Jade Dragon Buffet
1620 S Kellogg Ave #103, Ames
(515) 232-2268
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The only thing I should really say is do NOT eat here. The sign out front says “come hungry….leave giggling” which we determined was because you will be laughing at your self for even eating here. Went here tonight after being very excited for 2 months to try it……HUGE disappointment. Actually that’s an understatement. The two of us ate general tso’s “chicken” (which was black in the middle..like rotten). My friend had sushi and one bite of a seafood biscuit and immediately spit it out. After seeing the rotten “chicken” I decided I was done eating and we left. Now for what I saw while looking at food options when we walked in….this should of been our sign to leave…the meat for the Mongolian grills was RAW..like sat out for days sitting in its own juices/salmonella. It was definitely not cold/frozen like it should be. The sushi was warm also. This place is a walking red flag…and should be inspected for food safety. We paid and left before we had a chance of getting sick there as many reviews stated. Please believe the one star reviews as they are not lying.
Dec 26, 2025 EVERYTHING on the buffet was cold. Not even room temp. I myself, got cold beef and broccoli, chowmein, pot stickers, egg rolls, egg drop soup, and some rangoons. The only thing I was able to stomach were the rangoons. My husband took one bite of his cold General Tsos Chicken and was done. My son, who is a teenager and eats everything, had what he thought were some fried spare ribs. Needless to say, he thought he broke a tooth as the breading was rock hard. The area marked “ Raw Food”, let’s just say my Health Inspectors License is for AZ and not IA. NOT worth the nearly $60 spent.
I had one bite of a few things on my plate and it wasn’t good. I told them that I still had a full plate of food and didn’t drink anything and they still charged me for the full meal and drink. The lady snatched my card out of my hand and swiped it before I could even say anything.
we liked the various foods at jade dragon buffet the meat was very tender and food was tasty highly recommended
Very good Food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really nice place great food better than most will be back
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I doubt I will go back food sucks.
Great service. Prompt and friendly.
Best buffet I've been to. Plenty of options on the buffet, plus a sushi bar and mongolian grill.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hubby and I went and tried Jade Buffet today. Wasn’t that great. All I had was Teriyaki chicken and fried rice. It was awful. The rice was terrible. It was cold and tasteless. The teriyaki chicken had a weird taste to it. I also tried their hot and sour soup. And it wasn’t good at all. I didn’t even go up and get anything different to try. Told my hubby that I would just wait till later tonight and eat something at home. We spent $40.00 for our lunch as we were there around noon today. It wasn’t worth the money we paid for it and we only had water to drink not soda. There aren’t any good Chinese restaurants around anymore. We could have spent that 40 bucks at Texas Roadhouse. At least the food is good there. Sorry Jade Buffet, we were not impressed with your food. We will not be back. No stars from us. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮
The food was disgusting. Pretty much no vegan or vegetarian options. Meat options looked absolutely nasty and wouldn't have wanted them anyway. So salty. So nasty.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
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The food was not good at all. most of it was dry and didn’t taste fresh. I watched one of the employees pour boiling water on the mushrooms just they can stay hot while they are in the serving table. The staff were very rude, and when I asked about an item, they completely ignored me. I stood at the grill waiting for a cook for over 10 minutes while several employees just watched and did nothing. Overall, a very disappointing experience and I wouldn’t recommend this place.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
I got food poisoning right after eating there
Do not recommend
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Was there close to 2 pm so maybe too late. Food rather bland. Chicken wings were literally cold. Stomachs hurt later on. Wouldnt go back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 5
Great selection on the buffet. Loved the sushi bar. Friendly staff. Place was clean. Would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very cheap and amazing food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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