Best in Charlotte. The hot pot and Korean soup options are always stellar. Curry chicken is always a nice surprise when it's available. I stay away from any dish with cheese in it. It's always going to be more oil than cheese anyway. Service is typical speedy buffet service. Ambiance is also typical of Chinese buffet. No surprises here... read more

Tons of choices food wise! Everything from soup to sushi to hot food. Everything was tasty, would have been better if food was a little hotter. A few things were a little overcooked (chinese donut). Service was friendly and very quick. read more

China Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

I'm coming this place a solid three stars. I thought that the restaurant itself was very beautiful and clean. The service was spotty, I had a hard time getting a drink refill and my plates cleared. The food was pretty good for a buffet, but some of it was cold and I thought for a Chinese buffet they didn't have a lot of Chinese main dishes on the buffet. I thought the eggrolls were excellent and I thought the wontons were really good. They have a hibachi station which I didn't use. I would definitely try in the future. I guess a benefit of not having quite as much Chinese food is that there is alternatives for people who don't like Chinese. Macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, dinner, rolls, and pizza or some of the non-Chinese options. Always looking for a great Chinese buffet so that I can get a little bit of exactly what I want. I went at 8:00 PM and they were quite busy so that's a great sign for this location. I would definitely come back if I had the urge for some Chinese. read more

This was the cleanest and best maintained Asian buffet in the area. Prices were more reasonable for lunch and dinner pricing. Service was good from clearing plates to refilling drinks. The food seemed fresher and the variety was decent. The parking is a bit tight and surplus parking is located in the back of the restaurant. I will be returning here soon. read more

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Our family LOVES this buffet! It's always family friendly and they are always smiling and accommodating to our big family that goes to eat. While I love all the good basic dishes, I seriously only go to eat the clay pot chicken, coconut shrimp, fried calamari, sesame balls, nava, the soups, and their sushi. It's that good!! It's worth my money every time!! read more

China Buffet - Price - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

Very clean, quickly served, and very friendly service. The dishes were immediately cleaned from our table. The place stayed busy. What got us to give it a try was the full parking lot. The food was always stocked. The food was pretty good for a buffet. There is even a spot for you to make your own hibachi. They have desserts , sushi, Chinese dishes, shell fish, soups, pizza, mac and cheese and different fried rice, ice cream, and more. You can eat to your hearts content for $21 a person with is reasonable for today's grocery prices. It's located right next to the Holiday Inn. read more

My husband and I love coming here! It's always clean and staff are friendly! Some of the food could use some more seasoning but overall I haven't had any issues and the best part is I can get up and get something else! I typically get a little bit of everything. read more

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We were so happy that we found this place looking for something else. So we came here by accident and I'm glad we did. We love the decor outside and inside and there's so many seating area. We were seated promptly after arriving by a nice host. Our server was the nicest lady. One more perk of coming to this restaurant. She also kept her area clean at all time. She was very attentive to all the patrons there. What about the food? We liked it. So much to choose from: sushi, seafood, soups, hotpot, hibachi, salad, kids friendly like pizza, nuggets, pasta, noodles, veggies, and desserts. I love seeing the Korean Short Ribs, crispy shrimp with head, and octopus tentacles. Those are my favorite and hard to find. They were well cooked and not overly salty. The hot pot option was in the soup area. If you are into crawfish, they had plenty of that. Sushi was good too. Didn't try the hibachi this time since we wanted something right away but there wasn't a long but the choices above kept us going. The dessert was decent. The flan was eggy, the scale sponges were moisture and airy. If we are ever in the area again, we will definitely be stopping a. read more

China Buffet - Entrance - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

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Looking at the outside of the building, I thought the food would be good. However, it wasn't! One thing I did appreciate was that they had a variety of items to choose from, even the hibachi grill, where you could customize your plate. I was disappointed when it came to the food. The server was pleasant and ensured our drinks kept coming without asking. I guess I'm spoiled rotten when it comes to great food that I'm used to in Maryland. read more

The service and ambiance were fine. The place looked clean. The food fell short and would not go back. Almost everything I tried that should have been hot was luke warm or cold. The sushi was mediocre. My two co-diners seemed pleased with what they had. read more

Food was blah, best item I tasted was the coconut shrimp but after one bite I looked and the shrimp wasn't cleaned I was done. I don't like to waste food but so disappointed. Service was great ambience was beautiful food was a I'll pass. It was to be a celebration few of us were not happy with the food and at a$200.00+ bill it should have been quality. read more

Small buffet choices. They have the usual with the sushi bar at the rare. On my second visit, the food was plentiful, but the white fish was small and dry. The takes are well maintained, and the place is clean. read more

It's a buffet with americanized chinese food. What is one expecting here? For me, it served it's purpose. I know what I am getting in to every time I go to an asian buffet. And this place was no different. It satisfied my lunch hunger. And the kicker? They were serving actual McDonald's Chicken Mcnuggets. How did they get these? Did someone go to Mickey D's and bring them back? Did they get a bag from the distributor? Either way, I was happy. Ice cream was good, too. Cookies & cream. Yum. For $18.06, for lunch with a beverage. read more

China Buffet - McDonald's Chicken McNuggets, at the buffet - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

The food is good and fresh, as they're constantly bringing out more, so it gets rotated well. I only go on the weekends, though.

Great spot to fill up. A little on the expensive side, but good service. Restaurant is clean and there is amazing variety. read more

Very odd "Chinese food" variety... I went years ago and it was good. Not so much this time.

Meh. I came here for lunch yesterday with some co-workers. We all did the buffet although I think I should have done the hibachi grill option instead. Yes folks, they have a cook-to-order hibachi grill with ample food options to select and try. The buffet options here are very expansive, however some items did not appear as fresh as others. I was turned off by several dishes because they looked like they weren't fresh at all. Also, just because you can throw cheese on seafood items, doesn't mean you should. I took a couple cocktail shrimp, and after the first one, I had no desire to eat the second. It was tasteless. My coworker got some fish (I forgot which type) and hated it. I've never been to a buffet restaurant where I didn't want to go back up for seconds until China Buffet. It's not for me dawg. read more

I have trouble passing up Chinese buffets, so when it was lunchtime and I had an hour until I needed to pick up my wife from her nearby dental appointment, I headed here! Not too busy on a weekday at 11:45, there were plenty of tables. The food on the steam tables appeared pretty fresh (or at least as fresh as it can be in this situation). Pretty solid for straight carbs with noodles and rice dishes, the usual protein heavy trays were a bit lacking. You could probably do better if you wanted to do the hibachi where you can put in as much meat or chicken as you like. But where China Buffet seems to excel is over at the sushi section. A very good selection and not just the boring ones. There was mackerel. And more. Hey, I took a pic. Service was good. My waiter was back and forth often to refill my water glass (you should really drink a lot of water at a Chinese buffet). I liked it. I'll try and be back! read more

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Extremely busy, hard to walk around everyone when getting food and back to table. Great location (right behind our hotel) and great price. Hubby loved the crabs and cheese since it's a rare find. Food was pretty good and extreme variety including desserts! read more

China Buffet is a new Chinese buffet restaurant (duh) in the University area. For me, it fills a void that was left when Chen's Bistro buffet closed a few months ago in the same general vicinity. Despite the uninspiring restaurant name, the interior of China Buffet is much nicer than most Chinese buffets. Most amazing are the entrance with its huge copper doors (which could rival PF Chang's entrances) and host stand area with the oval blue sky and twinkling lights on the ceiling. There are about 10-12 bars of hot and cold foods, plus a Mongolian BBQ area where a chef will cook up your selected meats, veggies, etc. fresh for you, a sushi bar, and a dessert bar with pastries and ice cream. The food is all good, but nothing really stands out as truly exceptional. For true sushi eaters, the sushi is just "meh." It's all very filling, though. There are a lot of foods here for kids and other picky eaters, too. The prices are very reasonable -- $8 for lunch and about $10 for dinner. The buffet area and dining room are all very clean, although the dining room could use a few more separating walls for ambiance. The decor is all really nice, though, and you can tell that they put a lot of money into the restaurant. We'll definitely be going back occasionally on those really hungry lunch days. read more

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We come here every now and again. Sushi is my preference. The veggies were really over seasoned but it's a buffet- mostly over seasoned and not so healthy options are typical. See photo for updated menu prices! read more

China Buffet - Menu, Prices - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

This was one of the largest selections of buffet items I've seen, several of the usual soups, and some spicy ones as well, many fruits and veggies, several ice cream selections and then the usual - mushrooms, shrimp in the shell, some small bivalves, mac and cheese. The place on Thursday was packed. We had been in the area around the university for shopping. Many of the customers appeared to be construction workers. They have a special line for those who pick up their meal in a styro box and leave. The service was very fast and they cleaned up each station after the patons left so it always looked good. There was only one failure - the egg rolls were close to tasteless. My friend liked her vegetarian dish, the jello cubes, and small pieces of fruit. They had a dish of small octopus in some kind of sauce. There was a pizza of some sort too. I did not eat these but I Know that ethnic diners would be happy over the selection. The reason I did not give it higher marks was that we had to ask for soy cause, and I would have liked Chinese mustard and even some wasabi sauce as well. Most of the food did need more tasteful sauce. If I return I will try the hibachi grill instead of the buffet and the sushi. read more

Do yourself a favor and don't waste the trip. I came at 5pm on a Monday. Keep in mind, I'm not a picky eater. The food was bland. Flavorless. Never tasted so much flavorless food. 75% of the food I got was cold or was sitting out for way too long. I like to come to Chinese buffets for the fried blue crab. Theirs was so overcooked you'd think they were trying to resurrect the crabs. Dry and tasteless. The cooks should do better. I wish Jasmine Buffet wasn't so far away. That's my go to spot. read more

Very good buffet. Today was the best I've had in a long time. Today was my second visit here but ate inside this time. Service was attentive. Both the waitress and a food replenisher were the upmost helpful. Clean inside with new booths and carpeting. read more

Today is new year day we came to this place and the dood is not FRESH, the QUALITY went down. There is nothing Chinese about this food at all, people not friendly. I have 2 kids 11,12 years old but they charge me full price 16.99$ for them, when I asked they said my kids look big that's why?? So never again come back here! Suck for new year 2022 read more

They have a great buffet from American food to Chinese they have a sushi bar also and there soups are delicious

had nothing in stock every-time i got up like rice ! Chicken and broccoli ... all the ice cream in the ice cream bar was running super low and NO scoop a sad kitchen spoon.... Servers rushed large families with littles read more

I love coming here! I always get take out and it's nice & cheap . The highest i've paid was 8 dollars read more

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Overall: -has a good atmosphere -delicious hibachi and sushi -has a wide variety of food (like curry soup, salmon, etc) I would reccomend to friends and family! I would go again! read more

Another buffet option for the University Area. They did a lot of cosmetic changes to the building structure (used to be a Cajun/Mardi Gras Place?) but it definitely has its share of finishes - really heavy looking copper doors and asian-esq statues flanking the doors. We were seated pretty quickly and there was a pretty good lunch crowd already. The place can accommodate a lot of people (parking... not so much... but there are signs for additional parking in the back). Waitstaff was friendly and prompt with drink refills. There is a good selection of food ranging from chicken nuggets, fries, to a full on hibachi grill were the food is cooked to order. Sushi is also available, but I was a little disappointed since it looked like the sushi had been sitting out for a while... I know it's hard to do a sushi buffet, but some of the rolls looked a little questionable and I stayed away for fear of later issues in my work day. I was surprised at the price of the buffet 7.99 - so the price does seem right for what you get. Would I come back... probably... but I can't really do buffets since I feel so miserable afterwards. My favorite thing in there was the emergency exit door with the sign, "EMERGENCY EXIT - ALARM WILL BE SOUND".... so we know the alarm will sound, or the alarm is good to go? It gave me a little chuckle. read more

Running errands on Sunday and the significant other spotted this place from the road so off we went. We had not been to a Chinese buffet since moving to Charlotte and thought it was time to give it a go. The place itself is pretty big but they have the tables in a congested area. They were pretty busy on our visit and constantly putting out freshly cooked food. The variety of food for what we paid was good. They offered an ample amount of seafood options as well as chicken and beef. For our Sunday visit, we paid $12.99 for adult and $4.99 for our child. Then additional charge of $1.69 per drink. Also on our visit, they sure did have the heater on. Make you nice and hot so you don't stay so long. lol. Food overall was okay. Not bad, not great - mediocre Americanized Chinese eats. read more

Solid high 3. I would have given it a 4 had the Sushi chef been remotely friendly or even smiled. Hell no! It would have broken his face to smile. Sushi I have been there twice for lunch. The lunch has a great variety of the standard sushi rolls and nigiri. It was all tasty and fresh. No complaints! Chinese Buffett Standard stuff on bar. All very fresh and tasty Hibachi Grill Great selection of chicken, fish, shrimp, steak. Looked great! The place was full both times, which ensures the food is rotated and you will always get fresh food. Overall, two great experiences! read more

China Buffet - Very cool entrance! - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

One star. Only because that's as low as I can give. Hibachi bar was out of steak. And when it finally got grilled, the chicken was half cooked. The buffet bar was dirty and probably about half of the dishes were empty. What was there was cold. No refills on drinks. I left this place hungrier than I was when I walked in. I will not be returning here and I do not recommend it to anyone. There's a clean McDonald's across the street. read more

China Buffet - Cold and disgusting. - Chinese Near Me - Charlotte, North Carolina

This place is next-door to our hotel - and since our hotel doesn't include breakfast and we slept late today, we ate lunch (brunch) at China Buffet. We're incredulous about the negative reviews, since our experience was quite the opposite. Firstly, everything was very clean and the food was quite fresh. Secondly, the selection of food was *terrific*; really impressive when compared to other Chinese buffets - and it included a big variety of sushi, too. Thirdly; everyone working there was *very* pleasant, plus our server (i.e., he brought & refilled our water glasses and he cleared our plates between visits to the buffet) was *very* attentive. In addition, the interior of the restaurant is very attractive and spacious. (Update on 4/14/14): We also ate lunch (brunch) there today and it was another very positive experience. The cost is much less on weekdays ($8.99 vs. $12.99, although even $12.99 is a bargain for the amount of delicious food). The hostess recognized us, and she & our server were very sweet. read more

Sadly i cant rate it lower than one star. One of the worst buffets I've been to. The plates and utensils were dirty. The food just tasted bad. Some food items were cold and hard. I would NOT recommend to anyoneeeeeee. The service was good, the waitress actually attended the table professionally. But the food was just trash! Dont waste your money here! read more

I really don't do Chinese, so a Chinese buffet is really pushing it for me but my inlaws really love coming here when they visit and I don't even know how they found this place because I never noticed it until they found it a few years ago and have been going ever since. Anyway, I will say that this place stays packed and is really not that bad. They have lots to choose from.... fruit/salad, noodle/rice dishes, seafood, several meats including salmon, chicken, pork, beef, veggies, plus dessert station, sushi station, hibachi made to order station and soup/pho station, the choices are never ending for a great price. I would say my favorites are the sushi station, the made to order pho station, and the made to order hibachi. read more

Amazing. If I lived here, I would every meal here. The dinner buffet is $13, and includes pretty good sushi, and a hibachi where you can pick out your meats and shrimp and vegetables, and have someone cook a full Japanese dinner for you. I still can't get over it. I got a soda, so it cost me $16 total, and I tipped $12 to a variety of people, and still made out like a bandit. Realize that it won't be the best food you've ever eaten, but I don't think I've ever had a better value. read more

Fried chicken was too fried and not seasoned very dry and no meat on the bones. The noodle soup was good and their fish was cook very well. Try the baked fish and the whole fish they sell. The beef was mainly bones and dry but the seafood was good. read more

Binge eating at its best ! Sushi - fresh cooked Chinese with noodles or rice... ribs , clams , crabs, Stuffed mushrooms wIth cheese, oysters, salad , wIngs, soup, general tso, sweet and sour pork, egg rolls, ice cream.... I'm stuffed ! read more

That food was so fulfilling wow. Customer service was great and they kept coming with the hot food. Me and my boyfriend were very satisfied ‍ ready for a nap lol read more