My husband and son love the food here, so we went for their birthday dinner. Fun atmosphere, they played a birthday song over the speaker system. The food was pretty good. I'm a very picky eater but still found things to eat and the price is great for a buffet! The only thing that we thought was missing was toppings for the soft serve ice cream. Definitley enjoyed it for the price. read more

Been coming to this place since I was very young and I have noticed a dip in quality of the atmosphere and the food but I still come for nostalgia purposes, and that the food tastes close to what I remember it being! The inside definitely needs some work but the staff is very friendly and efficient so I can appreciate that at least. I have since been going to the other buffet down the street because I do feel the quality is a bit better with the food and atmosphere, but this place still brings back good memories for me! read more

One of the best buffets in Central Michigan for Chinese food. The service is good too with the average ambience. As well, it has a grill for Mongolian barbecue. This is my favorite part of world buffet, fresh vegetables, meat, including beef, chicken and shrimp. But not to be forgotten the sushi bar. read more

This place is incredible! I mean the food is very good and they have a hibachi grill that is incredible! They do basically only have Chinese and American food so its not really a wide range. The staff are very friendly and attentive with it basically just being great service! They never forgot to fill your water and clear your plates! There is one catch to this good place... it can be a little dirty at times. read more

We waited 20 minutes for a table. I went to the restroom (which was filthy and trash overflowing) and when I came back my husband said they had seated a large family that was friends with the hostess behind him because they didn't have a two top available. Come to find out every table seats two people. The waitress came and brought our drinks once (no refills) and never cleared our plates the entire time we were there. The food was mediocre at best. The sushi rolls were decent and rice was cooked perfectly! Everything else was pretty greasy and bland. We won't be coming back and we're very disappointed in the service overall. read more

This restaurant is a go to for my family. My dad literally comes here at least 6 times a week . I wish they had more meats to choose from but overall a good selection, always fresh food, and fast service. My favorites are the noodles, always so good! Their fried rice is also yummy along with the fried shrimp. The roasted potatoes with veggies are also good. And I love that they have an ice cream machine with cones. The building is pretty large so you'll always find a seat. The staff is friendly and helpful! read more

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For an older person, the price for dinner momentarily shocked me at about $15. However, the variety of food, the tremendous quality of of the food and the quiet ambiance was well worth it. My wife eats mostly veggies, and was in heaven with the choices - both hot and cold. We were there on a Friday, and the fried fish was light, not greasy and flavorful; much like the fish fry's we were used to. To say this was a Chinese Buffet is deceitful. There was so much more. I especially liked the green bean chinese dish, the amazing mussels and the ability to choose ingredients for a personalized stir fry. I actually thought about not writing a review - I would sort of like keeping this great place to myself. We are going back to night; my choice for my birthday meal. read more

Surprisingly good and very good service. We went during lunch time and all the food was fresh and hot

I just had the joyful experience of World Buffet after years of not going. Just as excellent as I remember! The food was super fresh, and delicious. The staff was very friendly and attentive to drink refills. I will definitely recommend this place to others, and will definitely be back. read more

World Buffet & Grill - Springs rolls, beef and broccoli, and crab rangoons - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

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During a visit last night my wife and I realized we have frequented this restaurant for around 18 years or more. We've seen them through a move and many staff changes. They've seen us dating, married, and watched our babies grow. Why we keep coming back is because of a couple of key people and the food! This location was an Old Country Buffet years and years ago and was a great upgrade for World Buffet. The old location couldn't fit all the customers. Plus this location allows for the awesome options of many foods. There are 4 hot bars, a large salad bar, a desert bar with ice cream machines, a sushi bar, and a grill. There is something for everyone! Since discovering this place when we first settled in Lansing, my wife and I have moved twice, for short periods of time, and we have NEVER found anything that compares to the hot, tasty and fresh food we can get here. From simple flavors like the buttered shrimp and perfectly steamed white rice to the crawfish and egg rolls there is so much to eat. We all have our favorites. My parents love to start with large salads when they join us. I always head straight for peanut chicken, green beans, and an egg roll. My 9 yr old craves their buttered shrimp and noodles and my wife can't ever decide because she likes so much! A huge plus for us is the attention they give to stirring the food, replacing things that have sat on the bar too long, and keeping the bar clean and hot. We have never gotten sick from food here except when we've overeaten Sure, this is a lot of Americanized Chinese food, but it also has a lot of regional dishes and there is care and love in things. We will continue to frequent this place as there is nothing that compares. read more

My significant other and I were craving BD's Mongolian BBQ/hibachi and the closest one to us is still an hour or so away, so we decided to try the World Buffet and Grill. Their hibachi grill had chicken, beef, shrimp, scallops, and eggs for protein, a fair amount of vegetables, two different kinds of noodles, and about six different sauces to choose from. I went with beef, lo mein noodles, green peppers, onions, carrots, broccoli, mushrooms, bean sprouts, and snow peas with brown sauce and light sweet and spicy sauce. I also tried some items from their buffet including honey, sesame, and general Tso chicken, peanut chicken, shrimp, fish, and spring rolls. Not really a place we'll venture to often, but overall it wasn't bad for the price. (~$26.00 + tip for two adult buffets) read more

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Used to be our go to place but NOT anymore. While eating lunch sitting in the booth closet to the dessert bar I saw something behind my husband. I told him to turn around and look and there was a cockroach crawling on the wall. Immediately put down our silverware and we walked out, never to return! Don't know what's happened to this place. Wouldn't recommend! read more

World Buffet & Grill - Cockroach - Chinese Near Me - Lansing, Michigan

Excellent food and friendly staff. I eat there at least once a week and will continue to until I am done working up here in Michigan. The food is always hot and fresh. read more

We love World Buffet! The variety of food on the buffet is great and the flavors of the food is really good!

I was a bit leery due to all the negative reviews but I had a good experience. Staff were attentive. Food was fresh and good. We had no issues. It's not super fancy but seems on par with your average Chinese buffet. read more

Boot leg Chinese buffet. It's cheap for a reason people. The food is primarily deep fried in nature, and the hibachi they have in the back is less than fresh. Servers seemed to disappear for great lengths of time, which lead to many dishes piling up, and no water to take down the salty food. Many other, better, options exist if you want all you can eat Chinese. read more

Approach with caution. I believe I may have gotten food poisoning from the hibachi. Eggs and beef for the grill perhaps were left out for too long before cooking. read more

I have loved this place since 2003! Love their peanut chicken, butter shrimp, noodles, crab Rangoon, crab legs, and hibachi grill! Can't get enough. read more

After the reviews I have read I did not expect this place to be as good as it actually was. For the most part the food was plentiful, fresh and hot. They had a very large selection. I think the fried chicken wings were a little overcooked, but flavorful! They have what I know to be a Mongolian Grill, sushi bar, a very large salad bar, a pretty good size dessert bar and quite a wide variety of Chinese favorites. Overall, I don't think you'll be disappointed! read more

This is one of those Chinese buffet places that alternates between just acceptable to pretty good. There's a good variety of food and it is generally pretty tasty. However, in the dining area, there seems to be a cleanliness issue. There was a spilled beverage on the floor near my table that was never cleaned up the entire time I was there. And something that can only be described as a severely used dog chew rawhide on the floor near the exit (assume it was dropped by a customer?). Also a napkin or tissue that was stained and crumpled up on the floor along the corridor leading to the restrooms and exit. Pretty gross. During my previous visit only one week ago, I had no issues whatsoever and the place was spotless. Perhaps going there closer to closing time is when we find the problems. At lunch it was very clean. I will say this about the staff : they are friendly and always refill my beverage before it's gone. I appreciate that. read more

It is pretty good.. for a buffet. Normally I don't eat a buffets, most of them are nasty and make you sick afterwards. This one seems clean as far as the food goes. It is not fancy, or hip, or cute. The food is decent, it is as good as most takeout Chinese restaurants here in Lansing. They have a wide variety of food including salad bar, desert bar, Mongolian style BBQ, some pizza or other American dish for the kids, and of course Chinese. I am a fan of the kung pao chicken and the crab rangoons but pretty much everything is decent. The one cute younger waitress is our favorite, she is attentive and very friendly. I never have had to wait to get a drink refill, and they are good about taking dirty plates away when you are finished. Be sure to go at before 3:30 pm, the price goes up a couple dollars after that. read more

Food was great! No toppings for ice cream though, and the Floors were filthy. Decent experience all around.

"For a buffet." Is there a PC way to explain that it's Mexicans preparing Chinese food? Like many Chinese buffets? The food was just fine. read more

Love it!!! I know a lot of people really don't like it but it all depends on the kind of food and flavor your looking for or like. This place has my fav hibachi grill though! read more

We walked in and the lady at the front was really blunt and short but then, after we sat down, the food was all only Asian foods and a dessert bar. The food was chewy and rubbery and drenched in sweet sugary syrup. The Pepsi tasted like carbonated water. We asked for a refund because we didn't enjoy the food and the lady at the front gave us a dirty look and then started talking to her coworkers in front of us about us and clearly mad. And gave us the refund and just stood there til we left. read more

The only good thing about this place was the super nice gentleman taking our plates and filling our glasses. Nothing was fresh, everything had been over baked by the heat lamps, everything about this place besides the great service was far below average. read more

I love this place! It has the best Chinese food in lansing hands down! I really like the hibachi grill that they have because I'm on a low sodium diet and I can have them cook my food the way I like it. The buffet is one of the largest I've seen outside of Detroit and the food is made fresh so it's hot and delicious. Every dish that I've tried, I've liked and I'm a very picky eater. My favorite is the sesame chicken but I like the sweet & sour chicken, General Tso's chicken, the pepper chicken, the mongolin beef, the egg rolls, the crab cheese ragoon, etc, etc, etc. let's just say I like it all! They even have a great dessert bar with brownies, fresh fruit and even ice cream. There's hundreds of chioces for only $10 per person & it's by far the best value in town. read more

This restaurant is the best they have amazing customer service and they refill your every time you get it to half drunk most amazing food ever the rice is good with soy sauce and they a a really good desert section read more

This place is sooooo disgusting. The sushi is soooo old like the avocado in the rolls are brown. They do not make fresh sushi. There isn't a huge selection of foods and options. The food is poorly made and tastes like sour ass. The place smells like heavy FART!!!!!! read more

I first arrived in Lansing a year and a half ago and my grandpa took me here. I felt in love with this place. Food are great, service's great, everything i guess. read more

I've been to 2 buffets in the Lansing area. World Buffet was the worse of the 2. If I had a choice I would take me Andy family to Asian Buffet. It's across from meridian mall in the same plaza as target. They have all around better food, better sushi selection and their crab Rangoon actually has filling in them. The staff at world buffet was nice but that's about all I can say. The meat at their hibachi area looked off-putting. World buffet doe have the space to fit any party but so does Asian Buffet. read more

I will never go there again. I have gone there for years. I always took a few cookies. I cannot eat as much as other people, because I am diabetic. The manager/owner was really rude to me, August 2018. They made me open my purse. They wanted $2 extra for the cookies. They were confrontational. I explained to her that I cannot eat dessert with my meal. I always enjoyed the cookies later. She said I was stealing food. That I was taking food I had not paid for. I see it differently. She kept me from eating food that I had paid for. The meal was $10. Another $2 is a 20% upcharge. Maybe they got a new camera system. The staff acted very police like. I have been upset for a few days. This isn't how you treat a customer who has been loyal to your business for many years. read more

Food quality has gone down the last couple times I have eaten there with my husband. Also the waiter did not refill our drinks when he saw they were low, or even empty. Will not be going back. read more

Haven't found good chinese in Lansing and this is not it either. Terrible,Terrible service. The food was adequate at best. All I can say........... read more

The staff is professional, food is hot and the guys at the grill are always on point. Large selection of food. Besides, if you are relying on someone else's review of something, you are missing out. For $10 it's worth making your own opinion on things. read more

Food has always been fresh and good quality. The waiters are hit or miss sometimes. Sometimes you get someone who will refill your drinks and take plats, sometimes they don't. That's the only down side. read more

They stopped serving crab legs, issues with cleanliness and the overall atmosphere of the place itself. Some of the waiters and staffs aren't that friendly and that bright. Questionable clams and also the quality of the food. Good place to eat every once in a while but not too often Better be safe than sorry read more

I absolutely LOVE this place! I have been going here for years- ever since it was by the Lansing mall. The food is always hot and fresh and delicious! They have a full service salad bar, deserts, a mix of American and Asian food. They also have a create your own sir fry. The management is very friendly. Prices are very pocket friendly and worth every cent. I also have never had an issue with cleanliness! read more

I'm not a fan of Chinese food in general, but I like this Buffet. They have salmon and several types of shrimp and enough "American" dishes that I find plenty to eat. It is also very inexpensive; good value for my money, unlike a nearby "grill" where I often find very little I like. Re the review commenting that "it's Mexicans preparing Chinese Food", you don't know what you are talking about; maybe you have the wrong place. read more

I do not like buffets. I was dragged here by a co-worker one afternoon. This place is an amazing restaurant, cleanliness is a 10, service is a 10, food quality is a 10. I have been back over a dozen times, the food is better than any chinese restaurant I have ever been to. They have a big salad bar and a habachi grill all included. read more