I had to travel for work on a Sunday, which I typically try to avoid. I searched local restaurants…read moreand saw this one, and decided to give it a try. Small town asian restaurants tend to be either really good or really bad, with very little in between. When I go to an Asian buffet type restaurant, I am not expecting the greatest quality, just comfort foods like general Tso's chicken, crab Rangoons, and some white rice at a reasonable price. This place exceeded my expectations. Each of the items in the buffet that I tried tasted fresh, not like it had been sitting under a warming lamp for two hours. The chicken meat (both white and dark) was high quality, no bits of gristle or other unchewable stuff that I often find at lower quality restaurants. The crab Rangoons were really good. Even the rice was very good, not having that dried out texture that it can sometimes get when it sits in a steamer pot for too long. The sushi was also surprisingly good. I never set my expectations high for buffet sushi, but I keep the bar even lower at small town restaurants that serve sushi. I mean, who expects decent sushi at a small town Iowa buffet? It was surprisingly tasty, even if the selection was limited to only one roll type item. My only gripe is that it was kind of dark inside, in spite of the windows being unobstructed and the sun being out. It's kind of a pet peeve of mine, but buffets really should portray a clean and bright environment to emphasize that they are high caliber restaurants. Buffets tend to be viewed as dark, dirty places, and I always encourage proprietors to upgrade their lighting to make their restaurants appear cleaner and more inviting. Aside from the lighting, this place solidly impressed me. For a small town Iowa buffet, it was very good.

I placed a to-go order and arrived to find the parking lot about half full, which gave me hope that…read morethe food would be good. Unfortunately, that was not the case. Upon entering, I approached the cashier, who neither greeted me nor offered a closing statement such as "Thank you" or "Have a good day." I ordered the General Tso's combination plate and a side of beef lo mein. The General Tso's chicken lacked any spiciness, and the yellow fried rice was disappointing--almost inedible, despite my usual love for rice. The beef lo mein was mediocre at best, reminiscent of cafeteria or hospital food. Sadly, I will not be returning.

New owners are still making great food. I don't know about the buffet but next time we might go in.read more

Buffet includes a wide variety of fish, chicken, beef and vegetarian dishes, moderately priced by…read moreweight.

This is my favorite buffet. Great food, great atmosphere, and super friendly staff. Always an A+…read moreexperience.

Such a nice surprise! The family owned business is well run and appreciated our business. The owner…read morethanked us several times and invited us to come back. The food on the buffet was kept fresh and everything was clean and appealing. Looking forward to our next visit.

One of our favorites in Osky. Always great food and good service. Never have to wait very long for…read morea table and good comes out quickly.

Four of came here for lunch. We came early which was good because it filled up quickly. And had one…read morevery large party. But service did not suffer. I got a burger and it was good and came as I ordered it.

ahhhh prime time 11:45 am…read moreback for the good food after close to 2 years. moo goo gai pan to go as the full supper portion ordered at the counter, super fast on the wok action! i did not see they had switched rice containers to the ultra small portion of rice. price was ok 11.72 out the door. i wish they had the rice boxes on display for the size. black bottom tray with clear top it was still hot when i arrived home after the 1/2 and hour drive! wow! flavor was spot on, plenty of veg and garlic just the way i like it! i need to remember to order the LARGE rice. and take a pix of the food. lol too hungry to take the pix!

Such great food and a welcoming atmosphere. Run by a friendly family that made helpful menu…read morerecommendations. :)

Impressive for a buffet! They had 2 tables of hot food, 2 of cold/salads and one of desserts…read more They had soft serve and hard ice cream. Everything we tried was very good. They came around for plates pretty frequently and checked on drink refills. The restaurant was rather smoky from the kitchen.

The waitress scooped my cup of ice, filled it with sprite and I saw black floaty things in it…read more Asked for a new one but when I saw her get the new one it had the same black floaty stuff, dirty ice or soda nozzle. If the soda is like that idk how clean the food is. I didn't each much. Left thirsty

Star Sunday feast!…read more Ok prime time just after 12pm Parking lot was not slammed yet We got lucky with prime parking spot close too the door. Lots of new faces for staff. Pretty fast to seat us in a good location That was out of the main area. Ok so they are off! Race to the food bars. Plenty of good looking food out on the food bars! Shrimp was the main reason to eat here And plenty of it on the bars I love medium deep fried shrimp Nice plate full of that on the first plate Maybe 30 ish! And a bowl of cocktail sauce. They had breaded scallops that were real good! 6 of those as well! A bit of kimchi as they make their own so it is perfect. That makes a bit of balance to the fried food. Yea epic good plate one Plate 2 but of white rice and gravy with veg egg foo young and gravy on top More scallops and celery carrots chicken stir fry and maybe 5 chicken potstickers Pretty good second plate. Yea I was pleasantly full. See the new pix for the update on prices $13.97 Sunday with drinks per adult Well done Star staff!

the food was great to be completely honest. good chicken no grissly pieces in it. i would've given…read moreit a 5 star but considering the time we went (8pm). it was completely our fault. but still a good amount of food choice and it still tasted pretty fresh. server kept glasses full. clean restaurant other than that. plus 3 fortunes 1 cookie

Ok it has been 20 years So I needed to stop by as I was in…read moretown for parts The had me on archive So no new member deals Darn They have changed up the inside with new machines But they did keep 5-6 of the classic igt 5 buck machines! Red white blue was my fave from back in the day 10 in and one single drop for 5 win So 20 bucks win Fast cash out as that is gas money! lol Low role for me I looked at the Friday eve buffet 25 bucks Yea it looked ok But nothing stood out as what I was hungry for So it was a pass for tonight They have ribs etc on sat night That might be an idea for a date night Pleasant staff So good experience Yea I will be back Maybe for SR day or sat meal

It's okay most of the slots are high dollar slots But ya…read moreit's cool casino to come and hang out out if your in the money making spirits.

This restaurant is small, the same food choices usually on the…read more daily,and its average at best. I usually eat there when i'm really hungry and want to be filled up. The price is right to chow down. I think this place is a tie between eating there or having Casey's pizza.

We have enjoyed this restaurant for years. Tasty, flavorful and great variety. Vegetables are very…read moregood. Kind staff. We keep the menu on hand in the car, and one at home. It's perfect to call, order multiple items and setup our own home buffet to watch the games.

Our daughter just got married at Honey Creek last weekend. It was awesome to have everything right…read morethere. ( rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, wedding party getting ready there, guest being able to stay on site. Probably 95% of the guest had never been to Rathbun Lake and was so impressed on how beautiful it was. Our guest stayed at hotel, cabins, & campground and everyone was happy. The staff couldn't have done a better job! Very knowledgeable on how everything should be run and I asked them lots of questions! They were right there to transport guest that needed help getting around. I could go on more about how happy and impressed we were but the bottom line for me, was how happy the bride & groom were. I definitely recommend a destination wedding at Honey Creek Resort.

Stayed in March of 2025 we had a great experience. Restaurant onsite had good food. We stayed in…read morea cabin, and it was very nice.