East Garden

Very delicious buffet, fresh and hot! There was a nice array of food and a good selection of ice cream, which I am a huge fan of, especially the green tea flavor.

Went here for lunch and loved it… All the food was fresh and hot. The place isn’t really big but it was clean and the customer service was impressive. The thing I liked the most is the buffet take out price isn’t determined by weight.

I went with my sister, husband, and niece. It is a smaller establishment. But don’t let that confuse you, it is clean and everything tastes good. Buffet sushi is always scary, but the guy was right there making it in full view of everyone and it looked and tasted fine. Staff seemed nice.

Ordered take out off order up today. It was overcooked, dried up, and gross. The wonton soup tasted like it was made a week ago. The only thing good was the eggroll. Will never order from here again!

Very small buffet but the food quality is stupendous! My favorite Chinese place ever! My whole family loves it. Sushi is always fresh. Friendly staff. It isn’t pretty or big but it’s clean and the food is great! I would pick this over any restaurant on this side of town.

One of the best Chinese buffet style restaurants I’ve ever been to. As many have said the sushi is great here and worth the money for that alone.

DO NOT EAT HERE!
A few years ago, I would have given this place a 4 star rating. It wasn’t amazing, but the food was really good, good variety on the buffet, for a good price. I’ve been going there for years. But this afternoon was my last time eating here. Ever!
I went with my friend and fiancé for lunch and we were having a good time, we spent a lot of time talking and hanging around. We were in the middle of conversation when my fiancé stopped and and said he had found not one, but TWO hairs in his food. They were two pube like hairs honestly. We decided to bring it up, because it’s only logical that you shouldn’t have to pay for that product? We brought it to the attention of the waitress, and she told us she’d grab the manager. The manager, Bob, came over and he was immediately very abrasive. He told us that it wasn’t so uncommon, that it «is what it is» and then asked us exactly what we wanted him to do about it, like we were an inconvenience. I said what we wanted was to not have to pay for hair food? To which he replied, «nope, you ate the food, that’s the bill. That’s all I can do.» My friend is a retail store manager, and said it was the most bizarre think she had experienced. Such an attitude.
Seriously disappointed. Will never return.

Ate here today for the first time in years. Got in there in time to catch the lunch buffet price, $ 8. The food was okay but the selection seemed very slim and at least at this point in the day (it was after 3 when I was there) they didn’t seem to replenish but I didn’t see anything that was low get replenished. The wait staff was very attentive always keeping my drink filled so that’s two stars right there. One star for the quality of the food/​selection. It has been a while since I’ve eaten at a Chinese buffet for lunch but I don’t remember it being $ 10 for everything. Next time I want a Chinese buffet I’ll just go somewhere else that has better selection and better tasting food.
Sorry East Garden but thanks to the nice waitresses for re filling my Pepsi even when there was still three quarters of it left. That’s the kind of service I like but if lunch is $ 8 I’d hate to see the price for dinner.

Definitely good enough, I have gone there for lunch and dinner many times, eight dollars for a lunch buffet that is unlimited Chinese, come on what are you people complaining about?

I went here with my boyfriend a little later in the dinner window on a Saturday evening.
Maybe the food was better earlier in the evening, but things were overcooked and dried out a bit. It wasn’t horrible at all, but I have definitely had better Chinese buffet. The price was very reasonable though. Under 30 dollars for 2 buffets and 2 drinks.
We did not try the sushi, only the buffet.
Also a petty thing: They only have Pepsi products, no Coke. I love a Coke with my Chinese, so this was a detraction for me, but probably isn’t an issue for most folks.

The food was decent but not anything I’d go crazy about. The service was completely and utterly horrible. As SOON as I was walking to the table with my friends, one of the waitresses rudely walked past me while I was walking to my table without saying excuse me or anything (And yes, she did recognize me. Looked me right in the eye). She was in such a rush to get things done. Funny thing was that the place wasn’t nearly busy at all. The same waitress then later got me a refill drink. I called and said make sure it’s DIET Pepsi and not regular. She failed to do so and I got a regular Pepsi. I was really disappointed with her. Tip? I think not.

This is one of the best Chinese buffets in town — great variety and tasty food. They’re always packed at lunch, but run an efficient ship and get people in and out quickly. And the price is always right.

This is my Asian buffet of choice here in C’ville. My favorites are the Thai curry and fried frog legs. Yes, the food are greasy and salty. But that is how Asian buffets are. The staff are very attentive. They even laughed at my husband’s cheese jokes. I will definitely return again when I am too lazy to cook or have cravings for frog legs.

I love this place. I don’t know how many times we’ve gone out looking for a good buffet place. Most of the other places in Charlottesville don’t serve fresh enough food. I think that’s because there’s no one in Charlottesville, and so it’s hard to maintain a good customer base when there aren’t any. This place is a little smaller than most of your other places, but I think it’s a good size for the population of Charlottesville. The food is always pretty fresh, as is the sushi. The desserts are bomb. And the overall selection is great. Everyone can find something that they like here.

Food was terrible. Tastes like it came out of a can.

Love getting the take-​out buffet, food is not the best I’ve had, but pretty good when you have a Chinese craving.

visit on 5÷29÷2011
In general, buffets kind of scare me. Largely because I end up eating way too much trying to eat my money’s worth. But partly because most food just doesn’t fare very well sitting underneath a heat lamp for an extended amount of time. While this place has a pretty wide variety of «asian» food, none of it is really so good. Most of the dishes tend to be overcooked and soaked in a lot of sauce and grease. I will say, however, that the selection of sushi (nigiri and rolls) is decent. The fish may not be the freshest, but the cuts of fish and sushi rice is not bad. For the price, the sushi is not a bad deal.

The curry dish is out of this world!
Yes it is a buffet!

There are 3 quarantees in experiencing East Garden… 1. The sushi will surprise you with how good it is despite appearing as a ‘cheap Chinese’ restaurant. 2. The service has few rivals, the staff is very attentive and kind. 3. The variety of the buffet is a welcome change.
The main reason I am not giving this eatery 4 or 5 stars is:
Many dishes are swimming in the sauces, thus causing your throat to be covered with a gelatinous mix of General Tso and Sesamie Chicken. you clearing your throat for the next few hours after eating. Tip: Drain as much as you can off before putting it on your plate.