's actually decently large enough with all the normal selections or foods, like noodles, hot and sour soup, sweet and sour stuff and egg rolls. Lunch time so no crab out. Service is the usual Chinese efficient, just to fill drinks and clear plates is all. Everyone filled up and thought the food was decent and no complaints, so that's good. I like it doesn't take too long to do lunch here, outta here in under an hour. I hate places we end up spending 2 hours at for lunch. Buffets are good for fast lunch.

    This place is pretty horrible. My kids and I went for dinner. $75 for 3 of us. Most buffets you can…read moreusually find a few things you like. Not here, it was all pretty bad. We came in at 6pm and many items looked like they had been sitting there a while. Nothing was really fresh looking. The only thing good here was the Pepsi. The best chinese food buffet is in Valley Springs, called Good Friends.

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