New China Buffet

The food was pretty good. There is lots of food to pick from. I was very happy with the buffett.

The buffet In this location are not maybe the best. but they have such as a nice selection on meat, seafood, pizza and also a long table of dessert, also the rice noodle and lo mein its one of the option that I really enjoy. however its impossible to don’t stop by the chicken and beef section they have really nice entrée.

Went to New China Buffet many times but on my last two visits my stomach hurt badly for the rest of the evening and when I went to bed. The next day I had a bad case of diarrhea (sorry).
So what’s going on here at New China Buffet? Well, there are some serious sanitation issues. The hand dryer does not work in the men’s room and there are no paper towels either. The bathroom floor was flooded and it stunk. Looking at the doors and walls, they are scuffed and dirty. Can’t imagine what goes on in the kitchen and I suspect the reason the food tasted so nasty and off may have something to do with sanitation issues.
The food quality tasted on the cheap side, like seafood they sell at the Dollar Store. It’s gross if you asked me.
The food in general seems to be rapidly losing it’s American cuisine appeal and more toward traditional Asian. But do they really need to add squid to a basic chop suey?
Some items tasted particularly funky, like a really nasty tasting gefilte fish. Even something as simple as hard-​boiled eggs tasted like they were cured in some strange preservative. Both boiled shrimp options are now loaded with pepper and spices.
The only thing that tasted normal were the cucumbers, ice berg lettuce, the ice cream (mostlly artificial), and the chicken kabobs.
Is it worth $ 11.50? No. It’s not worth the awful stomach pain.

Good choice of chicken and beef but always end up on the toilet for multiple hours after eating. The Mac and cheese was probably the worst food I’ve ever seen. Here’s a picture…

As most buffet restaurants go, the food is average, but there was 4 buffet tables to choose from so there is plenty of tastes to be satsified.
There was a large table of fruits and salad offerings.
There were mussels and various types of shrimp preparations as well as octopus and squid entrees.
They had thin rice noodles as well as lo mein style noodles.
They had various beef and chicken entrees and I didn’t realize I did not check the dessert table to see what they offered.

I am sad to give New China Buffet such a bad review.
I have been a customer for about 15 years and have had some really tasty meals here, but I ate here last night with a friend and our dinners were really bad,
and we were both burping and feeling nauseous for hours after our meal.
First the good.
Diet Coke was fine.
Hot and Sour Soup was very good.
French Fries were yummy
Vanilla Ice Cream (or frozen dessert) was yummy.
Now the bad… everything else.
Shrimp got smaller and spicer
Mussels replaced with very small clams
The sauteed dishes (I think I tried a spoonful of all of them) were bad… the meat felt slimy and tasted «OFF»
The sliced fruit, cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon tasted chemically.
My friend said his hard boiled egg tasted bad also — I think he liked his noodles.
It looks like they are cutting corners and it shows. Also the price went up about 5 to 10%

Yummy… My fave Northside buffet!!! Place looks a lil dingy but it seems like the best foods comes from a «hole in the wall» My little gem!

I just want to find a Buffet that is consistent in their food. The first time I went I loved this place… the salt and pepper shrimp (at least that is what I think I had) was so darn good had me dreaming about lil shrimps all that week.
My last visit was ok nothing to write home about the food was average and left me feeling meh. It all kinda tasted the same nothing really stood out for me. Although I have to give it too them… their food is fresh.
It felt good hanging with family and just enjoying the day… My grandbaby isn’t a big meat eater although she does eat meat… truly enjoyed all the veggie selections.
I was having a good time but our waitress peeved me because I was eating… well I was laughing and talking to the people I came with and as I was doing that she came to our table picked up the napkin threw in my plate before I could say…“Hey I’m still eating!” before I knew it I was like «You know you were wrong for that!» I mean how is she just going to take my plate… I mean she said Sorry but can you give me a chance to let you know if I’m done or not.
I do like their selection of healthy options… They had a lot fruits and veggies not just greasy stuff. Will I be back… yes but it will be closer to the dinner options because I was not a big fan of the lunch which is only $ 7.99. I can’t remember what the dinner price was but I thinks it’s like $ 13.99.
Watch your plate because they are on it… you can’t be to slow on the hold back for sure… lol
Enjoy!!!

Don’t get me wrong… I love this place. I used to eat here all the time — but for 12 – 15 bucks depending on when you go, its what you expect from a Chinese Buffet. I’d say slightly above average since I actually find the food to be pretty good (I’ve had much worse — ie. Buffet Castle on Belmont), but nothing that is too memorable. It certainly hits the spot though.
The best thing about this place is the number of options and that the food is pretty consistent/​fresh. If you’re looking for something quicker and MUCH cheaper, you can go to China Buffet on Pulaski.
Buffets are the shit.

Went here on Chirstmas when the girlfriend and I were stuck in the city away from our families. It cost around $ 20 for two, all you can eat, which is a deal anywhere in the city. Of course, along with it that price tag and the fact that it’s a buffet you should not expect gourmet quality food. It was cheap Chinese American goodness that I would eat again in a heartbeat. The place was clean, the staff was friendly enough and the food was hot and plentiful. What more can you ask for?

I love this place. I love coming here for dinner because they have great shrimp. Their green beans are delicious. Great food, great service!

The good news is (most of) the food seemed relatively fresh — as fresh as mass buffet-​produced food can be — and nothing made me sick, a grave concern when eating at a buffet. The egg drop soup was the star of the show, followed by most of the meat and noodle or rice dishes. Things were fine. I will caution against eating any of the healthier options, such as the fruit, as most of it seemed way over ripe and/​or old. The price is also super great, at just under $ 10 a person. For $ 20, you can tell your significant other just how much you love them by bringing them a plate of mango jello stuff and more water to counteract the sodium she’s ingesting.

In not a big fan of Chinese so I’m a little biased. But ive been to a few and I would say this one is middle of the road. Foods kind of greasy some dirty plates but besides that it pretty ordinary.

Good food, nice people. This was our first time here. Almost everything we tried was fresh, hot, and tasty. Good variety from fresh fruit to seafood, to chicken and beef. Flavors are distinctive – food doesn’t all taste the same. It’s a good place for Asian buffet food. We’ll be back.

Close to home so we thought we would give it a shot. Mostly everything was greasy. The chicken was rubbery and over cooked. The best part of the night was the lo mien, and donuts. We were not very impressed

For a Chinese buffet it’s pretty decent. Can’t expect it to be like Changs or someplace in Chinatown/​Bridgeport. But for a quick fix of Chinese for a glutton it’s great. They have quite a few different items and stuff for the kids too. Good value and the staff is very good about cleaning up ASAP and are friendly

Quality of food and price $ 10.40 includes tax for dinner buffet! Does not have sushi like other china buffets but not taking a star off for that as sushi is a japanese item, not chinese!

I’m baffled by all the moderate and good reviews this place has. I think I’ve made my position on pan-​Asian buffets clear: I’m for ‘em. Inauthentic, greasy, cheap, gluttonous goodness. It’s a «sometimes food.» This buffet is, in fact, worse than other Chinese buffets.
Pair of guys in Starter jackets standing inside the front vestibule selling bootleg CDs? Check.
Low-​quality key chains, bracelets, and rings being sold by the woman at the hostess stand? Check.
Tureens of crusted-​over Americanized Chinese and Chinesified American? Check.
Families of screaming children? Check.
Booths with sagging springs and duct-​taped vinyl? Check.
Those bananas in pink goop that show up at every single Chinese buffet? Check.
Look, this food was just plain not good. I tried as many things as possible and it was all completely flavorless. I found myself wishing they used MORE MSG. The noodles, rice, and chicken dishes were lacking in spice. The fried things were under-​salted. The macaroni and cheese was BRIGHT NEON YELLOW and also had no flavor. The crab rangoon tasted funny, and halfway through the meal my boyfriend reported not being able to shake a bitter taste in his mouth. He stopped eating. We tried some fresh fruit, and both pulled horrible faces. The pineapple was SALTY. WHAT. The garlic Texas toast (another bizarre staple of Chinese buffets) was under-​done and slightly soggy. And in a nod to the neighborhood, what looks like a bottle of ketchup at your table, is in fact, taco sauce. Not hot sauce. Not mustard. Taco sauce. You’re welcome.
They seemed slow re-​filling dishes, which was a double-​edged sword. On the plus side, every time I looked around there was something new! (Where there had been an empty tray.) On the down-​side, I waited 20 minutes for them to bring out more of those sugar donuts. (And let’s be honest. The noodles, veggies and potato wedges are just an excuse. I’m there for the donuts.)
That said, there were some redeeming dishes, although maybe not enough to draw me back. The lo mein was palatable with lots of veg, and it was better than the other rice and noodle dishes. The green beans were tasty. The pot stickers were actually quite good. The garlic chicken wasn’t awful.
As a final note, as in many restaurants, there are bits of decorative glass between sections and topping the booths. When people are eating all around you is not the time to break out the Windex and wipe them down, clearly insane plate-​clearing lady. Nothing goes with mediocre food like a thick whiff of ammonia!

I went here for lunch. It cost $ 7.50 for an all you can eat Chinese food buffet and I had a terrible stomach ache for the rest of the day.
The place itself is clean enough. The food is fresh and the buffet is replenished as needed. The chicken dishes were OK, but steer clear of all beef and pork dishes. They were the most suspect to me. The crab rangoons were almost all fried parts and had very little crab-​cream cheese mixture. The eggrolls were not good either. Oh, and anything that claims to be «spicy» is mild, at best. There was some non-​Chinese food, like pizza, but I didn’t try it out.
They did have a soft serve ice cream machine. That was nice. They had fresh fruit too. I enjoyed the pineapple.
Maybe this is just the time I was there, but it seems that the management doesn’t really keep to close an eye on the customers. When I went to use the restroom before I left, there was a mother in there with her two younger girls. The girls were running in and out of the two stalls that were there. I had to say «Excuse me» and let myself into one of the stalls. The two girls proceed to keep running around, screaming, and banging on the stall walls, and the mom leaves the bathroom. Needless to say, the mom should have done something, but there was an employee standing right outside the bathroom when I got out. There was no way she couldn’t hear the commotion, and she didn’t even check it out.
My decision to enter the restaurant was questionable, I admit, but deciding to head back is not something I would ever do. Really though, what did I expect?

Sometimes you just need crappy Chinese food. It’s entirely a whole different cuisine. I grew up on this stuff. Over-​salted, super greasy, YES PLEASE! It’s sort of nostalgic like elementary school cafeteria pizza (soft and tasteless). For some reason, you just start craving it.
New China Buffet is my go to chinese buffet in the city. It’s cheap, and filling (insert dirty joke here). Sure, it may not be the cleanest of places, or the most attracting — but I always have the best conversations here. it might be the MSG leaking into our brains, who knows, but I always have a good time here.