Variety Buffet — Restaurant in Bald Eagle Township

After reading several negative reviews of Variety Buffet, I didn't have much confidence that it would be a good, even fair dining experience. As is often the case with many American-Chinese restaurants, a bleak- if not downright sketchy- exterior often indicates unimaginable tasty treasures within, and I'm pleased to tell you, Variety Buffet is no different. I tried a- yes, pardon the word- variety of items from the buffet, along with a coworker, and most of the offerings were above average in this reviewer's opinion. A very few items- the chicken teriyaki sticks come to mind- had a flavor that seemed a little odd, though I'm inclined to believe this is more a recipe or seasoning issue, than one of food quality. I can honestly say all of the food I tried was piping hot; this may be due in some part to the time we chose to visit- a mere 45 minutes after opening. A highlight of my dining experience was hearing the air conditioning system kick on, on two separate occasions- a rumble low and distant at first, but then howling monotonously and unmistakably throughout the high-ceiling room, leaving me to wonder if the compressor unit on top of the building was either going to rocket off its mounts and into the hot August day, or come crashing down through the ceiling in a catastrophic and riveting explosion...either way, it was a thill. Price was fair, coming in under $12 with a glass of water, which if I'm not mistaken is on-par with Asian-operated buffets, possibly a hair less expensive than the competition. Would go again! (but probably not during the lull between lunch...

So We always stop here for lunch at least once when we are in the area. I've only ever been there around lunch time so I can't speak for any other time of day but everything is always great. The seating areas are always very clean and maintained, the buffet area is always spotless. The food is always HOT. Employees are always bringing out more food, so your always getting it fresh, not like it's been sitting under a heat lamp all day. Everyone loves it and even the little ones enjoyed the all they could eat chicken nuggets and fries while the adults in the party love the more traditional Chinese food options. This place has my favorite honey chicken out of any food place or buffet anywhere! It's soo good and not overly battered like it normally is a lot of places! (You always get a giant ball of batter with barely any chicken in it- not here!!!) The kids also loved the little Hershey's ice cream cups! They had chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry so everyone got their flavor! Place is definitely the best buffet in the area! So if you enjoy Chinese food definitely stop by at least once. I've been traveling up to the Lock Haven area all my life, and we've stopped here for lunch at least once a trip for the past few years and it's been great everytime we've ate here. Like I said- we always go for lunch so I don't know how the food differs at dinner time. I've seen a lot of reviews of people complaining about the food served at dinner time not being hot. At lunchtime everytime I've been there it's all been...

The food is ok. But it's literally the same foods every single day. They should switch it up and have like days designated to different foods... Like a seafood day or steak and rib day or even something like a new dessert bar. The cookies and brownies are shipped in from somewhere. They are awful. I'm almost 100% certain that none of the desserts are made in store. Even the pudding is from a can. It's edible. We don't have too many Chinese places around here so I'm pretty sure people just deal with it. Not to mention every time I go, things taste different. Like the General Tso's chicken for instance. Every three or four times you get it you might get a good batch. It's just luck of the draw. The meat is/are the most... interesting texture(s) ever. I got the sushi once and the meat was legitimately a hotdog. Never got...