May Garden Restaurant

This place was not worth the money. Panda express would have been better. Seriously, don’t waste your money!

If you are looking for a Chinese buffet with a ton of variety this isn’t the place for you first off. It’s small but food is awesome for the price. Less then $ 9 bucks per person to dine in and for a couple dimes more to take out which is definitely worth it cause they pack the box to the point it barely closes! I’m usually eating a take out box 2 days in a row cause i always have leftovers the next day cause its a lot of food. Alot of the items are fried but definitely yummy like the fried chicken and sesame chicken. If you are looking for cheap more then decent Chinese food this is the spot.

I don’t know how this place got four stars but I am very not impressed. The bathrooms are nasty and riddled with gang graffiti. I cannot imagine how the health department has not closed it down.

We came here because of the good rating and we were NOT impressed! I have no logical idea how this place got such a high rating. Everything is fried and tastes like it was all cooked in the same oil. The lo mein was bland and lacked in vegetables. The egg rolls were oily and tasted weird. I spit out the one bite I took. The sesame chicken was so thickly battered that we had a hard time actually finding the chicken. The one small saving grace was that the egg drop soup was pretty good. The staff was attentive and polite but we will not ever be gong back there.

Fried chicken! Dang its gooooood! this is your once in a while greasy delicious chinese place. And its once in a while because so much fried food cant be good for you. Its comforting, full of flavor, simple yet has many options:
Vegetable Lo Mein
Fried Chicken (this is the best)
BBQ Pork Ribs (if you love bbq pork you will love these things)
Sesame Chicken (weirdly good)
Orange Chicken
Beef Brocolli
Onion Rings (these are probably the best onion rings i have had in arizona!)
These are just a few of the options ive had. i was full before i could try other options. its also very cheap. if i recall correctly it was about $ 8 per person or less. Ive had it to go once and i paid $ 9 with taxes (but man did they fill that box beyond its limit).
*Beware though that to go orders gets busy. Ive had to wait 20 minutess for mine (i went to do another errand and still wasnt ready after 23 minutes but worth the wait). You dont serve yourself they serve you on to go orders. You pick what you want from a card that you checkmark the items you will like.
This is definately a hole in the wall but was a very clean place (except for the restroom that was junk).

A great value! Well managed and courteous staff and the food makes the list of the better Chinese buffets I’ve been to. Well done.

Excellent, inexpensive Chinese food buffet. Restaurant is clean and the staff manages to keep the buffet line stocked even when the restaurant is packed! You can’t find a better deal in town. Oh, and their all-​you-​can-​eat $ 7.95 dinner buffet includes an ice cream machine, too!

For the price, this place is very good. This is one of my boyfriend (and his friends) fave place to eat as far as cheap buffets go. Ive been here a couple times myself and am very impressed with the food I got, the service and the price I paid. They take credit card/​cash and is 7.99 for buffet lunch. Their best dishes are the egg drop soup, chow mein, fried rice, sesame chicken and the fried chicken! Their fried chicken is better than any other fried chicken ive had and we love fried chicken haha. The chow mein is very good, its cooked just right and has good flavor! Will be coming back for sure!

I used to work here as busboy back in 1983 – 1984. It’s nice to see the same owners still here, I recently moved back into the area and checked it out again and have been back a few times. The food is basically the same, with some new items to me. Glad they stayed consistent. Yes the building expanded to allow for more seating, I remember when the line would be out the door. The customer service is still good as well. It’s nice to see these classic/​original Chinese buffets, much better than those super ones. No would definitely come back from time to time.

I’ve been coming here since I was 5 so for about 16 years great service and great food :)

Its a family tradition, I’ve been coming here since I was little and the tradtion continues. You know just what to expect and the food has always tasted the same. Avoid the restrooms the place is really old :)

Best in phoenix. been coming here for about 20 years now!
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So I tried this place for the first time today because my uncle has been bugging me and told me it’s his favorite restaurant and they have the best Chinese food ever.
They were really busy and had a lot of to go orders. The employees worked very fast and I was out in 15 minutes. They load up your food! The lid would barely shut and they are really cheap and you always have left overs. Once I tried the food it was just ehhh. I had a little bit of everything… lo mein, friend rice, cream cheese ragoons, orange chicken, and sweet and sour chicken. I felt like the food was mediocre and I actually would prefer Panda over this any day. I personally wouldn’t go back and the parking also sucks. They seemed to be really busy and my family has been going there for several years, so they must be doing something right.

This buffet has been there for 30+ years. It’s one of the best low cost Chinese buffets I know. I come here mostly for the soups and meat. They are lacking in vegetable entrees.
Both the egg drop and hot n sour are good. I like the fried mushrooms and zucchini. The char siu pork ribs are delicious but only put out for dinner. The fried chicken and sesame chicken are other favorites. They don’t have the selection of the mega chains, but I like the homemade flavor here better. The ribs are my favorite.

Cheap, decent food not the best. Not the worst. I notice when I eat here I get a awkward fullness. My stomach got jacked from this place. The pork rib had a strong old meat taste. Wasn’t feeling this place as much this visit. I actually decided im not eating here no more and I have for many years. I called in today from work last nights visit jacked my stomach up.

You ever do something and think «that’s gonna haunt me.»? Yeah, this was one of those for me. Small selection, mediocre, greasy food. But yet, like a drunken lonely 20 something looking through old pics I find myself thinking of returning here. The chicken was the only part that was tasty. The pork was dry and hard like it’d been sitting under the heat lamp for hours though I’d just seen them bring out a fresh tray.
The soups are great! The lo mein and rice are awesome, but they disrespect their proteins.
The price is right, and the food decent. Great for feeding 4 kids, plus mom and dad for under $ 50.

We have been going to May Graden for quite some time. They do not have a big selection but what they do have is very delicious. The lo mein is amazing as are the cream puffs. The orange chicken, sesame chicken and fried rice are very good as well. The staff is always attentive certainly not friendly. We love this place and will continue to go back.
The one knock I will say is the restrooms are disgusting and the interior is very run down. Not dirty just run down. I understand the location is kind of in a poorer neighborhood but that should be no excuse for upkeep.

Doing something right this place has been here for over 25 years. Now I don’t come here very often but I have been here several times in past 25 years. Everything is the same. Nothing has changed. Almost everything on their buffet is exactly how it’s always been. It’s ok. I also notice if you take out they seem to load up on the food.

Sometimes you just want a smörgåsbord of Chinese food for $ 8. I always get my lunch to-​go, and it’s good for like 3 big meals.
The menu is simple… like, really simple. One small page of very few items, and no seafood, not even fried fish or anything. This is a cheap buffet in every sense, but that’s justified by the price.
So you’re pretty much limited to variations of fried/​grilled chicken, sweet & sour pork, and noodles or rice. I love the grilled chicken the most, but everything else is hit or miss. I guess my biggest issue is that sometimes, when it’s busy, I’m getting something very fresh and tasty. But during slower hours, the food was borderline inedible. We’re talking rock hard sesame chicken that I’d cut open to reveal some of the driest meat ever. Like, leave your food out in the fridge exposed for two days, and then microwave it to oblivion. It was THAT dry.
In the end, I really want to dislike this place, but I came back. Twice. In two weeks. If I show up at the right time, and seek to satisfy my Chinese fix on the cheap for an entire weekend, then I suppose this will do. And that’s why it’s seemingly the oldest buffet in the area.

I can’t believe some Unilocalers. I guess if you want a super specific review with lingo like meh and a review on how interesting the building is, look elsewhere.
The food is good. It’s cheap. Get it to go, cause like all buffets, it has MSG. It will fill you up quickly. You will get more when you get it to go. It’s a bit run down, it’s old. Not surprising for its location. If you like Chinese, buffet style, and don’t expect PF Changs, this is good.