Pandabear Grand Buffet

We’ve been going to Pandabear for years and it’s always been really good, until our visit last week. Boy, have things changed since the last time we were there several months ago!
For starters, instead of having nice drumettes and wings, EVERY chicken selection had a drumette with the meat all at one end, with naked bone the rest of the way down. It looked and tasted like they were cooked for so long, the chicken actually shrank to the top of the bone. Very dry and tasteless! Even their lemon pepper wings (now just these ugly, dry, overcooked drummies) had very little lemon pepper seasoning.
There was literally 1 beef selection on the entire buffet.
We got there around 1pm, when everything should be hot and fresh. (like others, we know when not to go there to avoid old, dried out food!) About ½ of the buffet pans were either empty, or very little left. I got the last Calif roll. So we paid full price for half the selections.
Seems to us that they’ve either gotten a new manager or owner that is doing what they can to cut costs. I guess they’ve never heard the saying, «if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!» Doubt we’ll be back anytime soon! Based on other comments, other people have noticed the same. Hope they turn it back around, otherwise they may not be in business much longer. It’s a shame because it really was a great buffet!

My favorite Chinese buffet in town. Like others have said, you need to get there at certain times to get the fresh food. Otherwise, you’ll be consuming the food that’s been setting out for a while.

Probably the best Chinese buffet in griffin. From the hot & sweet Crab Rangoon to the always delicious, sweet and sour chicken. This place gets my vote!!!

Horrible services. I have been eating here for years now. I can probably count how many workers they changed over the years. The nice waitress and cashier does not last long, but the bad ones always do. I think the boss need to be more responsible for their workers and keep eyes on them. I ate here last week, an mid-​age waitress was being rude to the costumers by heavily dropping the plates into the cart… I was scared. I love the old workers, things changed a lot in Pandabear!

Desserts are terrible. Stick with the ice cream and fruit. Salad and soup bars are great. Sushi bar is meh, but edible. The meats are good to me. Also like the fact that you can get steak and wings. The crab casserole is amazing! The hot and sour soup is the best on Griffin. The shrimp is kind of scary. Not deveined so there’s poop in them, but um yeah. So anyway other than that. Ours great for the area.

For a buffet, they have a wide variety to choose from and everyone loved their grilled chicken. Only one item that I’d chosen was cold. Nothing super amazing but a better than average Chinese buffet!

I’m from out of town, but my family likes to stop here for lunch during the work week. I’ve tagged along a couple of times and decided to write a review.
There is a very good selection at this buffet including: fried foods, pot stickers, vegetables, soups, salads, desserts, and even sushi (which I didn’t try because I’m super picky about crab and avocado).
It’s true that this place isn’t gourmet, but the food has always been very tasty and filling especially for the price!