The food was really good and a lot to choose from! The sushi bar could’ve been better or had better variety, but I think it was due to our 3:00 lunch time. I’ve not ever had traditional roast at an Asian buffet, so I had to try it and it was good. The peach cobbler went well with the ice cream. The kids loved the variety of ice cream flavors. The only thing we missed was dumplings.
I don't care for the food. It just didn't taste that good. Maybe, next time. However, there's a really good waitress there. She stayed busy and checked on us many times. She'd be the only reason I would return. Plus, the guy upfront taking payments. Those two made the environment happy. Congratulations ??? on getting two well workers that really have customer care qualities.
Not Sure Why The Small Star Reviews But Honestly This Place Is Great, I Recommend Going As Soon As They Open So You Have Everything Nice And Fresh, Prices Aren't To Bad I Think It's Reasonable In My Opinion, Sunday's I Believe Is More Pricey, This Place Has Plenty of Different Options of Food And Majority of Everything I've Tried There Is Really Good, The Inside Is Really Nicely Decorated The Only Thing That Would Make This Place Pop A Little More Is A Renovation Outside Because It Is Kind of Outdated But Other Then That Give This Place A Try You Might Just Make It Your New Favorite Chinese Buffet Spot
This can be a great buffet but as the decor is good and good architecture. Unfortunately the food is below buffet average. I really hope the owners will decide to improve the quality and variety to be in comparison to others.
Most of the food was cold. Tomatoes in the Tomatoe and cucumber salad were soft and one piece had mold on it. Taste of the rest of the food was good. Lots of dessert options
First off you get amazing vibes and smells once walking into the building. The staff is extremely friendly. The food was kept fresh. The staff was out replacing any items that needed to be placed. At 7 things were running low but by 8 everything was filled. My family had a great night.
I believe our waitress was Jenny. She was awesome! Very attentive and friendly. As for the food it was pretty good. Just stay away from the bao buns- the BBQ filling was good but the dough was like biting into foam.
Usually, I like the movies, books, and even food joints that a lot of people don't like, so I try to keep an open mind when I look at reviews to a place I'm about to try. When I was looking at the reviews for this place I saw about an average of half good half bad.First, when I got here the price was $14.99 per person. It came to $38 and some odd change with tax. Even though there was an extensive selection of food, the sushi bar and the steak area were closed. This was a busy Saturday afternoon at approximately 4:30 p.m.Next, we waited in line in the entry for 42 minutes. When we were finally seated, there was food still stuck on the table, and the back of my chair was so sticky my shirt stuck to it. But I cleaned the table myself and sat down, still trying to keep an open mind.The carpet looks like it's from the 1960s, all worn and stained. The paint is all chipped, looking like kids or toddlers had chewed on it along the edges. The ambiance was pretty, the decor was attractive. The staff was very friendly and took covid precautions with masks and gloves and seating people with social distancing in mind.Right after you pay your bill upon entry, you are given plastic gloves to wear while dishing up your food. Unfortunately, not everybody used that and it was not enforced. However, there were gloves for our use scattered throughout the buffet.Still, I proceeded to convince myself to keep an open mind. As my husband sat down with his plate, it was time for me to go.The first plate I picked up had a soggy noodle stuck to it, so I put that in the dirty rack. I picked up another plate from another pile, and rice was stuck on it, so I put that in the dirty rack too.Still, trying to keep an open mind, I managed to dig a little deeper and found a clean plate, so I proceeded.My husband tried fried rice, vegetable noodles, baked fish, and spring rolls. It was fresh, but he rated the food flavor a 6 out of 10.I was disappointed that they did not have orange chicken and that their sesame chicken did not look like sesame chicken at all.I opted for the pineapple chicken that was a 6 out of 10 for flavor as well. The chicken was extremely dry but the sauce itself was good. I then tried the fried shrimp and tried to force feed myself two of them, and couldn't do anymore. They tasted like mostly uncooked frozen shrimp. So I peeled the tails off and took it home to my dog because I knew he would eat it.The potstickers were tasty in the middle, but on the outside they were so crunchy I thought I broke a tooth. The fried rice and the noodles were delicious!They did not have soup bowls out for the entire time we were there until the last 20 minutes before we left so I decided to try the egg drop soup real quick. That was actually delicious! And the corn on the cob was good too but that's pretty hard to mess up.Basically, I ended up eating $20 worth of corn, egg drop soup, pudding, fruit, and jello. My husband is not nearly as fussy as I am on most occasions, so he ended up eating $20 of noodles and baked fish.Finally, we were the only white people in the place other than a couple employees. That's not an issue for me as far as cultural mix, I like it. But I would like to know where the "white people" go for their Asian cuisine.I haven't lived in Lubbock very long but one thing I have noticed is that there's a ton of food choices, but 95% of the food quality and flavor is lacking. Once I find my go-to of any cuisine I will be a die-hard loyal fan.I guess it goes without saying that we will not be back here.UPDATE: It's now 3 weeks after I tried Dragon Buffet. Although not a buffet, my absolute FAVE Asian place in this area is China Wok at 6302 Frankford Ave, Suite 3, Lubbock, TX 79424. NO MSG! I was looking for my go-to seafood place and found Hot & Juicy. It blows Royal away! H&J is on 50th & Frankford. I just left a review for them here on Google so I won't repeat myself. However, I was happy to find out that the owner of H&J is the parent of the owner of China Wok
Everything was hard and and green, it all tasted horrible. The egg drop soup was the WORST soup i have ever tasted. It was dark green and it was a real stale taste. Their sushi was hard and wasnt even close to edible. Fix your food.
I had 2 others with me. They were wanting to eat here. Mind you it was $13 a person. Not my choice , but being a team player. My party of 2 thought it was pretty good. Our waitress was the sweetest. I guess my only issue I don’t eat the majority of what was out on the Buffett. But they were not replacing all the food that was out or low.