We had take out last night from China King and I HOPE my review is an anomaly. We chose them because they had the Sesame Beef my son wanted, as there was another recommendation that did not. I wasn't terribly hungry so chose the PoPo Platter. the Sesame Beef was fine. The PoPo Platter not so much. the battered shrimp were tasteless, the other fried selections overcooked and the skewers almost too dry to eat. The egg rolls had little flavor to them which I was very disappointed in. Overall, for dinner for two at $40, it was a bust. On top of that, today I have a miserable tummy even after throwing up and having the trots all day. CK won't be a repeater for us!! read more

We have been coming to this China King Restaurant for 10+ years. We have never been disappointed. The Vegetable Chow Mein is fresh and tasty along with several other items. They use a variety of vegetables and do NOT stretch the item ordered with "onions and celery" as some restaurants do. Very personable and good food too! read more

This is my go to for Chinese food. Always tasty with good size portions too. Better than all the others.

Food was excellent the only downside was no sauce except for the dumpling sauce no soy or orange I will ask for it next time. But definitely good food. read more

Asked for shrimp fried rice got streamed rice with vegetables and shrimp, no gravy just soy sauce, why say fried rice when you don't have it???? read more

Our entrees had zero flavor or spice to them. Our egg rolls and crab rations were good with great flavor. Very disappointed in this location. read more

This is my go to Chinese restaurant in the Cedar Rapids area. Moo shu pork is really good along with the egg drop and hot sour soup. Shrimp Mei fun is good if you like noodles! read more

Great food, fast service and a friendly ambiance. This might be a Christmas Day Tradition.... Like a Christmas Story, without the neighbors dogs destroying the turkey. read more

Best Chinese restaurant in Eastern Iowa. The Rangoons are excellent. I order the sesame chicken with fried rice. Wife gets sweet and sour with steamed rice. We have both loved our food over the years that we've eaten here and had very few of any complaints. read more

Been coming here since I was a kid like 20 years (?) food is good. Hot and sour soup is amazing. There have been some decor updates but the photos are the same so it feels kind of homey. read more

Fast and tasty! Food is fresh, folks are very nice, portions are huge! I recommend giving it a try if ya haven't. No saki tho.

It was the perfect place for takeout on a lazy night. Large servings and great food! I would recommend the Hunan chicken & crab rangoons!

Great food!!! Been my go to for ten years Love the combo platters and the crab rangoon is the best in the city...new location next to papa Murphy in Mario read more

Best beef and broccoli I've ever had. They don't mess around and it's strictly beef and broccoli. No carrots or cauliflower or other nonsense, which is hard to find. Best Chinese restaurant ever. read more

A family owned and run restaurant that works very hard to give you the best value and service you can possibly get for under $8! Mom runs the counter while dad does the cooking. She always gives you a friendly greeting coming and going. The food on the lunch buffet is made in small portions so they can keep it fresh. My favorite "strip mall Chinese" place in the area. read more

China King - Lunch buffet, always freshly made and plenty of options. - Chinese Near Me - Marion, Iowa

I wanted to support local. Construction can't be good for business. I ordered dinner for 1. I was told the total. I was handed the receipt to sign. I signed it and left. (I did not take my copy) When I checked the bank, they had charged me more than DOUBLE for my meal. I called and basically got a 'too bad'. Lesson learned. Check your receipt. I will NOT be back. read more

Staff is very friendly. If you're a regular they get to know you very well. Menu has a large selection of food options and even show which meals are spicy (they also have a separate section of the menu to show their healthier meals). Has cheap prices (which is common for most Chinese restaurants imo). The reason I gave this restaurant 4/5 stars is because of the condition of the restaurant interior. Overall I've had plenty of pleasant experiences here and wouldn't mind swinging by for another meal. read more

One of my favorite chinese takeout places in marion! My favorite is the honey chicken and garlic shrimp.

This was a great buffet lunch at a very affordable price. The dishes were fresh and delicious. They had hot and sour soup which you don't always find on a buffet. read more

Best place for dumplings in Iowa!! Ok most states. Lunch is a small but very good buffet, consistantly refilled and hot. Dinner portions are big, great value all around! read more

You know how when you're 250 miles from home attending a 3 day business meeting and on day 2 you are tired of the men you work with so you pretend you are not feeling well and excuse yourself while the group goes off to their "I-know-we-just spent-the-last-11-hours-talking-about-work-but-lets-do-some-more-while-we-eat" dinner and you sneak out to get chinese? Well, China King is the place you go to!! It was fast, fresh, cheap,and very yummy. I had, and don't you dare judge me, a quart of shrimp lo-mein and a pint of chicken friend rice and an egg roll. All of them were really good. China King cured what ailed me. I need this place to be in my neighborhood. read more

This place is what it is, in that it is a strip mall chinese food buffet sort of place. Well, the buffet is only at lunch, but, let me tell you, it is a hot deal. Anyway, taht being said, it is what it is and what it is is pretty awesome. Everyone is nice. The food is exactly what you expect AND delicious. If you're expecting it to be bad, then it's the exact opposite of what you expect, quit being so negative. Plus, during the summers and after school the owners have their whole family working there and they're all the nicest folks. I love it. read more

My wife and her family go here all the time. Buffet, or carry out dinner,always excellent. They have the best General Tso and Hot Sour Soup!!! and I have been all over the country and ate lots of Chinese. The family that run it are always friendly, and their son, is a true gentlemen. read more

This is a great place for a quick lunch or diner. It is a very basic restaurant but the food is always hot and very tasty. The prices are also very reasonable. read more

$12.68 Pork Lo Mein (very very good !) with fried rice fried wontons (super) 8-10 small soup (but it is really big) I went in, sat down for 10 minutes and it was ready IT WAS GREAT AND I GOT DINNER AND PLENTY FOR THE NEXT DAYS LUNCH !! ALWAYS GOOD FOOD ! read more

Best Chinese I've been able to find in the Cedar Rapids area! Wish they delivered but it's worth the drive to pick it up. Excellent crab rangoons. Nice family that runs the place. read more

30 minutes for 3 normal orders of food with no one ahead of us in line. And of course no apology for the ridiculous wait. I can't believe I actually picked this place. Save your money and more importantly your time. DO NOT EAT HERE! read more

To be fair, we did not eat here. This is a review of the service. I heard such great reviews from Yelpers, thought I would try the place out. We went at lunch time and the place was full. We waited . . . and waited . . . and waited. We saw one Asian lady busily doing "something". She gave us eye contact but did not show us a table or assist us in any way. Perhaps because we are Asian, she thought we were the "help". I have no idea but I do know terrible service when I experience it. We left after idiotically waiting for 15 minutes by the door. Not returning. So far, the best Chinese food I have had in CR is Hyvee. That says a lot. read more

This was our favorite place but they stopped delivering so we no longer go there. If I'm ordering out it's because I can't go pick up or we don't want to go anywhere. Food has always been excellent. read more

It did the trick for a cheap Chinese/American buffet lunch. I found no flaws at lunch, dinner however is over priced for what you get.

Where do I start. My family has not been to another Chinese restaurant since we found "Jenny's" 4 years ago. Can't beat the lunch buffett. Also try the Chicken Rice and Chicken Noodle soup. You feel like you are at a friend's house when there. Personally I would say try the Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, or when ordering steamed rice ask for egg foo yung sauce to go with it. read more

The buffet is great, and being a loyal customer has it's perks. It's nice to get extras. Their food never made me sick, and was always steaming hot by the time I got home. Everyone is so great, and I really enjoyed their buffet as well. read more

I have been here for lunch many times. I'm not a fan of buffets so I order off the menu. Whatever I order is always fresh and plentiful and delicious. As others have mentioned the ambience is nothing fancy but it's good food so I don't mind. read more

The food is great the customer service. We have been there often enough they remember our order and ask us about our family etc- it's. Great family owned restaurant so if your looking for good food and looking for locally owned and made food this is the place to go read more

If you like Chinese you'll love China King!!! It's a family run small buffet. It's only around 5.00 for the all you can eat buffet. It's small, but they do have a decent variety and the food is always hot and fresh. The workers are friendly especially the main girl I think she goes by Jenny. You won't be sorry if you stop here! My favorite dish is the Chicken and Garlic Sauce. read more

This is the best lunch buffet around, and dirt cheap! Under 7.00 a person and the food is always amazing! They only make a small amount of each dish at a time so it's always fresh, the general tso's chicken, Lo mein and crab rangoons are our favorites! read more

Chinese Take Out admittedly has a low hurdle for stars, the expectations are never really very high. That said, we are new in town and checking out the local Chinese Take Out in order to find the best. This was our first and closest option . Ordered Chicken and Broccoli. Got Chicken. Broccoli. That's it. Not really stir fried, more steamed. No other ingredients. Usually includes onion, bamboo shoots, each chinese place is different. Not this place. Chicken. Broccoli. Ordered the Singapore Mai Fun. Had the little chili pepper on the menu indicating that its "hot". That's the way I like it. Got Rice Noodles and (literally) 4 baby shrimps and a couple of bits of chicken. No egg, no curry, no onion, no other veggies at all, really pretty much just rice noodles. But the real insult was NO SINGAPORE. No curry, no red pepper, no seasoning of ANY KIND! and for that, there is an upcharge over the "regular" Mai Fun. The kid working the counter (literally was probably 13) was super nice. Probably his Mom was working the wok and seemed totally worn out. I feel sad writing a bad review for hard a hard working family. I started out working for my family when I was 13 too. As my profile shows, you get reviewed for epically bad and epically good food and service. The service was good. The food was not. read more

Awesome! I got the shrimp broccoli and it was really good. We would like to try the lunch buffet sometime.

What a pleasant surprise. Most Chinese buffets offer food that is guaranteed to clean out your digestive tract quickly. China King is one of those exceptions. This family run business knows how to prepare food. Although they obviously use the same food suppliers as other midwestern Chinese buffets, they seem to know how to take that extra step to prepare food well and add ingredients that make even ordinary Asian food seem fresh and tasty. China King is a perfect example of how the cook and staff supervisor make a big difference in how well a restaurant prepares food. The buffet is small. This is a big plus because it means that the food stuffs are easier to maintain and do not sit on the steam table very long. It is a small mall storefront with limited seating. No decoration to speak of and table ware is plastic plates and paper napkins. In other words, no real Chinese restaurant ambience. But what it lacks in looks is made up by pretty good food, which may not be quite top restaurant quality, but makes up for it by fast service, low prices, and hot food. China King is ideal for take-out patrons. I only wish I lived closer to the restaurant. read more

My go to Chinese food place. It is a family run business so you will be helped by the son, who is always friendly. My order is perfect every time and it's made fresh. I will never need to go anywhere else, great food, great people. I would highly recommend. I haven't tried the buffet, only takeout, but I am sure that is great as well if you are more into dining in the restaurant. read more