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China Buffet King
Categories: Restaurants Chinese Restaurants Buffets Food Specialty Food Ethnic Food Chinese, Buffets, Ethnic Food [Edit]
9737 Yonge StreetRichmond Hill, ON L4C 8S7
(905) 737-9933
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- No
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
12 reviews for China Buffet King
12 reviews in English
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Review from Ko Hua C.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 4/20/2012
My last visit to China Buffet King was on March 7. The review written on April 6 was for lunch on March 7. I was notified by a yelper that China Buffet King was closed when she was there last week. In fact, I also drove by last week and found the place closed. They probably went out of business.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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4/6/2012
I live in the High Park area and I rarely go to China Buffet King because it's very far for me.… Read more »
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Review from Frank L.
Toronto, ON
2/6/2012
One of our friends asks us to all meet there. I haven't been to here for a long time. When I walk in from the back parking, I notice the place has deteriorated. Further along the path into the main dining room, the carpet is worn and dirty. The buffet counter is a bit messy without cleaning. The food varieties have been reduced from what I recall.
Worst of all is the toilet. It is cold without heat and stinky. The tiles are all broken. How a restaurant be run like that. My recommendation is not to come as there are a lot more Chinese buffet restaurants better than this one. -
Review from Ariel G.
Updated - 5/19/2012 1 photo
This place is now closed.
2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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8/25/2011
How the mighty have fallen. I was there 4 days ago and it was a totally different experience. China… Read more »
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Review from Elaine K.
5/2/2011 2 photos
I hadn't been here in probably 10 years, but as soon as I stepped in, I remembered this as my FAVOURITE BUFFET when I was a kid. We would go here all the time because my brother and I were bottomless pits back then, and my grandparents were incredibly indulgent.
It's pretty much the same as it always was in terms of atmosphere. It's pretty standard in terms of being a Chinese restaurant, but there are some neat points to it. There's a children's area where they have big leather sofas and a kid's movie playing on a big TV. There was a room behind the buffet area where a Korean couple were having their wedding reception. It's a huge spot and it was host to three different big parties while we were there.
Food-wise, it's pretty decent for a buffet. For one thing, it was lunch time and they had actual salmon sushi instead of just "crab" and california rolls. It was made right in front of you, and they were pretty quick about it, so it was surprisingly fresh. They also had dim sum, which was nice. The winner, though, was the breakfast/brunch buffet section. It was a section with scrambled eggs, bacon, breakfast sausage... basically Canadian breakfast staples. I didn't have any, but I think I found a new place to take my husband, who is pretty set in his ways when it comes to the first meal of the day.
I'm definitely coming back, with my bottomless pit friends.
Oh and parking tip: park in the back of the building, it's the closest to the actual restaurant, which is in the basement of the plaza. -
Review from Sandra T.
Toronto, ON
7/6/2011
Came here for the all you can eat Peking duck!!!!
Peking duck is one of my favourite dishes ... so even if it is a mediocre duck, I am happy ... and I was relatively happy with the AYCE peking duck. The wraps were the thin authentic kind. The brown hoisin sauce was good. There were cucumbers and shallots available. And in my eyes, the duck was pretty good. There was a fair amount of crispy fatty skin - DROOOL!!!!
I really loved the wraps ... towards the end, I was wrapping up everything in sight and drizzling it with hoisin sauce.
My husband was disappointed. His palate is a little more discerning than mine when it comes to duck.
This place also lost stars because the rest of the buffet was just not appetizing - to me. The desserts were sad and unappealing. There was a chocolate fountain but it was a little messy and kind of germy looking - lots of little kids were sticking their fingers and tongues in the fountain. It was kind of cute and funny to watch but it did create a mess.
One of the positives of the place is that it is large. There is even a seating area with couches and chairs. Kids can run around this area to their hearts delight.
The restaurant seemed a little run down and old ... like an old Las Vegas Buffet - off the strip.
I had high hopes for this place but its just too mediocre for us to spend $30 on gas to travel here.Listed in: Buffets/ AYCE!!!
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Review from Erwin M.
4/23/2011
Not great food but a lot of good food is A-Ok in my book. Things I like about this place:
1) 12.99 lunch buffet
2) has dimsum
3) so many options but gets a little crazy (crab legs beside the pizza tray)
4) though I didnt try it and find it unusual, has american breakfast items like eggs, bacon.
5) a lot of parking
6) great dessert selection. If I counted right around 16 flavors of ice cream.
7) huge (and I mean huge) dining space
No likey:
1) japanese selection like maki and sushi was pretty substandard
2) no free drinks
3) a few items were barely passable
I'd recommend this place to people who just want to eat a lot. Probably someone starving who just wants to pig out as soon as they get seated.
The food aint great, but you'll be satisfied. -
Review from bold c.
Toronto, ON
2/9/2011
RIchmond Hill legacy restaurant.
This place has been around since the 1990s and has survived the buffet wars intact. I came here with a friend who used to work @ the China Buffet King in Scarborough.
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1. Good value for Richmond Hill
2. Lots of parking
3. Friendly greeters
4. Food turn-over at night - not bad
5. More parking in the back
6. More American food and vegetables than one would expect @ a Chinese restaurant
7. Avoid Lunch go only for dinner (premium $) -more choice
8. Chicken (fried) was pretty good
9. Great place to bring family and kids for a inexpensive meal
10. Not suitable for clients
Recommendation - not bad -
Review from Rabsters L.
9/21/2011
Variety but hot food is too cold, or maybe has been sitting for too long, we were stopped cuz we went to get something third time. I don't like to pile up my plate, so I enjoy little bit at a time, but according to them I was going too many times.... losers
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Review from Karyne W.
Toronto, ON
11/9/2011
I love this buffet! It is my FAVOURITE Chinese buffet in the GTA and all surrounding cities! i can just eat the peking duck! for $19/person for dinner? that's crazy!! the AYCE salmon sashimi and steamed fish help too!
some of the comments mention that the quality isn't that great - but whenever i go it's great! the fish is fresh, the duck is crispy and the steamed fish is DELICIOUS (albeit a few scales ...)
it's great for $19/person for dinner! :) -
Review from Dani L.
Toronto, ON
5/4/2010
This is the first authentic Chinese buffet I've experienced! Pretty cool, like going to grab dinner at a great little hole-in-the-wall spot in Chinatown, in buffet form.
Don't go to China Buffet King expecting the Mandarin, 'cause here they haven't watered down tastes or recipes for the North American palate. If you've ever wanted to try (ecologically unsustainable) shark fin soup, or chicken feet, or *shudder* blood congee, this is the place to have a taste. And you won't need to worry if you hide it under your napkin to be whisked away by the waiter if it makes you queasy.
The quality of the food is fair to middling. The quantity of the food is epic. Tons of choice here, so if you've got a big group everyone can find something.
More pluses:
Seems clean
Variety abounds
Servers are super nice + helpful
Crab legs on the buffet
Minuses:
Freshness is questionable (on weeknights)
Standard buffet prices ($25ish pp)
I had to watch my uncle eat three plates of crab legs -
Review from K V.
Thornhill, ON
3/3/2011 1 photo
When comparing this buffet to its direct competitors like Star Walk and Mandarin it certainly wins over by a lot.
The food here is always fresh and they try to replenish it often. During dinner they have your regular salad bar, fresh shrimps and mussels (good quality and size), 5-6 choices of soups (some European and some Chinese), tempura, absolutely delicious Peking duck , sushi and sashimi (salmon and tuna rolls and well as fito roll and California roll), crab legs and general variety of Szechuan cuisine. For the dessert there is ice-cream, waffles and lots of cakes and jellos as well as fresh fruits. So there are lots of choices. Everything is kept clean and the manager monitors the floor at all times. Lunch is a little simpler, there is no sashimi, shrimps, crabs, tempura and the duck, but there are about 8 choices for Dim Sum, which are great.
The service is variable, sometimes swift and sometimes slow, but it is a buffet and all you want is for your table to be kept clean. The reason for star off is because their crab legs are not the same quality you see in Mandarin, they are small and salty, so I would not put them on the menu at all. But everything else compensates the crab legs with ease.
As with every buffet it is beneficial to come early, especially for dinner, however they strive to keep everything available until the last moment.
So if you can stretch you stomach then go ahead and give this place a try. -
Review from Jerry C.
Markham, ON
2/28/2010 1 Check-in Here
China Buffet King is a more authentic version of the Mandarin Chinese buffet. For those unfamiliar, this is an Asian all-you-can-eat buffet with "over 250 items" located in Richmond Hill (north of Toronto). Access to this restaurant is best from the back of the plaza beside the "H Mart". Ample parking is available but often full on the weekends because of the popularity, large capacity (hundreds of seats) and price of this establishment.
I have to be honest I don't love coming here due to the crowd but if you have to go to a buffet (for family or simplicity reasons) I much prefer China Buffet King to their rivals.
The weekend lunch menu is quite typical starting with the soup section featuring congee, egg-drop and wonton soups. A modest salad bar provides the requisite greens for the non-Asians (salad is not a typical Chinese dish). The staples such as fried noodles and rice, spring rolls, sweet and sour chicken balls, spare-ribs, deep-fried wings and the list goes on.
The feature items include a decent dimsum bar with freshly made dumplings, buns and others small edibles. A popular sushi-bar is also present with various rolls (salmon, California, etc.) and actual salmon sushi with fairly generous sized slices and normally sized rice balls. Typically at AYCE sushi places the salmon is sliced paper-thin and the rice is plus-sized. Only problem, they have the slowest and oldest chef preparing them to artificially metre their consumption (think short supply).
To finish off your meal there's a dessert bar consisting of many flavours of ice-cream and a variety of baked items and fruit. Nothing fantastic but most are nice to end the meal on a sweet note.
Service is actually a cut above their food with helpful and friendly staff. Again I'm not a fan of China Buffet King but in terms of food and price (~$25 for a weekend lunch) it is of decent value and quality.
