Food sucked . No one came to table once to refill . Food was cold , soggy . And no chicken and broccoli. 50$ for 2 people !!!
DaRay Sherow
🚫 Please stop supporting Great Moon Buffet in Maplewood 🚫
I’m sharing this to raise awareness after a deeply upsetting experience at this restaurant during what was supposed to be a joyful celebration.
Last night, we were celebrating my niece and nephew’s 9th birthday. They chose Great Moon Buffet. Despite past experiences that made us sick, we decided to give the place one more try.
We had a party of 20. My family of 5 arrived first, paid, and were seated. While I stepped away to the restroom, the manager came by, checked our receipt, and moved it to the head of the table.
As more guests arrived, others in our party came in, asking if we had a reservation and questioning whether we had space. Meanwhile, the birthday kids ran up to hug us, and that seemed to cause more confusion.
The manager then told everyone arriving to keep their receipts visible, as he was unsure who had paid. At that point, the only two unpaid guests were the children who ran up to say hello.
Then he said, twice:
“If you don’t like what I asked, I’ll check the cameras.”
I called him over and calmly asked: Why speak to paying customers like this? Why treat us like we’re trying to get away with something?
His response:
“Fine. Leave. I don’t need your money.”
So we asked for refunds and decided to go elsewhere. As he struggled to issue the return, (maybe due to an outdated card system), I expressed my disappointment: • “This is your fault.” • “You’re bad at your job.” • “You treated us like we were scamming you, we weren’t. We have money, and this could’ve been resolved easily.”
Then he called the police and said:
“This man threatened me.”
That part didn’t even surprise me. It was just another reminder of what it’s like to be a Black man in public spaces—how your presence, your voice, and your confidence can be seen as a threat.
Police arrived. No threats had been made. Multiple guests were recording the entire interaction. It was a complete waste of everyone’s time—including the Maplewood officers, who were respectful and professional. Once told the situation Officers told us to go ahead about our day. I left feeling disrespected, profiled, and deeply disappointed.
I share this so others know what kind of service and treatment they may be supporting. Ask yourself: Who are you giving your money to? How do they treat people who look like me?
There are plenty of other restaurants in the area that know how to treat their customers—with dignity and respect.
Thanks for reading. I hope it makes you think twice.
Mikela Parris
There was a metal piece in my General Tso’s Chicken that I ate and almost swallowed. All they gave me was a discount for the next time I go here. My partner had 3 bones in one as well. Don’t recommend and won’t be back. ☺️
Dana Vierkant
Great food
Golden Brown
Way to expensive and the building is run down an uninviting. The staff was dismissive as well! Food is subpar, nothing to write home (or a review😭) about
david duke
DO NOT go to lunch I did not go to dinner but the lunch had a boring brown selection. The most expensive item was chicken wings.
Check Point
The good thing is they serve seafood clams during lunch but the bad thing was I found a hair in the clams.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Mikey Kroeger
Always great food, and the staff here are very attentive and friendly
Wonderful food and great (pardon the punn) people!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Mongolian BBQ
Jerry Munoz
I like this place but at times it can be hit or miss on warmth and freshness. Granted it’s a buffet, the food is still pretty good. Try to eat during busy times so food is both hot and fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ
Samuel Schield
I don’t care what any of y’all say this place has the best Chinese food and that’s the truth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ
Adan jose Riosortiz
The food looked good but I got a stomach infection
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Marta
My favorite place for hibachi grill. I wish more of the sauce ladles were labeled. But the meat & vegetable choices are decent. Please wash your hands before handling the utensils, and use the food service gloves provided everytime you're going to use the utensils. Or you'll be running to the restroom from the bacteria and germs on the handles of the utensils. I can't stress this enough buffet lovers. The chicken wings are great, the vermicelli noodle dish is very good. There are a couple of dishes that have a strange rancid flavor. If the food is spoiled, throw it away Great Moon, we don't pay $25 per person to get food poisoning. Thank you.
Recommended dishes: Stir Fry Grill, Salads Bar, Sushi Bar, Mongolian BBQ
Food sucked . No one came to table once to refill . Food was cold , soggy . And no chicken and broccoli. 50$ for 2 people !!!
🚫 Please stop supporting Great Moon Buffet in Maplewood 🚫
I’m sharing this to raise awareness after a deeply upsetting experience at this restaurant during what was supposed to be a joyful celebration.
Last night, we were celebrating my niece and nephew’s 9th birthday. They chose Great Moon Buffet. Despite past experiences that made us sick, we decided to give the place one more try.
We had a party of 20. My family of 5 arrived first, paid, and were seated. While I stepped away to the restroom, the manager came by, checked our receipt, and moved it to the head of the table.
As more guests arrived, others in our party came in, asking if we had a reservation and questioning whether we had space. Meanwhile, the birthday kids ran up to hug us, and that seemed to cause more confusion.
The manager then told everyone arriving to keep their receipts visible, as he was unsure who had paid. At that point, the only two unpaid guests were the children who ran up to say hello.
Then he said, twice:
“If you don’t like what I asked, I’ll check the cameras.”
I called him over and calmly asked: Why speak to paying customers like this? Why treat us like we’re trying to get away with something?
His response:
“Fine. Leave. I don’t need your money.”
So we asked for refunds and decided to go elsewhere. As he struggled to issue the return, (maybe due to an outdated card system), I expressed my disappointment:
• “This is your fault.”
• “You’re bad at your job.”
• “You treated us like we were scamming you, we weren’t. We have money, and this could’ve been resolved easily.”
Then he called the police and said:
“This man threatened me.”
That part didn’t even surprise me. It was just another reminder of what it’s like to be a Black man in public spaces—how your presence, your voice, and your confidence can be seen as a threat.
Police arrived. No threats had been made. Multiple guests were recording the entire interaction. It was a complete waste of everyone’s time—including the Maplewood officers, who were respectful and professional. Once told the situation Officers told us to go ahead about our day.
I left feeling disrespected, profiled, and deeply disappointed.
I share this so others know what kind of service and treatment they may be supporting.
Ask yourself: Who are you giving your money to? How do they treat people who look like me?
There are plenty of other restaurants in the area that know how to treat their customers—with dignity and respect.
Thanks for reading. I hope it makes you think twice.
There was a metal piece in my General Tso’s Chicken that I ate and almost swallowed. All they gave me was a discount for the next time I go here. My partner had 3 bones in one as well. Don’t recommend and won’t be back. ☺️
Great food
Way to expensive and the building is run down an uninviting. The staff was dismissive as well! Food is subpar, nothing to write home (or a review😭) about
DO NOT go to lunch
I did not go to dinner but the lunch had a boring brown selection. The most expensive item was chicken wings.
The good thing is they serve seafood clams during lunch but the bad thing was I found a hair in the clams.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Always great food, and the staff here are very attentive and friendly
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Seafood Combination Buffet
Nice variety of food. Love the Mongolian barbecue grill. Restrooms could be a little cleaner.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Mongolian BBQ
Took the family here for dinner, Good and cheap food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Wonderful food and great (pardon the punn) people!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fish, Mongolian BBQ
I like this place but at times it can be hit or miss on warmth and freshness. Granted it’s a buffet, the food is still pretty good. Try to eat during busy times so food is both hot and fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ
I don’t care what any of y’all say this place has the best Chinese food and that’s the truth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian BBQ
The food looked good but I got a stomach infection
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
My favorite place for hibachi grill.
I wish more of the sauce ladles were labeled. But the meat & vegetable choices are decent. Please wash your hands before handling the utensils, and use the food service gloves provided everytime you're going to use the utensils. Or you'll be running to the restroom from the bacteria and germs on the handles of the utensils. I can't stress this enough buffet lovers.
The chicken wings are great, the vermicelli noodle dish is very good. There are a couple of dishes that have a strange rancid flavor. If the food is spoiled, throw it away Great Moon, we don't pay $25 per person to get food poisoning. Thank you.
Recommended dishes: Stir Fry Grill, Salads Bar, Sushi Bar, Mongolian BBQ
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