East Garden Buffet

Dry, old food on any days where business is slow

For a place that I've gone to for many years it sure has lost its quality and care.
The pricing has gone up from what it used to be which isn't helped by inflation, the food quality has not improved though. Recently we went on a Wednesday around lunch time and the food was not very fresh and seemed like it had been out for a while past its time, the crab rangoons are a good example as they were very dry and you could taste that they had been in the warmer for a while, Some of the sushi tasted like it was made with day old rice and was very dry, one of my favorite ones, a deep fried shrimp ball, was very cold and I felt very ill after that day. I was the only one In my group to have that one specifically and what I had was symptoms of food poisoning, most likely the shrimp had been out for a few hours past the temperature danger zone.
I wasn't very impressed with a worker actively sorting string beans on a table with no cloth down or gloves, just right in the dining room, it doesn't seem very sanitary to me working with food out in the dining area where customers are coughing and eating.
The service was ok, they are always very polite and good about refills with water, I can't help but to be unimpressed with the food quality and carelessness of making sure food is fresh, sorting food on a table with no protection, and serving cold food is never ok.
Please do better and make some changes.

Definitely my top place to eat at

Love the feeling the owner has for the customers

Please go somewhere else. This is terrible!!

Very nice here and food. Please tip high here. They deserve it.

5 years ago this was a fantastic choice, but recently the food quality is abysmal

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 2

Great food ! No complaints at all ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The manager called me "special garbage" because I told him the food was not good. The waitress cleared the plates from the table before the manager could come so he thought I had eaten my food. Best I could show him was napkins full of chewed up and spit out out food....
He offered 30% off...
"Dooood, this was my daughter's birthday dinner! No. I'll give you ten bucks."
"NO TEN BUCKS"
"Cool, you don't want my money, I'm out."
This is where the waitress steps in front of me, puts her arms out and tells me I have to pay... Ooooooooh! I don't remember the right term for this but it falls in the realm of abduction now... ??‍♀️The manager has been going on about cameras and calling the police...
"Please do! Tell them I'm upset that you are serving garbage, you don't want to be reasonable, and I'm not allowed to leave the building. I'll wait." I sit down.
He says "$20."
I say "No."
"You the only one with a problem. $15... Everybody else like the food! You special!"
(Maaaan, that sounded like a challenge to survey the 6 other people in the building, but I let it go. I could feel something good was coming.)
"I'm special?"
"You special garbage"
Lmfao "Ya know what. That's worth$15. Let's go..." ??? I did not realize how much fun it could be to argue with strangers in public! He did not know what seeds he just planted in my mind. ?

So, if you feel like bad food and a good fight, this is your spot!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Chinese restaurants need to be all about the food. East Garden deserves to be on an episode of Kitchen Nightmares. The health department really should shut them down for food temps alone. Don't eat here. I no longer want Chinese food.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Portion size is HUGE reminds me of the old China Max Inside Rivertown Mall back in the day hahah orange and seasme chicken are amazing great

Food: 5

Recommended dishes: Sesame Chicken Combo

A recent interior makeover has really opened up the restaurant, and allowed for more comfortable seating and eating atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: California Roll, Chicken Fried Rice, Crab Rangoon

Didn’t have a lot of choices but it was a good meal. Wasn’t too expensive and for a buffet you’d get your moneys worth.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Good sushi, good buffet.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

This place is gross. Dirty, the food was horrible, and the staff were rude. I won't be back and I wouldn't recommend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1