The price is acceptable, but the food is so so. Only few kinds of food you can eat in the buffet. I have to say, the food taste not good, so the price is not fair enough. The only reason that I choose to come is because there is soup while you having food.
César C.
Place rating: 4 Washington, DC
Fam, this shit gets the job done. Not a lot of variety for a Chinese buffet, but what they do have is on point. Favorites are General Tso’s and sweet and sour chicken. The veggies are really good. Their fruit game is not always on point and their soup’s are weak as fuck. But for 8 bucks the lunch and 9 the dinner, this joint the real deal.
Rudy D.
Place rating: 2 Somerset, NJ
Not really a large selection. Food is not bad but not very flavorful. Drinks were a joke. Watery tea and lemonade. First buffet I ever ordered dinner someplace else after going. Might be out of business if college kids were more picky. One good note. Noodles were ok.
Shay N.
Place rating: 1 Cleveland, OH
By far the worst buffet I have ever been to. Where to start? First of all, I payed 16 dollars for my friend and I, which is decently cheap. However, I thought it was strange you pay first. Then I understood as I was presented a 1 isle buffet that is very basic, and very sad. Honestly, the only good item I had was the general tsaos. My egg roll tasted strange like tequila, my egg drop soup was an oily mess, the cheese wonton was a fried wonton wrap with nothing inside, and to top it off, the fruit had mold. My first experience eating in pittsburgh was a bad one. I will not be returning.
Adelina M.
Place rating: 4 Pittsburgh, PA
This place is my jam! I love going to lunch here! The food is always fresh and the tables are always clean. I really enjoy the lunch buffet. I would suggest everyone try it!
Bobby S.
Place rating: 4 Pittsburgh, PA
an excellent no-frills Chinese buffet with a sister location, downtown(not as good as the Oakland location.) $ 7.42 + tax for lunch, 7 days a week, last I knew.(most buffets upcharge for weekend meals…) Go on Friday or Saturday when they put the fried chicken out — some of the best fried chicken i’ve ever had … they only do it on the weekends, however … You will see doctors, nurses, Lifeflight pilots, professors, college kids and every other ilk of humanity chowing away on a given day for lunch … and a LOT of Chinese/Asian people that seem to have given it their stamp of approval — always a good sign … One of my favorite /go-to chow spots in town even if I have to deal with the ugly Oakland traffic /parking situation …
Chad Or Lisa S.
Place rating: 5 Portland, OR
A historical review. When we lived in Pgh this was the best Chinese food we ever had. It still is. This place is the only establishment that knows how to make General Tso’s Tofu and make it right. This is the only place that I have ever seen it on the menu. The Tso’s like Potatoes are also great! Love their hot and sour soup and their green beans. How they get them so perfect is beyond me. I miss this place. I wish we had a Chinese buffet as good as this down the road from our new home. Miss it. Yum!
Amy P.
Place rating: 5 Scottsdale, AZ
Love, Love, Love this Buffet! The food is always fresh! The staff is constant changing out the hots on the buffet. They have a good selection of items and the buffet line is kept very clean. The price is unbeatable too! the lunch buffet is only $ 7 for all you can eat. Take out is available as well. Looks can be deceiving. The Golden Palace is divey. It is a little hole in the wall in Oakland. Parking is a pain but the food is well worth it!
Ashley C.
Place rating: 4 Pittsburgh, PA
A lot better than the reviews make it seem! Came here for the lunch buffet and was very satisfied! The food was fresh and delicious! Gen tso’s chicken, mix veg rice noodles, fried rice, white rice, watermelon, beef and green pepper, chicken and broccoli, chicken wonton soup, egg drop soup, mix veg & tofu stir fry, and sugar coated Chinese donuts were some of the many choices they had. The décor was very oriental but not to much pizzaz. Sit by the window upstairs an you get a good view of the city streets. The staff was all incredibly nice! And of course you can’t beat an all you can eat buffet for about $ 7! Will be visiting this restaurant again!
Jack M.
Place rating: 2 Pittsburgh, PA
Food choices are very limited. Was expecting more for a Chinese buffet. Waiters/waitresses don’t really make too much of an effort to take away dirty dishes. This is just a very mediocre place to go eat Chinese, although I could see how the cheap price point helps to attract college students looking for cheap grub. However, there are other places that are better for Chinese food. Save your money.
Ryan R.
Place rating: 2 Pittsburgh, PA
The food is pretty bad. I’ve been to Chinese buffets that were kind of decent, but this isn’t one of them. Soggy General Tso’s, soggy rolls, soggy noodles. The pork did not please my stomach in any way. It’s a Chinese buffet. Use your brain.
Louie K.
Place rating: 2 Pittsburgh, PA
The food here is fairly low quality, but the prices reflect what you get. General Tso’s with lots of breading, chewy pork and beef, overcooked vegetables, and everything is swimming in very sugary sauce. That being said, I think Golden Palace is great comfort food on the days where I don’t feel particularly great about myself and I want to see how much Americanized-Chinese food I can fit in my body for $ 8.
Marc T.
Place rating: 4 Hightstown, NJ
This place is either a buffet or a regular Chinese restaurant. I tried the buffet and the food was good, but the selection was very limited. I think they maybe had 15 choices. But the price was so reasonable that I needed to leave this review for anyone who is in downtown Pittsburg looking for a cheap meal. My friend and I walked out of there spitting the bill at $ 10 each including tip.
Tony D.
Place rating: 2 Pittsburgh, PA
You pay about $ 7(a little bit more if you’re not a student) for as much Americanized greasy Chinese food as you want. The selection is pretty standard; fried or white rice, fried noodles, various meats(in reality, the same meat made with different sauces and flavorings and then presented as separate items), and several vegetable selections. Almost all incredibly high in oil and sodium. That said, I am not trying to disparage the place. It’s a good once in a while and you’re starving with little money to spare. Plus, they have unlimited fountain drinks plus some fruits for you to finish off with. But definitely don’t expect any«authentic» or healthy Chinese food. The service is ok; the servers(at least the ones I’ve interacted with) have a Cantonese background. Interestingly, they also cater, and they have a regular menu in case you don’t want the buffet.
Passang S.
Place rating: 4 Pasadena, CA
My review is based on price I paid today. Today(Friday) I wanted to eat out without any worries of looking at the menu. So I reached this place at 8:30pm I guess they close at 9:00pm. Food are not of much varieties and taste okay. The restaurent was pretty empty. The lady smiled and greeted me. No serving water, My plates were. not picked not a great service but It does not much. bother me. As long as people smile and talk and charge me only 8dollar and something for a dinner after tax.
Anne C.
Place rating: 2 Pittsburgh, PA
The buffet here is incredibly lacking. While the price is quite tempting, there’s something about sitting in a poorly decorated and horribly lit room full of stale food that rubs me the wrong way. The service is nice and friendly and will make more food upon request. You do get free access to the soda dispenser and tea which is a plus. However when it comes to the food… There are hardly any vegetarian options so if you’re a veggie lover expect to dine on soggy fruit and 2 or 3 vegetarian dishes.
Tian Y.
Place rating: 3 Evanston, IL
Can’t argue with a $ 7 buffet… gotta love all you can eat greasy americanized Chinese food. Do not expect a huge selection for the price, but they serve all the staples you’d want here, like general tso’s, different veggies/protein combos + brown/white sauce, soups though their hot and sour is pretty subpar, noodles, etc. The food is just okay, barely average to be honest, but for all you can eat at this price, this is more than acceptable. While I wouldn’t normally want to come here to eat, I see great appeal for a hungry student on a tight budget, who probably lives right around the corner, too.
Adam M.
Place rating: 4 Pittsburgh, PA
Very solid, simple food. Highly recommend the General Tso’s…best, thickest sauce I’ve ever seen at a buffet and very flavorful. The street noodles and spicy chicken are also very solid entries. The service is fine(they’ll come and grab dishes pretty quickly) and there’s always a decent spot to sit.
Amy R.
Place rating: 4 Pittsburgh, PA
I don’t typically do Chinese buffets. But this one came highly recommended. Rather, the conversation was«I cannot believe you have worked in Oakland for 6 years and have never gone here. We went here every Friday!» and when venturing out to lunch today without a plan, I suggested this place. Worth a shot I guess. My first impression was the cantaloupe — it was good and in season. But ok… getting to the actual Chinese food… I had the chicken and broccoli, the general tso’s, an egg roll, some of their fried mushrooms with sweet and sour sauce, some vegetable lo mien, a ‘biscuit’, and some fried dumpling with a creamy filling that tasted somewhat like onions. Overall very good. The lo mien and the mushrooms were the best. The ‘biscuit’ is the ‘Chinese donut’ type — spongy with sugar. It was typical. The general tso’s was surprisingly good. To me, general tso’s is often too gooped up in sweet and sour sauce with rubbery chicken that tastes like it was microwaved. No, this was pretty good. The egg roll… yeah that’s the only thing I wasn’t a huge fan of, but overall, $ 6.26 for a full buffet and a drink. You can’t beat that, AND now I’ve found a Chinese buffet that actually has decent food. Yay. For reference, there were a bunch of Asian people eating there — I tend to use that as a marker for how authentic/edible the food is. I like to think I’d be a pretty good judge of pizza or hamburgers in China if the tables were turned.
RONALD W.
Place rating: 3 Redmond, WA
I went during hour before closing, so your mileage may vary. Cashier comped me a 10% discount(I think students get this discount anytime) bringing the buffet to $ 7 which includes drinks. Everyone there except one table were Asian students. The buffet itself was a selection of the most common Chinese dishes like Hunan/Kung Pao chicken, green beans, hot and sour soup, wonton soup. The food was all OK, nothing to distinguished. Looking at the reviews I probably should have ordered off the menu, but I was hungry and its hard to beat the service time of a buffet.
