1 Eastern Super Buffet

Plenty parking in same plaza as In N Out and LA Fitness. Good for groups. Offers Mongolian BBQ (u choose ingredients), Chinese entrees, sushi (sashimi tasted ok… not that fresh), crab legs (pretty fresh), fruits, a variety of ice cream.
I don’t go to buffets often. This one was pretty good for a buffet.

To me it is the best buffet in Arizona. I love the best way is not long waiting for the King crap. I don’t like pacific buffet about the King crap. Pacific on holiday Get long long line for waiting about the kind crap and sea food. This place I don’t care about it.

GROSS! Today I had a roach on the rim of my cup of soda, The waitress said «Oh» and got me a refill never did she appoligise for the gross situation. As I approched her and said check please and keeping my cool she still charged our order. I let the manager know about the dead roach in my drink they wanted to pay me back what I was charged, I just told them it’s not about the money it’s about accountability…

Wasn’t impressed! Seemed dirty and the food obviously had been sitting out a long time! Won’t be back!

Would have given 3 stars but my husband saw a bug (not a flying insect) crawling on the desserts. He didn’t tell me until we were in the car. Sweet of him, right? While I understand that bugs happen on occasion, it changed our overall impression. We came at 1 PM on a Tuesday and were seated right away at a far table in the small dining room. The rooms is small and décor is dated but it serves it’s purpose. The table was sticky, dirty trash under the soy sauce dispenser on the table and the poor server was the only person for all of the tables and looked very overwhelmed. We did have to wait awhile for drink refills and our check but she was super sweet and it’s not her fault that they were understaffed. Price was really affordable at about $ 8.50 per adult and our 2-​year-​old was free.
We thought that coming at a prime lunch time would mean fresh food, but not so much. Here is the good and bad:
Bad:
Fried zuchini (soggy, cold breading)
Fried scallops (soggy, cold breading)
Crab Rangoon (the flimsy dough with no crunch or texture, cold, and no taste to filling
Veggie Egg Roll (cold and mushy)
Pizza (cold, soggy and undercooked)
Banana pudding (odd, artificial and metallic flavor)
Ice cream (scooped individually in plastic cups in a deep freeze. Frostbitten and overly hard)
Fried rice (undercooked rice and no flavor)
Orange chicken (extremely tough, over cooked meat)
Good:
S&S chicken-​great white meat and warm sauce
Some sushi (California and Philly were the freshest of the bunch)
Meat egg roll
Fruit selection (most was canned but a few healthy gems)
Steamed white rice
Coconut shrimp
Green beans
While their were a few tasty items, we won’t be back due to primarily non-​fresh food and the appearance of Mr. Creepy Crawly. Not enough making this place stand out from competition.

Never disappointed. Food is always hot, fresh and flavorful. Lots of choices and never greasy. Probably the best Chinese buffet in town.

I hate Chinese food, generally speaking. All Chinese food has been suspect in my eyes for years. I could never tell what I was eating! It all tasted the same! Greasy and oily and fishy.
This place, however. This place is a different story. First of all, the place smelled clean. And looked clean. Secondly, the employees spoke English clearly and were polite and courteous. Great servers kept my beverage full the entire time without my requesting it! Thirdly, the buffet was a visual feast for the eyes! There was a gorgeous array of sushi for those who like that sort of thing. There were soups, sauces, delicate rice noodles, chow mien, stuffed crab and other seafood like mussels and octopus. There were a variety of chicken dishes, my favorites were the Peking chicken and the bourbon chicken. Yum! Sesame rolls and a variety of sweet desserts! Sorbet is small servings, great for pallet cleansing or just a sweet treat! There was fresh fruit and more, and that is only the buffet tables I was able to visit! There were several others on offer. And all dishes were clearly and accurately labeled.
The food was deliciously prepared and presented. The counters were cleaner than any buffet I have been to in the past. The food had distinct from each other flavors, and were yummy!
Cost was typical of a buffet. We went at 1:30 in the afternoon. Two adults with two drinks was $ 22, essentially $ 11/​person. Not too bad, and a nice change from the usual fare.
My only gripe I have is that it isn’t closer to my house!

Many dishes were cold, old and stale. When you aw able to catch a fish fresh out the kitchen, I liked the orange chicken, it is hit or miss.

As far as the proverbial Chinese buffet goes, this one is great. Actually #1 Eastern Buffet, there are a great amount of selections here. Those of you who have read any of my other area reviews know that my recommendation is to come sans snowbirds.
I like that there are fruit and salad bar, soup, entrees, sushi and dessert, as well as Mongolian BBQ. Something for everyone.
This is my first review of many visits. I was not super impressed with today’s fare. Though I was there early, it didn’t seem fresh. My egg drop soup was thick and lukewarm. The fries scallops were rubbery and hard to chew. The coconut shrimp was hot and tasty. The green beans were in an interesting brown gravy. Not healthy looking but tasted ok. The fruits were strange, and disintegrated when I cut into them. Maybe stored in syrup too long?
The staff is always courteous and attentive.
I will return, in hopes that it was a fluke thing.

Hair in my food? Gross. The waitress acted like she didn’t see the black hair in my lo mein so I pointed it out and she discounted $ 2 off of my receipt. Even so, never again. I don’t trust their food/​service.

Decided to give this place a try because of all the decent reviews. I was very disappointed by pretty much every item. A lot of the dishes were cold and bland. The Mongolian grill section was just as bad. Almost no flavor at all. The service was subpar also. I would not recommend this place.

My boyfriend and I come here whenever we are on this side of town. Not only are the prices reasonable for a buffet, but they have various choices. They have a things from Steam ShuMai to Sushi to the Mongolian Grill (where you pick what you want to be grilled up and they put it together for you.
The staff is not too bad, too. They refill your drinks and collect your plates at timely manners.
So, if you are hungry and on this side of town, you should check out this place.

I am not a fan of buffets but this one was worth the money. Chicken wings were awesome, the meat on the Chinese stir fry’s were all tender, the Mongolian food was excellent. The only bad part was the sushi was horrible. My problem with these buffets is that I eat to damn much.

Dinner. Food was cold, bland. Dessert tapioca tasted chalky. Was not worth the price. Will not go back.

I remember coming here years ago and loving almost every dish they served. These days, the quality of the food has dramatically dropped. For starters, they use red onion in everything now! I don’t mind onion, I love the stuff, but when there are more onions than noodles in my chow mein, I become a little testy.
Secondly, they used to serve these wonderful Asian style beef ribs that were amazing. It seems that been replaced by a similar looking pork dish that falls very short in the flavor department. The sushi is definitely made fresh but it’s pretty bland. The coconut shrimp is a bit sweet but still pretty tasty and I like the egg drop soup, but that’s pretty much it.
I really am disappointed because this used to be my go-​to place for quick, delicious Chinese food but not anymore. I won’t be coming back anytime soon. :(

I could have given this buffet a five star rating except for the service. Our waitress was very intent to have us finish up and get out.
The food was very good especially the coconut shrimp. The price is great.

Decent food, I’m not a huge fan of buffets but I had a lunch date with my mom and she was in the mood for Asian so we tried it out, it was decent, nothing fantastic, Pretty standard and typical Chinese buffet food.

Been here before several times. Did it’s usual ok. Came tonight, (don’t come for dinner). It’s like the whole state of Minnesota is here. The food didn’t taste that great this time either. Sushi rice was dry. Tea tasted like water. Not happy.

It depends on what type of taste you have, but as a vegetarian there a few notable absences on the buffet. (Spinach au gratin?) Everything was hot and fresh and tasty, and the crab rangoon were yummy (very important item!). At +12 mi. from home, I doubt I will return, but might if I was in the area and hungry.
*Please take down your Christmas decorations, it’s July!

This is the best Chinese food buffet in the East Valley… Period…
The key to this buffet is to go when it is busy. That way there is always good turnover on the food. On slow nights because of the amounts of dishes food can get stale. There is a lot of seafood on the buffet lines. Snow crab, butter clams, peel and eat shrimp can always be found for dinner.
As far as the Chinese dishes the coconut shrimp is fantastic. Other dishes are as good as you would expect in a reasonably priced buffet. There are about 40 in all and cover the usual range of proteins from Chinese food as well as rice and noodles. Service is always in a hurry moves around a lot of tables.
Enough American food to keep the family happy as well. Sushi and a Mongolian Wok are also available. For desert the choices are limited but the green tea ice cream is worth a try.
Overall a real consistent solid meal every time.