Nice place withe great selection of food. My favorite is the General Tso's chicken, my wife gets…read moreexcited about the Crab Rangoon. I really like the peanut butter chicken when they have it, about 2/3 of the time we go. There's a good mix of fried foods, desserts, sushi, and some 'standard American' stuff if you've got some picky kids. The food is good to very good, with a few great dishes if you're craving that particular thing. The staff are friendly and attentive. They maintain a nice balance of taking care of your needs and leaving you alone to enjoy your company. The value is wonderful, as one would expect from a buffet. Folks on a budget can still take the family out for a nice, big dinner without feeling like they're going to break the bank.

We tried this Chinese buffet today and can confidently say it was... an experience. The buffet was…read morecold (like emotionally cold), the food was aggressively questionable, and every bite felt like a small act of bravery. We are now entering a 24-48 hour observation period to see if we survive any potential food-borne illnesses. If you don't hear from us again, please tell our story. On the bright side, it did cure us of ever wanting this buffet food again.

As my mother, father, and I were on our way from Springfield to Columbia, we found that our course…read morewould pass near Jefferson City at about dinner time. Since I knew my parents were fond of Chinese food, I used my cell phone to search Yelp's mobile site to see if there were any well-rated, inexpensive Chinese establishments near the highway. As it turned out, this restaurant was just a mile further along an exit where my parents had refueled many times without even knowing it was there. When we entered the restaurant, several things impressed us. The staff was very friendly and courteous to us at all times. My parents remarked upon the large number of bad checks stapled up above the ordering counter, and we all had a chuckle at a somewhat unfortunately-named menu item (see second photo). The dining area was relatively small, with just five or six tables, but did not feel crowded. Familiar with how such restaurants often have huge portions, we ordered two entrees (Mongolian Beef, Beef with Broccoli) to split among the three of us. The entrees came with fried or steamed rice (we chose fried) and an egg roll (or various other options, but we chose the egg roll) each, and we ordered an extra egg roll to make three. My parents were pleased to see that the hot tea they ordered actually was real, freshly-made tea, and came in cute (albeit not terribly Oriental) ceramic mugs. However, I was a little nonplussed that when I ordered "just water" to drink (which I had intended to mean just a cup of tap water, not wanting to add unduly to my parents' bill) they gave me bottled water instead. We all agreed that the food was excellent, and certainly well within our budget. The egg rolls were hand-made--not the frozen kind that many restaurants serve. The portions were such that 2/3 of an entree + egg roll was sufficient to fill us all up entirely. We were delighted by the good quality, good price, and convenience to the Interstate that we found in this little strip-mall Chinese restaurant. If we should ever again be passing through the area at the appropriate time, I imagine we would eat here again.

Totally disappointed in chicken mai fun. Very little chicken and vegetables. Can you say, "all rice…read morenoodles!" ? We also had crab Rangoon and they tasted like they were fried in "old" oil.

Always fresh and absolutely DELICIOUS! I recommend calling in your order, for pick up…read more.. My husband and I agree that New China is the Best Chinese food in Missouri!!! 10/10 !

New China is one of those quirky places that makes Holt's Summit unique. It's a small spot that is…read morebasically take out only. They have tables and they have a food bar where you could do a buffet but it seems that they do 100% carry out. The door should be a revolving one because there was a constant flow of people coming in to get food. Call ahead to order because if you don't it will be a 30 minute wait on your food. I have actually lived in China so I know good Chinese food but I also try to have reasonable standards/expectations. It's not bad at all. I will definitely be back to try it again. We tried the Pork Chow Mein, Steam dumplins, Beef Mushu and Kung Pao Chicken. The Dumplins and Kung Pao were decent. Chow mein and Mushu were ok. Will try some more to give it a wider test.

Foods good Owners are very friendly and helpful…read moreRestaurant is clean and decorated well.

Tried them again today. Had the Sweet & Sour Chicken with white rice. I had the Egg Drop soup and…read moremy wife had the Hot & Sour. The Hot & Sour wasn't the best. The Egg Rolls were the best part of the meal for me. They were very busy for lunch so we had to wait for a table to be cleaned. The service was so so with only 2 people working the dining room but they were friendly. I think the business could use a good deep cleaning and possibly an interior face lift. Finally they automatically add an 18% gratuity. It's worth giving them a try.

Overall not bad for a Chinese Buffett. They keep raising prices frequently so the value is…read moredeclining a bit. Still probably worth it.

I came in there around 3:30 pm and the food was amazing! The staff gave us refills on our drink…read morewhen we needed it, and the check-out lady apologized for the ac, very considerate of her.

TLDR: Horrible experience. Do NOT go here unless you want to be treated extremely rudely, spoken to…read morelike you are dumb, be charged for to go boxes, and be forced a 15% tip that is NOT disclosed anywhere on the receipt, menu, or inside the restaurant. Hotpot was the most expensive thing on the menu being $60 which is already a very high price as is. The menu was confusing because it said you got 4 meats and 4 other toppings and then the section under had two types of soups for $6 extra. My friend and I were confused because we figured the steep $60 cost would include a soup and the two soups that were an upcharge were special. The server came to take our order we think is also the owner or the manager because she was giving instructions to the other workers. When the server came to take our order we asked the server about what the broth would be if we didn't want the upcharge broths and she immediately already had an attitude and talked to us like we were dumb. She said that we HAD to pick from the upcharge broths and basically insinuated that if we just paid $60 we'd be getting raw meat and no broth which doesn't make sense to me because why not just include the cost in the price ?? Before we could even place our order she just huffed and stormed away and left us confused. We tried waving her over several times and she'd just make eye contact and walk the other direction. Eventually she came back and we just sucked it up and ordered w the upcharge broths. When she took the menus from us she slammed them down on the pile of menus in the front which was off putting. She brought us our food but gave us a plate and chopsticks. We had to attempt to wave her over several times before she finally came over so we can ask for bowls and spoons. She brought over bowls and no spoons. And we had to attempt several more times before we could get spoons. Every time we called her over she had an attitude like we were bothering her and she borderline rolled her eyes at us every time we asked for something. She also never brought a ladle for the soup either but we didn't wanna deal with her attitude again so we sucked it up and used our small soup spoons to grab soup into our bowls. Our server never checked on us while we were eating and eventually dropped off the check. We asked for to go boxes and she again seemed annoyed. She originally brought one large soup cup and one box for the meats and toppings when did NOT fit at all. We asked for a second soup cup so we can separate the broths and a second box so we can separate the meat and veggies. she again had an attitude and sighed. Then grabbed our original large soup cup and brought back two tiny ones that barely held half the soup on either side of the hotpot. We had to call her over again to ask for a bigger soup cup or a larger one and she brought over another tiny one. When we asked for a bigger one she said "if you want more boxes it's an upcharge" which is crazy to me bc we already paid a steep price for the food and now you wanna charge us for to go when you purposefully gave us smaller boxes so our food won't fit?? My friend went up to the counter to pay and the lady auto charged him a $10 tip. He was confused because no where on the receipt, menu, or in the store did it say tip was auto gratuity. On the reciept it self it also only said "suggest tips" with the price of 15%, 20%, and 25% tips. He tried to ask her why there was an auto tip and she completely ignored him and started talking to another customer. When she was done with that customer he asked her about it and she was SUPER rude and said "if you wanna eat here you have to tip." He was not planning on not tipping he wanted to change the tip lower due to the horrible service and get clarification on where the tip was an auto tip. We would've been fine paying the tip if it was disclosed beforehand but nowhere did it say that. He again asked if he can change it and she had a major attitude so we decided to just leave. In terms of the food itself. It was not worth the $66 price. The meat was not even the right type of meat for hotpot. It was thick slices like you would use for chow fun which does not go well with hotpot at all. The broth itself was fine and standard hotpot broth. The food was not worth the price and you can make it much cheaper at home with bigger portions. Overall, horrible experience and I would never go back here and never recommend anyone to eat there due to the extremely rude service and condescending tone of the server/owner.

I'll be honest the service can be abrupt but moving here from NYC I'm used to restaurants where the…read morefood is fantastic and service is not. BUT the FOOD!! The food is so incredible! Everything I've had has always been perfectly seasoned. I don't really mind the service and I just hope they never move away. This is not a fancy restaurant but the location is convenient and the food is phenomenal. I've personally been to this restaurant over 10 times and I try to order 1-2 new dishes I haven't tried each visit. I haven't tried the more Chinese American style dishes. I don't read Chinese and just try the authentic dishes with sometimes confusing English names. So hopefully these recommendations can help someone who wants to try really high quality, authentic Chinese food. Top two dishes for me: The spicy and crispy chicken are bits of golden crisp fried goodness sautéed with fermented black beans (dou si), chili peppers and Szechuan peppercorns. Tongue numbing and very pleasant spice level (I don't eat super spicy foods). Umami is through the roof. Sliced fish with salted mustard cabbage (generous chunks of boneless fish in a savory and tangy broth with pickled mustard greens, pickled garlic and pickled peppers -perfect for cold day but I can eat this all year round). Additional favorites: Fish slices and tofu in spicy sauce (deep fried fish chunks and silken tofu in mildly spicy Szechuan peppercorn 'mala' -numbing spicy sauce). Fatty beef in pickled sauce (it's actually a soup with thinly sliced tender beef, pickled mustard greens lightly tomato flavored broth) Cumin lamb/beef -both are super tender and flavorful Sliced Pork in garlic sauce (thin strips of stir fried pork w wood ear mushrooms in a very tasty and fragrant sauce) Sichuan style cucumbers (refreshing pickled cucumbers) Spicy green beans -perfectly cooked

The food can best be described as "fine". If you have a craving for Chinese, it will satisfy you…read more At the end of the day, it is what it is, take out Chinese food that isn't really interesting. I will say, however, I very much enjoy the Singpore Chow Mein Fun, which has delicate thin noodles, and a lovely (but not overpowering) curry flavor. The real reason I like to support this place is because I want to support local business - I have always found staff to be efficient and kind.

We went on a Sunday early evening. There was one person working there. There were table and chairs…read morebut it didn't really look like a sit down restaurant. She took our order and cooked the food. We got home and I was horrified. The Chicken Fried Rice looked scary. The "chicken" was grey in color and the rice was not "fried" I don't know how to explain it other than it tasted terrible. I've never seen water chestnuts in fried rice. It was like nothing I have ever seen or tasted! We will never go back. We were told they had good food, I feel bad that those people have never had good Chinese food.

Cute little restaurant in downtown Columbia! We didn't expect much going in since the decor was…read moresimple and there wasn't much of a crowd but the food was amazing!! This has been the best Chinese I've had while living in Columbia. I got the Curry Crab Rangoon and the Szechwan Chicken both exceeded my expectations.

This is one of the better family owned restaurants in town, everything I have tried from the menu…read moreis delicious. I am also a bit of a spice fan so I always add some and the cook gets it just how I like. There is a great spread of different dishes you can choose from as well! With this place being tucked away in busy downtown they stay very on top of getting refills and food done quickly!

Friday night, my kids asked me to take them to Taste Place, so they could watch their friends at…read moreopen Mic. I thought it sounded fun so why not, we headed there to get a table and have some food. However, when we arrived, their friend's parents already had a table and invited us to sit with them. The menu is extensive and has a lot of options, yet the hot pot definitely caught my eye! Nobody else was getting it though, so I decided to save that for the next time. Instead, I ordered Poached Beef in Chili O il because it was as close to hot pot as I could get. I also ordered Garlic Bok Choy, and Roasted Pork Chow Mein. They must've heard me wrong because they brought me out Chow Mei Fun. It did end up being a happy accident because it was really good, and I've never tried it before. My son ordered orange chicken and his friend ordered General Tso chicken. The Poached Beef was amazing! And I really enjoyed the Mei Fun. The Bok Choy was just ok. It was missing some umami. I also really enjoyed open mic and truly hope they continue that in the future...though they do need to work on the sound system and figure it out a bit more because the highest pitch screaming from the speakers almost made my ears bleed LOL. No, but in all seriousness, it was a lot of fun and we will definitely be visiting Taste Place again!!!

Great hot and sour soup, loaded with tofu, mushrooms and vegetables. Their wonton and egg drop…read moresoup is good as well. Their noodles are the wide crispy ones (not the thin ones). We have had their moo shu, a number of times and have always enjoyed it. The food is fresh and good quality. Have brought friends and they have been happy with their dinners as well. Will definitely be back.

Loved the Mabuhay Asian Cafe! The place has a homey feel and the service was top notch Highly…read morerecommend the hibiscus tea, gyoza, and spicy beef bone broth ramen with pork (it's not real spicy). It was a chilly day and everything hit the spot. We will be back next trip through!

This is Asian food at its best... at least this side of The Pacific…read more Great Filipino cuisine and their tempura is the bomb. Don't skip home made deserts