King Buffet

5609 Northwest Hwy, Crystal Lake - 60014
164 reviews
Buffet Chinese Seafood
(815) 479-8050

We have been going here for years. This is our first time back since Covid. They are the only business in the whole strip mall that is open. Walking up it looks like the windows have not been washed in a long time. Should have turn around at that point. Had dinner I’d say most things were almost empty and cold. There was a few things being made when we weee there. It not many. It was a Friday night around 5 pm. Was a decent place at one time. I hope they can recover and return to a decent Chinese buffet.

I've been eating here for sometime with family,but lately,the food has not been as good,as it used to be.Gravy is always dried up for the egg foo young,food is cold or unattended empty trays of food.My family and I used to enjoy coming often,but we haven't been there in a year or more.Hopefully the next time we go,won't be our last at this restaurant.

Stay away from this place. By far the worst bathrooms. No toilet paper in the bathrooms and it smelled horrible. A review giving by another customer two weeks ago and the owner said this was going to be taken care of. Also server was horrible. People never got refills. How this place is still in business is beyond me. Also dirty tables, dirty ceilings, and cold food.

if i could give it a 0 i would, i haven’t been here in a long time and it just progressively seems to get worse , the floors were slippery and seemed like they haven’t been clean in ages the food was burnt and like rocks, it’s seemed like it was put in the microwaved and put back out the next day, i have never been to a worse place in my life, i would not recommend and if your taking your children the age ends at 10 other wise their served as adults.

We've been coming since they opened but we will never be back. The food was cold, old, and hardly any food was left. They never brought out new food after it ran out. The bathrooms were absolutely disgusting and the service was horrible. Very disappointed because we used to love this place.

The food was definitely not fresh, honestly I was pretty disappointed. The crab rangoon was bitter but it was the only thing that was hot. It could’ve just been the timing but we arrived at about 1pm. Also, when my fortune cookies arrived, the packaging was already opened and it looked as if a mouse got into it and chewed the plastic.

A hole in the wall where the men love it all! Surprisingly delicious. Affordable price

The food that came was not Chinese it was someone's version of Chinese that people in America cook.I ordered the beef with Chinese vegetables.The vegetables were carrots,celery,and big I me big pieces of bok choy.The meat was bland and it tasted old.Some pieces were unchewable.I ordered chicken fried rice Definitely not fried.It was bright yellow and had some onions and pieces of chicken.No peas or bean sprouts. Notaste.A fake version of Chines e.

I am updating my review. I am a regular customer and have been since day one. My daughter and I ate lunch there today. Some trays were empty, but that's not the point. Many customers were at the buffet getting food, and were not wearing masks. I wrote to the management weeks ago about the same experience. They assured me that wait staff would be retrained to confront these self-centered customers. Today was far worse. I yelled out loud so everyone could hear me.."Put your masks on!!" One customer thanked me. Things have to change! In a pandemic that is surging like crazy, staff and customers alike need to be caring and selfless in regards to the safety of others. Do I need to notify the health dept??

One of the best we been going since 15 year ago and is one of my kid's favorite place