China Town Buffet (coming soon remolding... ) — Restaurant in Miami Township

Parking: plenty Cleanliness: OK Service: Very pleasant and attentive

I have eaten Chinese food at a wide range of restaurants in the US, Indonesia and Singapore, including high-end food, so I have certain expectations about taste and quality. I also know that the way Chinese food tastes in China is rather different than what is served in the US, because I've been told by my American and Indonesian (including ethnic Chinese) friends who've eaten in China.

The decor is Chinese. I spoke to the hostess, a local lady, who told me a bit about the place, which is co-owned by Chinese people. All the servers are from China, and I saw at least a couple Latinos cooking.

One or another of the servers would periodically come by to check on us, take our plates and refill our cups. I have no complaints at all about the service.

The menu and buffet are both extensive, with a much wider range of American (and a few Latino) foods and desserts than I'd expected at a Chinese buffet, including a large salad bar, some seasonal foods and many desserts that definitely are Western. The Japanese food included sushi, sashimi and hibachi grill. I wish I'd noticed the hibachi grill and gone straight for it, ignoring the rest. As far as ease of accessing the food, I'd say this is probably the most accessible buffet I've seen as each food bar is placed an ample distance away from the others.

They had 3 soups: egg drop, hot sour and wonton. By looking at the egg drop, I could tell that it was poor quality, so I didn't try it. The hot sour soup was so disappointing that I couldn't eat more than two spoonfuls. The wonton soup itself was a mediocre broth with pathetic wontons that didn't taste good enough to eat, either.

Many of the foods on display either had no label or were incorrectly labeled, so it was sometimes impossible to know what you were getting.

There was a wide array of American and Chinese appetizers, some of which were fairly nice. The crab rangoon - easy to make - was just fine, and the fried wontons w/pork tasted good enough, for example. The lightly batter-fried frog legs were still juicy but no spices had been used so they weren't flavorful. Most unbattered meat appetizers were a bit too dry.

I didn't try the sushi and sashimi, but my daughter did - some were better than others. One of the sashimi had a bad flavor, but she said most of the sushi was good enough.

I tried most of the Chinese entrees and here's what I can tell you: most were under-spiced and did not bear anything close to the correct flavor. Nothing that I tried was as offensive as the soups, but almost all of the entrees were, as Chinese food, very disappointing at worst.

Afterwards, knowing how sensitive Asians can be, and that they're not appreciative of an honest appraisal, I approached the Caucasian hostess and told her how I felt. I asked whether ordering from the menu would've resulted in better food, but she didn't know (yet she's worked there for years) and said she'd never heard anyone speak so negatively of the eating experience there before. I told her that the service was very good. She apologized more than once. When the Chinese co-owner returned to the front desk, she immediately involved her in the conversation. Unfortunately, as I expected, she (the co-owner) was very displeased with my report that it'd been the worst for me, and actually turned her back on me without apologizing or asking for more information.

My son reported that the eclairs didn't taste good, and I tried a chocolate chip cookie but it had an odd flavor to the point that I abandoned it.

If you don't know the difference between properly spiced Chinese cuisines and just want to eat your fill of a very wide range of foods, or if your tongue and nose are malfunctioning, for about $11/person I can say you'll be okay. If, however, you hope to eat enjoyable Asian food, I'll tell you that eating at Panda Express (which I don't care for) is a better experience. If you have higher standards, go to the Golden Corral or one of the other famous smorgasbords. I...

Very dark place. Wish they would turn more lights on or give you a flashlight at the door. And that was at lunch. The food is sort of ok. The chicken on a stick was so hard that it was unrecognizable. There were a few dishes that weren't to bad. But trust me there are better places to eat at in the area. They did give 1 glove per person. What was I supposed to do with the other hand? Wow. Just under $10 for lunch it wasn't worth it. Friendly staff is the only positive thing I could say about this place. They need people that know how to cook and fry foods. Very sad location. This gets my no way. Spend your money somewhere that is trying. Update: nothing much has changed except the price of course. New crew that works here. Really not friendly. Very cold and distant. They seem to resent being here, working here and having to deal with customers. Wow. This place has cooks that have trouble frying or cooking. I don't understand why they don't sell the business to someone that wants to do this kind of business. Sorry, this gets my: can it get any...

My Husband and I have just been seriously discriminated against while attempting to eat here, which is heartbreaking because for the past 11 years this has been our favorite place to go.We walked in, got seated, ordered our drinks and then walked up to the buffet. My Husband grabbed a plate and I was right behind him. The waitress comes running up behind me and walks in front of me grabbed my husband's plate out of his hand and said that she has to be the one to scoop our food. Mind you there were 8 Spanish speaking people up there serving theirselves without gloves etc. We left in awe.Then called to speak to the manager on our way back home. She stated that they are supposed to serve everyone and when asked why she wasn't serving the other people she stated that it was because she didn't speak their language! So since they spoke spanish they were allowed to serve theirselves but since we speak English we were not. Seriously can't believe this...