Carnation Buffet

Don’t even try it. Cold dry old food and this is at anytime of the day.

When you walk in everyone is friendly. I got a hotel in the area and this place was walking distance while i took a lunch break. I read the reviews and thought surely this place can’t be that bad, after all it is a Chinese buffet. Well through all my experience of going to one I literally have to say that this place truly was disappointing. For lunch they had good selection but not enough customers to keep the food coming, therefore the food looked like it was not so fresh. The fried rice was super super greasy. I know I know, it’s called fried rice for a reason, but I make fried rice myself and I do not smoother the rice in oil. There was a stir fry chicken and broccoli that came out just as I was getting food. I decided to give that a try as well. I took it back to my table for a Taste only to notice that the chicken was not at all cooked. I tried telling the waitress but she said No Speak English ! Which I was thinking I bet you speak the language of money! I just gave up trying to tell her that the meat was not cooked. Then I tried all the battered pcs of chicken such as Orange chicken. Well they over fried the chicken there as well. As I forked my knife into the chicken I notice the meat was extra dry and to be honest I think it was dark meat but wasn’t sure what exactly it was. Now I did enjoy the hot and sour soup. And the chicken wings. I ate a little of wings because I figured I can’t go wrong with that. But It did go wrong… They truly fried the wings to were it was hard as a rock. So I just gave up and decided to have dessert… The Asian cakes were tasty and so were the sliced oranges! Thank goodness for fruit! You really can’t mess that up. Overall I prob would not ever come back. I think I’d rather spend my money at Panda Express. At least I know that would be fresh and meat won’t taste chewy!

It’s a Chinese Buffet. Not much to say. I’ve always found Chinese Buffet to be lacking in flavor and this is no different. Price is good. If you are out and want this go for it but don’t make a special trip to eat here.

The food was decent, but rather ordinary. I thought the price is high for what it was. They do have real ice cream for dessert, though. I like that. I don’t think I will be back, though. Chinese buffets are easy to find and are usually a lot cheaper than this one.

I’ve gone on days it was good and days it was just awful. Biggest complaint was the last time I went. There was lipstick on my glass/​cup. Unsanitary. Just horrid. I don’t think I can go again after that.

I went here today and the soap dispenser in the women’s bathroom wasn’t working. I asked an employee for soap and she suggested i dip my hand in the open disgusting soap container to get soap. How is anyone, including employees, washing their hands after using the bathroom? I guess they all dipping their bathroom hands into this container. On another note, they advertise crab legs on their buffet but they never have enough. I was there for about 45 minutes before they put any out.

Surprised this place is still open as many times as the health department has been there. Food is crap. I won’t eat their even if it’s free. Save yourself from a stomach pump, go somewhere else.

Crab legs were cool. Sesame chicken was blah. The items looked as if they were out a long time. No replenishing happened the whole time I ate there. That’s the good part. I went to grab a napkin when a roach walked across the table and tried to swipe a piece of rice. I grabbed him with a napkin before going to the urine-​scented bathroom to vomit what I had consumed. I came back to my seat and gazed at the staff having dinner and drinking out of the metal serving containers (that are used to put out the sauces). Yeah… worst. buffet. ever. Will not be coming back and, for your own health and stomach, you should never come.

They have really good food and a great selection which made them 4 star when they opened;however…
They now play stingy games which ruins the idea of a buffet. For example; They bring out enough crab legs for 3 or 4 people every 45 minutes. Often people will wait by the bin so unless you stand there in excess of 20 minutes you will get NO crab legs. The last 3 times I’ve been no one at my table was able to get any.
They do the same with the meats in the stir fry dishes. Very little meat which is quickly picked out leaving some dishes meatless, when they re-​up the dish they only bring out fresh meat to add leaving old stir fry vegetables. Price is now overpriced for what has become a very chintzy buffet.

I’ve been to a number of Asian Buffets, this was without a doubt the dirtiest. Bathrooms are disgusting, the service areas very dirty. There are lots of rice and jello dishes available, mostly out of meat Items. They did have some little pieces of meat which are cut up to look like hot dogs.
The service was poor. I never did get a refill on my water. I guess this place is ok if death by starvation is the alternative… it’s a close call however.