Cleveland Wok

This place is consistent in their high quality buffet food. Their selection is small, due to space I imagine, but only in comparison to the 3-​aisle style places nearby. There is a good variety of flavors available as well as spice levels to please all. I can’t pick a favorite item so I’ll list several: cream cheese wontons. Veggie delight, green beans, lemon chicken, and sugar donuts. I’ve been a satisfied customer since 2009!

Ordered the beef and broccoli, and sesame chicken for take out, went to pick it up and the bag was all sealed shut, food nice and hot. But once I got home and opened up the bag I realized that they did not give us any rice at all. Being that we live about 6 miles from the store we weren’t really in the mood to drive all the way back just for rice so we ended up just making our own. Other than our order not being filled correctly, the food was good.

Good solid «Americanized» Chinese restaurant. Eaten there before, will eat there again. Food is great, price is great. Selection is somewhat small, but the food is fresh and tasty. Moma-​san is a little grumpy, but she’s a busy woman. I don’t go there for the 5 star table service… just the food. It is sometimes a challenge to find parking in that area in the afternoon.

The best Chinese food buffet in the Twin Cities, bar none, and we’ve practically tried them all by now. EVERYTHING’S delicious, especially the honey mustard shrimp (a personal favorite). The staff is always friendly, courteous, and helpful (especially Johnny) and did I mention the addictive honey mustard shrimp? We’ve been dining here for years and will continue to do so. When you’ve found the best, why go anywhere else? Besides, Johnny has started growing a mustache and we want to see how it turns out…

This place has gone down hill. The buffet Quality is really bad as of late. Went today for dinner and you could tell half of the chicken dishes have been sitting out for a long time. The sesame chicken was rubbery and cold. Stay away if you can.

One of my favorite restaurants in highland park (actually in the twin cities). Go — to chinese buffet. My favorite is the fried potato dish, and the shrimp.

A true neighborhood favorite! A great buffet that’s either all-​you-​can-​eat if you dine in, or pay-​by-​the-​pound if you take out. All the mainstay favorites can be found, but there are also some delicious surprises like honey mustard shrimp and Szechuan green beans. It’s a weekly favorite.

Cleveland wok has one of the best quality buffets in the cities. The food is top notch and always fresh. There isn’t a huge selection but what they do have is delicious. Prices are very reasonable. The place is always crowded and the buffet is set up in an awkward position so be prepared to wait in line and possibly throw a few elbows to get to the food. Parking is also a bit difficult so you will most likely have to walk a bit to get to the restaurant. It’s worth it though.

This place is like 3 miles away from my apartment, walked in randomly and got amazed. Best place to taste the Chinese food and don’t forget to taste the banana desert with almond cookie.
My kudos to the chef who make the food

As a former Tommie, I have eaten a lot of take out, ordered a lot of delivery, and dined in for a lot of lunch buffets at the Cleveland Wok in my time. I’ve never been to a better buffet. The green beans in the garlic sauce are… I don’t have a word (or dictionary to look one up) to describe the awesomeness.

We have been long time lovers of the delicious Cleveland Wok buffet, and we had them cater our wedding reception in May 2014. They were very pleasant to work with and offered a very reasonable price for good quality Chinese food. The pot stickers, cream cheese wontons, lemon chicken, beef and potatoes, and lo mein were a huge hit with our guests. They delivered on time and the integrity of the food was maintained while served over hot plates at our outdoor reception. We were very pleased with our catering experience and highly recommend them for weddings or any occasion.

i have read a lot of the reviews and cannot understand how there could be bad ones — but — — i will say– i, we — my partner and i love it !!! We got married on the 13^th of this last month and they catered it — and everyone was blown away !!! the only complaint ?? too much food !!! everyone had to take food home and then i dropped off a lot to friends and neigbors who, by the way — raved on it !
Yes, we had the wedding and the food in our home and the RABBI who married us in our home– LOVED everything ! — we now live in white Bear Lake– so we went to the GREAT Moon buffet for lunch today– 20 x the selection of the cleveland wok and my spouce for the first time anywhere had to spit food out –three times — and you know what ?? yes, we are driving to the cleveland Wok From now on — it’s worth it !

Tried them for the first time tonite because they deliver. What a great surprise. Loved the food. The veggies were fresh and the egg rolls nice and crisp. Excellent quality at reasonable prices.
We will definitely order from them again.

This is a good one.
It’s the only Chinese Buffet I really like near here.
Good amount of choices and they keep it fresh.

This place was a delightful visit for me. They do a good job at keeping all of the food fresh at all times. I noticed that they paid big attention to their detail with freshness and food quality. I don’t say that about buffets very easily, but I say that about this one. The woman who welcomed me and served me was delightful. This is a good buffet for a good lunch. Their prices are pretty good. I love that they have lunch hour, the time to get a cheaper lunch during rush hour lunch.

Hands down one of THE BEST places for Chinese food in St Paul. Their portions are huge and their prices are awesome ($ 7 for a combination order that includes an entrée, fried rice, and egg roll — could definitely feed 2 people). And you know the mystery chicken you find at other Chinese restaurants? When you bite into a piece and experience a strange texture that’s definitely not… meat? You won’t find that at Cleveland Wok. The meat and veggies they use are as fresh as it gets. The teriyaki chicken + cream cheese puffs are my favorite things so far. You can tell the employees here care about the quality of their service and food.

Really enjoyed the $ 6.50 lunch buffet. They didn’t have a huge selection, but had lots of different kinds of chicken and everything was pretty good. Would definitely go back.

My boyfriend loooves Cleveland Wok. I think it’s pretty good. I feel they recently changed their noodles on the buffet, but my boyfriend disagrees. He still loves it all. I really like their General Tso chicken, which is not on the buffet. The food is good for the price you pay. I think that’s why he loves it so much. I do like it too. It’s more flavorful than other chinese buffets. I wish they had ice cream dessert available for the buffet. There is a frozen yogurt place right a cross the street from it though. We usually stop there after.

Best Chinese buffet in the twin cities. Super small and cozy, food is always hot during the lunch and dinner rush. The staff is super friendly always smiling and if you are a regular they know you by name.

My girlfriend, Admiral Ackbar and I walked in here today.
The admiral is sort of a dick and wants to get his review out of the way first.
Admiral?
«It’s a trap.»
Thank you, Admiral.
I’m thoroughly convinced the bathrooms were never actually meant to be used. It’s rather akin to pissing in a crushed cracker jack box. I suggest warming up with a few yoga stretches beforehand so you don’t end up pulling your spine out of alignment trying to drop a cleveland steamer.
I’ve never been a huge fan of the buffet setup – it’s small and its location forces you to end up grinding on those people that just can’t wait for two goddamn seconds to get their egg roll – but some of the food on it isn’t bad. I don’t mind the eggrolls (they’re more of a Vietnamese style), the steak and potatoes, the roasted mushrooms and the spicy pork are standouts.
The fried rice, lo mein, chow mein and most of the other ‘staples’ you’d find at a Chinese buffet are pretty abysmal, though. The fried rice lacks –any– vegetation and has very little flavor. I’ve never been a massive chow mein fan but this variety is certainly one of the worst I’ve tasted; the consistency is gelatinous and the flavor is, again, lacking.
A lot of the other reviewers have noted how small it is in here. When it was crowded, there was an uncomfortable feeling of claustrophobia that remained ever-​present during the meal.
Our most recent experience, however, brought us here at a time when the place was pretty dead. Almost immediately after being seated, we both started hearing this odd noise.
It sounded like a dude receiving oral enlightenment. No, I’m not kidding.
Turns out it was one of the employees whom, I hope, was sick and was continually making moaning/​grunting noises.
While in the middle of my second plate, said employee walked over to the buffet and started rummaging around. Despite the party in his pants, he managed to pull it together long enough to grab one of the trays a quarter full of sticky chicken to take back to the kitchen. I suppose being ill makes you shamelessly ravenous because he began pulling out pieces of sauce-​laden chicken with his fingers to start loudly eating almost as quickly as he grabbed the tray.
Are the smoldering embers of your appetite stoked yet?
The other guy that was working with him (they both looked to be teens) tripped over a chair after getting off the phone behind the front counter. So, naturally, he did what any sensible individual would do: he turned and kicked the chair three or four times in retribution and then started complaining.
They both then proceeded to grunt and groan their way over to a table and giggle like schoolgirls about something or another.
Truthfully, this place is just like any other Chinese buffet; you pile a bunch of shit on your plate and typically end up with a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ ratio of tasty to soot and poo.
Here, it seems, the soot and poo increases exponentially with each visit.
If you’ve ever been sitting alone in your living room and found yourself pondering the age old question, «What would it be like to dine in a porno that I have zero sexual interest in?» you might be able to get a similar experience at Cleveland Wok.
On the slight upside, the prices are cheap to drag you in like a starving orphan. I think the admiral’s initial review pretty much sums up how I feel about that, though.