Jamie
I was visiting in town. I have a Chens where I am from. This one is nothing compared. The food was so dry! The pasta was stuck together . The chocolate pudding was sour! Not sure why. The sushi taste old. My children said the best thing about their dinner was their drinks. I would definitely not be back. Our bill was over 75.00 .
… moreHappily Retired
Chen’s Garden is a delicious all you can eat buffet in West Plains, MO! Their buffet has three food islands that are kept immaculately clean and well stocked. There is never an empty tray and everything is always fresh and hot! Their butterfly shrimp, bacon wrapped shrimp and mussels were excellent tonight. They even serve fried catfish and it was so good. This is the nicest oriental food restaurant we have ever eaten at.
… moreMyron Jackson
My visit to Chen’s garden was a bit disappointing. The restaurant was very clean and the staff very friendly. The bubbling noises along with the background music over the speakers is a little annoying after a while. My biggest problem was with the food on the buffet. The general chicken lacked much in the way of flavor and the chicken pieces seem to have tough skin on them. All of the fried item such as the spring rolls and crab rangoon tasted of old oil. It was not very pleasant. The ribs were tough. And my biggest disappointment was the lack of flavor and seasoning in the foods. If you’re wanting relatively bland Chinese food then this is your place. They did a nice job of keeping the buffet stocked.
… moreCarol Boss (CarolBossArt)
So good! Been so long since we’ve gone to a Chinese buffet. Loved the variety. Everyone was prompt and polite.
… moreTim Combs
Food bar all you can eat. Food was fresh. Ice cream was great. You dipped it out of a 3 gallon tub.
… moreJustin Lindsey
An above average Chinese buffet. Plenty of parking. Fairly clean and nice presentation. Service was good. I’d go back. Reasonably priced.
… moreTeresa Day-Smith
More like the old style Cantonese restaurants. But they did have modern Asian fare like sushi. Good prices. Lunch seems to attract an older crowd. I do not think the waitresses spoke much English which is OK if you are getting the buffet. Very clean restrooms. Very efficient in and out – great if you do not have much time.
… moreTerry Griffith
We had the buffet we had our kids who did not eat here the food was cold and the waitress hovered over us to make sure the kids didn’t eat anything never be back again
… moreJessica Burnside
Food is average. Service is ok.
Biggest reason I am rating 1 star is due to their abuse of fish. Both tanks they have are way over stocked. ONE arowana needs a minimum of 250 gallons, they have 3 of them in what appears to be a 55 gallon tank. The other tank had fish that need to be in groups of 6 or more of their own species, a common pleco that needs a minimum of 250 gallon tank. There are fish that are either injured or diseased. They need to research proper fish keeping or hire someone who already has knowledge of aquariums to handle them. The only positive thing on the tanks is that they are clean.
… moreAlex P
Firstly, *Do Not* trust the menu on Google. That is an old menu and the process and offerings may be inaccurate. I have uploaded pictures of their menu both to Google and to this review.
I am staying in the Baymont nearby for the night, and I called for takeout (after clearing up the menu misunderstanding). I got Szechuan Beef with two (artificial) crab Rangoons (the artificial is important because regular crab isn’t kosher), and plain fried rice. The fried rice was pretty bland but other than that the rest of the meal was lovely, and the food was ready within minutes of me walking through the door. As it is a 4 minute walk from the hotel and the food is high quality I strongly recommend. 8.5/10
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