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China Buffet

1500 W Fayette Ave, Effingham, IL 62401-1900
217-342-3188
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Ranked #18 of 27 restaurants in Effingham
Cuisines: Chinese
Dining options: Buffet
Most recent review
- Apr 9, 2013
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Dining options: Buffet
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Olathe, KS
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

When you walk in "you pay first" so you can't see what terrible food you are about to try ....This buffet is so limited in quality that you are wasting your money

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 17, 2013 via mobile

Read reviews on this Chinese place on our trip we were hungry for Chinese food..this place was one of best Chinese places we've ever ate at & very inexpensive $5.95 all you can eat. A+

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Ohio
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2012

Sign when you first walk in- pay first! which is not what i'm used to but I actually liked it better than having to wait for my bill. Don't expect crab legs or sushi on the dinner like other buffets, if you want crab legs go down the street on Fridays to Raintree restaurant.

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Greenup, Illinois
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 12, 2012

Nice people. Good delivery service. Buffet with some variety. Mostly fried stuff. Good if you drank too much last night.

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Effingham, Illinois
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 15, 2012

Only chinese buffet in town.. so it is ok. Never had anything bad. Have been to better buffets in other towns, but have been to worse too. Food is usually somewhat fresh and typically pretty good. If in mood for buffet typically head there.

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Shelbyville, IL
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed December 8, 2011

While I do like a good meal of Chinese cuisine, it would be hard for me to recommend the China Buffet to someone who wasn't a local or hadn't been there before. When the place opened it was a great eatery, but as the years have passed it has declined. The dining room is starting to look dated, the whole... More

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Park Hills, Missouri, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 7, 2011

Thought it was gonna be small when we walked in about actually had a large variety of food and was good. wish they would update there place a little was afraid to sit down cus of the seats looked old and dirty. I over ate there lol

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Dundas
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed October 5, 2011

Nasty and overpriced. The food is so nauseating, you literally get sick after you eat it...this is not how good Chinese food is supposed to taste. Nasty bathroom, too....again, don't go there!!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed July 7, 2011 via mobile

$9 for all you can eat including drink.... Great deal. Good food. Very quiet. Free re fills. Great place if you are feeling like some good greasy chinease.

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Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed June 19, 2011

If you want good Chinese buffet this is NOT the place to get it. Fairly expensive pay at the door before you eat, small buffet selection, only one beef entree & it was nasty, most of the chicken choices were overdone tough & dry. The wife & I did not finish our selections, and just left with a bad taste... More

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