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    Ling's Buffet

    2.9 (151 reviews)
    ModerateBuffets, Chinese
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Moderate noise

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    A different angle of the poop-laden shrimp!
    Wanda G.

    I love Ling's! I have patronized Ling's for 8 years! I have no problem with any of their food except this dirty shrimp! I almost gagged myself after having to look at it. No one wants to eat shrimp poop!

    Faith T.

    My boyfriend & grandma love Chinese food buffets so we had to try Ling's since we just moved here & it's around town. Service here is always on top! Staff is always very attentive. The ambiance here would be a casual classic, darker scene with the lights more focused on the food. Food is always hot & ready. Doesn't take them long to refill what's low. They have a variety of seafood, sushi, noodles, chicken, pizza. It's amazing. My favorite are the little breads with sugar. But also the noodles with the mushrooms!!

    the entrance to the restaurant

    The food was actually good !!! It does have a smaller selection compared to other big buffets but the food quality by itself was better and you can tell the food is fresh and that they do the best not to waste food by over making so much food and having it fresh and also another love is the service !!! At least my waiter he was so attentive towards me he was such a sweet heart he will make sure he will check up on me even with all the other tables he was attending The area was clean and well put together. The other customers where well behave no kids running everywhere( which is nothing wrong with that we know how kids are ) no rude people mistreating the workers or others it was a civilized. The parking is convenient . The restroom where we'll maintain came here on a Thursday 5 pm and kids are already out for the holidays.

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    2 years ago

    It's a basic buffet. Nothing great, kids always like options, looked like it used to be a nice place but it's aged and would not go back.

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    5 months ago

    great food very clean,great service s0 much food i just could not get to ever thing,but i relly try,

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    4 years ago

    Lings is the best! Family friendly and comfortable environment. Great place to eat that is close to home.

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    All food too greasy. Service was great though. Our server was very attentive to our family.

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    4 years ago

    Awesome - came here with co-worker's. Didn't know what to expect but the food was fresh. I'll be back!!

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    Always clean and high quality. The selection of sushi is good as well as seafood dishes. Our go to place!

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    12 years ago

    Raw oysters on the weekend. Food can be fresh but like all buffets not always. Servers are nice and friendly. Price is average.

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    Pancho's Mexican Buffet

    2.9
    (128 reviews)
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    Panchos only attempts to do one thing and it does it perfectly. When I go watch a shark movie, I…read moreexpect to watch a dumb shark movie. When I go to Panchos, I expect to eat unreasonable amounts of buffet Mexican food. And they execute. It's the promised land of quickly made and quickly served flautas, tacos, enchiladas, and so much more. Literally so so much more food. Is there a better example of great service than being able to hoist a tiny flag and have servers rush to your table? Better ambiance than seemingly endless trays of food and fresh sopaipillas in the air? No. You can pry Houston's last Ponchos from my cold dead hands.

    Came back to Pancho's Mexican Buffet recently and honestly it felt like stepping straight into…read morechildhood. Let's be clear right away. This is Tex Mex. I'm not going to sit here and tell you this is the most authentic Mexican food you'll ever have. It's definitely Americanized. But you know what? The food is actually really good. We ended up coming here partly because it was a childhood staple for us and partly because a TikToker @Ugh_Madison, spent an entire day here in one of her videos and it reminded us how much we used to love this place. The line was almost out the door when we got there but somehow we barely waited. The staff moved everyone through quickly and the whole place ran like a well oiled machine. The restaurant was clean, the service was amazing, and food kept coming out fast. Flavor wise everything was very savory and satisfying. My absolute favorite thing was the chicharrón. It was honestly delicious and tasted the most authentic out of everything we tried. Our other favorites were the white chicken enchiladas, the tamales, and of course the sopapillas. The price is honestly great for how much food you get and they also have a surprisingly good non alcoholic drink selection. Overall it was such a fun nostalgic experience and the food still holds up. I'll definitely be back and next time I'll be ready to raise that flag again!!!! Gracias a Pancho's !!!!

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    2 crispy tacos, Chicharron con nopales (bowl on top left), 2 Texas enchiladas, 1 tamale with chili on top, & a chili relleno
    2 crispy tacos, Chicharron con nopales (bowl on top left), 2 Texas enchiladas, 1 tamale with chili on top, & a chili relleno
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    Bamboo House

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    (738 reviews)
    6.6 mi
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    IYKYK - this is probably the best Peking Duck I've had in Houston in a long time. I've done Peking…read moreCuisine for years and shifted to Arco for my duck cravings, but if you're willing to drive out to Humble (pretty much anytime you're in the IAH area), you gotta check out Bamboo House for the best Peking duck. And their other menu items are fire as well! We went on a Sunday late evening. We had a 9 pm airport pickup at IAH so it was a perfect opportunity to grab a spectacular dinner and make the 30+ minute drive out to IAH totally worth it. Parking lot wasn't too full so that wasn't an issue. While the neighborhood ain't River Oaks luxury, it ain't too scary either. We kept it simple - ordered a whole duck and Bamboo House Special Noodle with Beef. This place ain't cheap but the food is worth every penny. It was very busy that evening so it's not a well-kept secret but also proves that eventually, Houstonians will figure out where the good food is. The duck was near perfect. They serve the duck with the pancakes (as opposed to the buns like at Arco) which is my preference. The soup that comes with it was also extremely flavorful. And the house special noodles with beef - oh my. I swear it's just one really long noodle so you may be frustrated trying to divvy up the family style bowl, but the labor is worth it. So good... Can't wait for my next airport run so I can sneak in a lunch or dinner at this place. So many other menu items I want to try!

    If you are looking for the best Peking duck, look no further! Who would have expected to find the…read morebest Peking duck in Humble? I had previously visited the now closed Bamboo House on Westheimer and I remember being impressed by the food. I had to make an airport run and decided that it would be perfect timing to stop by this location. I highly recommend ordering the duck ahead of time, but we were lucky enough to snag one of the last ducks when we arrived around 7 pm on a Sunday evening. The waitress was super friendly and upbeat and the restaurant is older but well maintained. You can see where the food is being prepared/cooked and you can see ducks being cooked/warmed behind a glass window. The duck was absolutely spectacular with the perfect seasoned and tender meat accompanied by well rendered crispy skin. I love how the pancakes are paper thin and pair well with the scrumptious duck and other toppings. They also provide sugar and plum sauce as additional toppings which I thought was interesting but not my cup of tea. The duck soup was extremely flavorful and full bodied and went well with the duck. The noodles were also amazing with likely hand pulled noodles served with an abundance of tender beef and vegetables with a little Sichuan kick. I was intrigued by a strawberry chicken dish that I saw on the menu and I plan to try it the time. My diagnosis: hands down the best Peking duck in the greater Houston area!

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