East Wind Buffet

Like all others, but you can get cooked steak that will never be medium-​rare or rare if you want, or ham slices cooked on the buffet.
Everything sits for a long time. its sad.
scoopable ice cream is nice.
Just like any other Asian buffet besides that. No sushi or Phở’ station however. Somewhat limited options.

As architectural photographers, my wife and I travel nationally. We have eaten at a wide variety of restaurants.
This is the most delicious Chinese buffet we have EVER been to! Great variety and gourmet flavors. Place is clean and we’ll staffed. Food is fresh and prepared with obvious skill and passion!

I do not work for east wind buffet, but I make it a point to go a couple times a week to this restaurant because it’s so good.
If you go after 4 p.m., they have all you can eat salmon, shrimp, sushi, and crab, along with five kinds of chicken, for about $ 13.
this is where I bring my friends in town.
to the creators, thanks for making a great restaurant.
— joe

Pretty close to my favorite Chinese buffet in the state if I am honest, second only to one in the cities.
East Wind is that little known buffet slapped into a strip mall that only the locals (and people who use Unilocal) know about. It is fairly new looking inside which leads me to believe it was built to compete with China Buffet in the downtown Owatonna area.
The food here… I can’t figure out how they do it. It is ALWAYS delicious. I have never once gotten something off the buffet and wondered about how fresh it was, or had an issue with taste. I have been here with friends down from the cities and even they agree that this place is great.
Price wise… it’s spendy. But well worth it!
As far as the employees go, they all seem very friendly, are more than willing to assist you with any of the food items, and if you are in good with any of them, will allow you to request dishes that are normally on the buffet if you don’t see them.
I have gone up to the buffet on some occasions 4 times for food and never once had an employee laugh or ask me about it… so I guess I don’t have the same issue Di did.
If you are looking for a slightly expensive but delicious break from the hum drum food in Owatonna, this place is where it’s at.

Buffet was kept full, however the noodles/​rice /​some chicken dishes didnt seem fresh. They seemed pre cooked and froze, heated through and served. It has that funky refried flavor … Salad bar is nice… But they don’t cut the lettuce leaves they just simply pull lettuce leaves and put them in the bucket full of water. After you get your toppings you have to eat it like a steak cutting your lettuce for a human size bite. They do have fresh fruit and and ice cream area. But that doesn’t compensate for the lack of freshness on the buffet items .
The staff seem friendly but if you go up and try to find something eatable more than twice they will start talking Chinese at you and to other staff and laugh while walking away. Unprofessional and rude

3:30 on a Saturday and the buffet was stocked and fresh. We were headed to Illinois from Saint Paul and found this place through Unilocal.Worth the stop and only a minute off of I-​35.

We had a good experience at East WInd Buffet. We eat at a lot of Chinese Buffets, so we have an idea of what to expect. The one thing we did not expect was an entire roast beef that was sliced like a steak and cooked to order. The remainder of the buffet was top notch. All the food was good. The restaurant was clean and comfortable. I would suggest this restaurant to my friends for a night out.