China Harvest Buffet

Love this restaurant, its cheap and the food is good.

Awful experience. Food is ok. I’d rather have Panda Express over this place any day. Absolutely rude service and they have a 7 year old running the cash register. Too many other options around to settle on this dirty place.

Roach infested!
My boyfriend and I came across this place when we were at the antique mall one day. We always saw it but never cared enough to try it out due to its broke outward appearance. I was craving chinese one day after leaving the mall & we decided to give it a try and grab some take out. It wasn’t too bad and the price was reasonable so we came back a couple times a dined in. Sadly, today will be our last time we ever go there. I went to grab a second plate of food and as I sat down a roach crawled right past me on the table and onto the ledge. I seriously froze and didnt know what to do. I was watching the roach crawl past the customers in front of me only to see another one right next to the customer on the back rest of their booth. The hostess that was there walked right past it and looked directly at it and kept walking. I still want to hurl. My boyfriend and I have been feeling nauseaus ever since. That is so unsanitary and disgusting. If that happens right in front of house where customers are sitting and eating I don’t even want to imagine what goes on in that kitchen. You have lost our business & I expect something to be done about this. I am not sure how this place remained in business under these nasty conditions.

disgusting. I only liked the honey chicken choice– very disappointed in the crab puffs because those are my fave and I could even enjoy them. this place is over all bad. not many choices and the flavored of sauces are just not appetizing. neither my boyfriend, our son or myself liked this place.

When I get the urge for chinese food, this place is right down the street, and fills my needs at a reasonable price.
As with all of these inexpensive buffets, there is good and there is bad, but the «goods» are worth coming back for, especially at a price that is less that a single item at almost all the non-​buffet chinese restaurants.

It is near my house and we eat here all the time. It is very affordable and delicious! Workers seem nice and I’ve never had a bad experience.

Ordinarily just ‘bang for the buck’ in these economic times would be enough to give a buffet fivers. We’ve been going here for years, ever since we lived about a mile away.
The variety, flavor and cleanliness of this family owned Chinese buffet has been consistent. On top of that the price has not wavered and perhaps bumped down w/​o compromising in any aspect. It is popular with a variety of people even Asians. That alone speaks to authenticity as well.
After our latest meal last week we headed to another ‘one of a kind’place to work off the calories. Newly opened, the Phoenix Badminton Center…8 indoor world class courts with all the necessary perks for a ton of fun and you don’t realize your’e knocking off the pounds either. Brilliant I say, just downright brilliant!
Our company loved it so much, they want to do this combo often on a regular basis.
We’re hooked… Chinese and Badminton, how can you go wrong? Such a rarity in the Phoenix area. To top it all they’re only less than 10 mts. apart by freeway. I think the ‘ton’ in badminton (indoors) must stand for a TON of FUN! Wow, we’re blown away!

On any other day I would have passed on eating here. But it’s Christmas and I’m not from AZ so I’m not sure what else would be open as I got further north on the 17. $ 6.99 was an ok price to put some food in me, but nothing I ate was all that appealing. Usually there’s at least one or two items that I’ll go back for. Oh well, not every meal can be a winner.

First let me say I’m a picky eater love good food a friend took me here so was not my first choice da price was good da food? Let’s just say my first and last time hopefully.

We got a coupon for this place so decided to try it. We didn’t expect much for $ 6.50 for a Sunday dinner. The place was packed. Some of the trays were empty when we went for the 1^st plate. The worker bees were busy. kept the place and tables clean. Food was ok, nothing out of the ordinary. The crab was a big hit except everytime I was up there, the tray was empty. I’d rather pay a bit more and go to a place I like better. For the money tho, it was average.

This place when using their coupon is an amazing value.

I’ve been hungry for some decent Chinese food for quite a while. I noticed China Harvest had a coupon that came in the mail. Today I decided to drive over and see if it was any good. I’ve been there about 8 years ago and wanted to give it another chance. Stupid me.
When I walked in they had me pay right away. Now I know why, people probably either left without paying or refused to pay. I should have walked out.
The place seemed clean and the waitress was good at cleaning off the tables.
So I started filling my plate and sat down. Orange chicken was just OK, not good but OK. The jalapeño chicken was horrible, very tough to chew like rubber. I was very disappointed since I really only will eat a few things from Chinese places.
Next plate. I tried the honey ribs, again tough as rubber. The honey chicken was OK but not great. The crispy wings weren’t very good, I’m a wing guy so another disappointment. The diet Coke was mixed very wrong. It tasted like pure chemicals, mixed way to strong. No way I was going to try the water
Next plate. Since I was still starving I decided to try some fries. Who could screw up fries. They were actually very good so I had to fill up on fries. I did try the sweet and sour chicken but the sauce was either very bland or watered down.
On the way home I started feeling like I almost had to pull over and stick my head out the window. I should have known better!
Next time I want Chinese food I’m going to Panda Express. I know it’s good but a little expensive. I will never eat there again nor go to any other Chinese food place here in Phx. Finding a good one is just too tough.

Pros
Somewhat Friendly Staff.
Good variety of options (includes all of what you expect from a Chinese buffet along with some non-​Chinese items such as sausage, pizza, and French fries).
Cons
Food is not replaced often enough so it is fairly old by the time you put it on your plate. Even if it had been initially cooked well, it isn’t all that exciting by the time you get it, unless you happen to get a recently refreshed batch of something you like.
The price is pretty high considering the lack of quality. There are plenty of Chinese buffets at this quality level nearby that are cheaper for lunch and dinner. And if you are willing to spend another dollar or so, you can eat at a much better restaurant.
It is a fairly run-​down looking establishment, although I don’t think most people are too concerned about décor when they eat Chinese buffet, but just in case you do, be forewarned.

Small selection of food here, but for the price I guess its ok. Its not all Chinese, there was some American food as well. Some of the food seemed old and service was ok. Was driven in by cheap price but your better off paying more for a more quality buffet.

It is funny how things work. I took my 12 year old here to eat because she wanted Chinese Boo-​fay. I decided to look at Uncle Ryan C’s reviews because he knows cheap Boo-​fays. This one was the highest rated and closest to the house. So how bad could it be. In fact he had lunch here the very same day.
Location –1 star, this strip mall sucks. There were guys smoking 2 ft from the door. The building is U>G>L>Y stuff falling off the overhang, bad paint, i almost got ran over walking out to my car, sketchy patrons etc.
Interior –1 star this place was a Carrows at one time I am sure of it. When is the last time you saw a Carrows in Phoenix… yep the décor is that old. As mentioned they recently painted and hung blinds. I could not imagine this place before.
Service 3 stars very nice attentive and not intrusive.
Food 2 stars at best. The food was just there. Nothing stood out, nothing was horrible. I sampled almost everything there except the seafood. I had made a deal with my colon years ago to stop eating buffet seafood.
Ice cream machine –1 star… would have rather had ice chips.
I doubt I would be back. There are plenty of other cheap places that have higher quality nicer ambiance and closer to my house.

I wanted to update the review since China Harvest has updated their décor!
If you’ve been there in the last few years, you’ve seen the weird shade of green that accented all of the white-​ish walls. If you’re like me, you grew to like the odd green color for its strangely soothing quality; I can’t help but be reminded of a 1940’s mental institution.
Well that has all changed (KIND OF) since the walls have a fresh coat of off-​white-​wash, and the accent color has been changed to a lovely, putrid, baby shit yellow-​brownish; I can’t help but be reminded of the classy and stylish 1960’s Harvest Gold kitchen appliances.
Technically, it is an improvement, although you have to question the judgement call on the color selection. Perhaps for the person in charge of that choice, the mental institution green was just a little too appropo?!?
They also put up some very nice wide-​slat wood blinds with a medium dark wood stain tint. They do a great job at blocking out the harsh sun, or even harsher Food City parking lot that graces your window view.
Still cheap and still usually great, just not consistent. Another recent improvement is steamed white rice in a rice cooker for you to scoop from instead of from a dish on the steamtable. Keeps the rice nice and fluffy instead of it turning into crunchy toothbreakers.
Still my 4 star goto cheapo china boofay.

I like Chinese buffet restaurants and I’ve just found what is right now my favorite boo-​fay in North Phoenix. I decided to check this out today because I was craving Chinese food and happened to read Ryan C’s review. He’s right — the place may look old with a dumpy façade, but the food is good and the staff is polite. Although it is «American Chinese» cuisine, it is higher in quality than most buffets. They use seasonings other buffets scrimp on (sesame oil, anise, etc.), and the food trays are quickly replenished when they begin to run out. And you can’t beat the price — the price of lunch, tax included, is $ 6.16. Thanks, Ryan, for letting me find this gem in my neighborhood!

Awesome value and pretty good quality for a Chinese buffet. I really like their crab! Great flavor unlike those watered-​down just defrosted snow crab legs from the other places. Nice and friendly service.