Autumn Moon Chinese Buffet

Smallest buffet ever, everything super watered down. Not very clean. Gross bathroom.

Parking: Parking lot is in shambles

Kid-friendliness: No

Wheelchair accessibility: No

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Established 1976, Autumn Moon may indeed be the original Chinese buffet in the Valley. The recipes, the architecture, and signage all smack of the hopeful simplicity of its day. The rice and chow mein, pale with the age before Yellow 5 became the stock standard... at least 3 of the chicken dishes are based on the fried and battered example seen here, which is fine considering how good it and the accompanying sauces are. Nothing there disappointed. The atmosphere, the other patrons, even the soda water had a certain charm.

By the end, I was satisfied with the knowledge that I had consumed recipes likely unchanged in 48 long years. Another feature on the floor of the Valley... worn by dust and time, yet undiminished.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemon Sauce

This place has made me happy for 40 years.

Reasonably tasty rice, chow mein, pork/lemon chicken etc. They're generous when it comes to portions in to-go orders. Make sure to get the lemon sauce for the lemon chicken, it's great. I've been going there since I was a kid (and I've got the physique to prove it) and they haven't changed anything in those 2+ decades - not the food, not the interior, nothing. To me, that's a good thing. It's just cheap, tasty Chinese food. Staff are friendly.

The interior is like a time capsule because this place seems to be stuck in the 90s. They have one of those toy thingies where you deposit 50 cents to get some prize. The walls are still the same color paint, the seats, the plastic plants, the crappy driveway, EVERYTHING - still the same. And I love that. I really hope they don't go out of business.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Vegetable Fried Rice, Lemon Sauce, Chicken Chow Mein

This place is our new goto for lunch and dinner! Without a doubt my fav orange chicken in AZ... super affordable as well so tip em good! 👏

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet Sour Pork Noodles Broccoli Beef, Chips, Noodles Orange Chicken Sweet and Sour Pork, Chicken Chow Mein

Great food for an amazing price. Super friendly staff. This is our new place for Chinese takeout! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet Sour Pork Noodles Broccoli Beef, Vegetable Fried Rice, Chips, Noodles Orange Chicken Sweet and Sour Pork

I stopped here for lunch and the food was pretty good I wish they had a bigger variety the Chow Mein noodles was a little disappointing because they were made with spaghetti pasta noodles but the rice and orange chicken along with the egg rolls would probably be my favorite part about this restaurant the staff were very kind and attentive it cost me about 12:50 to eat here and I do feel as if I got my money's worth

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

This was a favorite restaurant of ours when we lived in the area 40 years ago. On a recent visit we remembered that restaurant and were surprised to find it was still open. We enjoyed lunch there and the food is still as good as we remember. A great value.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always go to for old school. Chinese buffet orange chicken and lemon chicken my favorite

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I live in Colorado now but when I come back home, this is the place I stop. The food has not changed in 40 years. I am quite sure the same family runs it happy smiling faces. It’s a very economical Chinese buffet. Love the egg foo yung. Sweet-and-sour pork. Broccoli and noodles.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet Sour Pork Noodles Broccoli Beef, Chips

Been going here for at least 40 years. This is a Mesa AZ legacy. Really affordable compared to other like places. Food is always good. Pretty sure same family runs it. Egg foo Yung and sweet and sour pork with lots of chips!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sweet Sour Pork Noodles Broccoli Beef, Chips

Absolutely delicious Chinese food, the lemon chicken has been my favorite for years

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lemon Chicken Plate Double Meat Sweet Sour Pork Double Egg Roll

Although the selection of food is extremely limited for a buffet, it is filling; albeit a bit bland. However, for an $8.00 (Eight Dollar), all you can eat Chinese buffet you do get your monies worth. If you want a drink other than water, it's a dollar or so more.

On a more positive note, the two ladies who work the buffet line and clean the tables are polite and quick to refill your glass or remove your dirty plates. However, for a few dollars more, I prefer nearby Hibachi Grill for their HUGE selection of entrees, sushi, cooked to order grill items and desserts.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat at Autumn Moon, Vegetable Fried Rice, Noodles Orange Chicken Sweet and Sour Pork, Chicken Chow Mein

Some of the best Cantonese and Hong Kong style Chinese food at a buffet in Arizona. I’ve known some of the employees for over 20 years and they’re a family-centered and welcoming business.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Place looks dirty food looks old

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: All You Can Eat at Autumn Moon, Lemon Sauce, Double Meat Plate Sweet Sour and Orange Chicken