Pretty decent food. Not cheap but not expensive. Some of the dishes are just swimming in sauce and the sweet and sour sauce is way too sweet. Menus are similar to the other Pi's/Genji's restaurants. If you want something quick and are going with a group it's not terrible but there's nothing that you'll be craving later on. read more

Food was fresh tasting. I ordered curry chicken and it was very flavorful. Service was quick.

This is a great restaurant I always come here for the buffet and it has some great scenery with the fountain near the buffet also great service they come quickly with drinks read more

The buffet was horrible I waited for a hour for them to refill the sweet and sour chicken they finally did it as I was leaving Typical Chinese they make you eat the rest of the lunch buffet at 5:00 pm before they make new I will eat just about anything but that chicken you could chip a tooth on pictured is the only thing worth eating I'm guessing it was ok because of the sauce. But our server was very pleasant I never bothered her with the buffet she was super busy read more

Pi's Chinese Restaurant - a half eaten plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Midland, Michigan

Charged prior to sitting, waited 20 minutes for drinks, was a buffet so was almost done eating before drinks delivered, hair in food.

Inedible!!! Picked up our order at the restaurant. Upon opening it at home we found that the large wonton soup my husband ordered only had two, tiny, barely holding together, wontons in it. There was broth, mushrooms, and peas. My hot sour soup was a salt brine-not anything like the soup I remember. Also, my Hunan Sesame was inedible as well and it had the same problem. The only flavor was pure salt! Needless to say, we paid over $50 for some spring rolls and almond chicken which were the only things we could eat. I disputed the charge and will never return! Sadly, years ago this was my mother's favorite place to go for lunch and my family loved going with her. I'm glad she can't experience how far it has fallen :( read more

The food is tasty. However the experience is kind of weird. When you walk in they ask whether you're having buffet or hibachi, and what you want to drink. Then you pay ahead of your meal. Apparently they only have one server who brings drinks and clears plates. Definitely takes away any "ambiance" in the experience. Also, outside the place looks like a dump. If I had never been there I don't think I'd go in. read more

Food is wonderful like it used to be! So glad you brought back the chef! Love Pi's Restaurant and only go here! Best Chinese food in town!

My family and I came in tonight at 8 o'clock to have hibachi. We did not know they closed at 8:30 or we would not have came in so late. Brea was our server and she was extremely kind, attentive and made sure my grandkids and children were happy. Maurino was our chef and he was so friendly and went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience . All of the staff continue to thank us for coming in and let us know they appreciated us being there. we will definitely be back!! read more

guy on the grill was awesome super cool guy and great food. waiter brought us refills before we even had to say anything hands down one of the best restaurants I've been in a long time. I'm not sure why this place only has 2.5 starts when it's an easy 4 star! read more

Disappointed in lunch buffet. For $12.95 ($12 seniors) Not many choices and what they had was mostly chicken, one beef and no fish or seafood. No salad bar. The "egg drop" soup had peas and. Little carrots but just a chicken broth - no eggs. I usually love egg drop soup and this was tasteless. Sweet n sour chicken was just breaded chicken fingers - no taste. Fried rice also tasteless. The one Chinese vegetables I seen was almost all celery & onions. Only dessert was almond cookie and it was ok. On the positive side service was good for drink refills and checking out. Restroom had no hot water to wash hands (this is a big health violation because must wash hands with at least warm water for germs). So good service was the only positive thing to say about this place. I've had a better meal and cleaner restroom at McDonalds. read more

We called ahead to let them know we had a rather large group. We got there, the place is almost empty. Maybe 3 tables there. No food in the buffet if there was it was minuscule. The server was awesome and nice, she gets 5 stars. But food not there for over an hour is just not heard of for a buffet restaurant. The sweet and sour chicken coating was pretty gross. We were all pretty in impressed. We did not stiff server as it wasn't her fault. But you can't come to a buffet with empty trays. read more

Oooo, I've been coming here for decades, but I'm done. I pre ordered my food 2 hours early this time. They were 20 min late giving it to me. And it was cold, missing salad, missing hibachi veggies. No wonton for my soup. The kid at the desk gave no apology and actually had an attitude with me when I complained. Last time I went, it took over an hour to get 2 peoples orders. No apology from staff. Go to Maru read more

Pi's Chinese Restaurant - This is NOT worth the money. - Chinese Near Me - Midland, Michigan

This place has gone downhill big time. No one filling the buffet and everything was cold and tuff. I'm done with this place, plenty of other options around. Good luck read more

I ordered Pi's via GrubHub tonight and was very disappointed. The delivery driver came straight from the restaurant to my house and yet the food still arrived cold. The egg drop soup had little flavor. The crabmeat cheese tasted ok, but were cold. My fried rice was little more than soggy white rice with a few peas and carrots. And the garlic beef was lukewarm at best...90% meat and the 10% of veggies were undercooked. Don't get me wrong I like a little crunch to my veggies, but the carrots were practically raw. I used to love Pi's in High School, it was my friend groups favorite place to eat out. read more

So sad to see what was once a good place to eat got down in quality so much. I am assuming it has changed owners?!? As with every place, they too are short on staff, but the ones working are doing a good job and are friendly. The buffet is never kept full. Worse yet, the recipes have changed and the food is not hood quality as it had always been. The staple dish, seseme chicken used to be thick sauce and savory, not anymore. It is thin sauce and a different flavor. Again, so sad to see this place ho downhill so hard. This was my 4th try since wverything started to change and it will be my last visit... read more

So I went to pi's maybe at 5.00 on the dot the food was just getting out and I was expecting it to be warm and good tasting. Just when I got my food most of it was cold and not had lotta taste. I only had rice chicken and beef and broccoli. It definitely went down hill after covid just the food isn't as good anymore. If I were to want Chinese go to Panda Express or the 2 places in the mall. read more

I ordered lunch today because I really wanted some good Chinese food. Well I was disappointed again. The last couple of times I have orderd food for delivery I have found it to be not good at all! There was a lot of food, however not the best quality food. Much of the chicken was just fatty parts, and it all tasted different depending on the cut of the chicken. With the amount of money that I spent, I won't be getting Pi's anymore! read more

Their food is cheap and awful and they lie about delivery. Honestly if you want something resembling decent Chinese food absolutely do not go to Pi's. read more

We came back for the buffet and it was excellent. Excellent service staff too.

Was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the buffet. Read reviews prior to going and wasn't impressed with what people had to say but went anyway. It was delicious and well stocked. Would go back. There's a senior discount that brings the buffet to $12. Bargain for the amount of food to choose from. read more

During COVID, they have been very clean and handling food well. In general, their food is delicious, I always get their vegi mushu and egg rolls. read more

Went here for the lunch buffet. Service was good and the interior is nice. Jasmine or green tea available (green tea is from bags but good, not bitter upon standing). Lunch buffet is adequate, with no vegetarian options other than an unremarkable vegetable fried rice with almost no vegetables, the plain white rice, and a vegetable lo mein with very few vegetables (the occasional thin shred of carrot). If you ask for it they'll bring you some bagged salad with your choice of one of two dressings. At least the dishes are labeled so you know what you're getting, and if you like shrimp, they've got it in some sort of white sauce. The other vegetarian ordered off the menu and got vegetables and tofu in a white sauce, which is probably the way to go if you're vegetarian. The onion rings were good, if a bit reminiscent of whatever else was fried in the oil. Three kinds of soup (Russian vegetable?) which I didn't try as I figured there was no way I'd be able to eat any of them. Standard dry almond cookies you'd get anywhere and the fortune cookies were stale; I like fortune cookies but didn't finish mine. If you eat meat and you're looking for standard Americanized Chinese food in nice surroundings, you might like this place. Getting out afterwards might be a trick as you'll be cut off by all the people turning into the McDonald's drivethrough next door. read more

We ordered takeout on the request of friends of ours with whom we would be visiting that evening. We were told how long before our order would be prepared and arrived at that time. When we arrived and paid we were handed our takeout in one bag and departed for our friends house (who lived in the next town over mind you). When we arrived and opened our bag we found items missing and a botched order in general. We phoned your establishment to report/inquire about it and was told quite flippantly that the items we were reporting missing were left there on the counter. The person on the phone even asked my wife what could they do to rectify the situation regarding the missing items as were absolutely not driving all the way back in there to pick up the items that were not handed to us when we picked up our order in the first place and my wife requested that you guys refund us in the very least for the MISSING menu items. Needless to say we were told that was going to happen and we are coming up on three weeks from the time we ate there. Not cool Pi's. We won't be returning. Get your act together with your host/hostesses who are running your front of house. read more

Food was so bad I ate only a few bites then we paid and left to go somewhere else. This has nothing to do with staff. Location. Ambience. The food was just gross. read more

I recently ordered a very large catering order here and had the lunch buffet within the last two weeks. My recommendation is, do not waste your money. The owners appear to have given up on this restaurant, so do not support the decision. When we picked up the catering order in the hostess/bar area, there was a terrible odor. I was worried it was the food, turns out it wasn't. However, the food was nothing special. During the lunch buffet, the restaurant had a musty smell, the carpets are not clean, and your arms stuck to the table. There was a smaller selection of food, however, I stuck to only the egg rolls after tasting the broccoli beef and spicy chicken. I did not finish my bite of the broccoli beef because it did not taste good. read more

You cannot see any of the lines in the parking lot, first of all. Second, the staff member who waited on us (doing curbside) didn't even have a mask on and was incredibly rude. Third, we asked for cashew chicken, THEY GAVE US PEANUTS. Fourth, my chow mein in vegetables and gave me a SMALL portion of noodles. read more

Pi's Chinese Restaurant - a container of peanuts - Chinese Near Me - Midland, Michigan

It pains me to write this review as Pi's has long been our favorite restaurant in Midland. Today we arrived at 4pm and the dinner buffet wasn't set yet but we figured we would have our soup until the buffet was set up. The soup was barely warm and that was just the beginning of a poor experience. I understand that many things have changed during COVID however I don't think that is any excuse for putting out a poor product. They no longer offer chicken skewers, donuts or fried shrimp on the buffet yet have raised the price to $15.45, up from $9.95. I don't mind that given the fact that food costs have skyrocketed but the food was nowhere near the quality that we have come to expect from Pi's over the years. The sesame chicken was horrible and nothing was hot even though it was just brought out from the kitchen. I witnessed the you g man tending the buffet carry out food trays, set them down and run his fingers through his hair before placing them on the steam table on more than one occasion. The final straw was after dinner I went to the rest room and when I returned I asked my husband if he had received his senior discount, when he asked the young man behind the register he said no, but that's good because you don't look 65 right? He never offered to do a refund for the difference but suggested that in the future we make sure to tell the waitress. The money isn't a big deal but after such a poor dining experience it really struck me wrong. We won't be returning there anytime soon. The one bright spot is that the servers are always smiling and upbeat. Unfortunately they probably will not make as much with the declining quality of food being sent out to the tables! read more

This was an amazing place. I've spent so much money at this establishment about $50 a week. I had a VERY bad experience two weeks ago on a $104 order . I had to call multiple times to talk to anyone and when they said they would credit me they closed down the next day because their staff has COVID-19. I just want my money back at this point . I will report them to the better business bureau soon if I don't hear back read more

I walked around the "buffet" with nothing on my plate yet and realized that was it, that was the whole buffet?! There was a total of 10 things to choose from. read more

Honestly, I've heard mixed emotions for Pi's. My experiences have always been amazing. Great and friendly staff, great Americanized-Chinese food. Try it for yourself and remember that all small businesses struggled through COVID-19 and everyone's trying to make it through still. Buffet is great, but they also have menu options for leftovers which we love and a full bar with many mixed drinks and beer. Will definitely be back! #SupportLocal read more

It seems that every time I visit relatives in Midland, we inevitably end up at Pi's. Sigh... Sorry, but Pi's is just not good...especially the buffet. Their entrees all lack the 'authentic' flavors that make Chinese/Asian food uniquely delicious. Just because you can throw chicken, bamboo shoots, water chestnuts and baby corn into a wok and cook it does not make the resulting dish Chinese food. read more

I think Midland needs to stop pretending and understand what good Chinese food is. This is not acceptable. The hot and sour soup was a conglomeration of water and corn starch. I had heard it was a sister restaurant to Golden Palace. The Golden Palace has passable Hot and Sour soup and a fun, good tasting egg roll. What I received tonight was absolutely trash and that is where I threw it after one spoonful of the soup. How sad. Midland has no excuse for not having a good Asian restaurant. read more

My go-to buffet restaurant in town! Even though it's located and tucked away in an odd area of town (next to the local drug den of a hotel) the service from the wait staff has always been polite and accommodating. I have ordered off the menu and used their buffet and both are good choices. Make sure to catch the buffet during a lunch or dinner time or expect average temperature food of course. The buffet is smaller than the average but offers all the food I like, their soups are my favorite. I usually just get the sesame chicken off the menu and they give you enough of a portion to take another meal's worth home. The only con would be the parking lot that needs updated from all the wear and tear. read more

Pi's is the first chinese food I ever tried! I was afraid to try it until I was 12 or 13 years old and my sister dragged me there (and INSISTED I try crabmeat and cheese. I was scared and completely nervous. needless to say, I am so HOOKED to this place!) The first thing I ever ordered was Beef and Vegetables and it was absolutely amazing for never having had chinese food before. Since then, I always go during the buffet times. As someone mentioned before, I'm sure it's not authentic, and it's true that a lot of it is deep fried and smothered in sauce, but that's what makes it SO good! I think what Pi's has that many other chinese restaurants don't is the freshness of their buffet. Everything is crispy that's supposed to be and nothing is hard or chewy. Naturally their prices have gone up in the last few years, and I will admit that it doesn't seem as good as it USED to be, but I still love the food. Although it's not my favorite restaurant in the world, it's a place I always return to when I'm back in Midland! It's atmosphere is professional, modern, and I RARELY have a problem with service (and that's been 8 years I've been going there.) The parking is a little bad, but I have NEVER been towed! There is not specified spots for Motor Inn and Pi's, but honestly, the Motor Inn sucks so nobody stays there and there is nearly ALWAYS a spot to park that is within reasonable distance from the doors. read more

We normally love it here, but it was terrible the past couple of times! Every time we have been here lately they have been terrible with paying attention to what needs to be refilled on the buffet and we have to ask for them to refill the food, the food just hasn't been as good either. The Crab Rangoons barely have anything in them. It's also the middle of winter and there are flies like fruit flies flying everywhere, that's literally disgusting we are trying to eat and have to keep pushing the flies away from our face, AND we literally were doing it while the waitress was asking if we needed anything, like did she not notice? FLIES in the MIDDLE of the WINTER? 1000/10 will be going to China Palace or Genjis from now on. read more

Pi's is the flagship of the Pi's restaurant empire in Mid-Michigan. Others include Asian Express in Midland, and the Genji Steakhouse and Sushi Bars in Midland and Saginaw. The selection here is excellent, customization is always possible, and both in-house and carry out service are well done. A buffet option is offered for both dinner and lunch, but I would recommend ordering off the menu to get something right out of the wok. read more

Pi's is the best! We would go to the lunch buffet almost on a weekly basis, and the food was amazing. The chicken is amazing, and the crab cheese is the best I've ever had. Granted, the "Chinese" food is Americanized, but for the Midland area, it's amazing. I would order take-out once a week as well, and it was a quick in and out. read more

There are two good things I can say about pi's. The atmosphere is very clean and the decor is nice. And the owner is a doll. He is extremely polite and accommodating. The food on the other hand was less than mediocre! The buffet was luke warm, they hardly put anything new out. And the service was horrible! We didn't even see our waitress! We waited 10 minutes to even get a drink and that was brought over by another sections waitress! And she was rude! Needless to say I woke up with a stomach ache and will not be going back anytime soon! read more

Throughout my many years growing up in the mid-Michigan area, I've been to Pi's so many times - I've probably paid someone's annual salary. Or, well, it wasn't my personal money - but we've been there enough to do it is what I'm driving at. My dad and I used to drive there once a week (I forget which day) just to chow down on their legendary buffet. Heck, I even remember my first time eating at Pi's. It was after a field trip when we all went to Saginaw for something. On the way back we stopped at Pi's. Most of the other kids wanted to stop at McDonald's or something boring, but the teachers weren't having it. Frankly, I wasn't either. I wanted to try something new. I'm glad we did eat there. What makes this place stand out above any other Chinese place with a buffet? Quite honestly... nothing. The food here is always good, delicious and cheap - but what Chinese buffet that's worth its weight in salt isn't? I'm not one to knock someone's hustle, but how hard can it be to make delicious food when half the items are stuff that's deep-fried and slathered with a healthy dose of monosodium glutamate? The parking situation is a bit hairy here as well. It's right next to a hotel, so unless you're parked right next to the restaurant you aren't really sure whether you're in the hotel's parking and face getting towed or whether you're in a safety zone. I wouldn't worry about it too much though, it is only Midland after all. Pricing, as others have mentioned, is pretty cheap. Like most Chinese places. You can't go wrong ordering something off this menu because you're not really making a large investment either way. Bring some of those Midland gals here for dinner and they might just think you're awesome - even though they might prefer Genji, they won't turn their pretty little noses up at Pi's. Besides, they're both just as authentic Asian cuisine as you'll find in Midland. Pi's is a good go-to spot and great to have in your knowledge database. Although it really is nothing special. Given the chance to dine here, I certainly wouldn't turn it down but I wouldn't jump out of my seat with excitement either unless I had one of those weird cravings like a pregnant woman. After all, you could eat at Manchu Wok in the mall... just to prove that things can ALWAYS be worse... read more