China Wok Super Buffet

Reviews

• William F.

  star star star star star_border 11 November 2026

  An obscure Chinese buffet restaurant in an unimpressive shopping center, it doesn't look like much but it is a treasure.  
  
  There is a vast menu and as its name implies a "super buffet" for lunch and dinner.  The buffet included pretty good sushi, a large number of Chinese dishes, many of them somewhat unlikely to be seen in this area, an array of western dishes, including pizza, and a broad choice  of desserts.  We noted a number of seafood dishes which were uniformly good (for this area.)  Hey !  It's NOT San Francisco.
  
  The service is friendly, attentive and efficient.  The prices are quite reasonable, both for the buffet and for the regular menu items, for example-- Moo Goo Gai Pan- $7.95 a quart...Combination platters all day - $5.95 to $6.95 .  
  
  One criticism- the hot foods could have been hotter and the cold foods colder. Other than that, a very favorable experience.  The buffet seemed to be restocked at regular intervals, but possibly not often enough to assure the proper temperature of some of the slower moving items.
  
  They have a busy take-out section.

• Chris B.

  star star star star_border star_border 9 November 2026

  A couple of years ago when I first ate here I thought that it was delicious. Told everyone that it was probably the best Chinese buffet I had been to as for as flavor. However the last few times that I have eaten here it sure seems like something has changed. Its not bad. It's just average for a Chinese buffet now. I don't know if the got new cooks or what, but it definitely wasn't as good as it used to be.

• Elizabeth M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 7 November 2026

  On occasion you can go and the food will be excellent other times you go and it's either cold, burnt, or tastes like it's been sitting all day. We used to love this place. Now not so much. The waitresses take their time bringing drinks or the check and it's just not cutting it anymore. Sucks when we used to love dining here.

• David G.

  star star star star star_border 31 October 2026

  Bigger than most small-town buffets I've been to. They have a decent selection, including some items that even the biggest buffets don't put out (coconut chicken, for example). What is important when considering this place is the time of day. When they first open, and through the first couple of hours of lunch is THE best time of day to eat here. Also, right at the start of dinner hours. While the food is decent all day, if you miss these peak times, there is definitely a difference in freshness. I come here frequently and have yet to have a bad experience. The wait staff is pretty fantastic. Those that work at the take-out counter can be pretty abrupt and not as friendly, but definitely not rude, by any means. They are very accommodating. In my experience, if something isn't on the menu, or they don't have a flavor available for a certain meat on the menu, they have no problem preparing it for you,,,though you may get some curious looks from them. Alot of small areas, like Altavista, aren't so lucky to have such a good place for Chinese food. Glad we lucked out.

• Jen B.

  star star star star_border star_border 24 October 2026

  Not a bad selection for the area. I'm visiting and am used to bigger buffets. Hot and sour soup had good flavor but wasn't spicy. Food was actually warm unlike most  buffets. All items looked fresh. The hibachi chicken did have a burnt flavor but everything else was pretty good. Two pieces of sushi to choose from and one had cream cheese in it, those are not my favorite but the cali roll was acceptable.