Can't be the price! The buffet is awesome! Honestly one of the best I have been too. The best part it'll be, at most,14$ a person with tax. You can feed your whole family and still have money to spare. It is a huge place and even with all those seats there still is often a line outside. Selection is pretty big for the type of restaurant it is. Encompassing Chinese, Japanese, and American classics. FYI: THEY HAVE KALBI SHORT RIBS. The only place I have been to that does this. Also, they have raw shucked oysters near the veggies section. Try at your own peril. I had a few and feel fine, so I don't think you'll run into any trouble, but it is raw oysters at a buffet. read more

This place is awful. I took 10 women there for a midweek treat. Four out of the group ended the night vomiting on the ride home. Never again. read more

I was there last Sunday to eat dinner, and the food that I had was good. I really enjoyed the entrees that I had, just hope that they keep it up. Also I ate there again today for lunch, It was delicious read more

This is probably the best Chinese and Japanese place I've been to. The food was very nicely well prepared and Made to my expectations. The hibachi in the back of the buffet is awesome, The desserts are nicely done and cooked as you want it, The service is good and the waiters are nice. I recommend this place to everyone. read more

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it was amazing the food was good the customer service was excellent okay other then that it was amazing

NO MORE SUSHI! NO FRIED CHICKEN! Yelp--please take down pictures of sushi--they don't have it any more. I was here about a year ago, and the food was so good I knew I wanted to return. Big mistake!! I don't know what happened, but the food quality and selection has gone way down. The sauces were watery, and the food selection was noticeably restricted. The service was slow when you needed it, but they cleaned my cup and napkins away before I was finished. I won't be returning. And did I say, NO SUSHI, which is the main reason I go to buffets. read more

Food was really good.. they have a hibachi part that you pick what u want cooked and the cook on the grill for you. U pick ur sauce and everything.. they have whole blue crabs and all the food is fresh. Quality of the food was great.. i really hope it stays that way. read more

United Buffet - Buffets Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Come here any day of the week and you'll find that it's absolutely packed, and for good reason. I usually stray from buffets for the same "ick" factor that keeps a lot of people away - HYGIENE. This same "ick" factor became obvious to me once again. Let me first say that most of the food is ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY delicious. 5/5 if you just focus on the taste of most (not all) of the food itself, and ignore the "ick" factor. (For example, I'd stay away from the sushi - far away - but the stuffed baked potatoes are delicious.) The place loses two stars for the "ick" factor. Let me explain. Yesterday, when I was there, I saw a young child using his bare hands to separate the pizza slices and he took just one slice to eat. Many know that young children are NOT the picture of perfect hygiene and often don't wash their hands correctly. So for the parents who let their children go get their own food without any supervision, it's a shame that you're detracting from the potential of this place. A second thing to note that knocked down my review a bit is that sometimes the plates aren't fully clean and you need to inspect them for leftover food. I get it, it's a mad rush at this place, but if I have to inspect and put aside 3 plates just to get to one clean one, there is still a problem. My final issue unrelated to the points I mentioned about hygiene is the way the staff treat you. They are pretty jaded by the (likely) day-in, day-out mad rush of the place, so they're a bit unemotional. If you're like me and you like eating sweet things between your plates of regular savory food - like fruits, as a palette cleanser, for example - don't even think about it! Although their sign says diners should eat for no more than 2 hours, the minute they see you eating anything "dessert-like," they will swoop in to let you know that it's time to get going, whether you've been there for 30 minutes or for an hour and a half. The way they do this is by dropping a little tray of fortune cookies on your table and swooping away most of your plates. Feels like I'm being pressured to leave before I am ready. read more

Went on a Friday night and it was crowded but well stocked. The staff was rude an inattentive. It took some time before anyone took our drink order. The selection was satisfying- mostly seafood dishes & Chinese food with other normal offerings, ribs, Mac & cheese, fried chicken...but nothing especially stood out. The desserts were terrible. It wasn't horrible, but for the price I probably won't return. read more

Pretty good selection .. if you come on the right days , love the hibachi grill . Food is fresh could be hotter, salad bar is nice

Typically all you can eat buffet food is not that great, does not look fresh and is too salty. This is definitely not the case for United. I ate almost 90% of what was available and tried the Hibachi. Every single item I tried was delicious and tasty. The only thing I wish was different was the seating. We were a party of 6 and were seated in the middle roll compressed and tighted. I think that is their way to keep you uncomfortable and ready to leave .. Otherwise, all was excellent. read more

Best buffet ever....point blank! We drove from Upper Darby bc of the reviews! And yup- 15 mins wait to be seated in a buffet!!! The biggest crawfish I have ever had! Hands down best food EVER read more

The most decent buffet in the area. Can get super busy on weekends but that's a good thing for the place. Prices are not bad either! Kinda miss the old country back in the day but this is a good upgrade to the dying old country it once was. Many cakes for desserts, sushi and hibachi. I was hoping for snow crabs but did not see any for lunch or dinner. Just big clams and blue crabs. Snow crabs are a must for me at buffets so probably won't be heading back unless my significant other wants to eat here but the place is decent. read more

This is a five buffet star review not sit down restaurant meals prepared just for you stars . This Asian buffet has some nice extras including whole round cakes for dessert and a good hibachi station. I don't recommend buffets for sushi but if you're looking for mainstream Chinese food, there are many nice options here. Oh and I enjoyed the cream puff too! read more

Extreme bad service from the waitress. Through the whole 1 hour i ate there, nobody came to clean the used plates and tissues, the waitresses just sit there chatting. Food choices are very limited and flavor just average. Tho price low im not coming again for sure. read more

Clean dining section but the food is horrible. The selections are bad and food isn't fresh. Won't ever return

I love this Buffet!!!!! it's the best one in my area ! I've been hear more times then I can count and have never been disappointed they have a wide variety of tasty food! read more

Love this buffet, the place was clean and the food choices that I go for were great. I definitely will recommend going. read more

United Buffet - Last time here food was really good. - Buffets Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

It's a buffet all you can eat! Food is good, clean and you have your standard friendly staff. Nothing out of this planet but if you're hungry you should definitely check it out. They offer hibachi grill as well. I went with my son and came out satisfied!! read more

Replacing the old country buffet, the food is great. They didn't change much inside. Service is good too.

Came to this buffet twice already and was impressed. The food tastes fresh and is always hot. There's plenty of different desserts to choose from and soft serve ice cream is also available. I haven't tried the sushi since I'm not much of a fan of. The restaurant is big, but not as big as the Hibachi Grill and Supreme Buffet on Cottman Ave. However, I have to say that the place appears to be clean. and in my opinion, cleaner than the above stated buffet on Cottman Ave. Expect a large crowd on Sundays around noon time as the buffet is visited by the church crowd after church services are over. read more

The newest addition to this area. Definitely go here while they're still new. Buffers like these tend to decline in quality over time. Average prices buffet. They have a chocolate fountain. A more diverse than usual sushi selection as well as hibichi service. The food was all really good. I went three months after they opened. Will be back to check the quality again. read more

Super cheap, has coupons, delicious food and more options than other buffets in the area! Very clean and has young staffs! sushi is the best I ever had in a buffet! and other restaurant in that matter. read more

Fantastic Buffet.. I've dined here right after they opened and was surprisingly impressed with their options. I came with my girlfriend on a weekday night, they had a variety of meats including prime rib, chicken wings, and my favorite Korean style ribs. Sushi was pretty decent and I also very much enjoyed their oysters too. Don't know if it was all really good because they just opened but I'm looking forward to trying them again soon. read more

I decided to try United Buffet for the first time tonight, overall I was disappointed. The quality of the service was, at best, mediocre. The hostess saw me standing waiting to be seated, acknowledged I was there, and walked away, leaving me waiting for 10 minutes before being seated. The menu was advertised as Chinese/Japanese buffet, in reality I found a very small amount of Asian style dishes at the buffet, but a broad amount of fried chicken, fries, pizza, seafood, mac and cheese, and more of the like. I tried the Asian dishes and found the buffet dishes bland and rather stale. The sushi was limited and poor in quality, much the same as the prepackaged sort one might purchase at a supermarket. The hibachi and poke grills were fresh and made to order. There were signs posted everywhere citing children under 10 years needed to be accompanied to get food, but the staff did nothing to enforce this, there were small/young children running all about who don't hesitate to run into patrons trying to get food. The furniture and facility on the whole seemed modern and cleanly. If I absolutely had to attend a buffet on the spot and had no other choices I'd patronize United Buffet again, otherwise I'm going to keep on the search for a buffet with better quality food and service elsewhere. read more

It was hella weird to pay first before you eat. It made me and my boyfriend uncomfortable. The food was good though. The fried dumplings were like rubber though so i wouldnt recommended those unless there fresh. read more

I eat at buffets like every week and this new one has to be my favorite in the city! Buffets tends to have the tendency to make a lot of foot but lowsd the quality of their food after a while. But United Buffet is continuing to maintain good quality food every day! I especially love the desserts here! It's not the usual flat cut out cakes(if you know what I'm talking about), they have ACTUAL cake slices, pies, etc. and the fact they have soft serve ice cream here too!! The service here is great and I'd totally recommend this place to anyone! read more

This place is the bomb for delicious food and amazing variety! It'll please everyone in the family, no matter what kind of food they like!

This is the best buffet in Philly... A wide variety of foods a large selection of seafood friendly staff all at an awesome fair price. Can't wait to go back and definitely won't waste my money on the other buffets with dried out old food that you have to stand around and wait for them to replace. Abundance of fresh hot delicious food available your whole entire visit! Good stuff REALLY! read more

Amazing stir fried green beans and hibachi station. For the price, this place surprised me at how fresh the food was, including hot French fries and lo mein for my picky toddler! read more

Giving thanks to the staff at United Buffet on Adams ave we celebrated my mother 82nd birthday on the 2nd of May the staff was really Pleasant they accommodated a total of 24 people at the last minute the food was great and without us knowing gave my mom a small birthday cake and sang happy birthday to her, great place of business continue to keep up the good work and continue success a satisfied customer. read more

The food was disgusting never again. I went there because my son said the food was ok ; black people this is not the spot for u. I mean this in the nicest way they put too much salt in their food so u keep buying soda , we don't drink soda in our family so shame on u and please don't let them take food off ur plate that is not touched I think they put it back for someone else to eat because the waitress wanted my plate so bad and I had 6 sushi bites on my plate i smashed them up just because she wanted my plate , so bad b aware people this is not a place for u too eat even the ice cream was bad, damn how u mess up ice cream dessert table a mess I left waitress a 5 dollar tip but I should have really talked to the manager about ethic foods if you don't have anyone who can make Mac & cheese or buffalo wings which was the worse don't make it and oh hire some white, black etc to help ur business out, that's why ur food is so bad this is a company that is greedy and don't care what they serve in this community, I give them a couple years before they close down remember to smash ur food up before they take ur plate. Also when I went there they had all Asian workers no sign of black or white workers , we have to stop supporting businesses that don't hire minorities we see them on every corner and they still don't hire blacks or whites etc. we need to stop eating a Chinese stores on the corners and we need to boycott them this needs to happen. I'll see y'all at Golden corral because this ain't it. ! Back to golden corral y'all ! read more

My husband and I have been here several times since the United Buffet's opening and we love it. My advice is to come on non busy hours to avoid the herds of people. I wish they had breakfast buffet like the business prior but other than that, no complaints. Staff members are friendly and accommodating! read more

It was my first time at a Chinese Buffet and I was pretty happy with the service and attentiveness of the staff and the food was amazing. It was pretty packed with a lot of little kids and families so I was nervous to trip over a little kid but the selection of food and desserts and the taste is definitely worth a second visit. I loved the decor and the restaurant was big and the booths were comfortable. I had a really nice time and it was worth every penny. read more

It's ok. I was actually really hype to try out this place because of everything I had been told by friends and family, but apparently, they already stopped serving some of the items they used to put out, a tactic that most buffets use when they first open. The first few months awesome food, and then little by little the expensive items disappear. Overall, the Americanized food was actually really good, considering most Americanized food suck at the majority of Chinese buffets. They're a little bare on the Chinese items, but what they had were decent. The desserts are definitely better than most Chinese buffets, and the sushi was better than every Chinese buffet except Panasian, but Panasian has already cut their sushi selections in half after a few years of business. Everything was a bit heavy on the salt and sauce, something which I was told is not usually the norm, so I guess it was a off night, but of course it happened on my first trip. The service is friendlier than most Chinese buffets, so if they could be a little more consistent with the food. I heard their crawfish is usually good, but on my visit, it was the most blandest thing I'd ever tasted. Major let down, considering there weren't any blue crabs or eel maki as advertised. I might give it one more shot in the future, but not anytime soon. read more

Everytime I come here is always clean and friendly. Sometimes it's a little to crowded BUT the food is always fresh and the staff makes sure the food is always rotating. The last time I came here was on Thanksgiving 2019 and omggggg sooo good. They had the Turkey,stuffing, and other holiday items and everything was seasoned and fresh. If you are around the way dont hesitate to go in and give it a try. read more

When you go to United buffet make sure you check your receipt. My son and I went there for lunch today. The lunch price should've been $9.59 each. I'm a senior citizen and our bill ended up being $25. actually over $25. We did not order drinks. I was not given their usual receipt indicating what I had purchased. The bill should have been $20. Are you so hard up for money that you would use bogus receipts to get an extra couple of dollars. If I were to go there to make a purchase-at four dollars short would you give it to me? read more

Place is set in a shopping center off of Roosevelt Boulevard. I think that it is quite strange that you actually pay for your meal prior to being seated but I figure they do this for a reason. I must say the place is pretty clean and the service is really good. The waitress seated us promptly and she was very friendly and kind. However, the food which is the most important was rather poor and just real bad. The choices are pretty big and has lots of options but the food is just not good at all. Everything from the sushi to the stale marshmallows and just the food in general was not fresh at all. I don't know if they just reheat or re-fry their food but it was just awful. I do think the service is very good and I even left a tip even though I'm sure that 90% of the customers don't which I think is quite sad. The only good thing I can say about this place is the service and staff which were very nice I thought, however the food was just down right bad and for me and my family I think once is enough. read more

They didn't give me straws,the stuffed shrimp still had shells, the chicken was yellow, cake meh fruit is shit, stall cones, Creme puff dry,good but makes him wanna die, why is there cream cheese, WHY THE FUCK ISNT THERE A FORTUNE IN MY FUCKING COOKIE you have cute Children guests read more

So i went here after i serched for a chineese buffet with sushi on the menu and scallops the food is very delicious and its a nice setting for u to enjoy dinner or lunch with your family the only thing i didn't like was how the waiter stood by my table and kept watching me, as if i was going to run away with her tip made me uncomfortable.... Other then that they are cool i guess read more