China Town Buffet — Restaurant in Bakersfield

Spare yourself. Went for lunch. Place had a bad odor. No food out, really. Just bottoms of old dishes. And not many at that. What little items they had were fried, and everything tasted like fried fish. Ate very little, not only because there wasn't really anything to eat but also quality was so poor I didn't feel comfortable, honestly. Then they tried charging me almost 9$ overcharge then when I called them out their behavior was very strange it made me feel it was not an accident, but purposeful. They couldn't decide how much it cost for two adults and one child. Prices are posted above the register. They didn't really want to talk about it and tell me if the price changed or what. Turns out the prices posted were up to date . Just shoved 6$ and change back at me but really I think they owed me $8. Would not give an itemized ticket, either. So they didn't want to talk about it anymore and ended up saying they charged us the dinner price instead of lunch which still did not make sense so I'm sure it was no accident on the added money to my bill. It's not even 2pm. And the server tried hanging by the table it seemed for a tip. After over charging me then being really strange about it a tip is out of...

Very good buffet for the money we went on dinner time. my total was $40.88 for 2 adults which means its 20.44 per adult on dinner time. i didn't take any children so i don't know the price for children but i imagine its half of what an adult would be.

I love going here for the calamari rings and the salt and pepper shrimp i don't get everything they have to offer so its hard to do a full honest review on everything but what i get is always good. the chow main is really good it has a bit of a smoky flavor which is good by far the best chow main I've had. The jalapeño chicken is also a favorite of mine which is not to spicy with a sweet sauce i would definitely recommend it. the sushi is pretty average nothing special but it will satisfy your craving for sushi. i also love the sesame seed dough balls (i don't know what they are called) the toasted sesame is really good and the soft chew dough it great the filling they add,adds sweetness and it's just a very good desert. Unfortunately the service on my visit was very mediocre but i won't hold it on them because it was pretty busy.

Over all i recommend going here and you can't go wrong if you choose...

The place is pretty dingy, it seems clean and dirty at the same time. When it came to the food it was horrible. There was nothing that was authentic Chinese, the food was either bland or badly cooked. The egg drop soup tasted like thick water, not even 10 minutes into the meal and my stomach was acting up, mind you I have a really strong stomach. All the trays of food were filled to the brim but had obviously been out for awhile, and the cooks kept bringing out more food, when asked if they had anything traditional or that they recommended they simply smiled, shrugged their shoulders and giggled. if bad food wasn't enough at the end of the meal our "waitress" took my card and brought back a receipt asking to sign, no big deal, however after I signed and I went to hand it to her she put it back on the table and said "tip" while standing...