Joy East Chinese Buffet

2410 E Riverside Dr, Austin
(512) 693-8833

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Lorelei Linder

Bet it was good when it was hot

Anayele Albarran

I don’t know how this place is still open I literally saw mold on the ceiling and the restrooms look like they haven’t been cleaned in years because there is so much dust build up, the last time I went we paid 50$ and left

Marcelo Marcondes

The food was okay, but I hope the kitchen doesn’t resemble the rest of the restaurant.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Andrea De la Luz

I went today and my experience was bad
I will never come again food was horrible I had to walk out didn’t even get to eat my 45 worth of food and they charge babies now wow ! Do better

Food: 1

Service: 1

Thering Sherpa2

Wrost experience ever in chinese buffet

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Savanna Evartt

This place was awful. My husband,my friend, and I went here today at around 3 pm. The lights were off so it was dingy and dark inside. The food was old like it had been sitting out for days. The waitstaff sat in their little areas and talked and chatted with each other and never spoke to any of the customers. The chicken I ate was so undercooked it was raw. Just overall a terrible experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

F S

Starches were good: Lo-mein here is a flat noodle, it had nice flavor and chew. It could use more cabbage and vegetables. Singapore style noodles were tasty, especially with lime juice.

Vegetables: Bright green tender crisp brocolli and green beans. Nothing soggy.

Sushi bar might as well not be there. Its crab stick mix 4 different ways. No avocado or shrimp. The sushi rice is too sweet, gummy, and overcooked.

Seafood was ok! Fried shrimp were nice but salty. The crab claws were overcooked. Crawfish in Austin at a buffet never makes sense.

Meat & chicken dishes: Any dish I tried with battered chicken was not tasty. The sauces are fine the chicken itself had the texture of being fried and fried again over and over. It was almost all batter. Sweet & sour chicken was hard and stale.

The chicken wings and chicken/baby corn stir fry were nice.

The soup station needs to be hotter.

The dessert ice cream machine did not seem well kept so I skipped that. Fried donuts were great.

I didn’t understand the steak counter, so I didn’t get that either.

Everyone’s previous reviews about the cleanliness made me want to drink only bottled drinks instead of the fountain.

Very kind service and people working hard everywhere. I probably won’t return.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Kathleen Czarina Garcia

My favorite buffet in Austin TX 🤤

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

RcX215 Cast

My honest opinion 😕 😕 meh

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 3

Richard Garcia Jr

The food was no good cold tasted nasty. Do not recommend eating here

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kiyah C

Family friendly and very nice East buffet was a terrible experience but I loved Joy East so much better and cost the same price trust me you would love it here the food is actually fresh and the wait staff actually checks in on you and makes you feel very accommodated

Andrea Brown

I should have looked at the reviews before going in
we wanted something fast but not fast food
people were friendly and checked on us but there were not that many people left at 8.30pm Sunday
the place is big and dark run down
too many TVs very noisy
at 8.30pm the buffet got no more check ups all leftovers luke warm food dried out fish and crabs
the sweets were cheap and not nice

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Sandy Baca-Costilla

I used to enjoy eating there, today was awful. I ate what I could but my grandsons could not even eat their food. For being lunchtime it was very dead in there.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Joshua Wheelock

Multiple items were cold and hard from sitting out all day. When I brought it to their attn, they said it's bc business was too slow rn to justify putting out fresh food. I asked to speak to a mngr but they said there was none there and refused to give a name or phone # for mngr. This place needs to be shut down by the health inspector. I walked out and did not pay. This is the NASTIEST Asian buffet you will ever experience.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Victor herrera

Pepper steak and fish had real good flavor went for seconds. Good soup and my wife enjoyed the variety of items. Went in for a quick bite and was not disappointed. Good find

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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