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Chinese
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Lunch, Dinner
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Takeout, Seating, Wheelchair Accessible
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Reviewed August 7, 2019

They have great food and a good selection at a good price. The quality is consistent. We generally go here once or twice a month for their buffet.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed May 16, 2019 via mobile

The food quality is very good. They keep the buffet filled and fresh and hot. The service is good and friendly all the time

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed October 1, 2018

The couple that owns this restaurant are very sweet and hospitable to their diners. The food is American Chinese (not authentic Chinese), but it is still very good.

Date of visit: September 2018
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Reviewed March 22, 2018 via mobile

I enjoyed a nice local Chinese Buffet here on the way to Kansas City. Its a small but nice clean venue offering all the selection that most any larger buffet might offer. The food was all hit and typically delicious. The venue was simple with...Chinese decor. The staff was equally helpful, too. Great parking. I will be back.More

Date of visit: March 2018
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Reviewed March 22, 2018

Just visited this restaurant for the first time. Pretty much what I expected. Typical Chinese buffet. They do have a menu that you can order off of but I was not aware of this until I went to the counter to pay after my meal....At the counter, I found their menu. Upon entering I was immediately directed to their buffet. No offer of a menu. I was there for dinner. The lunch buffet price is lower than the dinner buffet price. I arrived at about 5:15 pm and the food was all hot and fresh and the buffet pans were well stocked. I was the only customer at this time. Service was adequate.More

Date of visit: March 2018
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Reviewed September 13, 2017

This is a decent place for Chinese food. The buffet offers a lot of choices, but the quality is only average at best. We have gotten take out several times here and the food is much better. We usually ask them to tweak things some...how which I think requires them to make it fresh. That seems to make a difference. The price is right for a quick dinner.More

Date of visit: August 2017
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Reviewed August 28, 2017

We ate at their buffet. The food was hot, well stocked, and tasted very good. There was also a small dessert buffet with ice cream that reminded me of my grandma's homemade soft serve! The staff were very friendly, and did a great job of...checking on you for drink refills, empty plates or anything else, yet were not annoying about it and we did not feel rushed. I thought the price was very reasonable.More

Date of visit: August 2017
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Reviewed August 22, 2016

Menu offers an adequate selection of oriental food. Self service or order from the menu. Good selection and quality is good.

Date of visit: August 2016
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Reviewed July 25, 2016 via mobile

This restaurant has been around for years. Buffet is a good value and they have it stocked all the time. We like it for quick takeout. 15-20 minutes from when you call and it's ready. Sometimes quicker. Love the Crab Rangoon, and all the dinners...are good. Good local food and they are nice people.More

Date of visit: July 2016
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Reviewed May 17, 2016 via mobile

For a small town of 8,000+ residents they provide an admirable experience. I spent $10.60 on a pretty good Tuesday night buffet. There is ample parking with a nice big Chinese marque above the door. Upon entering I observed a wholesome Chinese ambiance. It seemed...very "Chinese" in decor. I was greeted immediately by a young Asian girl who seated me. In a small town I expected a demur offering but instead was pleased to see a bit more selections than some in larger towns. The food was good, as well as hot, and seemingly fresh. The service was excellent. I think Smithville is fortunate to have this restaurant in their midst, and should support it more. I would challenge anyone to find better for the price. I will be back again later this week.More

Date of visit: May 2016
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Reviewed January 13, 2016

We were new in town and ate here before talking to other people. No one else in the entire restaurant. We were the only ones. Food looked like it had been on the bar all day, and it was only a little after noon. Not...a good buffet. Quality of food is very lacking, service wasn't good either. They weren't busy so I don't know why the server wasn't around. She was in the back doing something the entire time. We won't return.More

Date of visit: January 2016
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Reviewed March 29, 2015

food was fresh and hot, it was good but nothing that stood out from the typical buffet. They do have a menu that you can order from but it wasn't given to us as an option, we were just told to go to the buffet

Date of visit: January 2015
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Reviewed February 5, 2015

This restaurant could use an upgrade all around. We went at about 6:30 and some of the food was dried out like it had been sitting a while. There weren't very many patrons so maybe that's the problem. If nobody is eating the food it...sits and dries out. There wasn't a big selection of items on the buffet which is a turn-off for me. The Mexican restaurant next door was doing great business while maybe two other customers showed up at this place. At peak dinner time on a Friday night, I don't know how this place stays in business if this is all the customers they attract. I'm not going back.More

Date of visit: September 2014
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Reviewed December 3, 2014

This is some of the worst Chinese food I have ever had. It was bland, cold and not much variety. Next door to a Mexican restaurant...should have eaten there.

Date of visit: September 2014
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Reviewed May 12, 2014

We stopped here for lunch after a morning fishing at Smithville Lake. The first thing we noticed is that the rice didn't look right. It's hard to explain but it looked dried out too much. Next we noticed there was no fish. This is what...my wife was really wanting and we thought there would be some fish at a Chinese Buffet. There was plenty of artificial crab, but no fish. The General Tso's chicken was hard, not crispy, hard. The fried dumplings were browned to the point of being hard to chew. The selection was extremely limited. I hate to end a review without something positive. The green beans were very tasty and nobody got sick after. That's about all that was positive.More

Date of visit: May 2014
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  • Food: 3
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5