this place rocks. if you know what to get, it's sooo good. BUT my brother in law ate the sushi and got the poops. but the green beans are good. I RATE THIS 10,000/5 read more

While eating at China Garden, I found a large wad of black hair in the green beans. I pointed this out to the waitress. The manager came over and told my wife there are no women working in the kitchen, as if to say it was not their fault there was hair in the food and it was possibly my wife's hair. She offered to discount one meal to half price. A very unpleasant experience. We will not return to this restaurant. read more

I live close to China Garden and decided to give it a try even though buffets aren't really my thing. There's definitely a wide variety of options, but nothing I tried really stood out or made me want to go back for more. It also isn't that cheap for a buffet, which didn't help. My biggest issue was that it didn't feel super clean and that kind of ruins the whole experience for me. I can see how this would be a great spot if you're looking to get a lot for your money, but it's just not for me and I wouldn't go back. read more

They could improve everything! Along with take down that stupid 12.99 for lunch sign if they're going to charge nearly $20 a person Would give this place a -1 if it was possible read more

First time here. The food is not great. BUT. They have a good selection of average buffet food. A lot of people reviewing expect amazing food for a buffet. The problem is the price. $17.99 dinner ends up being $25 after tax and tip to the bussers. Decently clean place except for the water fall where everyone throw. Their fortunes. If you're in the area and hungry it's probably worth it to go happy hour. Dinner isn't worth the price for the quality of food read more

Cost is not worth the subpar food. Trust me our standards are not high for buffet food. Temperature control of the food is a big issue at this buffet. They have sushi available but we did not even attempt to try it due to it not even appearing to be fresh. When we entered we were not greated. When someone did appear we were asked what we wanted to drink, handed our ticket and silverware and basically left to find our own seat. We will not be returning. read more

I your like to get sick this is a good place to do that food is terrible specially if your eat shrimp

Food was great !I will be back!I like the crab leg here,but taste just a bit too light

We were able to walk right in and we sat ourselves at our table. They had a nice variety of options fried & steamed rice. Different chicken, beef and shrimp options other things I just can't name it all. A hibachi Station and sushi. It was several families there but it was not even loud at all. read more

China Garden - Chinese Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Merriam, Kansas

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gave me the flu. it's so bad i can rate it a 0, but i give it a 3. the food? good, but giving me the flu is wrong. the service? good i guess, i've been here for about 6-7 years, the ambiance was never TOO loud. but im very disappointed after 6-8 years of this place, if it didnt give me the flu, i would've rated it a 5 read more

This place was so soggy and the crayfish squished in my hand. Don't recommend. The ice cream was harder than diamond.

Food was really blannn. Customers service was bad was talking crap. Didn't give us our changes. Did not let us eat our food or get up to get more was starring us down. read more

They have gone downhill fast! Food is horrible and no fresh selections. Not keeping up on decor, the waterfall is now a cesspool for trash.

Trash service, trash food, trash establishment. Don't even waste your time because they certainly don't use a second to look up or even say hello. They don't bother to post prices with the audacity to try and con you into a tip for pouring your soda. I couldn't even finish an entree without throwing up in my mouth a little. Poor temperature control, nothing fresh, and $20 a person. This transaction will certainly be disputed. read more

Disgusting does not begin to describe this place from the very little selection to msg filled meats but for 15.99 I would expect a better selection and variety the whole place does not scream Chinese from the music to decor but most of there food was extremely Bland and off tasting only good dish was the seafood mix and even that was so spicy that is all you could taste for cameron this buffet is okay but your better off on your wallet and tastebuds driving to Kansas city then eating here read more

Rude service. Place is a zoo on Sundays. Food is poor. And expensive. Charged $35 for 2 adults.

I have dined here a few times since my initial review, and everything has been nicely cooked, and at appropriate temperatures. I'm upping my rating from three to four stars. The lunch price ($7.49) remains reasonable. Very nice for the price! read more

Masks aren't enforced, full families are up by the buffet touching their faces then the tongs. They charged us dinner when they didn't have a sushi, the Mongolian grill, or dinner options at the buffet. I'd avoid this place at least until covid thing is over. read more

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This place was a madhouse tonight. I wasn't there for crab legs but I think everyone else was! They'd bring out a tiny tub of them at a time. About 2 people would get some and they'd wait another 10 minutes for more while blocking the rest of the buffet. They kept other parts stocked well, so I think this was probably a planned tactic. I had my fill of yummy crispy chicken wings, decent crab rangoon and some good shrimp instead. We never received drink refills. The guy bringing out clean plates was brushing stray food off of some plates and putting them back on the stack of "clean" plates. It was fine, but I'm not that into crowds, tons of unsupervised little kids playing in the food, and lack of refills on drinks is annoying. read more

I'll be honest. I come for the crab legs-I think everyone does. This place has limited parking, so chances are you'll end up parking across the street. The establishment it self if pretty dirty. The hosts have air pods in and they are always talking on the phone so don't look for a conversation. The waitresses are the same always filling up drinks and taking away plates but never talking. The food is pretty sub par-I mean what Chinese buffet isn't? If you don't watch for the crab legs you'll be waiting at least 15 minuets in line for the next batch. The front entry and and outside are pretty dirty too. Don't use the bathroom here-it's pretty bad. The first napkin you get will be your thickest, hold onto that bad boy. The ones at the table are thin as hell. Overall-if you're not into crab legs don't bother. read more

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This place was fairly good at one time. We came back here last night for the first time in over a year. They have on tremendously downhill. They no longer take you to your table. One of the puppies had absolutely zero food on it and appeared to have no intention of having any food on it. The chicken and broccoli Fried chicken legs and drummers along with the coconut shrimp and a few other items were stale and likely leftovers from lunch. A lot of the other food was extremely bland. I can't say that I will be back. And there's certainly a reason why a restaurant that used to be packed was less than half full even with half the restaurant closed off. read more

Even after reading all the negative reviews I still tried this place as I love a good buffet. But... The food was hot but the place was filthy. Bathroom was horrific. The bill was $10.07, I gave the server a $20 and she brought back $9.00. I pointed out the the incorrect change and she said my bill was $11.00. Asked to see my check again and she refused to show it to me. She had been very attentive and friendly up to that point, but then ruined it. Was going to talk to the man at the front counter but he was talking on his speakerphone and wouldn't acknowledge me. First and last visit all at once. read more

I will start with the only pro about this place and that would be the price. A price point of $15 per person is pretty good if you think about it until you realize what you are getting for the price point. I will explain. Most of the food here is over cooked to the point of no return and tastes very generic compared to any other Asian restaurant in the area. Nothing remarkably off, just subpar comparatively (less flavor, not as fresh, overcooked, etc) and not as many options as other buffets. They do have a Mongolian style stir-fry area but there were 4 plates of food waiting to be cooked and nothing on the grill and no one in site cooking. I watched and it took about 15 minutes for someone to finally show up and start cooking, so about 1/2 an hour to get your food, hmm. But the final kicker for me was when I went to get some pel an eat shrimp there was no tong to pick them up with, when I asked an employee for one she found one that had fallen on the floor and immediately put it into the shrimp tray. I let her know that the tongs she used had been on the floor she simply grabbed them and made an unhappy grunting sound and walked over to a sink and rinsed them off with a water using no soap (wtf!) and came right back and put them right back in the shrimp. That's a big NO way from me! So good price point if your goal is to get potentially sick! read more

I've been in bed now for two days due to food poisoning. The waiters were vice nice and keep up with my drinks and the price was no bad. I think I've learned my lesson tho, these places give little attention to food quality and it's simply Dangerous. Don't play with fire and go to Bo-Lings read more

This is a Chinese buffet not too far from IKEA, but for lunch I forgot they had steamed potsickers & shrimp har Gao & steamed red bean buns. Though I wouldn't say you can stop going to regular dim sum restaurants since this definitely is not in that status. The items were nice and hot steamed but quality was like my husband said frozen bought dim sum. They had egg foo yong type egg omelette which I don't see at other Chinese buffets. The sushi bar is not special everything with "imitation crab stick" or "fish cake" as others may call it, is just that. Sushi is unimaginative & no mayonnaise mixed imitation crab rolls, it is merely imitation crab rolled up pulling the stick straight from its package. Then mixed with egg or other items. The raw salmon & tuna colors were not bright but dull and oldish looking. I have to say i still ate it, I've been wanting sushi so I still ate & no I didn't get sick "knock on wood" so far from my lunch yesterday so I highly doubt I would still get sick. I always like to make a hibachi noodles stir fry & since I got a work call I didn't get a chance to tell the cook what sauce to use, but noodles came out quick/ hot and edible. Overall I would say this is a decent chinese buffet, relatively based on the premise that all buffets quality and taste are similar. This definitely couldn't be put anywhere next to in comparison to any high end restaurant, hopefully that makes sense. I ate, I got full & was satisfied, and I didn't get sick. But when you are at a buffet I lower my standards based on what you pay for the buffet. read more

Chinese Buffets are one of my favorite things in the entire world. Sometimes I get cravings for egg rolls and crab rangoons, as many as humanly possible! China Garden was in the radius of a good lunch-time stop during work, so we stopped in for some fried rice and sweet and sour chicken. China Garden's lunch prices are low. But they're low for a reason.... We were here at about 11:45 am and the buffet items were cold. Sweet and sour chicken isn't so good any more when it's cold. Good selection of dishes, but the temperature of the food ruined the experience. I was able to grab some fresh and hot egg rolls and potato wedges, so my lunch wasn't completely ruined. read more

FOUND STINK BUG COOKED IN NOODLES! I really liked this place. I work from home (nearby) and it's a great place to meet friends family for lunch. Today, I found a full-sized, antennae-still-intact stink bug cooked into my noodles. NOPE! I quietly informed the manager (tall guy behind the counter) and told him we were leaving. He looked at the bug on the napkin for awhile then said, "I'll give you a discount but they have to pay." No apology. Just that. I said, "Malarkey! We just got here!" Yes, we each had a plate, but as soon as Mr. Stinky turned up, our appetites were gone. Now, I'm not a super persnickety person. Dirty silverware? No biggie. Just wipe it clean or scrape off the baked-on food and move on. Lipstick on a glass? Ah, well..see first example. But, big bug cooked into my food? Um, no. Not coming back from THAT one during a meal. On the way out, manager had parting karmic words for me. "You either pay here or you pay somewhere else." Still,..not an apology. Ah, well. My fave Chinese buffet is no longer my fave. Good luck to those who still eat there! read more

I have came here for years but its been very disappointing recently. Not to mention the fact I figured out they double charged me for my meal the other day. Calling them up thinking its an accident I received the most unprofessional customer service I've yet to experience. Claiming to not have my transaction information. After venting about this to a friend, I figured out they also had been double charged here recently. Not to mention this is one of the few buffets I ever seen that tries to force you to tip "servers" who are simply bussers. If you don't tip they will literally call you out on not tipping. Outside of this the quality overall has become awful. Despite the many reviews online I have always had fresh and hot food. My last two visits have been absolute disgusting. The few entrees available are all chicken that tastes like its been under the heat lamp for hours. The bathrooms are disgusting and the sitting options don't really make up for anything. Overall this place is simply disgusting... and I really want to say good things being I have eaten here at least once a month for the least year... read more

Mixed reviews aside, I was pleasantly surprised by this place. For one thing, it's hard to argue with a full parking lot at a restaurant. That parking lot may be a bit small, but with parking in the nearby larger lots, it's not as big of a deal. When compared to other nearby restaurants, this place is consistently busy, which is not a bad thing for a buffet. Consistent use at a buffet means consistent turnover of food. This means fresher food is always available. The main complaint I read in the reviews is the about the clientele, which is hardly a fault of the restaurant itself. The weekends have a large number of people who are after the crab legs. If you can deal with that, you will also find a really good Asian buffet that also has sushi and a hibachi. The hibachi was okay and I didn't try the sushi myself. Good food for a good price. This will stay on my list. read more

Chinese Garden Buffet Tonight I came to have dinner with my kids and family we were about 10 people eating out. We decided to come here because the kids wanted Chinese food. When we got here it took about 10-15 minutes for someone to notice we were there. They sat us on two different tables which we were like ok no biggie. Asked for the kids ages and the drinks. I asked for 7 drinks. We sat down and started having dinner. We never got our plates picked up from the table, we never got refills, we never got any type of service. I waved at the waitress because we saw a roach under our table and that automatically made us sick so we wanted to leave. When the lady brought our ticket i told her what we saw and she said we have no roaches maybe is yours? I said wtf!!!!! One of the adults that was with me said let's just go these ppl are stupid. I read the ticket and realized they were charging me for 9 drinks and like 14 ppl in total and we were only 10 ppl. I said it's only 3 adults and the rest are kids. I said we only have 7 drinks ma'am and she said no you got 9 you can't count. I pointed at all the drinks and showed her we had 7. She then pointed at our 12 year old who happens to have a thyroid disorder and due to that has depression because of his weight. She pointed at him and said no way he is 12 his to big and fat!!! I said excuse me because honestly I thought I was crazy and overheard something but she repeated it like 3 times. He is not 12 his too big and fat look at him his fat he not 12!! I got so upset. I went to talk to her manager who happens to be this guy right here. I told him what the issue was and he said well he is too big and fat he eats like big adult! Then started yelling at me and saying maybe I did come in with 14 ppl and some left without paying I was like what the hell?? I told him the reason I was upset was because she called our 12 year old fat and because we saw a roach under our table and he started yelling at me and screaming and took my credit card and wouldn't give it back because he wanted me to chase and find the roach!! He also called the cops on me because I told him about his waiter and her disrespectful act towards us and how he had a roach. Cops got here and he told him we ran out and tried not to lay yet he had my credit card in his hand. The cops suggested we take it to social media because this is not the first time and even the cops were mad at the fact that he said it in front of them too that our kid was big and fat he couldn't be 12!! This place has had a problem with roaches for years and the way they treat people is terrible. He said that's why he doesn't like Mexicans going there because we never pay. That is terrible, because you literally see more Mexicans in that place than anything else. Something needs to happen here they need to learn their lesson and treat people right and most importantly get that roach problem solved!!!! Please contact me if you are able to help me out! read more

If I ever become suicidal and think, "Well, today is the day I succumb." I will drive my sad ass to China Garden and blow my brains out, spreading the buffet. This accomplishes two things. The first, it will end the feeling of depression that overwhelms me the minute I walk into any buffet. Second, it will mask the taste of shit the patrons are shoveling in their mouths. This place is reeks of despair. Have a wonderful day!!! read more

If the Dining room is this nasty, then kitchen is disgusting. This place is gross. Cant believe that the health department hasn't shut it down. Cant vouch for the food as we left due to the cleanliness issues it was an easy opt out. read more

Really bad service. The waitresses are douchebags and the manager is even worse. The place is dirty and you can frequently see roaches. Waitress also asks for "tip tip tip" even after bad service. read more

How does one really rate a Chinese buffet? I mean, comparing Chinese buffets to other Chinese buffets... well, they are all kind of the same. Food is edible but not really good... It is satisfying in some sort of way you can't really pinpoint but not in a "I was really craving good Chinese food" sort of way. It comes down to is the service fast, buffet fully stocked, restaurant clean (enough) and is it cheap. Based on all those criteria, China Garden is right up there with the best of them. Fast, cheap, well stocked buffet of Chinese adjacent food and various American random fillers (tater tots, fries, etc) that is clean enough. The place is always pretty busy, so I guess that means we all agree it is acceptable Chinese Buffet. Now, if you are looking for good, authentic Chinese food, well, buffets are the wrong place to look. This is all Americanized Chinese food that passes for the realisth thing. I've seen people of a wide variety of ethnicities eating here but other than the staff, none of them appear to be Chinese. that should tell you something... If you are hungry and think you can put down a lot of food and you want to do that relatively cheap and fast, by all means, give this place a try. I've never gotten sick here, never had anything bad, never had issues with the service or the restaurant. Just don't expect great food, really. read more

Looking for a restaurant since we were going to Ikea and we happened on this Chinese buffet. You could not move around the food stations because people were waiting in line in front of the food stations for the crab legs. Unfortunately for some the first person had two plates and stacked 3/4's of the newly brought out crab legs on their plate. There must have been 7 or 8 people waiting for crab legs and 6 had to wait another 10 minutes or so people are just not very considerate and load up those plates when the crab legs come out. Maybe they should cook more crab legs as the newly cooked crab legs came out in a small white bucket. Fortunately for me I wasn't in line for the crab legs. The food was buffet quality. A lot of choices but nothing really great. Even the ice cream was ice cold and hard and too difficult to spoon out. Just an opinion but Great way for management to control portions both on the ice cream and crab legs so they don't have as much expense. This restaurant did not feel clean to me. Usually I would give a restaurant a second chance but not so sure with this one. If you want volume this is the spot for you if you want quality then you might try a traditional non buffet Chinese restaurant. read more

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The service was poor. Waitress's argued on who was to serve us, drinks were left empty, 1 drink was tkabe to be refilled and then was forgotten about for over 8 minutes. And even when saying thank you to them they just walked off with no reply. I really hate racial issues or even posting about it, but the way me and my partner was treated along with a few other white customers and a black man... well I was saddened by this. We were all treated with disdain and rudeness. The establishment was primarily filled with those of Hispanic origin and they were treated with three times the attention. I pride myself in tipping my servers more than 20% every single time I eat out. I had planned on a $15 tip for this particular visit, I do this because I DoorDash and give my best service for tips. I went to the register to pay and was told by the server that I HAVE to pay at the table... Umm, huh?? Well, needless to say, this time however the servers were given no tips and I placed a frowny face with the comment "poor service". Some ask why I didn't complain to the Manager. Well, I'm from Joy Wok off of 119th st and at KC Buffet. They can tell you how much I tip.... read more

The food is good but the staff's attitude is terrible. Awful customer service. The food is fresh and good tasting, I wish the servers and lady at the front desk had better manners. read more

Great food, lots of options at a reasonable price. Fast pace and apparently a popular place for locals as parking lot was full. No line and seated quickly. Will visit again when we go to Ikea. read more

Food had been sitting for hours, service washorrible, they had a child working the front desk then to top it if off they charged us $70 for four people do not recommend, read more

this place was not good / i got the hibachi and it was totally burnt / then when i complained they acted like no one spoke english / ive been eating here for years and these ppl do speak english / to start if you need to clean the grill clean it dont keep cooking burnt food on it / ya they just lost my business read more