Joy Luck Chinese Buffet
8030 Manchester Rd, St. Louis
(314) 645-9982
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Took my family here they didn’t really have a wide variety of food but what they had to offer was fair eating here it had a very calm atmosphere made me sleepy it was so calm service was good other than nobody asked us if we needed a refill on our drinks
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 4
Dirty dirty dirty, anti sanitary
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The egg roll was uncooked, the fried rice was not the best, and the walnut shrimp had no sauce and wasn't that good. Some other products were ok.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great selections of items in the buffet.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Friendly staff. Food and selection has gone downhill since COVID. They used to have an awesome sushi bar that you could give custom orders, but now it's a couple plates with a bland, basic selection. Otherwise the food isn't bad. Standard American Chinese Buffet fare.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Good chinese buffet
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great chinese restaurant! Never actually had the buffet, but if you go in the back and order off the menu, its FIRE!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
We usually go here on Christmas day, as we celebrate on the Eve with family at our place and take the holiday to relax a bit. Our last experience wasn't great, but that was more of an unusual experience. Food is decent for a buffet. Hot pot was not my fav this time. The Mongolian BBQ is usually my go to. Been closed though when we go. I'm not sure after our last experience if we will be returning for the next holiday or take a pause for a different place. Every business staff has an off day now and again. They added a large tip ( we did not even know) not unusual, rather high especially for a buffet. I called wondering why our bills were so high. ( this time our server took drink orders as we walked to the table, gave utensils, hot pot once and drinks ( tea tasted soapy) and even when we asked for replacement tea...did not come back. I got everything we needed from napkins to water and drink refills. Hot pot gets as many refills desired, we had none. We did have a second server drop everything to help at the end. Our server received the tip from one party ( seperate checks) with us that was large, they actually refunded ours after I called about the large descepancy ( went back) and I gave it to the second person that dropped everything to help. We usually tip well on holidays especially, tipping twice ( 4 times really cause we also left tips) for no service wasn't our desired option. I'll return eventually. Not the restaurants fault. The food just wasn't as it usually was either. Usually a fav for buffet.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
eternally my favorite buffet! delicious green beans, tons of variety, perfect hot tea, and irresistible sherbet! they have a lunch special you can’t beat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has very good Chinese food very clean very good quality! The person in charge is very cool young guy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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We took our daughter here for a birthday dinner for her friends. We were not told any pricing, nor given any kind of menus when we arrived. If there are food options outside the buffet, we were not told, just asked what we wanted to drink. On the buffet, there were pretty minimal food options, and no tofu (our daughter is a vegetarian). The serving tables were very steamy, and yet the food seemed questionably cooked through. I made half a plate and did not go back for seconds. As were were there, we witnessed customer cups getting refills directly over new cups and ice. Once even a customer's cup tipped on the filling grate and spilled used ice into the new ice serving bin. It was either not noticed or ignored. The place is in some disrepair, felt warm and humid in there, and didn't smell great. All in all, an experience I was unhappy to pay for.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
My husband found maggots in the lo mein noodles and mussels. I told the employee and she told her manager and they both were laughing about it before coming back and offering me 10% off my husbands meal. But he ended up taking his meal off the tab. But I dont understand how a restaurant could have “A” rating with the heath department and have bugs in their food. And I just wanted to let people know .
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Had a creepy scary movie vibe. Food was just ok. Not many choices. Small dining room. They just put the receipt on the table. No instructions on what to do when you're done. Just wasn't for me. I wouldn't go back. 40 bucks for 2 people not worth it.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
There are lots of selections on buffet. Staff kept food replenished. Staff not overly friendly. More like cafeteria atmosphere than restaurant
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
One word: Don't. Don't go, Don't eat there. Don't bother.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
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