China Garden Buffet

Wish they made their egg rolls from scratch. If this place would deliver, I swear they would make a killing.

This is a hidden gem. I’ve had a lot of Chinese buffets in my life and this was one of the best in the KY/​Indiana area. The food was fresh and they had a variety of items. We went at 1:00 pm and there wasn’t 1 tray not filled with food. The staff is very friendly and for 4 of us, we paid $ 31 total, which was well worth it. If you are deciding between the Chinese buffet in Jeffersonville, IN vs. this one, definitely choose this one!

This Chinese buffet did a lot of things right and I may come back and update to a better score after I’ve tried it a couple of times.
I was in for a late lunch so I missed any crowd if there ever is a crowd in this sleepy but charming little town.
You pay up front which I don’t mind, but it sort of forces a tip or no tip before you’ve had any service if you don’t have cash for the table.
The host ws friendly and talkative but not too much, she was just very nice.
Not to the food!
Everything is serve-​yourself, even the drinks and hard ice cream. Not that thats a bad thing just unusual for chinese food places that often bring you a drink and often have a boring soft-​serve machine. This place had several card back ice creams that you scoop and serve yourself.
I did not try the soups as it was hot out but the looked and smelled good. The spring rolls were tasty, the potstickers were good but the egg rolls were rather plain.
I like to taste most items and was not expecting a lot of choices in a small town place like this but I was surprised that had all my favorites and all were done well, there was not a thing I was disappointed in.
If I had a single item I was surprised about it was the Bourbon Chicken. It was good, don’t get me wrong, but it was not the same flavor as many other places and they did not grill it so it was missing the grilled taste I like.
Nothing blew me away, it was just simple, good, and satisfying.
I tend to rate places within their respective categories, meaning that we know what we expect a McDonalds to be like and I would rate other fast food in consideration of what they are. I don’t compare Ruth Chris to McDonalds. So a high end fancy place may get a good rating and review and a back water place like this Chinese buffet could also get the same score but not that I think they are equal.
With that in mind this was a good place with friendly service and decent food. Nothing fancy but better than I expected with a small town charm and stress free experience. What more can I ask for in a lunch place out in the country? When I want something better than fast food or grow tied of BBQ (there is a great BBQ place in Charlestown, but that’s another review). this is a great option.