China House Buffet — Restaurant in Warrenton

I've been here many, many times but wanted to eat here a couple more times before doing my review. When I was a kid I remembered everything being so lively, and back then it looked like the waitresses enjoyed their jobs, I also remember everything tasting delicious. Sadly tho, these past few years things have been going downhill. I was planning on eating here one day, (I do believe that it was either Thursday or Monday), and the restaurant was closed. I was very disappointed because this was not the usual day that China House Buffet is closed. And one of the last times I was here the air conditioner was broken, it wasn't even February yet tho... The front doors had to be open due to this and I noticed a few bugs that flew in. The waitresses that I saw didn't seem pleased with their working conditions whatsoever, and there were very few waitresses and waiters. Sometimes I even notice that the man who is usually up front ends up having to wait tables, I can only assume that they have become short-staffed. The last three times that I ate here, I noticed that almost everybody that came in wanted to-go trays instead of wanting to sit down and eat. I can totally understand why. The liveliness and great atmosphere that was part of my childhood has disappeared. To be honest, I feel sorry for the owner because I noticed that I'm not the only person who wrote a review and mentioned how much that China House Buffet has gone downhill...

I went around 630pm for dinner. There were several vehicles in the parking lot, so I assumed that meant the buffet would be fresh & full. It was cold & almost clamy feeling once I sat down. There was so much water/moisture inside the window & perimeter from condensation, I'm guessing? The buffet was full, & seemed fresh for the most part. I tried 2 kinds of chicken, one was the General's, & the other was Hibachi. After one big piece of each, I felt like neither were cooked enough because they were both squishy-like. I tried smaller pieces but just couldn't do it after that, I was afraid of eating undercooked chicken & getting sick. The cabbage, green beans, & seafood crab melt casserole were all good. There was a cooler with individual cups of chocolate, vanilla, & strawberry ice cream; the strawberry was good. I looked around every buffet station but did not see a single bowl, only plates. I wanted a bowl to put my rice in separately but had to use another plate instead, which was fine, except my rice got cold very quickly. My total was more than $13 with tax, so I'm guessing the buffet was $12.99 since I got...

Used to love this place. I remember coming here as a kid and absolutely loving all the food. It was hot, delicious, and plentiful. However, went in there tonight and it was anything but that. Food was cold, not even warm, just cold and tasteless. Had some of the worst crab rangoons I've ever had. We went around 8pm and they close at 10. We asked repeatedly if they were going to be putting out more food as it was practically empty with 2 hours of service left. Asked our waiter how long some potatoes were going to be and he said he would go ask. He never came back to let us know and was trying to avoid us the rest of the time we were there. Then we asked at the counter if we could get a discount since we were all still hungry and no more food was going to be brought out. The lady at the counter gave us $2 of our $50 tab then proceeded to not give us that discount once we started to pay. Sadly, I won't be coming back because I used to love this place. Definitely has gone downhill!

If you want good food, I'd highly go on down to Troy and try out Golden Wok Buffet. 10x better than...