I kinda love this spot. Food is relatively basic, but you don't go to Golden Corral for a Michelin…read moremeal so it hits for me. I usually go on weekends and it's busy enough the food has high turn over and for the most part always seems fresh. It's also cleaner than most buffets I've tried in the area and the staff does a good job at keeping things tidy and organized. If you're doing weekend breakfast, get here early or you'll most likely be waiting in a decent sized line. Even then, it's. big spot and moves relatively fast. My only complaint is sometimes it takes them a full extra hour to turnover from breakfast to lunch. It's advertised at 11AM, but I've had to wait until after 12PM for the actual lunch/dinner items to come out.

As a remembrance of my dad's birthday, my wife, her mom, and I went to one of his favorite chain…read morerestaurants to eat dinner (after my wife and I had just gotten back from visiting our daughter). I intentionally chose a Golden Corral that we hadn't been before (we usually go to the closer one in Bellflower), and found that this Downey location didn't have the best aesthetics or service, but the food was on point. Gold Corral was already pretty busy when we got there before 5 pm. Dinner pricing was in play, costing $22.79 per person plus $4.39 for a soft drink. One stands in line to enter, grabbing your drinks from the self-serve soda fountain, and then paying the cashier. There was no option to add a tip, which was a bit surprising (since other food places that have far less service commonly add the option to their checkout process). Large sections of the restaurant were on reserve, but there were still plenty of places to sit, so was still on find-your-own table status. Once we found one, said hi to our server and went up. Two of the best things on the buffet were the golden fried shrimp (jumbo in size, nicely deep fried in a good oil) which were delicious dipped in their cocktail sauce (though each item were at opposite ends of the buffet) AND their freshly grilled sirloin steak. Once you get the grillers attention, he will fork over half of one, with the right level of doneness according to your request. Even though I was disappointed in learning that the steaks are now delivered frozen, they didn't taste that way. It was very good, as good a steak as I've had at any other fast casual restaurant, and certainly the best at a AYCE place. I tried their well known pot roast as well, and it was the same as before: really tender, going well with the accompanying gravy. I also tried their cornmeal fried catfish: quite good and not overly greasy. Good deep frying seems to be common here. Did notice they had fried chicken and grilled chicken available. Each table had paper napkin dispenser, and condiments like ketchup, steak sauce, and hot sauce. Other things I noticed were the self serve 3 flavor ICEE machine, self serve soft serve ice cream, and chocolate dipped fruits and snacks. What it did not have were two things that I've seen before at other Golden Corrals: a cotton candy machine and a self serve chocolate fountain. They did seem understaffed, as our dirty plates kept piling up and our drinks didn't get refilled. I was tempted to go to the nearby beverage station to just refill it ourselves, but the clear signage stating 'Employees Only' deterred me. My wife did get a server's attention, and he did clear our plates and refill our drinks...thus got a chance to use my 2 dollar bills before we left. We ended up only staying for 40 minutes, which would have disappointed my dad (who made it a rule to stay at least 1 hour at any AYCE place). But we ate well (my mother in law really loved the fried shrimp), which is what really mattered.

After having a great experience at the Paradise Buffet in Montebello my friend made a reservation…read morefor a very large family lunch after another funeral. Paradise checked everyone in as we arrived. They had no problem accommodating our large party. Paradise's dining room is very large and busy and no problem taking care of us. Their staff could not have been better. They were quick to clear our tables. Everything we ate was tasty. I cannot say enough good things about the selection and how delicious the food was.

The price is good , lots of varieties. But the place is a little messy. I used to go there a lot…read more If you are very hungry and you have a budget, you should go there.

I love this place, good food, good ambiance, room temperature was Great now, no more fridge temp…read morelike a few years ago. Just a recommendation to owner. You need to focus in the cleaning of the restrooms. People witnessed them but how the kitchen looks like if your restrooms are in this conditions. Use white vinegar to remove scale.

Heard a lot about this place. Finally able go and check them out…read more Plenty of parking here. Restaurant is very nice and clean. Front desk staff was very friendly and welcoming. Enjoyed the many varieties of items they had. Salads, hummus, many meat items, desserts, and soda machine. If you enjoy Mediterranean food, this is a good spot to explore the many items they offered. Come check them out.

I know it's odd for a buffet to have 5 stars, but the variety at $17.99 is truly a wonder. The…read moreselection and quality is definitely well above the asking price, and I can say writing this the next day, none of us had any stomach issues. The most surprising item was definitely the crab legs. I don't know how they are able to include this in the menu. The crab legs were sweet and flavorful and the meat separated from the shell reasonably well. There were also fruits like papaya and blueberries which is a rare sight indeed. They also had dim sum like chicken feet! The sushi had rice that was well seasoned and not hard. The fish tasted fresh. My favorite dish was the steamed white fish with green onion and ginger. The clams were also fresh, but slightly sandy. The one thing I would never try again, though, is their tomato shrimp soup (it was like a sweet tomyum that was just weird) and their "cheesecake" that was a dried out sponge cake with a dried layer of cream cheese frosting. The rest of the items were pretty tasty and I left feeling full and satisfied, without any heaviness. The price is generous and great for a family outing. I definitely recommend this spot and even their other locations. I hope they do well and continue to be a staple to the community.

This is definitely not the old Whittier buffet! friendly service but... the food. Not good. Chicken…read morewas rock hard and dry. Sushi tasted old. The chow Main was fettuccine noodles with a very bland tasting sauce that just didn't taste right. There were some garlic noodles that were definitely the only thing that was good. Nothing was good at this place. I gave them a two star rating for the service,

I have to admit, I was very impressed by this buffet. From the presentation to the taste of the…read morefood. Customer service was very good also. What I loved about the presentation is the way the food was placed and the order it was placed in. Cuisines were placed in order. And the desserts were placed in the back. They had koren cuisines in the side. EVERYTHING and I do mean everything taste delicious. I didn't know what to choose from so I sampled most of the dishes. Orange chicken wasn't your average dry and hard. It was moist and fluffy. The egg rolls were crispy. The rice was moist as well and very enjoyable. Even their lemonade was on point. I'm definitely returning. Ambiance was perfect. The tables are spacious and wide enough for guests to enjoy their company. The decor was gorgeous as well. Parking can appear limited depending on how crowded they are. My friend paid about 42 bucks for th both of us. This definitely a buffet worth trying.

Honestly it's really bad quality of the food I've been here 4 year ago and it was pretty good,I…read moredecided to to come today with my family and we tried different options of the food and everything it's really bad and disgusting nothing has flavor not even the orange chicken .do not recommend

We love coming here. But today was extra special ! Bryan was our server and I wish there were a…read morebillion Bryan's working at all restaurants. He is the poster boy for BEST SERVER. You want to be a server ? Go take notes from Bryan. Thank you, Bryan , and thank you , Golden Corral for hiring Bryan and also for the YUMMY BUFFET! MY FAVES: Sweet yams , mashed potatoes and brown gravy (not poultry) , collard greens, fried fish (delish!!) and of course FRIED CHICKEN !! Dang!! See you soon !

I do not live in this Bellflower area I live in San Diego and Scottsdale arizona. But I attended a…read morebusiness meeting in Chino hills and I was driving to my friend's house in Long Beach to stay with her for a apartment Owners association convention at the Long Beach convention center tomorrow. So driving from Chino hills to Long Beach I was looking for a place to eat and I was planning on eating at the Bellflower Norms. I was looking for the Bellflower Norms restaurant when I saw the Golden Corral sign on the 91 freeway. I decided to go to Golden Corral because GC has all the menu items that Norms has for s Senior Early Bird, which ends at 4:00 and I got there about 3:20 and at 4:00 Golden Corral brings the dinner menu out, like the steaks. So I ended up eating at Golden Corral. My server, Marco. has been working for Golden Corral for 8 years. He says he's 35 and this is only his second job in his whole life. I said wow you don't look for other jobs? Golden Corral must treat you very well for you to stay here so long. He says he's not the kind to look elsewhere that he does his best at each job and that's what matters. He's working hard now as I speak this review. They got a good employee in him. The price for senior early bird was expensive $17.99. The last senior early bird I ate was $12.99 and that was only last year but it was in Arizona. The food is the same as the other locations. I thought the Sirloin was kind of tough in that every piece I cut off and chewed I had to spit out the gristle No piece today was tender enough to swallow The clam chowder is always good it's very thick. Some of the bins look kind of dried up like the white fish the edges are all dried up but that's what you get at a buffet. My drink, which is included in the senior early bird, tasted delicious because I mixed horchata with root beer half and half it was like a root beer float. All in all I would rate this Golden Corral 3.5 stars.

The food was great best flavor, service was awesome my husband and I had Lorene and Camilla made…read moresure are drinks were always filled and made sure we were taken care of,we ate outside it was a beautiful breezy day so relaxing.

Top notch service, bomb drinks and great ambiance. Reasonable prices and good portions really worth…read moreit! Our server Matias was excellent and recommended the empanadas to start which are really good!

ASiAN STaR BuFFett Ill be here once the buffet starts or on…read more12/10 Thank You for Serving Us End My Family Thank You

It's been four years since we been here and honestly I wish I had a better review because at one…read morepoint it was my favorite. We drive out of our way to actually come and eat at this buffet. Food looked like it was there for a while and there was flies on some of the food. Servers were nice and kept refilling our drinks quite often and picking up the empty plates but that's not enough for me to go back. The restrooms were so hot no ventilation and dirty.

This review is for the hotel only as I don't play the games; I love the ambience of the lobby and…read morethe rooms; probably the nicest modern bathrooms for a similar price range of hotels I've experienced; love the deep purple/ magenta color schemes: the casino does NOT smell like cigarettes, which is a true plus for my preference; smokers go outside; Staff from check in, to valet, to security are very welcoming and helpful; Lots of legit high quality dining inside the casino area including hand rolls/ sushi, Vietnamese street food, noodles & soup and a Chinese restaurant with dumplings! The Bike Cafe is priced very reasonably and offers a huge selection of breakfast to dinner friendly foods; healthy salads, parfaits, fresh hot food and prepackaged snacks; basically anything to keep the customers comfortable while playing; they use a lot of the robots to move food; they come a bit close to the humans. Kind of entertaining. I also appreciate the self serve filtered water station by one set of the bathrooms on the casino floor;

Beware this casino scams and doesn't have any good vibes. First you enter dealers are not welcoming…read moreand players aren't in good moods so we know what's up. It feels impossible to win at the tables especially blackjack. Why, because they have the scam of only have the no bust or free bet tables. If you're looking to play blackjack this casino probably has the worst odds and dealers like to be really fast and deal as many hands as possible. There was one hand I played and guy next to me had a 15 and dealer had 10 face up... The guy told dealer to hit so many times she just ignored him and flipped up the cards in a rush... No restart or money back. what a scam. Dealer mistake and it's crazy how the next card was a 6 and dealer had a 5 under her 10. Overall horrible casino been here a couple times it's not the vibe or place to actually win money or at least get some good vibes. If you looking for a casino close by this area definitely go to Commerce or Hawaiian Gardens instead at least the dealers are nicer and people are more alive at the casino (meaning more winnings). Most importantly at least they don't cheat and scam in front of your face like how is that even possible.

My friend and I consider trying new buffets one of life's little pleasures. Whenever we come across…read morea restaurant that looks delicious, we save it and eventually make plans to visit together. I came across this restaurant on Instagram and had been wanting to try it. Since it's a regular restaurant that offers a buffet only on Wednesday evenings, we decided to visit on a Wednesday night to enjoy the buffet. They're open from 4 p.m. for the buffet, and we arrived around 5 p.m. The restaurant was already packed! It's a medium-sized restaurant, and fortunately, we only had to wait about five minutes before being seated. Before entering, we paid first and were told that the dining time was limited to 90 minutes. When we got to our table, I thought the neatly arranged placemat setting was adorable. The plates were wide, clean, and white. Unlike the stainless-steel or plastic plates you often see at buffets, these were ceramic, which I really liked. It made the whole experience feel a little more special--almost like we were being treated to something extra.There was a nice variety of beef, pork, and chicken dishes, and salmon was the main fish option. They had egg noodles, a beef soup dish, short ribs, and lobster!! There was also crispy fried pork skin with meat attached. Just thinking about it makes me want to go back and eat again. Haha. As I was making my way through the food selections, someone who I believe was the owner kindly struck up a conversation and asked if it was my first time there. When I said it was, they welcomed me and told me to enjoy the food. For drinks, there was water and tea. The tea was on the sweeter side. I didn't ask whether other drinks were available to order. I had a lovely time chatting with the gentleman at the table next to us while enjoying our meal. The owner also kept coming by to check on us and make sure we were enjoying everything. Haha. Our plates were cleared quickly, too. The overall atmosphere felt like being invited over to a friend's house for a meal. Cozy, warm, and family-oriented! It had a kind of welcoming vibe that's hard to find at restaurants these days, and we had such a pleasant and enjoyable evening. I was especially happy because my friend enjoyed the food so much, too! Overall, almost everything was delicious, but the roast beef was particularly good. I also really enjoyed the lumpia. The lobster was probably somewhere in the middle in terms of flavor, but honestly, expecting too much from a $38 buffet would make me feel like I was asking for the impossible. Haha. You can really taste the care that goes into each dish, and the overall quality was impressive. I'm already wishing Wednesday would come around so I can go back!

This is the second review I am doing for Mekeni Pinoy's Pride. We already know their food items…read morehere are of good quality and taste delicious and we also experience great and friendly service whenever we dine here. We have held a baby shower party for our daughter here and she and her husband were happy with the turnout and the outcome then. With such wonderful experience here, we decided to celebrate my wife's milestone birthday with a buffet lunch here last Saturday, July 25. I really appreciate the great collaboration through easy communication and coordination with Jenny, their manager here. She helped me ensure all went well from preparation to execution of the celebration. Almost all our guests raved about how good and delicious the foods were, even their lemongrass iced tea, which a lot of them loved. The costs were fair and reasonable as well as some special accommodations and a couple of complimentary food items by the owner for us for hosting our party here at their Mekeni Restaurant. Thank You and Kudos to the staff for their friendly, consistent, reliable and great overall service their crew and staff rendered to us that day. The team was headed by Jenny, Vanessa and Robert! Aside from the fact that they could have had more electric fans there that day to regulate the uncomfortable warm temperature inside the restaurant that day, everything else went very well and wonderful. We highly recommend Mekeni Pinoy's Pride for dining in, picking up and also having parties to celebrate special events. Let us all continue supporting this Filipino restaurant which makes truly very good quality and delicious Filipino dishes at reasonable prices! Let's Come on down to Mekeni's!