food was pretty good, but the waitress literally only came once for a refill and then to bring the bill. when it came to checking out, waitress was literally pointing over my bf to SHOW him 15% tip for her. for what? one refill? it's a Buffett! she was extremely pushy and pretty much forced a $10 tip from him! read more

Pros: 1. Veggies and chicken dishes were pretty good. 2. Seafood was good and not swimming in sauce like other places. 3 Service was friendly and fast. Cons: 1. Stay away from the sushi. 2. Ribs were dry. read more

My favorite buffet in the area. Lots of choices, good food and friendly staff... Very clean and well maintained read more

This buffet was by far the worst my husband and I have ever experienced. We are aware of the COVID-19 dilemma, however, all the food was cold, no sushi, no soup, less than half a buffet. We have been to this restaurant many, many times. If they cannot at least serve warm food they should stay closed. We were not the only customers who were unhappy. One of the waitresses was so extremely rude. We paid our bill excluding the tip.From one to ten, ten being the best we rate this 0. read more

First time EVER leaving a review of anything , anywhere . RUDEST PEOPLE ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH! Third time going there . I refuse to support them in any way now ! So if you like being disrespected and begrudgingly and miserably given water or anything then head right over to Ling Ling .. They will not disappoint in that respect read more

I have no complaints! My order through grub hub came early. This was my first time ordering from here. I got general tsao's chicken combination. It came with an egg roll and I substituted the fried rice for lo mein for $1 extra. Everything was delicious. The egg roll was a very large size which was awesome and it tasted amazing. They included napkins, silverware, lots of extra sauces and fortune cookies without me having to ask. Thank you for the wonderful food! I'll definitely be ordering again. read more

So sorry to say that this restaurant is now permanently closed. Yesterday, 4/23/23 was their last day of operation, and we went to say good-bye. It was our favorite Chinese Buffet in the area. The food was always good, they restocked the buffet in a timely manner and the staff was excellent. The price was in line with other buffets in the area. Bye-Bye Ling Lings! We're really sad you have closed. read more

I eat at New Ling Ling about once a week. Food is always good, service is excellent, and the price is right. I just ate lunch there on 4/19/2023 and heard a rumor that they are closing on 4/24/2023 for good. I am very disappointed. read more

It may not look like much from the Outside or the inside for that matter. But linglings is one of Syracuse's true hidden Jems my family and I have been coming here for years! If you love Chinese food then I recommend their mushroom chicken and their Crab Rangoon is to die for! We still go even post Covid because the staff of kind considerate and have gone out of their way to provide a safe space for their customers during these trying times! read more

My experience at this place is awful. After taking a bite of my fried dumpling mid-meal, my husband who is sitting beside me said he smelled something rotten. Upon further investigation, which includes smelling each food on our plates, we found it was the dumplings. Here's to hoping me, my husband, and my mother in law won't get THAT sick. And to top it all off, my husband's (who smelled the rotten dumpling) didn't have a fortune in his fortune cookies. read more

New Ling Ling Chinese Buffet - The rotten fried dumplings... - Chinese Near Me - Syracuse, New York

Definitely one of my favorite places to eat! I order the sweet & sour chicken with white rice. Delicious. Never had any problems here.

ABSOLUTLY DISGUSTING!!! I wouldn't give these people even ONE star! FOOD WAS OLD AND COLD! All 3 of us walked out of there feeling sick!!! My daughter vomited! I don't know what happened?!?! This place used to be pretty good. read more

I ate there with my daughter the food was horrible cold old dried out never had I ever saw Chinese buffet this bad I will never go again my daughter stomach and my self was hurting that night I think some of the food was bad . read more

Literally love it here. The staff is so nice and they will always make you new/fresh food if you ask. Even when it's close to closing, (as long as you're nice) I've watched them handle horrible customers so well and they make it so you want to return time & time again. Plus the food is so much better than you could imagine:) read more

I order them for delivery through grub hub it was not good quality food the sesame chicken didn't have much flavor and the sauce on the chicken seemed heavily watered down. Also it did not come with any rice. read more

Convenient location. Excellent variety! Reasonably priced. Great service. Recommended!

The wife and I love going Ling lings for dinner ! We go one a week the food is so good !snd we like the gals that work thrirbtoo !

Food was cold and rice was hard 30$ for 2 people more expensive then any buffet and I wouldn't complain if the food was actually good they should of remained shut down horrible customer service very rude waitress and non caring about the fact there food was cold when it should have been read more

Wow, this place was a surprise. A Chinese buffet in the middle of upstate NY... and it wasn't bad. In fact, it was pretty good. It had the standard fare of noodles, fried fish, chicken as many ways as you can think, BBQ meat, stir fried veggies, a salad bar, dessert bar, sushi (rolls), and a Mongolian BBQ. The food puts it at around a 3.25 star venue. What really made the extra star was the $11 price tag which included fountain drinks, tax and tip. So, this is a value venue, but the food is still pretty good, especially the Mongolian BBQ. read more

The worst buffet I have ever been to! My parents drove me up to Syracuse on a Saturday night and we didn't know what to eat so I suggested a buffet. I looked it up on my phone and saw the number of stars for each buffet. New Ling Ling had the most stars out of the other buffets so I'm like, "Le's go there!" I was so excited to go there! It wasn't crowded so we got seated immediately! As I walked around the buffet, I was disappointed. There was barely any food and they did not refill any of the food despite the fact that it was empty after several scoops. I was excited for the sushi because that's my favorite thing to get at buffets but the sushi was truly a disappointment. It was so far from fresh- the avocado was almost entirely black. The sushi came in small pieces and you could literally sense it wasn't fresh. In addition, there was no one there making the sushi. The California roll ran out for a long time and no one cared about it- the employees didn't even take a glance at it. Most importantly, this buffet not only lacked variety but the food just wasn't good. It lacked flavor and freshness. I won't be coming back! read more

It's a chinese buffet, don't go expecting this to be Ichiban. The food is decent if you can get there when they are putting it out fresh. The real draw here is the mongolian bar. You get to pick from a cold bar of veggies, meats, and noodles then mix and match sauces, and they cook your personal combo fresh for you. We also have good service, and they are very understanding when we bring our 11 month old son (if you don't have kids, they are a serious mess when learning how to eat). It's a great stop for lunch, especially if you don't want to get stuck sitting too long. read more

This is one of Three buffets in Syracuse that are very good Prices are reasonable and the food is good actually, prices are down right cheap and the staff are friendly and all over the place to keep your drinks full, basically do anything you need them to get They open in five minutes I'm waiting in the parking lot ! I'm in the area until 1 o'clock so I may as well have a good lunch while I'm here read more

I took my parents here. The food was cold, the orange chicken had been sitting so long it was hard and nasty. I waited 45 minutes for them to fill their fried dumplings. Not a very good experience. I have gone to about 6 chinese buffets in Syracuse and this one is the worst of them all. If you want fresh food DO NOT GO HERE. You can regonize it by the fact 80% of the letters in the sign on their building are blown and it looks like a shitty warehouse. read more

New Ling Ling Chinese Buffet - The buffet is gross. This is how it's looked since I got here 25 mins ago. - Chinese Near Me - Syracuse, New York

I went here during a tour to Niagara Fall; it's about a ~2.5 hour drive from this buffet. The food quality was ok and I had to rush through my meal due to my tour guide giving us only 45 minutes to eat. Other than that, it was enjoyable. They had mostly Chinese dishes and it's pretty standard from what you get from other Chinese buffets. They had ice cream scoops which is pretty rare for a buffet. They have a total of around 40-50 items to choose from. The sushi is decent, quality is ok. P.S: It's 14$ for Dinner (Tax/Tip) Included in the price already. read more

We went for lunch on Labor Day. Mediocre food, atmosphere, prices, etc. Good service. We lucked out today, the parking lot was not full of tour busses. read more

Place seemed slow for a Saturday at 5:30 pm. my wife and I were on our second plate of food When an employee came out of their kitchen and proceeded to swat flies on the buffet food and picked them out with his fingers. Needless to say that was enough for us. Food tasted old and was not even Luke warm. We've eaten here before and it has been getting worse. The fly deal will make sure we never stop there again. read more

The server who "served us ( barely at all) " was so rude to us and humiliated us and our little child and was pointing fingers and looking so nastily at our child in front of everyone! People with little toddlers, BEWARE!!! They will force you to pay for your child for taking a bite. We spent so much money on gross leftover tasting food. The sushi was almost finished and tasted old and gross. All the food looked and tasted old. We spent over $40 to get humiliated! If we didn't already get plates, we would have left right when she came and humiliated us. But we didn't want to pay all that money without even eating. I could hardly eat from all the humiliation and from the gross tasting food. Will NEVER come here again. read more

Stopped here for lunch while traveling. Food was fantastic and the server was prompt. The prices are outstanding as I've never paid only 9$ for an all you can eat buffet. read more

A solid Chinese buffet joint with standard takeout type dishes, well made and constantly replenished. There was a good crowd even on a weeknight. Great Mongolian barbecue station, which Dad tried and really liked. I appreciated that they labeled vegetarian dishes, though I'm not sure whether "vegetarian" in this case means it's not made with any meat or fish ingredients, or just doesn't have large chunks of meat in it. read more

Please go somewhere else, anywhere is better than here. I'm not sure how they pass health inspections. The most absolute worst buffer ever. I'm not a huge fan of buffets to begin with bit sometimes you just need to eat quick. The Mongolian part would have been nice but the little bit of meat that was out was defrosted. The majority of the food was cold and hard. They were out of most everything. read more

Always decent food when I get it delivered. They also fix their mistakes if there is any very professionally.

Ok place with ok staff. They have lots of items It's my daughter and I place to hang and laugh and catch up. I think that is why I keep Coming back. The food is not great but it's not bad. The last time I went I had to ask them to put more food out. It was busy but not busy enough for the food to be gone. They put food out within 10 minutes. Good egg rolls. I always get food from the Mongolian station. That food always seems to taste better. My daughter loves it. She likes to try a little of each food. It's an inexpensive way to bond with my daughter. I will come visit here again. As I always will read more

i went there last week. taste was good not bad. many choices for ice cream. chicken ginger was good. overall its good buffet. read more

New Ling Ling Chinese Buffet - Chinese Near Me - Syracuse, New York

I hope people have long since grasped that there is a trade off between quality and quantity. Unless you're in Vegas or on a luxury cruise, you're not going to a buffet because you expect the food to be outstanding. Ling Ling is better than some. It's a great option with kids as they have kid friendly dishes. Chicken wings are nice. Take off American consumer glasses... the wings may have some feather fibers left on them. The cook to order Mongolian section is a nice surprise. Get a coupon from clipper magazine. I'd avoid the sushi. It's fairly cheap and for the price, a good option for quantity and variety of choice. read more

Hear me out. These other reviews are not representative of the actual quality of Ling Ling. This is an ELITE Chinese buffet.

I don't know why this place has such terrible reviews. We went and the food was great. Everything was fresh and was being maintained when it ran out. I won't say it's the best I've had but it is definitely one of the best for the area. I'm a seafood girl and there was plenty of shrimp dishes hot and cold plus crab legs which were great. There are plenty of American choices too for the kids that don't like Chinese. We will be going back again soon. read more

Usually Im not a chinese guy but i was ridin in the car with my fam n i was at their mercy. So let me say im picky but the service wow. Best burger in town. I wasnt feelin the chicken or none of that soy that salt is too much for me im alreede salty enoughfff lol so i went to the hibachi cuz mostly it looked chill n i ask the chef i think he was like Chizaou but he made me a burger basically he flipped it and it was on a bun sugar thing it was tight and i appreciate it he was like AH HAA yes yes and wqs just rele accomodating. Impressed. He was quiet although but i think it was the language barrier. Myself im very shy neway but still madd good burger. I did try the wings they were nice n the ice cream was okay but workin the machine myself was a little weird. Tbh i seen two kids suckin it directly off the tap in their mouth lmao i wouldve done the same but rele where they parents probably on instagram at the table smh i went with the hard(no homo) ice cream regardless read more

This restaurant has good Chinese food but the sushi is not made with high quality sushi ingredients. The flavor of the sushi is bland and very disappointing. If you want Sushi The New Fuji Buffet has great sushi that won't disappoint. read more

The times I visited over this past winter and spring were a mix. One thing it was dirty where things should not be dirty, and visability dirty in others. The fish pond was dirty. The poor fish were swimming in dirty water. The ice cream dispenser was very dirty, I even used a napkin to try to clean the tube where the ice cream came out but too much brown gunk came out. There were other dirty spaces. They never refilled the crablegs during any of my visits, so I could not tell you what they tasted like. Often the food least liked could be easily told by how old it looked. But the food that was fresh tasted pretty good. The desserts I tasted were pretty good. My waitress was very nice. She was shy though. She did talk with another older one, and I saw her point towards me once or twice while talking. But I honestly believe it was more of asking a question to the others about servicing a person as she would come over and later ask a short question if I needed anything. It is not a 3 star place. It is a buffet where you get a variety of things. And need to look at what you eat. Worth the price- YES compared to what the big name burger joints cost for a simple drive through meal. read more

Fairly clean, food was hot and refilled regularly. Priced lower than some others I've been to in the area. Went at lunch time with 3 Kids. Standard fare, don't expect more than basic American Chinese food. Service was almost nonexistent, but you don't need much, refill once in a while and remove dishes. Overall good visit read more