I'm very satisfied with this place food was great and very cheap if I could eat everything I would but I can't great place and you should go read more

ChinaTown Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

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

I used to like this place and would eat here often. The quality of the food has dropped significantly as has the variety. I could go on for a while about the things they stopped making and the bland things they replaced them with. Oh and this past Tuesday A COCKROACH CRAWLED UNDER MY HAND WHILE I WAS AT WAITING FOR MY CHILD TO FINISH HER ICECREAM!!!! I took a breathe went to the front to tell the woman at the front counter and she asked where I was sitting buy didn't seem very concerned. I will not be returning to this food distribution place nor will I refer to it as a restaurant. Don't eat there. read more

Overpriced, average bland Chinese American fare. Very tough chicken in General Tso's chicken, dry "chicken on a stick," over-cooked noodles, but all edible... at least until the baby cockroach crawled by our table at eye level (on the little half wall between our table and another). Meal over! Ugh! read more

They use to have everything you can eat crab legs and now they have some minor little legs they call ginger crab and they wouldn't keep them loaded so I didn't get any. They use to have southern style shrimp, rotisserie fish and a great deal of different things that they didn't have today around evening time too. I'm exceptionally disillusioned. They even took the pizza off the bar that my child ate. read more

Visited this restaurant for dinner..... worst service from Joan the server! She was very rude, disrespectful, and not friendly at all!!!

So...no. Just...no. Before I picked up a plate to start in on the food, I noticed a roach on the buffet. I alerted a waitress, who acted as if it was nothing new, and she removed the tongs the roach was crawling on. Sadly she did not remove the bread the roach had been crawling on before it made its way to the tongs. I quietly walked back to my seat to retrieve my belongings and exited the establishment. I will be calling the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District to log a complaint and make sure they follow up. read more

Food in spring and summer 2016 had suffered a lot but now is pretty good again. Crab legs are gone. Service is fine and sushi is back and pretty good. read more

Almost everything there was awful, and it was pretty overpriced. We went on a Sunday for lunch, and they charged us 11.99 because their was duck and crab legs on the bar. I didn't see the crab legs or duck refilled at all the whole time we were there. Their General Tso's chicken was deep fried chicken rolled in that red, syrupy, sticky sweet and sour sauce most places have. It didn't even taste like General Tso's: it was like eating candy. Their crab ragoon was mostly soggy wanton with a penny-sized dollop of cream cheese and crab, and it was really cold. Their sushi was very small with barely any filling. I did give it two stars instead of one because of the stir fry bar. You fill up a bowl full of veggies and they will make it fresh for you. It was really good -maybe because it was hot and fresh - but not 11.99 good. I've bought those frozen kits that you make at home in a skillet, and it was just as good. They do give you a lot of meat, but who pays that much at a buffet just to eat one thing? If you want GOOD Chinese food, I suggest you go somewhere else, read more

AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!! This place is an accident waiting to happen. Years ago, they were pretty good. Horrible service there though. Sit much over a half hour and they are bringing your check and "slowing down" on drink refills. We ate there in early January. Food was horrendous. We left early because we couldn't eat any more. We told the manager. They took half off the bill. I told them we would NEVER be back. She told me "I don't care, that's your choice." I couldn't believe it. So, if you want both bad service and bad food, this is the place to be! Wish I could give zero stars. read more

-5 Worst food of my life...My son ate some chicken and threw up about 5 min later...the few things I tried (in the 5 min it took to come back on my son) were so sweet like they poured sugar on everything. Then I still had to pay for the 10 min we were there full price...The waitress didn't care put I didn't put up much of a fight just wanted to leave...I should've followed my first mind and never sat down read more

Honestly I came on here before going to this restaurant and got nervous from the reviews, but we just got back and it was great! We had amazing service and the food was great. Everyone working was so friendly and nice. Their ice cream machine is fun too. We will definitely come back. read more

I was looking for reviews and I saw how bad the general reviews for Chinatown were... it isn't bad! It is a Chinese buffet!! They have a lot of sushi! and by diner they have steaks!!! They have a wide range of things to eat and they are the one with the most variety in town. read more

I am surprised to see that more yelp reviewers do not enjoy Chinatown Buffet as much as I do. The food is consistently tasty -- the standard Chinese dishes, the sushi, and the Mongolian barbeque, which I sampled for the first time on Christmas. Some of my favorites include General's Chicken, Pepper Chicken, and Mongolian Pork (or beef or chicken). Although I love the food here in general, there are a couple of negatives: the desserts and the chairs. The desserts are the general unappealing desserts that seem to be standard at several Chinese buffets. Many of the chairs are in dire need of repair -- torn plastic covering and wobbly. So ... if you can live with chairs that are in a state of disrepair, his just might be the place to scratch your itch for a variety of Chinese dishes. read more

Stopped in today and expected them to take pandemic precautions. All staff and customers wearing masks! Great! But with a nearly empty restaurant they tried seating me in a booth next to a couple. No booths were marked off and no plexiglass separations. Also, didn't appear to sanitize tables after patrons left. Sad. read more

Terrible service with bad attitude. They got upset over a party of 20 paying separately. Deseert is absolutely dry. Automatically putting in a full tip in our checks. They also tried keeping our extra change. Place is peni$ read more

One of the best restaurants in town! Today was my first time trying it. The staff is extremely nice, its affordable and has tons of options that are so good! Will definitely be coming back again! :) read more

Definitely worth the price! We paid 15$(included taxes and tips) definitely will go back there again.

Dirty inside and out. Bathrooms are in rough shape. Food was cold that should be hot. Don't risk a day in the bathroom from eating here.

Did not have a very good selection for the price I paid.. Felt like we were rushed out. Not all of the food was available or names of product displayed.. read more

People always go to these places expecting gourmet meal, like old people at McDonald's. If you have a guilty pleasure for cheap Chinese buffets like me, this place is very good. As long as you go on a night where they're expecting a big crowd, go right around 5 o clock and you will have one of the freshest and most diverse Chinese buffets around, even the sushi isn't bad. One of those soft serve ice cream machines too but it's the kind that they only have at buffets for some reason, good desert. If you go half an hour before close and are expecting the world, yeah it'll probably be bad. But in comparison to similar establishments, this place is awesome. read more

The place itself could use some fresh paint. The food was plentiful. Lots of choices, kept mist everything filled. The problem I had was the prices. We looked up the buffet prices prior to going there ( the one off prospect) When we got there we were given their prices $7.99 & $9.99 for lunch. When we questioned them we were told we could speak to the manager. I showed her the website with prices & she said "No, those prices are 10yrs old. Not the prices now". After sitting down she came over to see what we had & give us the current prices. So here's what we were charged. $7.19 Senior, $7.99 adult (ages 12-59yrs) & $4.99 kids ( I think she said 5-11yrs) soft drinks were $1.99 ea. It took 3 people & lots if various prices to find out the actual prices. read more

Imma give this place a three stars. It's good but it could be better. It's good for a Chinese buffet but there was a dead cockroach in my fucking plate once. Once I mentioned it the rest of the times I came it never happens again. Service is pretty decent as well. Overall it's definitely a three stars, four if it wasn't for the damn cockroach. But maybe it's because I'm a big fella and when I'm hungry I'll eat anything. read more

This is the worst restaurant i ever been in my life what the hell you pay for your food so thats yours you can take it out or do whatever you want for left over this place they don't give to go box if they give also they charge by pound and why should i pay for it i already paid for my meal this is the worst Chinese restaurant i ever had i recommended everyone Instead of going in this place try different one food wise the quality is same everywhere may be more good thanks for your customers service worsttt worstt worsttt service look at their attitude like they are king this business will be down soon same like hometown buffet max it goes upto end of 2017 :( :( read more

For a Chinese buffet, the food is pretty decent quality. They had a wide variety of foods and the sushi were one of the better buffet sushi I have had. Some of the selections were lukewarm (such as the steamed buns and some of the meats), but with Chinese buffets, not much can be expected. Service was pretty bad as the greeter didn't quite greet and just asked for how many were to be seated. The drink servers were also lackluster with their responses. read more

This restaurant was horrible!!! Service horrible and food was horrible on top of that a roach was crawling on top of one of the plates. I took the plate to the lady with the roach on top of it ALIVE and the waitress simply put the plate down!!! Just disgusting!! Never Again read more

It was just ok. It was so close to my hotel, and I didn't feel like driving around. The sushi was eh, the food was eh. It's a huge ass buffet, almost too big. If they made it smaller, they could focus on making everything better. It's just your average Chinese buffet. You get what you pay for. I don't think I would go again. read more

My friend took me there. Price was ok. Everything is just within the normal range. Nothing special.

Haven't been back since leaving review and have given up on Chinese buffet since they are all terrible.

I have had my fair share of Chinese buffet. This was definitely the worst among all. Over the last four years, I went to this restaurant four times at an approximate interval of one year. Each time I went there, I felt that the quality degraded compared to the previous time. This time I felt like puking. The food was gross, stale and full of soy sauce stench. Remember it's a buffet and I found not a single item to be edible. All of the food items seemed to be recycled from week-old leftovers. Horrible, slam dunk horrible. I would probably try to report this restaurant to the corresponding food inspector. Please avoid this restaurant at any cost for your own good. read more

If ya don't want your stomach to wretch, You'd better not eat here!!! The steamed crablegs are favorless and I bit into one of the dumplings (supposedly pork) and I smelled doo-doo!!! I spit it out and kindly told them that I wanted my money BACK! Don't eat here. read more

Not the best Chinese in town, but I think my perception of this place is affected by circumstance. I've only come here when I'm craving Chinese, will be in the area, and am starving. Therefore, I appreciate the decent selection at a cheap price, and the bottomless crab rangoon and soft serve. read more

Warning!! Horribly Rude Staff!!! I have been going to the Chinatown Buffet in Champaign for years with my family and friends. At first (years ago) they had an excellent staff, great food and great prices. In my opinion, the food quality has declined, but is still acceptable. What is NOT acceptable is the level of absolute RUDENESS of nearly the entire staff. They act angry, they yell at you, they never smile, they refuse to sit you where you want to sit. Last Saturday night we took out old friends to eat dinner. The staff acted like a group of 'gang bangers'. They walked around with scowls on their faces and 'strutted their stuff' like homies in the hood. i don't know about your tastes and preferences, but we all noticed this and will not be returning. read more

I am somewhat of a Chinese buffet connoisseur. It's a family staple to find a Chinese buffet on every vacation that we go on. It's both a blessing and a curse, but one of my favorites is Chinatown. They have a huge selection and unlike most places they keep the food fresh. I have been told it's a good sign when an Asian restaurant is packed with Asians, and this is true here. They also have a plethora of fresh sushi that is on par with a lot of the sushi places in the area. I don't get the bad reviews with this place, but my only complaint is the plethora of townies. read more

Kinda just "meh". Nothing really fun about this place. Looks run down from the outside. They need to change the food selection up once in awhile. Go here about once every other month, but it's gotten quite boring. Nothing really special about this place. Would recommend you drive a few miles to KoFusion for something better for a little extra money. read more

Nasty. First time I've ever felt DIZZY from eating something. I discovered that the crab rangoon was acceptable, and the red-bean filled donuts were actually kinda good. Otherwise, nothing else even tastes much like food. And that's my opinion after trying one plate of the least unappetizing things I saw. Both my partner and I had seriously uncomfortable stomachs afterwards. If I had to go here again, I'd just eat a million red bean donuts. But I'm pretty sure we won't have the misfortune of being invited here by someone again. read more

These negative reviewers are full of it. They are obviously trying to smear this place for some reason. China Buffet, it's true, isn't anything special: same chinese grub from the same distributors that you can get anywhere in the country & the grill is rather lame because they have no variety of sauces, but everything is fresh & reasonably tasty. Look at it this way: you can send $8 - $12 for one entree at a regular chinese restaurant or you can go to China Buffet and get everything & all-you-can-eat. This place is just fine. read more

Went there last night for a family dinner. I use to really like this place but over the years it keeps getting worse and if I could give it a negative star I would. The food was very poor quality and and with all the other choices for Asian food in this town it will be another 5 years before I step back in this place. You have to chase down a server to get a drink refill and I was pushed out of the way several times as employees were walking around shouting into radios about what need to be refilled. While I was there I walked into the bathroom and it smelled like urine and looked like it hadn't been cleaned in months. All the stalls were broken and graffiti everywhere. Both paper town dispensers were out and the sink area was gross. Makes me wonder if the employees ever wash their hands. read more

Not necessarily the best Chinese food in town, but it's pretty good, there is a large variety of things to eat, and the price is pretty reasonable. read more

11.99 for Sunday dinner buffet. I did not see any nigiri sushi. All of their sushi is 1 piece of imitation crab and 1 piece of egg with either avocado, more imitation crab on the outside or tuna. The fish was not fresh. Sushi bar as seaweed salad. This place has a hibachi grill where you can make grilled shrimp or ask for a piece of steak. The steak was not flavorful, took a bite and tossed. I made a noodle stir fry at the hibachi grill, this was my least favorite dish, no taste to the noodle, very poorly executed. Decent fried rice OK lo mein. Good green beans, good mushrooms. Terrible deserts, call the cakes were stale and rock hard. Worst egg tart I had in my life. Amazing egg drop soup, not sure what is in it, maybe overload of MSG. Either way, gets the job done and I definitely had two cups. They also have chicken soup here which I've never seen at any other chinese restaurant or buffet, did not look enticing enough to try. They have an ice cream machine here but my ice cream melted immediately after dispensed, too watery. Good spring rolls and good crab ragoon. Overall, you will find something you like here because there were at least 7 isles of buffet plus 1 more sushi isle and a hibachi grill. Don't come here expecting anything more than what you can expect at any buffet and you will be fine. read more