I am at a loss for words on this joint. Almost. My family eats out at Asian buffets pretty regularly as you can tell by my fat belly, so I have seen the good, the bad, and ugly. This spot is a little bit of 2 out of 3. You guess which 2 it could be. If hungry and in a clinch to have some Asian buffet and don't want to leave that parking lot, then go for it. Just go in with an open mind and roll with it. The place is pretty clean but looks a bit outdated and cheap. The food selection is average. Nothing about the food quality really stood out. Weekend dinner and no crab legs? The service quality is good though and relatively friendly for an Asian joint, but that's about it. As we were there for a hosted dinner, I went with it. I don't know if I would go back and pay for my own meal. read more

To not seem so angry, i'll keep this as short as possible. Pros: - It was inexpensive Cons: - It was terrible. - It was DIRTY!!! - Most food was inedible - As bad as it was, the grapes could have at least been seedless! UGH The best part of the night was when I bought toys as i was leaving.... i know they can do better if they actually cared but they do not. read more

Ya know. Not as bad as i thought it would be. Definatly not a fan of Hometown Buffet, and i only came because, well.... we were hunger. I expected this to be like all other shitty buffets, but for a 6.99 lunch special.... I got some of the rolls, they were okay, but i really liked the "dragon" roll. only had one do. As always a small portion of each thing they had there. asian noodles, crap, kung pao chicken (with jalepenos and onions) too salty and no9t spicy. Duck, really good. Fruit, mellon, not bad. dumplings, crapppy cheese and crab, but the egg rolls were good. Corn was over cooked, i dunno how they managed that but still good. Salad and some weird dressing were good. So all in all, for a place that isn't my first choice, really we just went there because we were hungry coming out of Best Buy, and the thai place i wanted to go to was too far away, it was nice. read more

I really didnt expect anything besides cheap food but this place was disgusting. Spinach was spoiled. Food is buffet generic. Nothing special. Very bland. read more

International Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

Omg, don't even ask me how we ended up here. A family friend took us out here after hearing from many Asian tour groups that it's a decent buffet. Upon driving here, we were all very skeptical since it's in a pretty weird location. The restaurant had a decent amount of people when we arrived but seeing the price of dinner, I was not expecting much. They had a variety of foods consisting of a salad bar, sushi (cut rolls and nigiri), soup (clam chowder, egg drop soup), fried foods (think chicken, shrimp, fish, etc.), popular Chinese dishes (mayonnaise shrimp, chicken and broccoli, etc.), meats (roast beef, ribs, chicken wings), fruit, and dessert. I didn't eat much, just because nothing was that appealing to me. I stuck with the safe choices and just nibbled on that for the night. The one thing I will say is stay away from the ribs! I don't know why they tasted so horribly, but they did. Yuck. Their fried bananas were pretty good as well as their mango pudding cups. They were very slow on taking our plates once we were done. But you can't expect the best service when their prices are so low. Towards the end of the night, a big Asian tour bus parked right outside and unloaded their passengers (maybe 40-50 people). I hope they don't believe that all restaurants in America are like this... read more

Yuck We came here for my uncles birthday-- 40 of us! We prefer buffets because its easier to accommodate so many mouths. I didn't mind the food I selected. a huge mound of imitation crab over spring lettuce, orange chicken and beef veggie soup mixed with egg soup to cut the overly salty American soup. The ribs had no meet or flavor but I was full so whatever. My poor mom can usually can have 4 plates-- alas the terrible food left her with only 1.5 plates and a belly ache. The selection was poor as well as the quality. The sushi looked gross. The seaweed salad-ew. The roast beef was tough. M dad loves beef and will chew through anything. But not this. When I would ask my family "what's good" the answer was "try it all". meaning none was good but if you taste it all at least you'll be full. The worse part is on a Sunday at 7pm it was crazy crowded and the tables are so close;y jammed. I heard the toilets were gross. read more

I will never ever ever ever will set my eyes even in the sign , i think the chef is amateur ... the food isn't great at all..... Que lugar mas cacaso! Pero al menos es amigable! read more

I gave this 2 stars bcuz of their ice cream machine and they were super nice! For some odd reason my bf loves this place however I did not like this place at all there wasn't anything good to eat I only ate pizza and ice cream the desert section was so small and disappointing. it was mostly weird sea food that I would not even look at let alone eat it idk I rather go someplace else I won't return here I think people either love it or hate it! read more

Horrible service. They always try to charge you more on your bill. Eventhough you arrive for lunch, they attempt to charge you for dinner. I ordered an ice tea and it really tasted disgusting. I asked for a coke instead and they had the audacity to charge me for another drink. I asked why if its free refills and they said because I switched drinks they had to charge me again. Ridiculous. Find another Asian buffet. There's many in the area. This one is pathetic. read more

I really don't care for this place, but my bf loves it for all the seafood (that I don't eat) and Asian food. I only like the salad bar....I love salad, and extra star for the chocolate fountain and the fact that they have beer. Friendly staff, restaurant needs and update tho, chairs and tables need to be replaced. read more

International Buffet - Salad - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

Food is pretty good, service sucks on this Wednesday evening. Crab salad was superb!!!!!

This place has good food for the price. I give it 3 stars because it is always EXTREMELY BUSY- which is obviously good for them. But bad for the customer because they are constantly running out of food. There's way too any people pushing eachother to serve themselves and it gets annoying. The sushi is possibly the worst I've ever tried, but the girls are always nice and get your drinks as you sit down. It convenient for the price but it's not the best of the best. They do have a lot of parking read more

International Buffet - So delicious!!! - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

I will never come to this place the was not good at all and my kids only ate furit ..and the good was bad.. No taste what so ever and they didn't have much to choose from read more

This place used to be really good when it first opened, like any other restaurant and it just went down hill. The food is not as good. Waited over 10mins to receive my drink, its only obvious the girl forgot. I only enjoy their coconut-shrimp. They do have many different foods to pick from, mainly Chinese. I was disappointed in the piece of watermelon my husband brought me, the outside had dirt... yeezus! at least wipe it. The watermelon taste like onions, it seems they did not wash/clean their knifes before cutting this sucker up. I have no clue if they clean their utensils or even wash their hands... eewww! 2 stars... that's it! read more

We were starving and not familiar with the area - of course I go to Yelp for suggestions. This place received some mixed reviews so we took a gamble and ventured over there - what's the worst that could happen - we would go find another place. This place was PACKED which was a surprise given that it was 230 on a Sunday afternoon. This is NOT a pretty place - it's a little divey, so our expectations were pretty low. Surprisingly - their seafood was fresher than expected. They have these delish little stuffed crab shell things that I was obsessed with. They have a lot of options - it's more asian buffet than american - like i was expecting spaghetti and meatballs but it was more lo-mein, and some Louisiana flavored clams/mussels (which BTW was very tasty and super spicy). I would actually recommend going here for lunch for sure again. The price point was perfect and it's super fair. read more

I lost my bag at this location if the owners could reach out please. I called a few times and no one answered.

I love this place.. Food it's really good!!! But I'm only giving 4 stars base on food.. Cause their waiters suck.. Never did they ask us if we needed any refills.. We had to be asking them for refills and they would give that us a not so friendly look!!! It's Ok... No tipping from us once we we're finish eating..lol read more

This place was pretty good the first time I came here. Better than Zen Buffet and 1/3 the price too!!! It's not very international... It's mainly asian cuisines Grapes COULD be at least seedless... but it's not! It's really hard to take out the seeds!!! THEY SERVE MANGO PUDDING AND IT IS DELICOUS!!! but warm..... read more

I was treated as if I dined and dashed. I went back to wash my hands and an employee tried to belittle me and treat me as if I was stealing in front of all the customers. Beware if they feel as if you haven't paid they will make a big deal. Unfortunately I was profiled because of the way I look. read more

The price is amazing.... I recommend this place, Ifyou with long time friends, not a date, Even if your datesays shes a foodie ( foodie does not meanshe loves buffets ) Dont even bring your date here nless you been with ypour girl for over a year. To me the food was good, All you need is more selection.If you like quck and good , this is the place . the soup is good One thing these people need to clean the bathroom, thats all im saying ....\ read more

I been to this buffet a couple of times and honestly I liked the food there, especially the crab cakes and the salmon. I see a lot of people complaining about customer service but from my experience they always been friendly and quick to refill your drinks and clear the table from dirty plates . They might not always have a smile on their face(they still friendly tho) but I'm there to eat tasty food at a really good affordable price not to be treated like royalty lol Also after eating I usually go to the 5 dollar store right next to it, there's always some good finds there . read more

The Food is Amazing but the service was really bad! We got our drinks 10 minutes after we got our food and it wasn't our waitress, it was one of the guys that picks up the dishes. The waitress kept walking around not paying attention to our Table, meanwhile we had stacks of plates waiting for someone to pick them up. They finally noticed us when we were done eating and ready to pay! read more

Food is decent but customer service sucks! The waitresses seem to be preoccupied and only cater to all the Asian tourists that arrive by the bus loads. Have been sitting here at the table for an hour and no one has even made eye contact. No drink refills, dirty plates piled on table and all three waitresses just hanging out by the cash register. We live in Montebello and very disappointed that a local establishment marginalizes the community patrons! read more

International buffet ,what a rip off $14.00 a plate for crap food ..will never ever come here again..

Came here lots of times before and this was just a terrible experience with all of beverages sodas and lemonade were awful .no fizz on soda tasted like water with sugar. read more

International Buffet - International Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

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Pros- Inexpensive Great tasting food Sushi!! Cons- B rating Very loud Crowded read more

Great place, fresh food. Lots of variety to choose from..dessert was delicious and plenty to choose from. read more

International Buffet - Yummy dessert!! - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

It's a hit and miss at this place. Sometimes the food is good and sometimes the food is dry and flavorless. When it's good it's good . Today was a good day. read more

food sucks typical frozen food buffet not fresh even seafood is frozen place is messy and dirty food under the table only buffet worth it these times are KBBQ kami buffet across the way, shiki, all frozen food hibavhi buffet next alhambra cost co and paradise buffet formerly hometown buffet down the street still new they're ok im sure their quality will eventually go down stick with ookook kbbq and manna little tokyo read more

The most unfriendly restaurant I have ever experienced! I brought a group of 29 people, thinking that the host would be appreciative. Instead, I got a long, grumpy, angry face! After greeting her and telling her I had a party of 29 (25 12 yr old students and 4 adults), she did not say a word and totally ignored me at the counter. I wasn't sure if I was to pay first or what the expectation from her was since I had never been there before. I gave her a piece of my mind by telling her to "smile!" I should've expected low quality service in a low quality place. Unprofessional host with zero manners and customer service! read more

If you want to put your stomach under stress, you are more welcome to come here! In the menu you can find plastic in the salads, hair and flies. Do you want water? Yeah, go grab it yourself in a room behind the curtain. Waitresses? Just to take away your dirty plates. If you ask any other questions, like where to get the water, just forget about it because they'll get annoyed. Overall, my first and last experience here was awful. read more

Food is mediocre and the service is horrible. We went for lunch today a bit after 3pm. Had a couple of plates with samples of a little of everything. Then went back for one last plate with just a piece of roast on it and a rib that they had just brought out fresh and were about to eat when a couple of the waitresses rushed our table like the chinese food police and told us that we couldn't eat the roast or ribs because at 4pm they put out the dinner items and that we only paid for lunch and actually took our remaining food from us! I couldn't believe it! Its not like we were sitting there for hours stuffing our faces. We were doing what EVERYONE does when you go to a buffet...sample and try the different items they offer. THATS WHAT YOU PAY FOR. We were so insulted...My mother in law paid our $70 dollar bill and we left with no tip. I asked the waitress if they usually rush customers out like that and take their food away from them??? I then let her know we wouldn't be back because of their rude and unprofessional service. I don't recommend this place to anyone. We will be taking our money and business elsewhere!!! read more

The food isn't all that bad. But the wait wasn't really worth it what with the limited selection of food. Cost seems a bit high for what was offered. read more

Don't come here. It's like a nightmare. Shitty food, nasty restroom, ghetto people. The food is disgusting. Nothing is fresh. Highly doubt it. Would rather eat McDonalds. The pricing is high for the shitty food. Go to red Robin instead. Anywhere but here. read more

I will never eat this buffet ever again. Quality of food is poor, variety is ok, food wasnt warm. As if they took it out from fridge and didnt heat it up enough. We were there around 11:30 A.M. Also a charter bus brought in Asian tourist and one lady kept sneezing into the air without covering her face. Worst part was when she was headed towards food section and began sneezing into her hands. Little did we expect for her to start grabbing utensils and dishes. Kept sneezing towars food. By this time our appetite was done. We told main server this woman was contaminating food and the server did not comprehend due to limited english. After exhausting our effort to explain the seriousness of contamination she said " ah ok..." and gave us our fortune cookie and tab. Never again. read more

This is the most disgusting place I've ever been to. I'm so upset first of all, because it is dam expensive for that dog food tha they serve. The employees act like zombies walking around the ugly dam place. This place looks unsanitary. Don't go here. I didn't tip and the Sever Gave me that face like really ? Ohhhhhh that's it. Hope they close soon. I can't believe I ate that food () read more

This place is nice the times I've been here we always get greeted well and we get to choose our place to sit if we ask. We're asked for our drinks, we go serve our self's and when were back our drinks and utensils are already there ready to eat. Everything seems fine for me. The only thing they can work on is not giving the check towards the end when we're about to finish (what if we're going to get up for seconds). They should just wait til we ask for it. I will still go back here read more

International Buffet - My Take Out - Buffets Near Me - Montebello, California

Second time trying this buffet today. Had it many years ago, got it to go. Cost $9 something, about the price as 2 item from Panda Express. Food was good and still warm even though it took me 25 minutes to get back and try it. Place was a little dirty but the parking was easy. It's in the back of the place and it's a big lot. Again, I got it to go so this review is mainly for the food and not service or any of that. Food was good, will probably be back to get it to go again. 3 stars. read more

Just likes any Asian buffets any where, nothing special from Sushi, Chinese, Seafoods, Roast beef, etc........... ! The place is clean , the hot and cold dishes is good. It will nicer if have some oysters in half shell . read more

The food here is edible. If you're forced to come here you won't gag at having to eat the food. I recommend you trying to talk your way out of coming here its sub par buffet food you are definitely getting what you pay for. read more