Joy Luck Chinese Buffet

8030 Manchester Rd, St. Louis
(314) 645-9982

Recent Reviews

usedgaming

Lunchtime buffet for $12, I was full of pork and chicken by mid afternoon! Great food, great price, well worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Stuffing My Face

Albert

Food was freshly made ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Weston Klein

Exactly what you want in a Chinese all you can eat buffet. Everything was what you wanted it to be, and it goes for 14.95 a person.They also do a hot pot, I would trust it to be solid.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pork Lo Main, Chinese Food, Stuffing My Face, California Roll, General TSO's Chicken, Fried Shrimp, Peppercorn Chicken

Julie Hunt

I took my 7 Clients that have disability issues and the worker at the front desk (young guy) was very rude. He wouldn’t accept a compliment and just walked away and act like he didn’t want to talk to my client. After, he was just one trying say hello and he had a good time he brushed him off so rude. I will never go back then when ask him a question very rude not customer friendly should not be at front desk if you don’t like people. Never coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Dick Thomas

the hotpot is just great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Aboud F.

Good Chinese buffet,not the best I've tried. Sushi and dessert options were limited. The price is around $15 for a dinner buffet.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 5

Ryan Wheeler

Simply amazing!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chinese Food, California Roll, General TSO's Chicken, Fried Shrimp, Roll, Fish, Coconut Shrimp

DJ QUINN Ward

This place has changed. In the past I would give this place a 10. The food was delicious and a great variety. Now in 2024, not so much. The variety is still there but the quality of the food and service is down. Looks like new ownership and the experience doesn't have me wanting to go back. No soap in the bathroom and there was throw up all over the floor that looks as if it was there for awhile. Hope it improves but sorry to say there was no "Joy" in my visit here.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Field Nowak

Taste wise, it's good but nearly everything on the buffet is cold despite the bins on the line steaming hot.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Shani Blue

I hadn't been there in over a decade.Good to see they're still in business.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chinese Food, Fried Shrimp

T L

Short version: Food all looked good on the buffet but we couldn't stomach it and went elsewhere. I would suggest trying during busier times of day to maybe ensure fresher food. But I don't know how you make bad egg rolls regardless of volume. I'd like to give them another shot, but I don't know if I'll return again for the foreseeable future.Long version:We came her early afternoon for a late lunch. We just had the buffet. We tried multiple items (Honey Chicken, General Tso, Sweet and Sour, Garlic pork, egg rolls, Lo Mein, Szechuan Chicken). None of it was good. Only the Sweet and Sour chicken bites were what I'd consider edible.Overall service was fine I guess. Seated quickly. Drinks brought quickly. We were only there for about ten minutes before going elsewhere for lunch so I can't judge them fairly either way. The manager was uninterested in our feedback. He just repeated the total we owed them. So that's not great.We used to go here many times years ago and felt this was absolutely one of the best chinese buffets in the area. I don't what changed, but with as bad as everything tasted (how do you mess up Lo Mein and Egg Rolls?) I can't see us going back again anytime soon. Fundamental food issues. I could forgive one or two items as maybe just being out a little too long after the lunch rush. But we gave as good of a chance with as many items as possible and all suffered from lack of quality.I used to love this place and hope my experience was an outlier from the norm.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Terrance Thompson

If you want to spend money on horrible food then this is your place. I only gave it 1 star because the fried chicken was good and my kids enjoyed the mussels but the rice was salty. They kept the rice spoon in a bowl of hot water and it was nasty looking. Some of my plates were dirty. It was cold in there and the staff was unwelcoming. I will never step foot in there again!!!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Chinese Food

Sandra Gosslar

Great food, nice workers,

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chinese Food

Aleksei Grigorenko

Not tasty, dirty, little choice, very bad service! 1 point for this

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Louis Caimi

The food is always fresh and piping hot with plenty of choices. If you love shrimp, this is the place with plenty of choices from peel and eat to fried to coconut shrimp and several other types and combinations. Everything you want from a Chinese Food Menu there before you Buffet Style. There are enough desserts available on the buffet to satisfy any craving.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chinese Food, Beef Broccoli with Egg Rolls, California Roll, General TSO's Chicken, Fried Shrimp, Egg Drop Soup, Coconut Shrimp, Hot & Sour Soup

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