The Know It Alls love this place and I am so shocked at the low rating!! Mr Know It All and have been here for lunch in the past and decided to take the family!! The service is wonderful! All of the staff were fun... they made conversation with us, answered any questions my elderly dad had, and not to mention very friendly. Now when you pull in to the parking lot, it doesn't look promising...but inside reminded me of Chinese restaurants I grew up with in Chicago. It is your typical Chinese decorations in red and gold with Buddha statues. But it is nice, clean, and could hold quite a few diners. It was beginning to get busier as we were finishing up! Ok so one of the best things we like about this place is the choice between Chinese and Thai. The Chinese offerings are many. And the Thai menu is quite a bit smaller. Dad had Mongolian beef, MKIA had massaman curry, the daughter had chicken mushroom soup with potstickers, and I had Pad Thai Shrimp. And the portions are so big... yes we shared!! Needless to say it was all very delicious and we shall be back again! read more

Unhappy people. Not friendly at all. Rude waiters. Stingy. Very pricey. Good food though. read more

The place looks legit on the inside with all the golden items on the wall. However, they were confused that I wanted hot tea with the tea pot. Service was ok. Pad thai wasn't crazy flavorful, and the spicy basil was ok. For the price, I'd go if I had Chinese/Korean/Thai cravings, but my husband disagrees. read more

Lee's Golden Buddha - pad thai, Spicy Basil Leaves - Chinese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Maybe my previous visit to this place was out of touch. Perhaps I wasn't feeling good that day a few years back. Maybe they changed their menu or maybe I didn't know what I was looking for when I first made my visit back in 2018. What I can say for certain now is that something changed. For the better... So I decided to give this place another shot and get the normal gauge for a decent Korean Chinese joint. Granted they expanded their menu items out beyond the Korean and Chinese and into Thai which, great but not sure how that'll help for being out in the Buford/Sugar Hill area but do what you gotta do. So for the food this round. The jjajangmyun is solid. There's a deep rich wok hei flavor that's smoky and savory which is what this needed. The noodles are fantastic, the black bean noodle sauce is packed full of thinly sliced pork strips, onions, zucchini and other essentials that gives the sauce that flavor that is both savory from the wok hei yet also has a mild sweetness due to the onions. The noodles carry the sauce well and they cooked it perfectly. With the black bean noodles, the obvious pairing is the sweet and sour pork. The breading is a bit thick but the meat chunks are just as thick which gives it a decent mouth feel in terms of the fried breading and the pork meat. The sauce is sharply tangy but not unbearable. All in all, my experience this round was more than satisfying. I will say though, the pricepoint for the dish is pretty disappointing. I dropped $50 between the two entrees which is pretty painful dining solo. So come here with friends and go family style with main dishes. read more

Very tasty food and clean environment, with very good customer service and really fast food service. And a really pretty scenery, we will be coming back for sure! read more

Classic throw back Chinese. Our first visit. Great customer service. Constant check back. I really loved the atmosphere. The food was kind of mediocre. My almond chicken came with a lot of brown sauce which is unusual. I would not order it again. I would try something else from the extensive menu. One side is Thai. One side is Chinese. This restaurant is Campy, Classic and Large. It's been here a long long time. The stories they could tell. I'm here for it. read more

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The food is mediocre The prices are outrageous and when we were going to give a cash tip the waitress didn't give us time to get the cash out till she started yelling at us about not tipping her and it got ugly I suggest not going to this restaurant they're not very friendly I would not give them a good review she told me I needed to clean the tables told her I didn't work there that was her job. read more

Two and a half stars for this place just isn't right. It's a solid 3.5 which is why my rating is at 4. Using elementary school math. :D Yeah, the place is old and chintzy, but their black bean noodles (jjajangmyeon) is right on. The fried dumplings were done right. Thick and fried well! I didn't really care much for the chicken wings or the ban chan, but I'd definitely go back for jjajangmyeon. The decor is pretty atrocious though and kind of makes me laugh inside. It must have been a stylish place at one point, but it's showing its age and not very gracefully. I think it's one of those places where you just have to know what to order. Next time, jjajangmyeon, fried dumplings, and tangsuyook! read more

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Hands down my favorite Chinese food. Period. I still drive all the way to Buford for it. The sesame chicken is sticky and perfect everytime. Lifelong customer :) read more

My husband and I met friends for lunch and had a perfect meal!! The waitress made recommendations, the food was fresh and delicious. The kitchen made changes due to dietary restrictions. We will definitely be back soon! Last but not least the restaurant was clean and charming!! read more

Good flavors, Location is kind of hidden, but worth the search. Deco and service needs some upgrading. read more

I don't know what alternate reality some of the reviewers are in! But the ambiance, service, and quality of the food was exceptional! They have a customer for life! From the warm greeting to the waitress that offers suggestions and boy was it delicious. I had no idea that they have rolled the noodles and cooked per order you can tell the difference. If you're use to Americanized Chinese food then this may not be the place. But if you want authentic great tasting Chinese food...this is it! read more

The food was awful and not authentic Chinese. Will not be back period. The prices are also high given the subpar quality.

My boyfriend grew up eating here so agreed to give it a try and loved it. The vibe reminds me of the Chinese restaurant in my home town growing up. All of the food is amazing and the kids loved it. They said it was the best crab wontons and orange chicken they have ever had. Will def be going here often. Potions are large and service is super friendly and check in often read more

I have been going here for 29 years and love it! The ambiance is exceptional with ornate decor, staff have always been so friendly, food is consistently excellent, and portions are generous to say it mildly! They may currently be in a low volume area since all the growth in every direction around, with endless other restaurants, but Lee's Golden Buddha has not once disappointed me or many family and friends that have joined me over nearly 3 decades. read more

After reading many of the reviews, I decided to try it anyway. It's only a couple miles from us, so convenience matters. I walked in to order carry out. It's not the way things are done these days, but I sometimes prefer to see the restaurant myself. Very interesting decor. Lots of carvings of wood and jade. It reminded me of some of the places I've visited in Chicago's ChinaTown. A gentleman greeted me as I walked in. I asked him about some menu items, and he answered quickly and concisely. I ordered a few things. He told me to have a seat. Literally, 5 minutes later, my order was ready. Service was excellent in my opinion. Took the food home, and my wife and I dug in. All the food was delicious, and piping hot. The fried rice was a little light and bland for my taste, but good quality nonetheless. I'd definitely go back here. I'd also say, despite the star rating, it's worth a try. read more

Flavorless and super expensive. Restaurant is totally empty with no TV no Music.. 60$ for a noodle and chicken dish, crab rangoon was yellow on the inside not white with zero flavor. No salt on anything, this is possibly one of the worst Chinese restaurants I have had since moving to GA. What a shame read more

Ive come here for over 30 years and seen all the ups and downs over the decades. All legacy establishments over this period of time has its hard times, but at the end, this team comes through. Golden Buddha is the Chinese standard for Buford (20/Buford Hwy 23) for me and will continue. With a residence now nearby again, I come here for mostly take out and have been very happy for 2017. Food is always fresh, staff has been there years, friendly, professional. Lunch is nice to eat in and serving sizes at either time is large and plentiful. The crab wontons are great, as is the hot and sour soup to start. All others like beef and broccoli, Mongolian beef, moo goo GAi pan are favs for my family . I can only review on what I'd call typical Chinese food but hear their other dishes are equally very good. Still recommend for good ole Chinese, will be trying their sushi soon as the bar set up is nice and fish looks fresh!! read more

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Lee's Golden Buddha always has really good and fast take-out. We have always enjoyed their food eating in or picking up.

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!! We walked in after a family gathering for a funeral.. came a little later than our reservation, BUT we brought a party of 20+ they made at LEAST over $500. Ridiculously RUDE customer service! Asked us: "Why did y'all come to your reservation so late?" "If you don't like your plate we won't take it back" -as soon as we got our plates they brought us receipts -During our meal they were interrupting our family fellowship trying to close out the tickets asking who was on what ticket and before we could get halfway into our meals they had receipts there with more than enough time before close. With all the money that was spent you don't take the money and give bad service. I'm from Texas but I will tell everyone that ever comes to this town to spit on their front door handles and walk past them.. the food was overpriced for mediocre taste, and the terrible service because they were sore about time but reached deep in our pockets with bad attitudes was the icing on the cake.. Pretty pathetic people choose where to earn a living & get bent out of shape when doing their job GROW UP! read more

Wow! What a fantastic hidden treasure. Shopping center is old but the inside of this restaurant is beautiful! Awesome food as well with the best hot and sour soup I have ever had. Can't believe this place is here. read more

Terrible food. The service was friendly, but the food was awful. The lo mein was comprised of bland boiled noodles covered in oil (without a detectable sauce) and the chicken in the cashew chicken was full of mysterious chunks and some of them just chicken fat covered in sauce. I'm so glad that I didn't order sushi from here. read more

They had a big fun sign which drew me in. Other than that the place was totally empty and made me uneasy. I like to try new things so I ordered anyway. BIG mistake. Chicken fried rice, coke, and chicken wings for close to 50 bucks. The rice smelled like raw meat and turned my stomach instantly. I love food but even after not eating all day I had to throw it out. Please don't go here. I seriously am afraid your health will be compromised. read more

Lee's Golden Buddha - Chicken fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

I almost post in the wrong restaurant..... We found these place not too long ago probably about a couple years, and at the beginning I thought all this is really nice. We don't leave too far from the restaurant. I placed an order over the phone and the guy asked me if I would like to tip the delivery guy which I respond four dollars. I'm literally five minutes away. He said I should think twice before giving a tip and remember that no one can survive with $4.00 That was the last time I order from them not because I didn't wanna give extra to the driver but because he didn't know our economy and also the way he asked for it. he was demanding; he forgets it's not my responsibility the drivers pay. read more

Lee's Golden Buddha - Review - Chinese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

My family's go-to chinese-korean spot. We always get the black bean noodles (jjajangmyeon), sweet sour pork (tangsuyook), and spicy seafood noodles (jjamppong). This place has some of the best of these classic dishes and we always come here for them since it always hits the spot! The inside is so well decorated and the portions are extremely generous. Definitely recommend checking this place out! You know when the ratings are low at an asian place the food is good read more

Lee's Golden Buddha - sweet sour pork - Chinese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

We been going there for so long. The food is incredible and the service as well. There employees are great and they make you feel at home. hopefully you get a chance to go there because you will see how great it is. it is the most yummiest place you could ever go to buy food. only thing that they close on Tuesday read more

My sesame chicken was cooked too hard and my partners pepper steak was too soggy . Also the cooks was just sitting down and eating along with our waitress . Customer service was horrible . I understand that waitresses only get paid very little, but there was no reason for me and my partner to be treated as such. When the waitress brought the ticket to the table, I explained to her that I just had enough for our food . She immediately started shoving the ticket back to me and then went to go get her boss. He came to the table and basically was forcing us to leave a tip and told us if we didn't want to leave one that we should have taken it to go . Horrible experience read more

Can't understand how this place gets good reviews. we have been disappointed on numerous occasions. Most recently, on Christmas Day, which is a traditionally busy time for them. Second time I've tried Pad Thai and it was nothing like the Thai version (Chinese, Thai, how different could it be!). Daughter's sweet and sour chicken was also disappointing. Fortunately, between our semi-annual visits, we forget how mediocre it is. read more

First off, terrible service. Did not get silverware, was not checked on, someone else would always bring us our food/refill our drinks/etc. Secondly, they automatically add 18% gratuity to your total. We only noticed this because we were wondering why calamari and friend rice cost $32! Calamari was too salty and had some sort of lemon pepper seasoning to it. Do not recommend this place at all. read more

The worst food I have ever had! They serve Chinese-Korean fusion food, and trust me on this since I originally came from South Korea, I know exactly how the taste should be like. They do not even know how to make the food right. For my first and last visit, I had juamppong which is basically noodles with vegetables, seafoods, and spicy soup. The food was not well salted and spicy enough, SO WHEN I TOOK A SIP OF THE SOUP, I COULD NOT TASTE ANYTHING BUT WATER. Also the seafood in it seemed like raw. Noodles were not tasty either. It was like chewing rubber bands. I usually never leave any food at all, but I could not swallow the garbage, so I left more than half of the bowl. I will never ever visit this restaurant again! read more

We came here for lunch and had a great time! Service was on point and food was really good! We were immediately greeted when we came in and seated - party of 9 with 2 under 2. Our waitress even remember some of our party's previous orders! We ordered a lot of apps, sushi and we had lunch which came with egg roll, soup, and the meal. Drinks were filled without asking and our waitress was super attentive. I ordered broccoli chicken and it was pretty large plate and super tasty! The sushi was fresh and the rolls were pretty large. Wish I would have gotten a picture! Hole in the wall and odd location but really worth checking out again! read more

I used to live in the area about 15 years ago and I have missed it greatly. I happened to be visiting some friends so I was excited to get to try the food again. There is always some anxiety over trying something again after so long as often times the memory of it is much bigger than the reality of it. I can safely say that it was not the case this Golden Buddha!! It was just as good as I remembered. The "crab angels" were light and crispy. My husband ordered the Golden Buddha special beef dish and was very pleased! The rice was perfectly sticky, the beef was outstandingly tender, and the veggies were fresh and crisp. I ordered the sizzling rice soup that was my favorite 15 years ago and was so warming on a cool evening. Plump shrimp and tender chicken and veggies in a steaming hot broth. I'm only sad I don't live in the area so I can go back! Unfortunately I have no pictures since we dug In immediately. The service was phenomenal!! Our waitress was incredibly kind and attentive. Portions are HUGE. 10/10 read more

This place is quite delicious I especially love "kkan poong ki" over here. "Jjambbong" is a spicy seafood noodle, which is good as well. Cleanest chinese restaurant ever been to. I've also visited main golden buddah over clairmont rd. But taste almost same as here read more

Lee's Golden Buddha - Jjambbong! - Chinese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

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The food here was good and the service was prompt and polite. Check them out for lunch or dinner or even a little delivery‍‍‍. read more

Lee's Golden Buddha - Lennon and Colton - Chinese Near Me - Buford, Georgia

Pad Thai tasted well nothing like pad Thai. Over priced for sure, was a learning experience. Still on the hunt for decent Thai food in north GA area. read more

First off, the food is good. That said, there are some very troubling lapses in service. It makes me wonder what goes on in the back kitchen, seriously. The first time I was here, I ordered the vegetable mapo tofu. I got the pork tofu instead. When I pointed it out to her, she literally gave me no reaction whatsoever and continued serving our table. UH WHAT???? The second time, I ordered a spicy noodle dish that goes well with the yellow pickled radishes they give out as a side dish. When I was almost halfway through the radishes, I knew I would need more (because I always do). So I asked for more. The reply from "Michael" was "After you're finished with what you have." UH WHAT???? I'm at a restaurant with a waitstaff, not at the family dinner table at the age of five. Is it just me, people? Would that annoy the crap out of you? The last thing is the worst. I got to the bottom of my tall glass of water, and when I looked down inside the glass to see where the ice was blocking my straw, do you know what I saw? A wrinkled, dirty, brown-yellow fortune from inside a fortune cookie. UHHHHH WWWHHHHAAATTTT?!?!?!?! I was drinking someone else's garbage the whole time. Michael just said "sorry" and got me a new one. Really? So that solves my problem huh? I think the absolute bare MINIMUM you could do is offer a refund of my meal. I could go on a much longer diatribe...believe me. But yeah, you read what happened. Think for yourself if you want to eat here. I definitely do not, no matter how good the food is. For all I know, that food could be someone else's garbage too. read more

We have been going to this location since 1996, and their food is delicious. They have the best eggrolls. They did go through a rough patch in years past, but after getting takeout last night, they are definitely back on track. The order was correct, and everything was yummy. read more

Disgusting. Absolutely the worst food. Nothing about it is good. Usually when a Chinese place is bad, you can find something to redeem it. Nope. Not this place. The meats, soups, rice, noodles, and appetizers. All awful. read more

Love this place. Always has 100 health rating. Good good and great service. Been going here for years.

This restaurant used to be so good we found them when we moved here in the early 90s they were just Chinese food. They should have stuck with what they know went there for lunch today soup was good not very hot but good egg roll was good but greasy. They changed their sesame chicken to a sweet sticky version that is like the everyday slop buffet it used to be peppery and sweet. Our group was there for lunch and drinks but as soon as the food came out they dropped the bill on the table huge mistake when there is a group ordering drinks. Then the waitress stood and watched us the entire time when we told her we were ordering more drinks she snatched the ticket seemed upset and got our second beer then brought out another bill. We all felt rushed it might have been a fast food restaurant. The owners don't really care because they will not make any substitution and are very forceful about it as well as the fact what Chinese restaurant doesn't serve rice noodles? When my friend wanted to order the house Pad Thai she was told it was just chicken and would be a 5.00 up charge for additional meat. My suggestion is to get back to what they know Just Chinese food. Will not return and that's a shame because the group I invited was told by me that this place was the best. Huge mistake on my part. read more