Clean vibe, decent eats. Nothing mind-blowing, but solid for a buffet. Decent spread, nothing to write home about. Clean environment, friendly staff. Prices are what you'd expect. read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

The food was delicious and the service was above and beyond!! I wanted Chinese for my birthday dinner and I was wowed by all the choices on the buffet. Everything I tried was good and our waiter even brought me a piece of cake with a candle and sang happy birthday!! read more

It's our third time stopping on our way through. A great find honestly. The food is always fresh and hot the servers are great and it's always peaceful inside. We give this buffet 5 Stars and recommend anyone looking to try it. read more

Just passed through stopped at this Chinese joint. The food was rather tasty, but the buffet was cold. We couldn't eat much of the buffet because of that. The pork dumplings with the sauce was really good. The sushi was not bad for buffet sushi. there are signs that state $9.99 For food not eaten. All and all it wasn't too bad. read more

I was in the mood for a Chinese buffet, so I tried this buffet again, despite never having had wonderful food here in the past. I loved that I could sample small amounts of many different dishes, but nothing I tried was very good, and very few things were hot. While nothing I tried was actually cold, most of the things I tried just made it to warm, which makes me a bit nervous, In an ironic twist, the dishes next to the soft serve had apparently just been washed and were quite warm, which led to a race to avoid soft serve soup. The best thing about the meal was our server, who was extremely pleasant and quick to refill our drinks. She was a five-star employee. read more

I was hesitant at first, but this place is like a solid meal. It has everything you'd expect from a buffet. Came for lunch and if you had picky eaters, this would be a place to satisfy the most difficult of palettes. If you're looking to stay on the healthier side, they have sushi with a variety of fillings. There is also a bar with fresh vegetables and soup components you can give to the chef to either stir fry for you or make into soup. There's also plenty of protein to choose from at the other stations. Got a sweet tooth? There's a bar full of mini desserts as well as a soft serve machine. What can go wrong? Want to keep it fresh? Try the fresh fruits and yogurts or jello. Craving Americanized Chinese food? All your wishes from Panda are here (ok minus the orange chicken) for half the cost (it's not even $10 for lunch before tip). There are also some more traditional fare. Seating is ample and you can sit at a table or a booth. The servers come around often to check on you and to clear plates. Parking is easy. I was hesitant at first but because it looks low key outside. It is also no frills on the inside but the food was flavorful and I don't think there's any other place in town you can get this much food for such a small price. Don't expect anything fancy and if you understand it's a very casual setting for Asian fare... you'll come and leave very full. read more

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It was ok. Standard Chinese buffet. It was $16 though which seems a bit high. Service was ok. read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Well I can't keep being delusional... As much as I backed this place up because I loved coming here growing up and it was a really good but now the food has gone downhill. Very greasy, and either too salty and no taste at all. It is however still very cheap and families can come eat a lot (Duh). The hibachi bar is alright, and another positive thing is that they constantly being out food so the food is also fresh. I'd say about half the food isn't Chinese either, it's American food tailored for kids which is ok, but if you're looking for Chinese food then it's definitely not for you. Overall, cheap food that taste ok. Obviously not authentic but it's still pretty decent. The people working and service is amazing but it sucks to see this buffet go downhill after so many delicious meals read more

ChinaTown Buffet - a view of the buffet area - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

First time trying here. Surprisingly good for buffet style. Everything was fresh and hot. Trays were refilled constantly. Waiter was outstanding, friendly and always checking if everything was ok. Tried a little of almost everything. The boiled crawdads were fresh and meat was easy to take out. Good flavor. Only down was the fried fish, which was too thin and overcooked. Made it chewy and tasteless. Will definitely go back. read more

Great place only huge selection buffet of American/Polynesian/Multi-cultural/favors. I enjoyed my time here. read more

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Your environment is clean and food is very good and fresh. Just need to improve on service. Waitresses seemed more on cell phones than checking if you need refills or removing plates. Bill come to soon making you feel they want you to leave. read more

This place is ok. The waiters and staff are excellent. But on this day, they lied. Because it's almost all gone, I wait for one of their best dishes to be refilled, which is Hunan Beef. A staff member looks at it and doesn't refill it. He then refills it with CHICKEN. One can only assume that because beef is more expensive than chicken, this place wanted to be CHEAP and give us chicken instead of beef. In fact almost every meat dish this day, during dinner, was chicken, and one of pork. Restaurant owners, take note that when youw ant to be cheap and rip people off, you get a bad review. If your label say Hunan Beef, make sure you're serving beef, not chicken. I won't be returning to this place. The waiters/waitresses are excellent, but the owner apparently is trying to steal from his customers. read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Here's supposedly Hunan Beef, but maybe the owner wants to steal from customers and give them chicken. - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

On average the food is pretty good. Though the quality can vary quite a bit. My favorites are the pepper steak and the sushi read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Around $9 for lunch and $2.50 for a drink. With tips it's around $15 a person for lunch. This place is pretty big! I came here once and I didn't see anything wrong around here. There's a grill, sushi station and quite a big amount of choices. I been to almost 90% of the buffet Champaign has to offer and for chinese buffet it's either this one or the one on Philo road. Personally, I like this one more due to more choices for the same price. read more

I would have left no stars if that had been an option, where did the Chinese food go? Since when is Pepper Steak , spaghetti and mostaccioli considered Chinese food. yes, there was a token spring roll and a few stale desserts. my husband and I really liked going there in the past but I don't know what has happened to transpire this difference but we won't be back. P.S. although one thing still has remained the same over all the years that this restaurant has been there, The table full of flea market items, and numerous bags of salt. I highly recommend that you bring some Pepto-Bismol with you, you're going to need it if you eat here. read more

Doesn't look like much from the outside, however the full parking lot was encouraging! The staff was friendly and attentive. Everything on the buffet line was fresh, crispy and flavorful. The simple sushi options were quite tasty too. There was something for everyone. read more

ChinaTown Buffet - I wish my cookie had a fortune lol - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

Excellent buffet. Very nice staff. Good selection. Hot and cold dishes.BBQ Chicken WingBeef Pepper SteakGeneral Tso 's Chicken

I thought since I was on this side of town to give this place a whirl. Let me start with. OMG. Cold food. Beef options are like nil. Chicken chicken chicken. Peanut chicken. Well needs peanut. Pepper chicken . Ok. BBQ chicken wing very spicy. BBQ chicken on a stick. That's a joke., this place should be referred to 100 ways to do chicken and not in the right way. Finished my meal with egg drop soup. Mediocre. read more

I like this place now. It used to be horrible 9 years ago. The frying chef is very good and it's chicken nuggets are crispy unlike other Chinese buffets. The chicken schnitzel with sause is quite good, same as spring rolls. In all, their frying technique is worth mentioning! However, to my disappointment, the pork fillings of the steamed buns are getting smaller. I still think it's good when you are hungry. read more

Decided to go for a late dinner around 6:45. Obviously they had been slowing down for the night and many dishes had been placed out for one of their final rounds of the night. Every dish was still maintained at a hot, comfortable temperature and tasted great. Recommended: Pepper Steak, Sugar Rolls, General Tso's Chicken, Buttered Potatoes, Lo Mein noodles, and ice cream to finish it off. Also a multitude of fruits and desserts along with a handful of Americanized foods for the pickier eaters. Something for everyone! read more

We love it here! Sooooo much variety to pick from.Simply delicious. Everyone here is really friendly.Delicious food, great atmosphere. very resonable PRICE!! read more

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Best buffet in the surrounding area. I drove from Bloomington to come try it and it is amazing. Definitely worth the price! So much to choose from! read more

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Restaurant review: Another restaurants make the DNV list in Champaign. I was hungry and against my better judgement decided to go to this AYCE buffet for dinner. It was a weeknight so luckily there was no line. At first glance I was super excited by the variety of food offered here and 10.99 this is a lot cheaper than the sushi/asian seafood buffets up north. This is where Chinatown buffet took a sharp u-turn from other restaurants that at least feign cleanliness. I watched as they were preparing food from a white bucket on the floor by the grill. I have no idea what sort of food was being prepared, but it should neither be stored in a white unmarked bucket, in a unrefrigerated area, or anywhere near the floor. Let me tell you about the food I ate: 1. Sushi- yes they had salmon nigri. I was excited that there was 4 fresh pieces of it when I arrived and 4 other pieces of an unknown fish. I took the 2 pieces of salmon, not fatty at all very thin cut. Not cold either... I didn't think much until the end of the meal when I went back outside and the same 6 pieces were left. I guess other people were smarter than me. I also had a few pieces of the rolls. The fried roll was somehow ice cold and the one that had some sort of seafood rolled was warm. This is bad news 2. Chinese food crab rangoon okay nothing exciting with this, chicken okay nothing exciting 3. Crab legs- these should be exciting and super expensive, but for some weird reason they are dark colored and very dirty. Even the water that they were boiled in looked like no one washed the crab legs and the dirt or sediment was cooked with it. The meat was slightly firm, but not mushy which you would except with dead crabs 4. Clams- stir fried in black bean sauce. Okay but you always worry what quality is being served as they are a filter organism that can harbor hepatitis A, bacterial, etc. 5. Grilled "ribeye"- how would you like it done.. medium rare.. 5 minutes later I get a minute steak that when I cut into it, the meat is well well done. I eat it and go back for more because I like meat. Again same thing. It looks nothing like the steak in the pictures and I question whether this is really ribeye 6. More asian food egg rolls, salmon, green beans, and ribs. Most of this was over cooked and very greasy. Just check out the shininess in the pictures I took 7. Crawfish- another seafood item that looked good but not clean with dark dirt material. Ugh 9. Corn, fried chicken, chinese donut. Well you can't mess up these basic items so no complaints. 10. Dessert- The only POSITIVE thing was the red bean fried sesame balls. I ate 6 these were tasty. The brownie looked disgusting with the sprinkles losing color into the brownie. The peanut brittle was burnt and not edible. The soft serve ice cream is served without cones. It did not appear to melt as it sat on the table and the "hot fudge" that was used basically deflected off the ice cream. I have no idea what was in the fudge but it tasted very artificial. There is a lot of other things I did not try including make your own stir fry, soups, etc. If you want quantity this is the place to go. Quality is way below acceptable levels both in quality or hygiene in my opinion. FINALLY to make matters worse, at 3 AM I had rip roaring abdominal pain. No other symptoms so I don't know if something was not prepared well or just too greasy. I am glad this experience is over. Pro: Run away Cons: Poor hygiene, seafood that did not look clean, below average quality, you can get food poisoning especially based on there preparation of food Hidden gem: Go to centralillinoissavings.com and print out coupons for lunch and dinner if you dare come here Lunch Buffet 6.99 Dinner Buffet 10.99 Weekend Buffet 11.99 Sunday Buffet 10.99 Soda 1.99 read more

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As far as a buffet goes, Chinatown is one of the larger ones I've been to. As I recall they had 6 buffet bars, with maybe 40 things to choose from. They have your standard fare of various deep fried mystery meats, hidden in thick sauces to cover their low quality. Finally, as you'd expect, they have a large desert and ice cream bar. Interestingly though, they had a whole section where you could make your own bowl of food and have them cook it for you. There were lots of veggies, meats, and various sauces to choose from. Simply put everything in a bowl and the staff tosses it onto a huge grill, similar to places like Mongolian BBQ. This might be your safest bet, as you know exactly what your eating. I'll admit it, I'm not a huge buffet fan, so I'm a little biased. I give it 3 stars based on size alone. read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

If you're okay with buffet's you'll enjoy this... Great variety from fresh California rolls/sushi, soup, salad, Mongolian wok, fish and main entrees. Incredible value if you're a big eater! Some of the dishes certainly not gourmet but good and some items are excellent for Champaign. I always enjoy California rolls, crab salad and kimchi w/ seaweed mix. They typically have a white fish and salmon offered at lunch and dinner. Shrimp is good but need to peel. Not bad Chinese with incredible variety. read more

I was tricked in to going here for lunch by one co-worker who said to another 'we should go to that great Chinese place you like'. Then we arrive and damn... it's a GD buffet! Requisite deep-fried things, Mongolian BBQ (didn't try, but no scary smells and co-worker #1 didn't get sick after eating his) and sushi section (run of the mill buffet sushi, but I didn't touch anything raw). Rows and rows of hot food plus a row just for salad bar (with OK veggies). I loaded up on the sauteed green beans and pulled other cooked veggies out of various trays. Not all of the chicken was breaded mystery meat - I liked the Black Pepper Chicken. All in all, this was a decent Chinese buffet. Don't get me wrong, I still felt like crap afterwards and needed a nap... read more

We went at around noon today. They seated us so close to other people when the other part of the restaurant had virtually no one. The hot food was cold & over seasoned. The salad section is virtually non existant. We didn't finish our plates. The serving lady noticed. We told her it was terrible & cost us $50 bucks anyway for what we didn't eat. Horrible!! We won't be back. read more

In general, I am not a fan of Chinese buffets. They start out amazing, but then as time goes on, they become a mess and the quality of their food turns sour. However, this is not the case with Chinatown Buffet. No, they are not amazing, but their food quality has been pretty consistent. You can get a good selection of Chinese foods and be a patron of their mediocre sushi bar. You can also create your own stir fry or ask for a steak to be grilled for you. There's plenty of seating here and you generally know what you're coming here for -- quantity, not quality. If you have that as your mindset, you won't necessarily be disappointed. Overall, Chinatown Buffet isn't bad. It's cheap and you get your fill. read more

First time going here and I was satisfied and the food was delicious and everything was cooked well and service was amazing I would recommend this spot and I am going back for sure read more

Visited on Christmas on the way to a movie. I've been here a few times before when it was less crowded. To compare, I'd say the best time to come is when the crowds are heaviest so that the food doesn't have the very typical, "been sitting here under the heat lamp all day feeling. The staff was polite and attentive. The tables were kept clean. All in all, very standard Asian buffet fare. One particular complaint, the restrooms were a disgusting disaster. Perhaps the staff was too busy to check in on them, but I'd advise you to hold it if you need to go. read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

While the price may be a little steep depending on your budget, I like the large selection and the food is good (relative to what you'd expect from a Chinese buffet). I just can't shake the substandard health standards the place provides...from the food, to the dishes, tables, etc. The manager is also extremely unprofessional and rude. Do not recommend. read more

Service: 3% F AWFUL AWFUL service! The first thing out of the lady's mouth was "how do you want to pay" (Nearly walked out right then and there, and I should have.) Every employee was playing around on their phones, and it took like 10 minutes for them to even acknowledge that I was there. (There where only 5 or 6 other costumers who where already eating.) A couple of guys even looked over at me, and just continued playing in their phones. If I where manager, I wouldve fired everyone. Cleanliness: 33% F This place needs to be SHUT DOWN. Dust, grease, and yes even dead bugs where on some of the tables! I didnt even dare go into a bathroom either. Food: 11% Not fresh, flavorless, and gross. Gave me one heck of a stomach ache afterwards. I would NOT recommend this place to anyone. read more

Came in for lunch today. Haven't been here in awhile. Thought I'd stop in and see how or if it had changed at all. The food was hot and fresh. They offer a good variety of options to choose from. The staff is great as always. The place is neat and clean. And not to mention it has awesome ambient music. Can't ask for anything more! read more

This place has really gone downhill. They used to have crablegs on the weekends but those are now gone. The last time we went there half of what I tried to eat wasnt hot plus we felt ill afterwards. read more

The food was terrible. Over cooked and without taste (though the pepper steak had a strong flavor of freezer burn). I sampled two plates worth and only took one bite of each dish. The place is filthy. After leaving I had to scrub the bottom of my shoes because of the sticky floors. There were ants on our table. The desserts were stale. There was nothing redeeming about our experience, and after leaving two members of my family felt sick. Suffice to say we will never be returning. read more

This place stinks! The service was lousy and food was below par. The floors seemed to be sticky in some areas and wet in others which might cause an injury. We went for dinner service and made a reservation for this place and was charge a reservation fee (not disclosed). We had hot tea at our table and yet we were charged per cup. If a single person orders tea, the customer would get a pot and a cup. But we were charged 7 teas for only 2 pots and 7 cups. A huge markup on tea! Also, we were told that they ran out of hot tea (which was found to be untrue later on). How hard is it to have boiling water and tea leaves? We were told that the tea was made in a large pot made in the morning to be served throughout the day. So not fresh tea is served to customers. When we complained and ask for the manager, a manager was not brought to our table and instead the staff was deciding who wanted to be "the manager." Large selection of food, ranging from sushi to stir fry. The food was some warm at best and some of the sushi was not fresh. I suggest doing the stir fry if you want a hot meal. Finally, what was disgusting is the employees were wrapping napkins to the eating utensils after servicing guests and touching the fork and spoons heads without washing their hands. This is unhygienic and extreme unprofessional. If you want clean utensils, I suggest the disposable chopsticks or bring your own fork and spoon. The only reason why this only given one star was that the ice cream machine misspelled "swirl" with "swril". I had the "swril" =) Please look elsewhere for Chinese food. Your stomach will thank you and you will definitely have better service than this dump. read more

I am not sure what to think about this place. It is big. The food is mostly fried. I much preferred the slightly more expensive Crazy Buffet, but since it went out of business a couple times I must have been one of the only ones. What this place has to offer: Make your own stir-fry, steaks, ice-cream machines, dessert table, many typical American Chinese staples. Also pizza, salmon, crab legs, chicken wings, soups, sometimes duck, and crab legs. (The crab legs tend to go quick!) The problem is that not all of it is that good. You'll get full, of course, but you might feel a bit guilty afterwards. Salad bar? Not really, it's not that kind of place. Sometimes they have fried shrimp balls, greasy little nuggets of compressed shrimp meat. They are the best thing here in my opinion. Terrible for you, like everything else, but delicious. I am also partial to the fried dough with sesame seeds on the outside and red bean paste on the inside. They're on the dessert table. The "fried meat + syrupy sauce + maybe a vegetable or two" dishes aren't really to my taste, but they have a lot of them. There's sweet and sour chicken as well, and dumplings. The stir-fry options aren't as involved as, say, Flat Top but this place is generally cheaper. You can get meat mixed in with the veggies at the fry-grill. The sushi has improved a lot in the time since I started going there. It is still, definitely, buffet sushi but it's not bad and they seem to make more fairly often. We go here about once a year, which seems about right to me. read more

I give it three stars for size alone. IMHO, the bigger the Chinese buffet, the better. You know what the food is gonna taste like (meh), you know how much you will eat (too much), and you know how it will make you feel afterward (like a meat turtle: http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/post/385824028/bacon-cheese-turtleburgers-ground-beef-pattie). So, this place is huge. It has lots and lots of choices of crap Chinese fast food to eat. The food is not at all bad when compared to most crap Chinese fast food, but a fried turd is still a turd. Also, and this is the biggest highlight of the restaurant, they have a station where you can select ingredients for them to cook you in a wok, like at Flattop Grill. Their crab rangoons are pretty good. There is also a gift shop (WTF?) in case you want to relish your trip here forever. They will let you take some with you, though I never have. Expect to spend about $10 with a drink, a little less for lunch. read more

Always have been satisfied here. Good food and value. Very attentive staff and great food. I recommend it.

Short answer: Avoid this place. The Chinese restaurant life has been my family's livelihood since as far as I can remember so trust me. Chinatown, this is NOT how you do business. Walked in, not greeted, was asked "How many" and then quickly led to my table and she pointed to my seat. Waitress didn't smile, asked for my drink and nothing more. I spent the longest time walking around with my plate because the food looks sloppy, the crab rangoons are too pale, and they obviously replaced an old pan of food and put the dry old meat on top. Throw that sht out! It wasn't even worth putting those few dry bits back in the pan. Keep in mind it was 6 PM prime time dinner. The food should not have looked that bad. It's 10.99 for a dinner buffet and I wasn't about to spend that on that food. I walked out. Yes I didn't try the food but believe me when I say I didn't need to. Not trying to tear down this restaurant because I know how hard the restaurant life can be. But to keep people coming back you need to have quality and you need to train your staff to be friendly or courteous at the least. I hope they improve in the future. Otherwise I recommend going to Panda Express (I'm serious) or order out at Best Wok or Golden Harbor. read more