Topic: China Buffet

[littlebit]

We got take out from there tonight.  The food was pretty darn tasty, and you get alot of food with the combination meal.  I don't see anyone but the heartiest appetite finishing off their combinations.

[tanya0220]

That is where we always get our take out from. You can tell that it is made fresh and not pulled off the buffet

[r_ray_mc]

does  alot  people  go  to  the  china  buffet we  used  to but  now  its  getting  to  be  pretty  bad  food  all  dryed  up they  dont  want  to  put  any fresh  out  expecially   when  we  pay  its  always  different  price it  seemes  that  they  cant  add right  well find  another  place  for  chinese  any  suggestions  in the  area   we  saw  a  few  bugs  running  around  they  came out  and  sprayed  a  can  of  something  around the  food  not  to  good  we  thought  just  thought  id  ask if  any  more  good  chinese  places  to eat  thanks  ray                                                                                                                                     ps  its  the  one  going  down toward  post  next  to sears  >

[markham]

we have tried a few here and we think the best are chopstix TAKEOUT/MENU or the buffet in Rolla near the college with a fountain out front (sorry cant remember the name right now) but the food was hot and pretty decent compared to the ones here at least! 

[saraelexis87]

I eat at here at least once a week. I love the food and crab legs are GREAT. The Best egg drop soup. I will keep goin until I move.

[lisababylove]

My family and I have eaten there several times in the last 4yrs of living here.  We went there on Wednesday night, and my 9yr old, handed me the salt shaker and asked, "Hey Mom!  What are those black things in the salt?"  I looked in there, but had to hit the salt shaker on the table, because the salt was stuck together.  I was able to get a better look, and guess what?  THEY WERE BUGS!! 
 
My husband took it up to the counter, and the owner came out to talk to him.  The owner poured all of it on the counter, and my husband clearly showed him they were bugs and told him our son almost poured that salt on his food!  The owner took the bugs and crushed them up between his fingers, and said, "That not bugs, that tea leaves!"  My husband told him, "Tea leaves, my ***, tea leaves don't have legs!  Now give me my money back! 
 
He gave us half of our bill back, and we left.  I don't think I have ever seen my husband so mad!  He didn't apologize or anything!  He just wanted to make excuses!  Needless to say, we will no longer go back there.

[NJNC1110]

I wasnt there to see what you saw... But I will just say this.  I waitressed all through college, and each of the two restaurants put something in their salt shakers.  One used rice, the other used something more round and black colored.  They use it to absorb the moisture in the salt so that it doesnt stick together and stick to the top of the shaker.  I am going to google tea leaves and see if they do the same thing...

[tanya0220]

I worked at a chinese place in college and they used some type of leaves in the salt. not doubting you. If it were bugs you should have received your money back

[lisababylove]

I know what you are saying.  I have done the same thing to my salt.  But these were definately BUGS!!  I know what little black things with legs looks like, and they're not tea leaves.

[babygirl79]

i went there a few months back and got up to get some drink and when i came back to the table i was told to look at my chair the was a cock roach on my chair i was like yuck time to go....  needless to say i was going to put my baby daughter that was in here set on that chair but put her on the table unstead...

[♣♥Young & Foolish♥♣]

Ive never had a bad experience there, but its not my first choice when chosing chinese, i would rather go to chopstix, they do not use MSG which is awesome for my husband.

[A_MARIE]

Wouldn't recommend dining in but the takeout is always fresh an hot! The eggrolls are awesum!
Again service is pretty bad they can easily be confused as customers themselves.

[~kathy~]

my whole family likes to get together and eat here mostly for the crab legs and the mussells and because there is 10  of us and doesnt cost us as much as most places do.

[Princess04]

takeout is always fresh an hot!

LOL I've eaten there before and seen them go to the buffet with take out boxes, doing the to go orders!! LOL I'd rather dine in.

[murfyzlaw]

I have done both eat-in and take-out, this is my families favorite chinese joint in the area.

[♣♥Young & Foolish♥♣]

Alot of the time the take out is from the buffet. Just like if you were to go in and get it to go...you would get it from the buffet.

[stevencr]

we have tried a few here and we think the best are chopstix TAKEOUT/MENU or the buffet in Rolla near the college with a fountain out front (sorry cant remember the name right now) but the food was hot and pretty decent compared to the ones here at least!

That restaurant is the Great Wall.

[♣♥Young & Foolish♥♣]

The great wall in lebanon is awesome....better than the one in rolla.

[Eeyore]

We used to have one of those. . .

[Princess04]

 :'(  RIP  St. Robert Great Wall !!! LOL  I LOVED that place. I was  only like  16  though, when  it  burnt to the  ground, but  it was great  food!

[igahmah at work]

I heard one of the dogs was trying to escape and tipped over a candle!

[Princess04]

LOL Heard Cat...but who knows

[julymorning]

I heard one of the dogs was trying to escape and tipped over a candle!

ROFLBO!  Thanks for the laugh, I had to double check who posted this, it sounded like something TAZ would say...

[Coyote]

HAHA! I remember the time a dead dog was found in their dumpster and come to find out the guy had picked it up out of the road in front of the place and threw it away (lol).  Not using his head.

[~kathy~]

we went there the other night to eat and was very disappointed there were no crab legs at all on the buffet...are they going to stop having them? if so guess my family wont be going there much because my mom, brother, sister inlaw, nephew, son and i always go for the crab legs. hope it was just that 1 night but maybe someone else has been there in the last 2 weeks would know if they have stopped serving them

[prE4chEr]

if so guess my family wont be going there much because my mom, brother, sister inlaw, nephew, son and i always go for the crab legs.

Cookin From Scratch in Doolittle has an all you can eat seafood buffet Friday night from 4-8. It has crab legs, shrimp, catfish, stuffed crab, and more.

[Fafrd]

Cookin From Scratch in Doolittle has an all you can eat seafood buffet Friday night from 4-8. It has crab legs, shrimp, catfish, stuffed crab, and more.

What do they charge for it though, Chinda buffet was under 10 bucks for the buffet including the crab legs

[~kathy~]

they had some lastnight and they were good

[Dave D.]

Just a question,
Do they still allow smoking in there? I used to not be able to sit down and eat, because of the cigarette smoke. Unfortunately Cracker Barrel was gettigng the same way, before I left (temporarily). Waffel House..Forget about it! It really limits my choices in Missouri, being sensitive to cigarette smoke. The good news for me is there are a lot of states, moving toward no smoking in bars and restaurants, maybe Missouri is right behind them, I know St. Louis, and St. Louis County have already made the change. Will St. Robert and Waynesville be next? We'll see..

[CriTTer]

the fireplace in winter at cracker barrel will get ya before cig smoke will