Jasmine Buffet

Was there on Monday. Been suffering from food poisoning since. Enough said.

We are new to the area and found Jasmine Buffet through Unilocal.Good selection, friendly staff, and clean atmosphere.

This place was great when they first opened but they have greatly declined in the last year. The food is cooked in what tastes like old oil and everything tastes the same. Spices and salt and butter is barely used resulting in a meal that’s oily and bland. The sushi was dry and tasteless. The rice fell apart before you could even eat it. I think they’ve tried way to hard to cut corners but have only lost customers.

First time there today for Mother’s Day. Decent variety but overall, it’s under-​seasoned. The jello and ice cream were also watery tasting. Peculiar as we’ve never had watered-​down flavored ice cream. Even soft-​serve fake ice cream is more flavorful. The setting appears clean and well-​kept. We appreciate the lighter scape and clean bathrooms. There’s a family bathroom and that’s always a blessing. The sushi was rolled well but the flavor is also lacking. We wouldn’t go out of our way to come, but if we’re with indecisive people who need a larger selection of food to choose from, and just happen to be in the area, then we may stop in again. Lastly, their shopping center parking lot reeks like the darker areas of uptown Charlotte: old urine. It’s not everyday we’re blessed with that opportunity.
Service was good. The servers are just pleasant enough that they’re not a nuisance or an extra ray of sunshine. That’s a compliment.

I am not a complainer but this was possibly one of the most disappointing meals I’ve ever had. All of the food was balms and tasted just a little off. The hibachi shrimp wasn’t grilled completely and the white sauce tasted like miracle whip with a bitter after taste.
We tasted a bite of everything and told management that we didn’t want it. he only charged us for kids meals but still I spent $ 18 for a taste of nasty food then still had to go home and cook dinner.

Above average Chinese buffet. Selection is good, and they do have a sushi bar and hibachi bar. But neither one is up to snuff with what you would get at a dedicated restaurant (i.e. sushi restaurant, or hibachi restaurant). But that is to be expected at these prices.
I’d say the average Chinese buffet, to me, is a 2. I give this one a 3 because it’s pretty nice.

Found out about this buffet here on Unilocal.Read a lot of really good reviews so we came to see for ourselves. Had no idea from the outside that this delicious restaurant was in here. The windows are dark and hide all the yummy food from view… But I highly recommend you go inside. It was fabulous. Lots of different foods — including a really fresh sushi bar. There is many types of Chinese foods as well as a lot of salads and desserts. Don’t miss this place on your eating out list. You won’t regret it

Short version:
Took longer to be seated than expected.
Sushi is fair, too much filler ruins the flavor
Seaweed cup is too sweet
Variety of Asian flavors seems limited (disappointed)
Lots of American food (didn’t try)
Fruit is really good
Service is quick about clearing old plates and keeping drinks topped off.

For a Chinese buffet I thought it was pretty good! There is a variety of food & none of it seems sketchy. Friendly. The sushi wasn’t bad. The hibachi grill was decent. Looking for quick & a lot it’s a good place to go!

This is our go to buffet. If I work on Sunday and no one cooks in my house (often) we end up here. There is always plenty of fresh food. We are always seated right away. The staff is friendly. Plenty of sushi !!!
The only thing I don’t love is the small children who run around playing. Which isn’t the restaurants fault.

Buffet standards, it’s eh. The place is very large, simple and it has a decent amount of choices. Watch out for some super salty items, they are just inedible. As for sushi, it has a bit more to choose from than others but it’s quality is average. Service is rushed at times such as finishing one plate of food and then seeing my check already. Still, it’s value works with the cheap price.

This buffet is close to home for us, and we really enjoyed it. The best part was the wide selection of buffet options – from seafood, to sushi, to hibachi. Some of the food didn’t always look fresh, but that’s no different than I’ve seen at any other buffet as the food sits out.
Their seafood selection includes mussels, crab, lobster, octopus etc. They have a substantial salad bar. I love their sushi selection which includes tempura, nagiri, and Rainbow Rolls.
For me, this is one of the most affordable buffets around with the highest quality. They also usually have coupons. The restaurant is also HUGE, so you never have to worry about waiting for a seat.
We will definitely go back when we’re looking for our fill of Chinese food.

This food is not meant for human consumption. Coworkers wanted to go and I tagged along. There was actually a «sushi» roll with tuna salad in it. It’s like an Asian PB&J?

This is a relatively new Chinese buffet, so I waited a while before venturing inside, as I kinda picky about buffets, but Jasmine did not disappoint. They, for a Chinese buffet rate significantly higher that most, and for the SW region of Charlotte, higher that Dragon Buffet, in that they have more than double the selection of everything, especially chicken wings, to which I a BIG fan. The food display is well maintained and bakery area is a delight to the eyes. I’m not a sushi fan, so I wont comment on that part. All in all, worthy of a return visit, reasonably prices at $ 8.49 for lunch.

I wanted to like this place because I wanted a buffet close to my house that I could binge eat at whenever the craving arose but it was just meh.
The table we sat at was sticky and kind of gross so that started off the whole experience in a mediocre manner.
Their food prompted the same meh reaction as well and some of their sushi didn’t look fresh. The pieces that I did get weren’t that great so I moved on to the other dishes at the buffet. I tried the usual stuff, some fried items, stir fried dishes, a few seafood items; all of which were sub par at best. Some food seemed like it had been sitting under the heat lamps for too long. My fiancé had gotten some stuff he couldn’t even finish because he thought it was so bad.
Unfortunately, I won’t be back here and will continue my search for a place where I can shamelessly enjoy 3 plates of food when I go on a food bender.

This buffet is several grades higher than Normal Americanized Chinese food. You can tell that the chefs have real skill.
They have a lavish set of offerings like sushi and a Hibachi Grill. They have chilled shrimp and mussels as well as a nice salad bar with octopus salad and an extensive array of desserts as well as ice cream.
Lunch is $ 8.49 and dinner is $ 10.99
I didn’t give them 5 stars because they use the wrong rice and don’t use vinegar on the sushi

Above & beyond what I was expecting!
There are sooooo many choices and options of food-​styles-​cuisines! They have pretty much everything imaginable — from sushi made in front of you to chinese low-​main to pizza & chicken fingers. They have salads and dessert buffet bars — literally EVERYTHING. & the lunch special is super cheap too!
Best tip about this place: It’s ginormous, so there is never a wait!

I wish I could give it a 3.5 stars. It was above average, but not up to 4. There was a huge variety, primarily Chinese food, however they had other food including chicken tenders, fries, pizza and pasta. There were about 10 different stations, a build your own hibachi grill, salad bar and sushi.
The sushi was ok. I wouldn’t recommend it. The hibachi was pretty good. You build you own from a selection of veggies, meat and seafood. Most of the food was fresh and nothing tasted as it sat out for hours. They also have a dessert bar with various treats and 8 different ice creams.
Overall for $ 10.99 (at dinner) it’s a great deal, however this was a one time is enough for me. If buffets are your thing I would recommend jasmines due to the variety of choices.

Great selection here at Jasmine and if Dragon wants to compete, they’re going to have to step up their game. Yes, Jasmine has the usual chicken & broccoli and BBQ ribs and spicy black pepper pork. And yes, they have a hibachi grill with a decent selection of things you can have cooked to order in a stir-​fry.
Several Americanizes items too, like pizza and meatloaf and such, for those who aren’t into «Chinese» food. And a large dessert bar with 8 self-​serve ice creams, jellos, macaroons and puff pastries.
Where Jasmine is winning is in the sushi. At least a dozen different plates of sushi items available with a variety of tuna, salmon, eel and more. Tubs of pickled ginger and wasabi available too. The fish was decent (not fantastic) and the rice was more like Chinese rice than sushi rice, but it’s still better than the Chinese buffets I’ve experienced in the Charlotte area.
$ 11 for dinner (or weekend lunch) is reasonable. Plus tip.

What a smörgåsbord! The place has it all — Chinese buffet, sushi, made to order hibachi, even roast beef!
The best part about this establishment is the made to odder hibachi. They have several veggie and meat options to build your own stir fry, four sauces, and they cook it in front of you. The shrimp on mine were cooked perfectly and the chef added the right amount of chili flakes to give the dish a nice spice level.
The sushi bar had a surprising amount of choice and complexity. They went above the standard tuna, salmon and California rolls to include rainbow rolls, several fried rolls, and my favorite which was spicy tuna topped with tuna.
The Chinese buffet was pretty good as well. I loved the seafood alfredo dish they had as well as the chicken and broccoli. The food was a little greasy but that is par for the course at this type of buffet. The soups were okay with the hot and sour being much better than the wonton.
They have an American section that has nuggets and pizza which I didn’t sample. I did try the roast beef which was good but not great.
I also liked that you pay before you eat, and all the prices are clearly listed. Everything was upfront and had a reasonably priced $ 12 dinner buffet price. I will definitely return to try out more of their selection.