To shut down the previous reviews, the service was very quick. Sat us down immediately ambiance was good. Nothing fancy but nothing bad. Now for the important part. The food. I tried 75% of the food offered to give a review. And overall I give it a 3.5 overall score out of five. There were some items that were very good, and then items I could do without. I would come here again. Good restaurant, if you're in kirksville give this place a shot. Quantity of the food was good as well read more

Typical Chinese buffet, the kind that was EVERYWHERE 20 years ago, but is rare nowadays. Visited this afternoon with a work colleague. Decent value at $11.99 each. We ordered tea and sodas (these cost extra) and then sampled the wares. I had one plate so there was room for a tiny bit of dessert. Service was good. Food was being made fresh in an open kitchen area, which I have never seen before in a Chinese buffet. No issues with parking. Bathrooms were clean and well maintained. read more

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King's Buffet took me by surprise in the best possible way. For a buffet, the culinary quality is genuinely impressive. Every station feels thoughtfully curated, almost like a tasting journey built for people who really love food. The sushi was unexpectedly excellent -- the rice had that perfect, lightly warm stickiness, and the fish tasted clean and fresh, not dull or overly chilled like at many buffets. The hot dishes were the real standout: tender cuts of meat with actual flavor depth, vegetables that still had bite and brightness, and noodles that tasted like they came straight off the wok. What I appreciated most was the attention to detail. Trays were replenished before they even came close to looking tired, and nothing tasted like it had been sitting out. The seasoning across the board had balance -- salty, sweet, umami -- clearly made by someone who understands flavor, not just volume. Even the dessert section had intention behind it: creamy soft-serve, flaky pastries, and small bites that let you sample without getting overwhelmed. King's Buffet isn't just "a lot of food" -- it's a surprisingly refined buffet experience that respects freshness, flavor, and variety. A must-visit for anyone who enjoys exploring different tastes on one plate. King's Buffet took me by surprise in the best possible way. For a buffet, the culinary quality is genuinely impressive. Every station feels thoughtfully curated, almost like a tasting journey built for people who really love food. The sushi was unexpectedly excellent -- the rice had that perfect, lightly warm stickiness, and the fish tasted clean and fresh, not dull or overly chilled like at many buffets. The hot dishes were the real standout: tender cuts of meat with actual flavor depth, vegetables that still had bite and brightness, and noodles that tasted like they came straight off the wok. What I appreciated most was the attention to detail. Trays were replenished before they even came close to looking tired, and nothing tasted like it had been sitting out. The seasoning across the board had balance -- salty, sweet, umami -- clearly made by someone who understands flavor, not just volume. Even the dessert section had intention behind it: creamy soft-serve, flaky pastries, and small bites that let you sample without getting overwhelmed. King's Buffet isn't just "a lot of food" -- it's a surprisingly refined buffet experience that respects freshness, flavor, and variety. A must-visit for anyone who enjoys exploring different tastes on one plate. read more

This place is really nice. They have a great selection of food. Eggrolls, crab Rangoon, sushi and even barbeque ribs. The staff is friendly and helpful. read more

My husband and I ate at this restaurant with our 2 grandkids. The help was very rude. Acted as though they could care less if we got any service at all (which with their treatment and behavior) that would be preferable. The "hostess" never smiled, didn't seat us or come by to try and strike a conversation. When my husband paid the ticket, the waiter never made eye contact or tried to have a conversation. Other negatives about the restaurant: the floor around the food bars were slick, they had paper notes taped to the sneeze guards informing customer "if you take the food..eat the food". If we, the customers are paying for the food, we have EVERY RIGHT to not eat or eat as much or as little food as we want. Very disappointing experience! We won't be back! read more

Food wasn't good. Service was slow. Charged for seafood buffet even though we didn't have it.

A nice place. But first thing I noticed is that all items on the buffet were cold/lukewarm. Flavors were just ok, not bad though. But also not great. When paying, we noticed that we were charged more than the sign we when we walked in and walked out. I took notice because of the higher price I was charged. Not crazy higher, but not what's on the sign. Also, 2.50 per drink? read more

King's Buffet isn't a mega-All you can eat spot, but its 4-5 food stations provide a satisfactory selection. It mixes standard Chinese dishes with American options such as fried chicken. During my mid-afternoon visit staff checked on food trays but seldom serviced them. Dried chicken was severely overcooked, sushi rolls were looking a bit old, and baked fish was long past its prime. However, there was enough variety and the quality was largely acceptable. I like buffets because I can usually get veggies. Still, I was surprised to find cooked cabbage under the heat lamps. Few items were labeled. General Tso's Chicken, which was labeled, didn't note that it's a spicy hot dish. The uninitiated might have gotten a tongue-tingling surprise...as I did with some unlabeled shrimp. It wasn't overly spicy for me but might have been for someone with a pepper sensitivity. At mid-afternoon the hibachi grill wasn't available. Service was attentive. read more

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TLDR: It is what you expect. Just OK. Plenty of vegetables. I've never done the hibachi here, but I've heard people mention they like it. MENU: Typical Americanized Chinese stuff, mixed with a few American junk-food items. The dessert section is the same factory-made pastries and canned fruits they serve in these places everywhere. Overall, the selection is not extensive, but what they have is decent, for what it is, especially at the price point. FOOD QUALITY: They make food fresh, and don't cook too much at once and then leave it sitting for a long time. Most of the items are factory made (like the potstickers and the fried nuggets that go in the various dishes), but the vegetables are fresh. MENU FAVORITES: If it's important to you to have vegetables with your meal, you'll find more here than you might expect. The menu might change from time to time, but the last time I went they had stir-fried green beans, which I thought were the highlight of the meal. Plenty of broccoli, cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, and other veggies mixed in various dishes that you can single out if you want to. MENU FAILS: My problem with these buffets is that the general public has access to the food, and there's always some knuckleheads doing the things knuckleheads do, like using the spoon from the sweet and sour chicken in the fried rice, getting syrup all over the place; or dropping the tongs at the dessert bar directly on top of the pastries, ruining three or four of them in the process. It's like they resent that other people exist in the world at all, so they go out of their way to be ratchet. FRONT OF HOUSE SERVICE: Friendly staff. As attentive as they can be under the circumstances. KITCHEN SERVICE: They're doing the best they can with what they have. COMPETITION: If you value quantity over quality, come here. If you value quality over quantity, take a short drive to Great Wall and order off the menu instead. ATMOSPHERE: Dark and dingy. Seems like the place was built in the 80s and hasn't been updated since. read more

The food was fresh, service was very prompt, restaurant was very clean. The price was very reasonable.

Food is good depending on what time you go there. I love the sushi. My hubby loves the jalapeño chicken. Depending on the time they are really good to keep on top of drinks. read more

Good price for what they have. Love the hibachi but didn't know it existed until recently. I've gone more knowing that. One time I went they had dumplings which were incredible. Haven't seen them since. Would definitely recommend as a good buffet. Not always the freshest in hours between major rushes but still good. read more

Decent Chinese buffet. Food was good but it all could have been hotter. Most was just room temperature.

Every time we go the buffet is well-stocked, the place is clean, and all the food options are hot and fresh. My only concern is eating too much! Very quick and efficient service. read more

my family got food poisoning here today, my little brother and parents were both throwing up and brought to the er January 25. would not recommend eating here unless your ready to visit the er! read more

Food was not hot. They charge extra if you leave food on plate. My friend forgot her dentures and left food that was too tough to chew, on a couple of plates. We were given dirty looks by staff and manager/owner was rude about it when time to pay bill. Not the best Chinese food. read more

Came on a Sunday evening. We were greeted right away. The food was fresh and really good! It was so good I downloaded this app just to tell you about it. read more

King's Buffet - Round 2 - Noodles Near Me - Kirksville, Missouri

Food here is yummy service is good and everyone friendly I love the sushi here and the jalapeño chicken is kick ass I also love the lo mein

We went on a Sunday-great selection of expensive items like coconut shrimp, were there and great meat varietys. There was a great selection of desserts. Wait staff brought us multiple refills of drinks. There was great food variety for everyone's liking. There was beef, chicken, egg rolls, wontons, shrimp, brocolli, rolls, be sure you go hungry. Now is it cheap, no, but chineese buffet with shrimp and beef rarely are bc these are more expensive items. I think we pd. around $30ish for 2 adults with tip-but again Sunday lunch buffet are usually more expensive, bc they bring out more expensive items like seafood is always more $. Now was it a massive buffet in size, no, but Kirksville is a smaller size town, but again food choices for everyone. read more

This is in my oppinion the best Chinese restraunt in down. The food is great here and you have a better variety to choose from. read more

King's Buffet - a man with his eyes closed - Noodles Near Me - Kirksville, Missouri

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Went with a group of buds and we all ate until we were stuffed. Didn't need to eat until dinner the next day. Went on a Thursday night, wasn't busy, but the food was fresh and the service was quick. read more

We absolutely love the staff and the food. The owner is outstanding. Not only is the owner, staff and food outstanding, the owner also stands up for her long standing customers when others want to try and start a fight in her establishment. I thank her for standing up to the bullies and making them understand that she wont stand for their behaviour. Thank you King's Buffet for being open again. Hopefully things will get better with the reopening of everything soon. read more

Owners are rude && their food is not the greatest!! Most often it's not fresh I steer people away from this place as much as possible!!!!

To bad a pic cannot be attached....someone posted: Sadly this is a pic of a maggot in my daughter-in-law's plate at Kings Buffet in Kirksville. They had taken all their children with them for a big family dinner. Everyone had just begun the meal & quickly lost their appetites after it was found & wanted to leave before they got sick. They showed the waiter & informed the cashier & still had to pay the $70 for their uneaten food. What a sorrowful deal for an early Mothers Day treat. :( read more

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King's is what you'd expect from an average Chinese buffet. If they have deals the host will still try to charge you full price. I would recommend going to any of the other three Chinese places in town. All of them are more authentic and affordable than King's. read more

I tried the lunch buffet with a friend. There's a good variety of dishes, and everything looked and tasted fairly fresh. Food was regularly refilled while we were there. The food was not great, but not bad, either. I enjoyed the crab rangoon and spring rolls. The lo mein was good, and the spicy chicken (not sure what exactly they called it) wasn't bad. The desserts weren't very good, but I'm not really surprised. I would suggest having some of the cut fresh fruit or fried donut holes rather than the mini cakes and cookies. The staff and ambiance were fine. Considering my total for buffet and drink was only $7, I would go back if I had a craving for Chinese food. read more

The last time we ate here my daughter was sick after coming out of the restaurant. I thought things tasted a little odd, but wasn't concerned until then. They've had a fair amount of bad inspections. We haven't eaten there since. Now we never will. Very reliable friends found maggots in their food. Then were made to pay! Never again. read more

This is the best buffet in town! The food is always fresh and the staff is always friendly. I love that the buffet also has a large selection of fresh fruit. The restaurant is pretty busy Sunday after church with lots of big tables but there is always fresh food available on the buffet. read more

Clean atmosphere with good fresh Chinese and Sushi buffet. Quick take out service and an awesome dine in experience. Owners and staff are friendly and do an outstanding job ensuring customers are satisfied! read more

Not sure why all the negative reviews. First people need to understand that the wait staff are not rude. If one had ever been to a big city such as San Francisco, Los Angeles...etc. and ate at a Chinese restaurant, when the wait staff spots you at the door he will rudely ask "how many" with no smile, and lead you to a table. When your food comes, most wait staff just slam the food on your table and leave. It is not their custom to check back in a few minutes and ask "how is everything? Is there anything else I can get you?" If you need something you flag them down and ask for it, then most likely they'll just slam it down the table and walk away. And the poster who think the owner ignored his request / comment, it might have been a language barrier. Most foreigners answer with a nod and a smile when they have no clue what you're saying. I had lunch here during the week. Decent selection. Everything I tried was decent to very good. The fried wonton (the thing stuffed with cream cheese) was a bit of disappointment. The wrapper was too big, too thick, and too much cream cheese. Should have been a little more delicate tasting. The fried wonton strips (by the soup, acts like saltine crackers where you sprinkle on top of your soup) was stale. The mushroom cap with cream cheese on top then topped with melted cheese was a pleasant surprise. Never had such thing before. I had most of the hot food items. Did not have anything from the salad bar. I also had an ice cream cone with swirl ice cream and that was good. The ladies room was clean, almost unusual for a Chinese restaurant. It is difficult for the restaurant to control the loose kids. Is he supposed to confront the parents or the kids? If he confronts the parents he just pissed the parents off. If he did nothing then he pissed the other patrons off. Perhaps the patrons should confront the irresponsible parents? In the perfect world the parents should have taught their kids to behave when they're in public places for their own safety. read more

I arrived for lunch yesterday. The man staffing the register and front counter finally came out from the office and asked what do I need. I was one for lunch. He sat me at a dirty table. I had the waiter clean it. The buffet was adequate given the price. However, unsupervised children were having their way with the food and utensils. No staff or employee intervened. Upon completion, I had to settle my bill with the same rude man at the counter. He was now loud as he rejected my American Express screaming we don't accept those cards. Given the rude behavior and the unsanitary management practices, I'll never return. But, how does this place remain open? read more

We were here during the holiday season - the night before Christmas - and they were busy but not too full. The buffet is a good spread with a fair number options even for the vegetarians among us, which in the mid-west can be a challenge. The food was average - not great, but not awful, with the noodles probably the stand out. My in laws, who eat meat, enjoyed it more than we did and some of their options seemed pretty good. The staff were quite unhappy looking and seemed very baffled by my accent. read more

This place is always full, for some reason. The buffet is huge and varied, but the food is loaded with something that gives my entire family a headache (salt? MSG?). The 'seafood' on the buffet on weekends smells awful. The waitresses go around with pi**ed-off looks on their faces like they're indentured servants or something. Soft serve ice cream is a highlight for kids, but I go for the trays of green jello on the dessert table. read more

I'll let the Adair county's health dept's report speak for me. (Here is the link: http://adair.lphamo.org/kings-buffet/) Date: 8/5/10 Reason for Inspection: Routine & Complaint Critical Items: 1. Adair Co. Ordinance: No one with ServSafe certificate or equivalent on duty at beginning of inspection. 2. 3-501.16 Salmon on buffet held at 127ºF below 135ºF--removed and reheated during inspection. Non-Critical Items: 1. 6-501.112 Dead cockroaches observed in cabinets below buffet steam tables. Dead cockroaches observed in cabinet below salad bar. 2. 6-501.12 Rice accumulation in middle cabinet below buffet steam table. Large amount of food and soil debris on floor under equipment in kitchen. Large amount of condensation water pooled on floor in kitchen. Dead flies and rice on floor in food storage room. 3. 6-202.11 Some light bulbs at buffet are not shielded or shatterproof. Light shield not on end cap in kitchen near dishwasher. Light shields broken on lights in food storage room. 4. 3-305.11 Food stored on shelves in walk-in cooler beneath dripping condensation water. 5. 4-204.112 No thermometer observed in prep cooler in kitchen. 6. 3-307.11 Dry rag laying in bowl of cooked noodles in prep cooler. 7. 4-602.13 Food debris in bottom of prep cooler in kitchen. Water pooled below tiles used to line bottom of prep tables. 8. 4-601.11 Grease dripping from bottom of vent hood and extinguisher system. 9. 4-501.11 Bottom of prep cooler in kitchen rusted and falling down. 10. 4-502.13 Reusing cardboard to lay on floor of walk-in freezer. 11. 6-301.11 No hand soap available at hand washing sink in employee restroom. 12. 5-501.17 Lid broken to trash can in employee restroom. 13. 6-201.11 Paint peeling from ceiling in food storage room. 14. 5-501.113 Dumpster lids left open. 15. 4-903.11 Water spray and food particles in bottom of clean mixing bowl. read more

We have eaten at this restaurant for years and the owner just seemd to get crabbier and crabbier. Also have noticed health violations recently. We will not be going back. read more

Not super clean - RUDE STAFF! Food made me sick & real acquainted with the nearest toilet

We go here on friday & saturday nights so the crab legs are plentiful,and other foods are hot and pans are full constantly...I enjoy the peel n eat shrimp as well as traditonal chinese fare...I agree with the other reviewer on the serving girls...they do look depressed all the time!I doubt they speak much English though...they rarely talk.. I eat here often as its nice to spend around 20 bucks for two people and come out totally full!=) read more

Gross! Terribly unclean. Waitstaff attempted to seat us at a dirty table with trash and food underneath. When we hesitated, they took us to another, similarly disheveled area, to dine. Desperately needs to be vacuumed, possibly an air freshener, and the blinds wiped down. read more

Most Chinese buffets are mediocre at best. This place goes above and beyond to make it possibly the worst restaurant I've ever eaten at. If your plate appears too full, the owner will chew you out over it. The food is room temperature at best and all of it was greasy. Do yourself a favor and go to a Hardee's and get food poisoning. In the end it will be a far more pleasant experience. read more

Very dirty ! Wait for ever for food ! Manager is very sorry Lol! Need some health inspecting I'm sure! read more