Panda Buffet — Restaurant in Aurora

Not great! Really not understanding all the excellent reviews at all. Starting to question if they're not friends with the people that own the place or if they're just so used to eating horrible food, that this is good. I only rated 2 stars because the vegetable egg rolls and the Crisy Swifish were decent, people are nice and they have real bucket ice 🍨 cream! Other than that..place needs work. Very small Buffett and food is not excellent by any means. It's a dollar scoop Buffett basically. It's only $12.99 a person, or $6 and some change per lb for to-go, which is a lot cheaper than other buffets but, there is a reason for that. You get what you pay for! Wouldn't attempt the sushi at all because I'd rather skip the ER, and the cheesy muscles were undercooked and rubbery and they look like COVID lives within them. Husband spit them out! I'm shocked they made it thru the pandemic honestly. I question some of the meat. Place has been here for years and I have held back on trying it and it was everything I thought it was. It's a hole in the wall and the food...

Went here for lunch for the first time.. been to another location before which was nice.went here right after they opened.. expect everything to be fresh but looking around at the different options alot of stuff looked really dried out.. everything is covered in oil and grease.. like fried rice I get it it's fried yes.. but this rice was literally soaking in oil super disgusting. Lo mein was crispy? Old? Won't be surprised if I get food poisoned from this place which is sad cause this place was 35$ for two during lunch for a super small selection and old oiled up greasy nasty food... Go to the hibachi buffet down the road WAYYYYY better by a thousand times selection and quality like I'm surprised the health inspector hasn't come in here what a waste of damn money. Not like I can even contact anybody about it cause I'm sure this place is owned by an individual not a chain .. this place is not associated with panda express in no way shape or form be aware. What a gross experience and waste of...

Great service when I got a to-go box of food.

The shrimp and some other dishes aren't too salty which is good and there is always soy sauce if you want more flavor.

Broccoli was on point and delicious! Lots of flavor and options to choose from.

I didn't get to try the dumplings but they looked good. Saw a guy get like 6 of them and LATHER sweet and sour sauce all of over it. Looks bomb lol.

And the thin fried fish was pretty good, I thought it would have been chicken since chicken is cheaper.

I will be back to try other items later on. If you're going to dine in like other restaurants, go when it's the busy rush time to get the freshest food and on weekends.

Very respectful owners and even gives a free drink with to-go meal which other places don't offer.

Support local businesses and use common sense when choosing food. Some other reviews said they got bad food, use your eyes and...