I decided to treat myself to something good, considering that I am on vacation. I found Golden Buffet here in Alexandria and it was open. Yes! I arrived here from Ronald Regan Washington international airport and used the public transportation system to get here. Thankfully, they were open for dinner and I got seated right away. The restaurant itself was not big but not small either. It could accommodate 50 people at any given time. I arrived here around 5:30 PM on a brisk Wednesday evening. It was nice to be here because of the travel that I had done the day before to get here. With that said, I spent a good amount of time eating my way through the station that they had. I was quite famished because of the air travel and definitely was looking forward to diving in. I ended up having most of the seafood related items first before diving into a second round of the seafood again I ended up with a plate of carbohydrates, mostly pasta and rice before ending the meal with a full stomach and a happy smile on my face. Definitely worth coming here because of the unlimited items that they had. At least it felt unlimited because of the share volume of food that they put out on any given day. I spent about an hour here trying to get full value for my meal which happened to be around $15-$20 with out tax and gratuity. Feeling pretty good when I've dived in. Bloated when I finally said I had enough. It was worth the effort though! If you're in the area and wouldn't love a good Chinese themed inspired buffet, consider coming here to this one in Alexandria, Virginia. I certainly recommend this one for sure. The overall experience here at this Golden Buffet restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia was very good. I overdid it calories wise, but I was on vacation. I sat near the food, which small wonderful and Daphne made me think that I could eat a lot more than I normally can on any given day. At least the price was fixed so that you can indulge beyond what you can for a fixed price. That's what I love about a buffet and the Golden buffet here in Alexandria Virginia is no different. The ambience here was very good and quiet for sure. It was just me and my stomach hurting all the food that I was eating. Once in a while, the server comes to check up on me to see if I had needed any water or anything else to drink during my stay. While the food is mass produced, you can feel that there is pride and love that goes into making such delicious dishes every day. They basically have the traditional Chinese food dishes that most Americans would enjoy, as well as other dishes that local Chinese in the area would enjoy as well. So they have a lot of stuff that can pique the curiosity of both. I eat a bunch of vegetables during my stay but majority of the food that I had was the seafood, considering that's usually the most expensive items on the menu anyway. And so, if you love buffet and Chinese food, consider coming here in the Alexandria area if you're hungry for something that would carry your dinner plans as definitely scratch that Chinese food fix that you've been craving all day long. The Golden buffet restaurant is located in Alexandria Virginia. It is physically located at 7820 Richmond Highway, a few miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport. I took the metro and a local bus to get here, which was okay. The rush hour in DC is pretty much crazy but I made it work. For the most part though, my experience here at the Golden Buffet Alexandria was good and cozy. As I write this, I'm full to the max and don't really regret it at the moment. They accept major credit cards as well as cash. As far as parking goes, they have a small parking area for y'all who drive. If you're like me, public transportation is available (DC metro and other public buses) for anyone and everyone who wishes to come and dine here. And of course, there's Uber and Lyft and Empower at your convenience. If you're looking for something that can fill your stomach at a reasonable price, consider coming here for your next meal in the DC / Alexandria area. Oh maybe you could probably skip a meal or so just to make room to get real value for your money. That's what I did when I came. Air travel can do that to anyone. 4.0 stars for the overall experience Support local! B read more

stars. It wasn't completely disgusting, but it definitely wasn't good either. Most of the food was cold, bland, and just didn't have any flavor. Nothing really stood out, and a lot of it tasted like it had been sitting out for a while. I left feeling pretty disappointed. I probably wouldn't come back. read more

$13 for lunch before tax and tip is quite a bargain in this day and age. There's something for everyone with made to order pho and Mongolian BBQ. I opted for the former with beef and fishballs and it was delicious and I ended up drinking the broth. Not everything was great like I didn't like the egg drop or hot and sour soup, but the pork chop and fried shrimp more than made up for it. The sushi though not varied was fine. Ice cream cups at end of meal is a nice touch. read more

Golden Buffet & Grill - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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My Grandma and Grandpa went blind after eating da food also it tasted raw and like weird

Chicken was green and my vision blurred as I ate it but overall it was good and after i passed out I couldn't rember what else I ate and if the service was good or not. People their were really loud and one of them started to fent fold. Overall pretty good, I would eat hear again. read more

Good food. Buffets continue to be undefeated. Ooof. Nice sushi selection. All types of seafood. 10/10 read more

food is not that good honestly..fried chicken as i remember were tasteles..and it's ridiculous that one staff that just serving us water kept looking back at us making sure if we already put a tip on the table when we're done!lol! not going back anymore. read more

I wish I could give this place a zero but I can't, I walked in the bathroom and the floor was sticky and smelled like shit, the plates where made of plastic and were dirty, the waiters we rude and dismissive and gave dirty looks, I never want to come to another one of these ever again, the food was terrible, my fries tasted like an Amazon box and has zero salt, one of them was holo like it was 3d printed, I spat my fried fish out immediately as it was rock solid in parts but mushy and my drink came in a box filled with water never come here ever I have a flight tmrw and I think I'm going to have food poisoning. read more

go ahead and shut ts down bathrooms so dirty and food is so bad i found chicken in my fish

Came here for dinner after googling and yelping this place, pictures looked good and later learned that it was deceiving. I would highly recommend before sitting down that you can take a walk and survey what they are serving. We didn't do that and paid the ultimate price. There was barely anything that looked good and appetizing. The food that we ate didn't even tasted fresh. Hibachi food line had barely anything, everything looked cross contaminated. The rest of the food line tasted old or frozen. The pho bar, everything came out of the bag when they were refilling it. That was the only decent part but overall, it's not worth it. Maybe it was good prior to covid? But not worth it. read more

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The buffet was over-priced, food was dry & turned cold fast. Very disappointed will not be back.

Upon entering you're greeted and everything. There is sanitizer available. The employees are friendly and somewhat professional. The pricing was a little high for lunch really. $11 bucks per person with just water and no fountain drinks. It was a little humid inside the place due to the lack of good ventilation. Also the AC was clearly not on despite it being almost 75 degrees outside. The weather is very crazy for November. lol. The food selection was VERY VERY POOR. Also since there were no labels on over 80% of the food. It was almost like choosing mystery food. Most of the food was nowhere and I mean nowhere near fresh despite the visual look of steam coming off some of the food. The chicken was hard as a rock and nowhere near fresh **SEE PICS**. Same as the nuggets. Most of the other food. Didn't look visually fresh & looked like leftovers with some of the food. The sushi was also not fresh and tasted like it had been sitting for some time. Most of the sushi fell apart upon picking it up. The salmon sushi had a very weird taste to it. Spit it out in a napkin. The hibachi food wasn't bad. But it did have a weird pancake-like taste. Which is unusual for meat really. Started not feeling good after a few bites. The bathroom area was OK. Sitting water in a few places. Also exposed LIVE wiring **SEE PICS** The overall cleanliness of the place was poor. There were food droppings on the floor and different counters even with workers passing by and failing to clean or discard **SEE PICS**, Spider webs hanging in FOOD areas off the fire alarms. **SEE PICS** The general crowd was mainly normal class. There were a few people that kept openly coughing even without a mask and not even covering their mouths which shows a lack of class really. Also no one was smiling nor looked happy really. Overall it became a depressing environment very quickly. Also with the workers walking back and forth in-between the tables and sweeping **SEE PICS** and a few workers with their hands behind their back while walking it almost felt like a military barracks chow hall or something..... ,Truly Sad..... Also despite the employees walking back and forth you still had to ask for drink refills even though they can clearly see the cups were empty on various tables. The water tasted OK. There is no active TV's nor background music here. Came here with some friends and we all said the same thing. NEVER AGAIN. The noise level was normal for a buffet. Almost quiet except for various people and employees talking among themselves. The overall environment leaves something to be desired really. Overall. NEVER AGAIN..... read more

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this buffet ruined my trip. the food looks mutated and i'm pretty sure there is a gambling buisness in the back. The workers get agitated easily if you mention the quality of the food and dishes. They have very quick service, TOO quick. They will take your plates before you take a bite. Also, the crab looks like a teanage mutant ninja turtle and the meat is black. PLEASE AVOID AT read more

Disgusting experience and never going back. My family and I always come to this buffet, but I had the worst experience of my life. My little girl loves the seafood soups at this buffet, and that's why my family and I went. But I didn't realize that I was going to have the most embarrassing and horrible experience of my life. I ordered seafood soup with no onions and no jalapeños, and the man made it wrong twice. When the soup was ready, he asked, "Is this my soup? No onions and no jalapeños?" The man gave me such a rude and angry look, then threw my soup in the trash and signaled me to move out of the way. I honestly felt extremely bad because there were so many people around me who saw the rude attitude he gave me. The man didn't even bother to remake the soup when I specifically told him, "No onions and no jalapeños." I don't understand why people who work in "customer service" have such an aggressive and rude attitude. read more

It's a buffet in the DMV. The food is mediocre but it's a lot for the price. Consider what your goals are and if it's just filling the tummy and feeding a large group, let the haters judge; eat up. The service is what you'd imagine for a buffet and the ambience is fair. read more

I was very excited to arrive at this place! When you walk in, you see an expansive sushi area, many other buffet tables and smiling staff! Also, the place was maybe 1/3 full so there were customers but it wasn't bustling. However, some of the experience was marred by food being cold. A lot of hot dishes like general tsos, sweet and sour chicken, stuffed crab, etc were under heat lamps but for some reason they were cold. This was disappointing. The sushi was ok. Not bad and not great. I liked that it was all kept cold, purposely. The eel was alright but I didn't really care for the salmon roll (flavorless). The star of the meal was the hibachi area. The gentleman making the food was very friendly and he made each meal in under 5 minutes. I chose some noodles, vegetables, shrimp and beef. This, clearly, was piping hot. In a good way! The desserts were plentiful. I tried some sesame balls (yum), chocolate cake (tasty) and cookies (delightful!) Other positives, our drinks were constantly refilled. The cold shrimp was good and fresh. In my opinion, the only reason to run back to this place is the hibachi noodles, cold seafood, and dessert. Is that worth the price tag? Maybe, if you eat your fill of hibachi. So, in terms of buffets, there is a broad and surprising range of food options, which is nice, but food needs to be hot. This is just basic stuff. I would give the overall meal 3 stars. Hibachi alone gets 4, hands down! read more

Golden Buffet & Grill - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

Great selection and value. My family has been a few times and we brought relatives visiting from California who are used to buffets and ample food choices. Everyone enjoyed dinner and the variety of food from the buffet, hibachi grill, sushi bar, ramen, etc. read more

This place is atrocious; food selection is very minimal and stale, sushi is a majority rice and a TINY sliver of fish, and drink refills are slow. Bathroom is very dirty and the automatic paper towel dispensers are broken; used and dirty paper towels everywhere -- highly unsanitary. Note**: they make you pay before sitting. Please do yourself a favor and go to another buffet. read more

The best Asian buffet I have ever had. The food quality, varieties, and services are excellent. The Habachi and Pho are my favorites. The prices are reasonable. Varieties of desserts for kids. read more

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Looks like this place fully rebounded after the covid pandemic. All the offered dishes were there from the pre-pandemic. Tasty with great service for the price. Thanks! Receipt (with redacted info) is my proof of dining. read more

Golden Buffet & Grill - Receipt (with redacted info) is my proof of dining. - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

This location was booked for a school group I led by the tour company we travel with. Four of the group members got sick starting about 10 hours after we ate here. Their roommates and friends also stayed healthy so we don't think it was a bug. We had a nurse with our group and she said she believed the sickness was caused by the food. The food looked unappealing, like it had been sitting out for awhile. Nothing was labeled so good luck if you had any kind of allergy. The restaurant was also unprepared for our gluten free travelers. These students couldn't eat anything from the buffet and had to order at the hibachi instead. The cook almost used soy sauce - which contains gluten - to prepare their food. The only option to cook their food was vegetable oil. There was no proactive communication from the staff regarding dietary restrictions; most other restaurants can handle this from the group. read more

Rarely does a buffet restaurant wow me but Golden buffet was a little different. We decided on this restaurant for lunch after church service in Alexandria mainly because of the good reviews and it was just around the corner from the church and trust me I didn't expect much. I was able to make a reservation for our large group a few weeks before and they were very nice with all the arrangements and everything went well. We arrived with a charter bus filled with family and friends and they had a room reserved for us. They had made to order hibachi, a sushi station, made to order pho/noodle bowls, seafood including regular crabs and stone crab claws, chicken, shrimp, veggies, rice, more noodles, fruit, desserts, ice cream, etc., just a little bit of everything and most of it was really good so the family overall was happy with this choice. read more

Golden Buffet & Grill - Made to order noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

I was pleasantly surprised. After the change in ownership, many of the dishes stayed the same but some got much better. There is now a pho station which serves really good soup. Seriously, it's better than most sit down Vietnamese restaurants now. Their soup has a rich bone broth with the taste of roasted herbs and spices. On their selection board they don't let you get many toppings in your bowl and tell you to get just one meat per bowl. But if you tip the guy a dollar first, he'll put whatever you want in. You can also raid the stir fry station and add in yummies after you get your soup as well. The shaomai was chopped to perfection. Meat not too small or big. Better than some dim sum restaurants. Sushi was also very good and fresh. For a modestly busy buffet this was surprising. They have a guy come in and make more but not too much more when the need arises so the sushi stays fresh. For lunch they had salmon, tuna, and well prepared crab stick rolls/maki. For $9 and change lunch-time you get all you can eat when this is the price of one a half rolls at many places with comparable sushi. I'll be coming here with my husband on a semi regular basis. For me the only big let down is the location. If you're in the area or have more time- it's definitely worth a visit! read more

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This is the best Chinese buffet in the DC area as of this writing. The location is a far drive, around 1 hour each way from Rockville but it is good enough I am willing to come back. In fact, I've been back three times. Some of the items are so good, it is close enough to the quality at what you'll order at a specialty restaurant. For example, the pho broth is similar to what you'll order at a pho restaurant. Not as intense of a flavor, but close enough. And certainly better than any buffet restaurant in the area that offers a noodle/pho bar. Same thing with the Shu Mai. It is close enough to the Shu Mai at a dim sum restaurant and way better than the ones offered by any buffet restaurant in the area. The crabs, while not whole, are not blue crabs, but a bigger and meatier type. The restaurant is new and clean. They even have white pepper in the pepper shakers unlike other buffet restaurants that use black pepper. read more

Fuck this place. I was eating their codfish from the hot bar last week, and a long worm fell out of my mouth. It dangled down my chin. I was traumatized. read more

Came here for the birthday girl on a Thursday, dinner. Kids wanted sushi and dessert. Ordered milk tea without boba. We use to come here often before COVID. They offer less variety than before but the food is still good.. They provide gloves and require people to wear masks when filling their plates. They keep customers social distancing in the seating area. read more

Golden Buffet & Grill - Craving for calamari and sushi - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

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Little food and bad food, but good service. Very expensive. Area is very nice. ................

This location was your average grill and budget styled restaurant. There was nothing that stood out or surprised me here. I had a mixture of fried rice with sesame chicken that they offered. I attempted to eat the fried calamari, I wouldn't recommend it, didn't taste very good. Stick with the safe options, they also had a sushi bar as most buffet styled places do, my nieces took on this challenge and lost, I'm not a sushi person but I can say you might lose some weight eating it. It was a very nice and clean location which is a necessity for me anywhere I go to eat. Also they're drink choices are strict, if you order sprite, be prepared to taste to heat off Sierra Mist attacking your throat rather than Sprite realigning your pH balance. If you want a quick family meal or all you can eat then swing by. read more

Service was great, but the food was not worth it. I did not taste good. I was excited for the hibachi but the meat tasted funny. The rest was ok. read more

It's a new place which really nice and neat for decoration. They have plenty of tables. I like it they play music but not too loud. Food: even it little pricy compare to other place, but they have a lot of food. From sushi bar, noodle soup, stir fries noodle, regular chinese food, soups, and deserts. The food taste pretty decent. I love the fact they have boba tea for only $2.49 which is regulated medium size. It was good not too sweet. I also like the fact when we get noodle soup, they put noodle into the cooking things when time up the it will raise up by itself. It prevents the cooker might forget and over cook or undercooked. I love their little sweet taro bao. I had tried bao from other place but mostly is cook too long or old so it tends to be hard. This place give me a perfect soft bao. Service: they were nice. Clean the dishes when we done and refill our water immediately when it gets to lower than half cup. * u need to pay first before they take u to the table. * highly recommended get the boba tea. I just try regular tea and it pretty good read more

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DO NOT GO HERE! My school and I went there and we could all agree The food was not great, the place had weirdly sticky floors and dirty Ceilings, staff were fine, but I found a maggot in a fortune cookie basket! That's probably why one kid threw up all of his meal... We're not going to be visiting here anytime soon! read more

Average not great. Taste is so so. Choices are bleh at best. Suggest going there when there is minimum crowds. Service is great.

This shit is so nasty I would of rather eaten at a dollar tree. If I could I would give this a 0 stars. This is the most booty place I've ever seen and I would never come back here even if I could. I saw a mf roach in the rice. This place shouldn't be in business. This place makes me wanna call the suicide prevention hotline. Everything was either really cold or really hot. I'm wondering how this place isn't on kitchen nightmares. Goofy ahh restaurant with a ugly ahh design. My friend choked on the jello desert and it's was dry. HOW TF CAN JELLO BE DRY. There's so many other places near this place which are way better. The cooks gotta have a mental disorder or gotta be blind to whip up some of this discombobulating food. This place makes me want to call a therapist and ask them why tf this place isn't out of business. Anyways I think I've said enough. Anyways don't go to this place and if you do then make sure to have the suicide prevention hotline on dial. read more

Golden Buffet & Grill - How I felt after eating at this place - Chinese Near Me - Alexandria, Virginia

I walked into this buffet not knowing what to expect and I was not dissatisfied or disappointed, the food was good and different compared to other buffets I have been to in the past, but the icing on top the cake here was the Pho! I could get as much pho as I wanted and it was all delicious, I highly suggest it if you want to have an endless amount of pho, come here , you can pick what type of ingredients you want in it and the broth was super good. read more

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The place is big and clean. It's not too busy when I came. It's typical Chinese buffet. But the one that make them different was the Pho Station. It taste ok, warm and filling. The seafood was ok. Blue crabs were not my liking, very light. Shrimp was ok. Craw fish is the highlight, big and tasty. Dessert was good. First time I saw tofu fa (soybean pudding jelly with ginger sugat sauce) and egg tart! Overall, it's okay for the price. It's cheap, nothing spectacular that you expected from iy read more

I actually really really like this place. Usually, my buffet choices would be at the beach, only for crab legs and oysters, just to get it out of my system without the hassle of paying per order, but then I found this gem. Sushi is amazing! Pho isn't the best (noodles are too thick) but the broth is so good!! The stir fry is always a win, and if I don't know what to eat, I just eat the crab claws til I can't eat anymore. Ohh and they have ice cream! Like a whole freezer with madd choices, and they're only rule is don't leave with it or you pay a 1$ read more

I come here bcs of the good reviews Waste of money. Food Quality is bad and taste horrible I'm sorry but the place is nice. Food is suck here Green olive buffet have better food quality and taste. For the some price. read more

Just had lunch. Server was very excellent. Tables were properly spaced, but no provision for spacing at the food bars, no directional markers. But what troubled me most was everyone handling the same utensils, most without gloves. Even kitchen personnel were bringing out food with no gloves. Only bottle of hand sanitizer was hard to find. It did not feel safe as, for example, Green Olive down the highway does. In my judgement, not handling the Covid precautions very well. read more

I can't really rate them much higher because it's a Chinese buffet, and it's only going to be so good. The very first thing I attempted to eat was the peel and eat shrimp, but I discovered it hadn't been deveined and got shrimp poop on my fingers. So I'd say avoid that in general. However, the hibachi was pretty good (I had beef, onions, cabbage, noodles, and garlic) and was definitely hot and fresh. I think if you come here, you should definitely take advantage of that before indulging on everything else. The sushi is the first thing you see when you walk in, but it's extremely mediocre (as is to be expected). I ate a lot of it, though, because I have no self discipline. The Chinese dishes were pretty good actually - I tried a little bit of everything. The spring rolls were nice and crispy, the rangoon had good flavor, and there was a sweet shrimp dish that was very flavorful. I also liked the chicken and broccoli, the sauteed green beans, and the sauteed mushrooms. Both the Singaporean noodles and lo mein were fine, but they were on the oily side and tasted a little stale. Overall, everything (aside from the hibachi) was a little on that "was this made yesterday?" scale, but the flavors were good. The variety is excellent, however, and the price is right. I'd honestly probably go again if someone invited me. read more

As of fall 2018 this is the best Chinese Buffet in the area. There is another golden buffet in bailey's crossroads but that one is a 2 out of 5 compared to this one. Maybe this one is better because it's new, but they have way more selection and also the food seems to be more fresh. They even have a soup bar which the other location doesn't have. I don't know why they would operate under the same name and have different offerings. If you had to go to a Chinese buffet around DC and you have a car, this one is worth the trip. Otherwise the location is horrendous and way too far from anything, which is why it gets a 4 and not a 5. As far as buffets go, you can't do much better. read more